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Saturday, August 7, 2010
SHOW & TELL : PSEUDO-ADVENTURES IN BOOKBINDING!
hello, kids! wanna see some stuff i made one time??
YES, GOOD!! LET'S SNEAKY-PEEK!
For some reason I have a much much much easier time working hard on a project as long as the end result is intended as a gift for a person I like lots. It sort of gives me an excuse to make.
Soooo, with this in mind, I recently decided to make a gifty little set of blank book-babies for my singularly all-star champ of an older sister..
I printed all the patterened papers myself, using kits from A Print A Day's digital shop Parasol Co. as well as designs from Reprodepot Pattern Book : Folk (which, btdubs, is a *sick* resource.. it's endlessly useful and inspirational)
YES, GOOD!! LET'S SNEAKY-PEEK!
LITTLE-KNOWN BUT COMPLETE &TOTAL FACT :
- BOOKBINDING is officially my newest &totes most favorite pastime in all of the land!!
#1 hobby-style supreme!!
..I haven't even been doing it a year, so obviously I still have a ton more to learn before I can be crowned King of all the Books and open my own technicolored bookbinding dojo.. or whatever..
..but even as a beginner I'm completely infatuated with the whole process.. it can take a long time but it is just so satisfying when it's finished.
..but even as a beginner I'm completely infatuated with the whole process.. it can take a long time but it is just so satisfying when it's finished.
check it :
Soooo, with this in mind, I recently decided to make a gifty little set of blank book-babies for my singularly all-star champ of an older sister..
The books are small, a little less than 4 inches square, so I made a slipcase-style home for the little guys (now they'll never get lost!). The slipcase was also a chance (read : excuse) for me to flex my box-making skills(nerd nerd nerd)
The inside pages of each book were made with a lightweight paper that coordinated with the cover pattern. The paper was cut into strips and accordion folded before being glued into the covers, which were made beforehand. Making the covers first gives the glue time to dry while you bind the bookblock. yay!
(sidenote : making accordion fold books is so so fast and so so easy, which leaves you more time to do things like.. say, build a slipcase. I always feel like I'm cheating a bit when I make this type of book because of how quick it is, but that's insane.)
I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. They're pretty adorable and the size is just right : Small enough to bring along in your bag, big enough to actually be able to write/draw/glue things into.
I can't wait to see what my sister fills them with! I have a plan to make a whole bunch of these and document a month in each one.
best sib-sis I ever had!
Monday, January 18, 2010
PRESENTS, PAPER, PROMO CODE, PRIZES !!!
I got him a bunch of really cool stuff ( 4/5 presents handmade, thank you very much! ).. I wish he'd wake up so he could open them!
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Last night while I was on the phone with my sister ( I miss America! ) I came up with this new product for my shop! I really like it
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Also, I want to thank everyone who entered to win the Bread of Many giveaway on the Bright Side Project! It was so much fun reading all the answers people gave.. and it put me in such a good mood, that I've come up with a little ( big! ) deal for you all!
( psst.. I'm having another giveaway on one of my favorite blogs this week.. check back tomorrow for deetz! )
have an awesome week!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
MEANWHILE, IN THE PRESENT...
this is goin' on : (psst.. click to see it big, ok?)
and the best part about that is : it's true!!
i am in LOVE (that's L-O-V-E) with this mask! (which i got here!)
and the best part about that is : it's true!!
i am in LOVE (that's L-O-V-E) with this mask! (which i got here!)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
SHOW AND TELL : STATIONERY (SURPRISE!)
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!
As I've been unpacking I've been digging out all manner of THINGS, some being similar to others (duh). It's been good for sorting and (kind of) organizing and assessing everything I own...
I thought I'd share some of these collections with y'all... the first (and most obvious!) is stationery stationery stationery! I picked out my most faves for you...
these are the faves!!!
ok, troops! let's take a closer look!
( l-r )
* total partie! letterpress birthday card by Smock Paper ; with hand-lined envelope!
* screenprinted bird flat notes by Sarah Parrot at Parrot Design Studio. These are incredibly pleasurable to write on, for some reason
(clockwise from left)
* really well-bordered flat notes by Peculiar Pair Press... I love these especially because of the fancy filigree towards the top. The date looks so good there, really.
* holy moly, these folded cards are printed on maybe the softest paper I've ever touched. I want to sleep on it. Came with assorted animals... by Austin Press ( I love! Austin Press!!)
* the most perfectly stripey folded card by Tenth and Grant. I don't know why I love these so much, but I really do. I've used maybe 10 of them.
( l-r )
* also a very soft card, haha. This card is amazing because it folds at the top. Made by Screech Owl Design (who are so great.. look our for an interview I've done with them on Each Penny Pretty soon!)
