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Eames at A+D Museum

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:40:00 +0000

The Eames Words exhibit at the Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles: the uncommon beauty of common things. Until February 20, 2012. http://aplusd.org

Abstraction

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Abstract graphic design work > screenprinted in reds and oranges, dried, stamped, boxed, delivered.

Valentine's Day Cards

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:24:00 +0000

Embroidered phrases of affection for Valentine's 2012. Use them as cards, or frame them as 5x7 art. Singles ($6) or boxed (6 for $30). Get them while they're hot.

Embroidered Card Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:45:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, I held an Embroidered Card workshop at my friend Carolyn Sam and Isis Krause's pop-up shop, 8 1/2 x 11. That little person in the left-hand corner is H, busily embroidering his name like the little trouper mascot he is.

Carolyn made a set of cards with actual embroidery patterns and gradient thread colors. I wish I had a picture of them, dang it!

Thank you to those who came out! Good times.

Merry and Bright

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Our traditional Christmas brunch > pumpkin chocolate-chip pancakes, bacon (super crisp and not so crisp), scrambled eggs, orange juice, coffee. Mmmm

And of course, the gingerbread people sprinkles.

One of my most triumphant thrift store finds: Pokemon wrapping paper for little boy. Between my parents, my sister and I, we used the entire roll. My sister is the black kraft paper and masking tape, and I'm the brown kraft with red yarn and tape labels.

This large box contained...

... yes. Merry Christmas, neighbors.

I hope your holidays were caloric and joyful. Maybe not in that order.

New Year's Eve Soiree at The Aqua House

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:08:00 +0000

For the first time ever, I decided to make a hoopla about New Year's Eve, only because I was so glad to see 2011 bite the dust. This is the pictoral chronicling of the photo booth (just a few of maaannyy), wish balloons (Melancholia anyone?), and libation consumption of 31 December 2011 > 01 January 2012.

I'm so glad you're here, 2012. To new beginnings.

"The Good Monster"

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000

"Once there lived a little boy named Schmolden who was about to go to sleep in his big, soft bed."

"He was thirsty, so Schmolden leapt out of bed. He heard a loud, 'Ouch!' He had accidentally stepped on the foot of a monster!"

"'Are you a good or bad monster?' Schmolden asked." (Here, my sister said this sounded exactly what H would say. And that's because he did.)

"'I am a good monster. My name is Hudder,' replied the monster." ("Hudder!" laughed my sister. "That's exactly a name that H would say, too!")

"'Oh, okay,' said Schmolden, relieved."

"'Do you want to come with me to the kitchen?'"

"'Yes," said the good monster."

"'Okay, let's go!" said the little boy."

"Schmolden and Hudder went and got a glass of water."

"Then they hurried back and cozied themselves underneath the big, soft blankets and slept."

"And they were good friends from then on."

"The End."

Holden v. 5.0

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:04:00 +0000

I thought it'd be memorable to have Holden author and illustrate a book for his goodie bags. We conjured the story by me giving him a line, and he'd brainstorm the next, until we had "The Good Monster." I'll post the story in the next entry.

Holden loves hearts, so I asked him to draw a few. I sewed double-layers of hearts together with navy thread, and label taped out names, and hot-glued pins.

Strawberry cupcakes with strawberry frosting, per H's request. Ms. Nel, his teacher, receives a puffy heart.

Having the kids sit outside to consume the strawberry-Oreo topped cupcakes was pretty genius of Ms. Nel. Dropped pastries, frosting-side down? Just a swipe of a napkin and we're golden.

Hearts on hearts.

In the evening, our family went to Giggles 'n Hugs in Century City (again, per H's request). There must be some magic about the huge indoor playground and free video games.

I love grandparents' expressions.

One of Holden's many aunts.

I can't believe my baby is now five. Happy 5th Year, Precious Son.

Embroidered Card Workshop TODAY from 3-5pm!

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:36:00 +0000

Today, from 3-5pm, I'll be leading an Embroidered Card Workshop at my friends' pop-up shop, 8 1/2 x 11. Have fun with us and create a set of six cards to gift or to pass out during the holidays. Holden will be there as well; I'm excited to share my love of papergoods! 604 N. Occidental Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026. More info at reallyawesomegreat.com.

first and last images from reallyawesomegreat.com

Happy Holidays! Our Annual Offer

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:42:00 +0000

Holiday Deals> With every 2 custom stationery ordered, receive 1 free. To redeem, type your choice/s in the "How'd you hear about us?" box during checkout. Free box/es are equal or lesser value, and offer expires 12/31/2011. Also, free shipping + handling in the U.S. on orders $50+!

