I'm Brooke, here to publicly share my design addictions, product lusts, general obsessions and justification for cramming way too much pattern in any given space. « Amy Butler Gum Drop Pillows
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- My mother’s children and their spouses total 12 people, so naturally we instated a gift exchange for Christmas several years ago. This year, my brother Lane drew my name. I was only privy to this fact a few days before Christmas when I saw the beautifully wrapped gift under the tree at my mother’s house. This excited me for many reasons, one of which is just because I love, love, LOVE my brother Lane. Let me give you a quick run-down on him:
1. He and my sister Paige compete for my attention to earn the title of ‘funniest sibling’. Now this may aggrivate my other siblings, but I made the title, so therefore I make the rules. For each funny quip, Lane or Paige is awarded a ‘1′ or a ‘2′… ‘2′ meaning the quip will be laughed about for days. For some reason Lane and Paige haven’t given this up, and it has been going on for years now. And I, of course, LOVE the attention.
2. Lane is an amazing dancer. He dances for BODYVOX in Portland, Oregon, who specializes in modern dance that is both beautiful and fun. Lane is breathtaking and his choreography is unmatched in emotion. SQUARED is a piece that was choreographed by Lane and performed by him and the beautiful Laura Haney. You have to watch it - it is breathtaking.
3. His name: Lane Hunter is synonymous with Path Finder and Way Seeker.
4. Lane is also a graphic designer and although he would deny it, an interior designer too. His home in Portland is filled with self-upholstered furnishings, murals, and faux wood. I keep asking him to send photos, but I might need to go over there and take them myself!
5. HE MADE ME AN AMY BUTLER GUM DROP PILLOW… and oh how I love it. THANK YOU LANE! I love my new gum drop buttons, er, pillow, and I will definitely make another one to keep it company!
5 comments to “Amy Butler Gum Drop Pillows”
Oh Brooke,
I don’t know what I did to deserve such praise. I’m taking it but I don’t know what I did.
I think it’s important to note that while Paige really is number two on the funniest sibling scale you are by far the funniest. Sucks to be judge I guess.
Drawing your name for Christmas is always so easy and difficult. Easy because I know what exactly to get and difficult because there are so many fun things that I know you’d love.
I’m glad you like the gumdrop pillow. I had fun making it and even more fun making it for you.
So here is my gush moment for Brooke. I wish I were as optimistic and exuberant as Brooke. I really do. She is always up for fun. She is wiser in her young years than I will ever be. She is equally as talented if not more than all of her siblings but through the fate of being seventh always thinks that we have done it first. I see all of the creative and marvelous advice she gives on her blog and know that it comes from a pure enjoyment of beauty, design, and helping. And lastly, anyone who can show up to work on Halloween as the sole costume-wearer and shrug it off instead of spiraling into a vortex of panic, swearing to never show her face on that holiday evermore. And with that example I swear to make my lifelong ambition of dressing as Slim Goodbody for Halloween a reality regardless of who else shows at the office.
See why I love Lane?
You both rock!
What a sweet brother you have! And the gum drop pillow looks great.
I just love how much love and respect (and fun!) the relationship you have with your brother and other siblings is filled with. Thank you for sharing, it was so warming to the soul to read. : )
oh and awesome pillow. : )