Yes, please.

Hiatus

2010-05-11T21:55:00.000-05:00

Taking a temporary hiatus while life works itself out. Be back soon.

Colette Paperie

2010-05-03T10:42:00.001-05:00

This little lady has a lot of paper designs under her belt - and what a variety!

I love the sticky notes and they are FREE with any purchase during a special promotion - awesome!

etsy | blog | facebook

Storeyshop

2010-05-03T10:24:00.000-05:00

More hand-cut paper goodness...

...and custom orders too!

Storeyshop | blog

3 Dots

2010-04-27T15:42:00.000-05:00

Super fun jewelry find:

{my fav}

etsy

Letterpress Giveaway, Day One

2010-04-26T14:34:00.000-05:00

Check out a great selection of prizes with up to 7 chances to win over at Oh, Hello Friend from these great shops: monki vintage, eight hour day, snap and tumble, and 1 canoe 2

Christopher Paul Studios

2010-04-26T13:25:00.000-05:00

I love up-cycling, don't you? Christopher Paul re-purposes furniture, dinner plates and creates some great, funky wall art too:

etsy | via

Justin Perricone

2010-04-26T12:20:00.000-05:00

A hilarious and aesthetically pleasing summary of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket...

...and a reminder why they are gross and not real food. More from Justin at Perricone Design.

More foodie-ness here.

{Freebie}: Art House Dreams Project

2010-04-23T11:26:00.000-05:00

The boys at Art House Co-op are hosting a free project of 4x6 artworks (no frames, please) to be added to the Brooklyn Art Library permanent collection, as part of a gigantic cataloging process. Neat!

About the Permanent Collection: "The Brooklyn Art Library is set up to be a place where you can send lovers of your work, fans of yours, or just family and friends to come "check out" your work. In the coming months we will start categorizing every piece of artwork we have from you. When someone comes in and asks for work by you, we will be able to pull everything we have by you and show them. This free project is a great way to add to it!"

What do you dream about?

Letterpress Week April 26-30

2010-04-21T11:16:00.002-05:00

( oh, hello friend. ) you are loved.: letterpress week, next week:

Tune into Oh, hello, friend all next week for $600 worth of prizes from shops like smock paper, alyson from postal press, sarah from parrott design studio, sugar plum invitations, studio on fire, tanya from snap and tumble, roll and tumble press, and more!

Looking forward to it!

Blanca Gomez

2010-04-20T13:23:00.000-05:00

Loving this lady:

{I must have this one for my music room

concept - more on that later}

Blanca Gomez | etsy | poster cabaret

Ty Wilkins

2010-04-16T14:07:00.002-05:00

A shout out to my Scottish heritage via Ty Wilkins, illustrator and logo-designer extraordinaire:

{Edinburgh Panorama}

I especially love the little Scottie Dog, a lifetime favorite of my Gramma's. Check out more on his site.

web | etsy | via

Cameron Moll

2010-04-15T16:25:00.000-05:00

Amazing feats of letterpress-ing:

big cartel | via

{One to Watch}: Matt Martin

2010-04-13T13:42:00.001-05:00

This guy does some amazing things with acrylic paint - like turn it into some crazy/awesome sculptures:

explore the depths of process art: acrylicsuperhero.com

Lockette Paper + Fabric

2010-04-13T13:29:00.000-05:00

Customized fabric stationary and notecards from good ol' Vancouver {I'll be seeing you soon!}

winter berries

strawberry

aqua and red

etsy

Gramkin Paper Studio

2010-04-12T15:27:00.000-05:00

Paper goods and smart-aleck cards with messages reminiscent of Somee, including some doozies for Mom's Day {May 9}

etsy

Laura Bucci

2010-04-12T09:18:00.001-05:00

Eco & Cosy: two lovely words that should definitely go together:

She makes pins, pouches and tea cozies too - what a gal.

She & Him Shop Now Open!

2010-04-08T14:53:00.000-05:00

...with a few select goodies by Social Imprints:

{gotta have it}

SHOP

Allora Handmade

2010-04-08T10:40:00.000-05:00

I'm usually not into girly-ness (flowers, butterflies, pink, etc.), but these headbands are pretty swell and I love the shop name {'allora' is a common Italian conjoiner, kind of like English 'so...' or 'well, then...'}

etsy

To-do 2010: Check-in

2010-04-07T14:41:00.000-05:00

Hm, haven't really made a whole lot of progress, but it's a start. This upcoming will be my last totally free weekend before spring madness begins, so it is very much ON.

The List

1. Start an art/design blog ✓

2. Start a foodie blog ✓

3. Build portfolio website ~~for said blogs~~

4. Have a garage sale - scheduled for June 19!

5. Learn how to use recently acquired vintage cameras

6. Take a Pacific Northwest vacation - tentatively scheduled for September

7. Pay off credit cards by xmas (6 down, 2 to go) - {2 store cards officially closed!}

8. Clean & organize my office/studio (more on that later) - in progress

9. Revitalize etsy shop and establish an inventory flow

10. Increase reader/viewership for #'s 1,2 & 9 (any tips on this would be greatly appreciated; I'm always learning)

{modernemotive}

Brainstorm

2010-04-07T10:51:00.001-05:00

It has been quite stormy here for several days now, but here's a ray of sunshine via my inbox: highly affordable Brainstorm prints from $20-45

web | shop | interview

Anomaly

2010-04-05T12:58:00.000-05:00

Anomaly Design: The name is quite fitting, considering there are no store or seller details of any kind yet, but stocks a fun little stash of metal trinkets with great designs. I would love to see some of these expanded onto other wares, especially:

Octopus of Awesome

Crown

Ship

Old New Again

2010-04-05T12:31:00.001-05:00

Very cool "fresh vintage" refurb shop that just happens to be in my hometown:

Wood Wall Vase

Restaurant Sign

Kitchen Table Organizer

etsy 1 | etsy 2 | blog

Spread the Love

2010-04-02T23:23:00.000-05:00

Indeed:

etsy | blog | via

Dark Shadows

2010-04-02T16:25:00.000-05:00

I always thought I was the only one on this earth who watched Dark Shadows re-runs on the SciFi channel as a tween, but apparently even this obscure late 60s blood-sucker soap won't escape the modern remake mill, and of course fits right in with the current trend. [Read/listen to an interesting theory on vampires in pop culture history from NPR] Rumor has it the dynamic duo of Burton/Depp will be holing up in the Collinwood estate to produce a new Dark Shadows for 2011 and begin shooting this fall.

{slashfilm}

Though Alice in Wonderland left me feeling decidedly 'meh', I am strangely looking forward to this. Perhaps it gives some sort of justification to those hours of watching bad acting, holey plots and wretched 70s hairdos and costumes. If nothing else, it will be a good laugh.

New Spring Designs from Two Trick Pony

2010-04-02T08:50:00.000-05:00

New Englanders Laurie and Carrie of Two Trick Pony have some fresh, eco-friendly designs for your Spring card-giving needs:

website | etsy | bigcartel