Font Ranting

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:01:00 +0000

If you ~~like~~, ~~dislike~~, heck, if you have any opinion on the font Comic Sans, this article's for you.

COYOL

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:05:00 +0000

The show was pretty rad! Will on the keyboards and Isaac with lead vocals and guitar. Check out alterna-folk COYOL on iTunes; "Pharmacist" is my favorite.

COYOL EP Release - This Saturday 11/5

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:56:00 +0000

If you're in the Los Angeles region, check out my friend's band, COYOL. They're having an EP release party this Saturday, 11/5 @ 939 S. Maple St., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles. Doors open at 8pm and is $10 at the door, which includes a free EP. Here's a nifty article from Satellite that includes a link to their debut music video for "Pharmacist." I'm so excited for Isaac!

Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move (2009)

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:59:00 +0000

The Renegade Craft Fair 2011 >> Los Angeles

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:29:00 +0000

The Renegade Craft Fair is a large-scale DIY marketplace event, featuring hundreds of the best indie craft designers and makers around (held in six cities annually, with holiday events as well). I live off this stuff. And vintage stores! This year's fair (July 16th and 17th) was better than last year's, because it was cooler (temperature-wise) and especially because I was armed with my new camera (a birthday gift to myself yay)! I loved perusing the booths that caught my fancy (and there were a plethora), and most were so gracious to let me snap away. Regrettably, I couldn't post all of them, so I've selected just a sampling.

Activity truck - create your own letterpressed bag. Cute idea and wish I could've patronized it, but alas, didn't have time.

Rad DJ from 88.9 KXLU, a non-commercial, educational station broadcasting from the Westchester campus of Loyola Marymount University.

Custom hand-lettered stamps ($65) from Paper Pastries. I bought a map trinket box for my sister and me, and my friend Deb kept asking what I was going to put in it. Deb - they're being primarily used for earring storage on the go! One of the adorable ladies was wearing a beautiful cloth origami necklace from Homako.

A bowlful of cheerful manila gift tags by Table Top Made, a letterpress company in Santa Barbara co-owned by Karis van Noord and Sarah Wilkinson. I heart that city, with the ginormous Alice Keck playground and staircase-access beaches. Oh, and that arrow!

Gorgeous feather earrings and agate necklaces from M Stone. If you know me, you know I can't resist those "hippie" earrings (as one client called me on a modeling shoot last Monday)! I loved how they added billowy fabric to work with the industrial metal beams.

My friend Deb who came for traipse-support through Renegadeland. I forgot to grab the business card from Deb; my apologies that this beautiful jewelry is uncredited!

Sweet felt and fabric jewelry by Yoko Minemura of Homako.

Julie Bonifay's Magna. I fell in love, and didn't want to leave her booth! Those geometrical hues are. So. Beautiful.

Danni Hong and her husband, Nick, of "Oh, Hello Friend." Wish I had more pictures of her smile, but her charming booth was seriously busy and she was on the move most of the time.

My favorites were the perpetual calendar necklace (it served as a pendant) and a "Smile! Today is a new and beautiful day" stamp that I couldn't resist buying. I'm a sucker for stationery stuffs - what can I say.

Elinor Nissley, printer and designer of Krank Press. Totally thought I caught her hot pink converses - dang it! But now you know. Loved the neon tape against gray, and the Scandinavian/Japanese clean beauty of her line.

Beth and Mark Brickley of Hero Design Studio. I was mesmerized by the San Francisco and greyhound print, and then I realized: they both have robin's egg blue backgrounds. Mais oui!

Why I love The Renegade Craft Fair:

1. Outdoor lighting - perfect, since I love natural light

2. Meeting the creative forces behind the business - my favorite picture is of Beth and Mark in their booth

3. Inspirational - seeing all the different takes on stationery and art helps me shape Cake + Milk to be a more accurate depiction of who I am and what I love

Hopes for RCF LA 2012:

1. More affordable and a variety of eats and drinks! Bring back Blue Bottle Coffee and pastries! Live music, s'il vous plait! We were hungry and thirsty, but not for alcohol or uber-pricey Mexican/Cuban food (I love food, but not food with a capital $), and the cold treats truck ran out of... ice.

2. Keep the free stuff going. Last year, I scored a free tote bag; this year, photobooth photos from Magnolia Photo Booth Co.

3. Armed with more moola. It's near criminal to deprive so many beautiful things of a loving home...

Holiday 2010 >> Free Lovebirds w/every 2

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:11:00 +0000

Holiday 2010>>

Free box of Lovebirds personalized stationery with every two purchased. No limit!

Plus, complimentary shipping with orders over $75

Happy Fall!

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:19:00 +0000

Little boy and I went to the pumpkin patch in Toluca Lake to go squash shopping. I love how cheerful and squat the fruit of fall are! H is becoming more aware of Halloween's spookiness, and actually started crying when I had him pose by a picture of a scary black cat (priceless pictures).

I loved bringing out my collection of fall decor (mostly pumpkins)! The five infant pumpkins from the patch get moved everyday by a tiny interior decorator who likes to play with the aesthetic elements. What a fascinating concept.

Winners of our Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:48:00 +0000

And the winners are...

1. Phalen Elonich (of phalendesign illustration)
     - Her dad "orders t-shirts for my family showing off my most recent design. He sounds rather embarrassing, but I love the support he shows and gives me, even from our distance apart."

2. Ashley
     - "My dad is awesome, because he is such a good teacher.... He knows so much and is always willing to show you, if you are willing to learn."

3. Dessa (of Nearest and Dearest)
     - Dessa's father taught her "Greek mythology by telling a little piece of the story of the Iliad every night. He wanted me to experience it the way the ancient Greeks would have. My dad has always talked to me about the complexities of the world and people.... I love him and I'm thankful for what he's taught me."

Ladies, please email us (howdy at cakeandmilkpaperie.com) your mailing address so that we may send out the Father's Day card asap!

Thank you so much for entering - as you can see, this was an easy win for you three! :)

*picture from athena1970's flickr

Giveaway Reminder - Enter by Friday 6/11!

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Giveaway Reminder: leave a comment on why your dad is so spectacular and include email address (so that we may contact you when you win!). Four lucky ducks will be chosen at random on Friday, June 11th (11pm PST). Bonne chance!

Kim + Luke

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Sat, 15 May 2010 17:15:00 +0000

My South Carolinian friend Kim asked me to create favor tags with her blue and chocolate bird logo, and I had such a blast designing a handful she could choose from. She chose this one, which featured her wedding invitation typewriter font, with a coordinating tagline. When I was brainstorming ideas, I could just imagine Kim saying, "love is tweet!" with a characteristic grin, so I'm so glad she loved it.

My favorite part is their wedding date stacked primly in the single bunting. I can't wait to see the finished favor boxes (Kim, show me pictures!) and I'm so ecstatic to be part of their wedding in small way.

Giveaway - Father's Day Cards

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:15:00 +0000

Look what we have! "Happy Father's Day" cards decorated with Mint Ice Cream ribbon! Leave a comment on why your dad is so spectacular, and four lucky winners will be chosen at random on Friday, June 11th. Bonne chance, my sweets.

$o Money

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:37:00 +0000

I'm called "$o Money" because I boast eight interchangeable typestyles that are so super cool and is proper enough to be gifted to Dads (June 20th!), graduates, newlyweds, boss' birthday, etc. I was gifted to Howard Fine, Angeline's mentor.

I love my job.

Etsy Treasury

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Thank you to LeahSawyer for including Cake+Milk's Gocco Journal in your Etsy Treasury! It's a bit difficult to find amongst the lovely blue hues, but it's in the bottom right hand corner. We appreciate your love!

Sidewalk Chalk

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:47:00 +0000

Since I found out that Brand Park is a mile and a half away from our lovely 1950s aqua house, I have stroller-jogged Little Boy to the park a few times. He loves talking to me on the trip, and expects a response, but I can barely pant out monosyllabic answers. Did I mention the park is uphill? Both ways? Such a great workout.

A dad was drawing beautiful whales on the ground with sidewalk chalk, and the family was kind enough to let us have a blue chalk. I love the round eyes and wide mouth lines that H draws! Too adorable. I promptly bought a small tub at Target and we've drawn Totoros and more circle people on our driveway.

Will You Be My Maid-of-Honor?

noreply@blogger.com (angeline) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:36:00 +0000

Shipped these custom Ribbon Notes to a newly-engaged South Carolinian (ah, how I miss Charleston) last week. I was so ecstatic that she wanted to ask her sweet friends via surprise in the mail. Congratulations, Ashley, and I hope your future Maid-of-Honor and Bridesmaid were touched by your thoughtfulness!