* From Little Otsu-- the Tiger Mountain Days card by Lart C. Berliner ...let me tell you something: I am obsessed with everything Lart C. Berliner does. &I own a lot of it. The prettiest colored pencil drawings ever!
( l-r )
* Tt Thank You by Linea Carta. Very nice paper. Intended for my mother.
* I blogged about these freeeeee printable note flats from A Print A Day back in June. I use them all the time, they're so pretty!
( l-r )
* Ok, yes I got these at Michaels, and yes they're Martha Stewart. And YES I adore them.
* Also from Little Otsu. Jelly Flowers folded cards by Martine Workman! Jelly Flowers!
( l-r )
* Ahem... also from Little Otsu (I really like them, so what!) the Sloth Tree card by Ayumi Piland. Cute attack.
* Oh boy, these might be my all-time all-star favorite. My lovely sister bought them for me from Paloma's Nest... the text is customizable (mine is a quote from the Jabberwocky) and printed on wood veneer. Wooden stationery! Vellum envelope! The lap of luxury!
( l-r )
* Aww, the sweetest card from Something's Hiding In Here. ooh la felt stationery!
* Umm... another Little Otsu item (is this getting embrrassing?)-- Ten Postcards by Jennie Smith and Jessica Seamans
* this is one of the best letterpress pieces I've seen (p.s. also opens from the top-- I like that)... The texture of the jellyfish feels so good. And the colors! The colors! By Delphine Press.
( l-r )
* I really fell for this Geometric Crane card by Pearl & Marmalade. I'm kind of a sucker for geometrics.
* Oh my god. This card is from Little Otsu, too. haha.. Peek-a-hibou card by Selena Wong. Really delicate details.. I never even want to use it! *horde horde horde*
As I've been unpacking I've been digging out all manner of THINGS, some being similar to others (duh). It's been good for sorting and (kind of) organizing and assessing everything I own...
I thought I'd share some of these collections with y'all... the first (and most obvious!) is stationery stationery stationery! I picked out my most faves for you...
these are the faves!!!ok, troops! let's take a closer look!
( l-r ) * total partie! letterpress birthday card by Smock Paper ; with hand-lined envelope!
* screenprinted bird flat notes by Sarah Parrot at Parrot Design Studio. These are incredibly pleasurable to write on, for some reason
(clockwise from left)* really well-bordered flat notes by Peculiar Pair Press... I love these especially because of the fancy filigree towards the top. The date looks so good there, really.
* holy moly, these folded cards are printed on maybe the softest paper I've ever touched. I want to sleep on it. Came with assorted animals... by Austin Press ( I love! Austin Press!!)
* the most perfectly stripey folded card by Tenth and Grant. I don't know why I love these so much, but I really do. I've used maybe 10 of them.
( l-r )* also a very soft card, haha. This card is amazing because it folds at the top. Made by Screech Owl Design (who are so great.. look our for an interview I've done with them on Each Penny Pretty soon!)
* From Little Otsu-- the Tiger Mountain Days card by Lart C. Berliner ...let me tell you something: I am obsessed with everything Lart C. Berliner does. &I own a lot of it. The prettiest colored pencil drawings ever!
( l-r )* Tt Thank You by Linea Carta. Very nice paper. Intended for my mother.
* I blogged about these freeeeee printable note flats from A Print A Day back in June. I use them all the time, they're so pretty!
( l-r )* Ok, yes I got these at Michaels, and yes they're Martha Stewart. And YES I adore them.
* Also from Little Otsu. Jelly Flowers folded cards by Martine Workman! Jelly Flowers!
( l-r ) * Ahem... also from Little Otsu (I really like them, so what!) the Sloth Tree card by Ayumi Piland. Cute attack.
* Oh boy, these might be my all-time all-star favorite. My lovely sister bought them for me from Paloma's Nest... the text is customizable (mine is a quote from the Jabberwocky) and printed on wood veneer. Wooden stationery! Vellum envelope! The lap of luxury!
( l-r )* Aww, the sweetest card from Something's Hiding In Here. ooh la felt stationery!
* Umm... another Little Otsu item (is this getting embrrassing?)-- Ten Postcards by Jennie Smith and Jessica Seamans
* this is one of the best letterpress pieces I've seen (p.s. also opens from the top-- I like that)... The texture of the jellyfish feels so good. And the colors! The colors! By Delphine Press.
( l-r )* I really fell for this Geometric Crane card by Pearl & Marmalade. I'm kind of a sucker for geometrics.
* Oh my god. This card is from Little Otsu, too. haha.. Peek-a-hibou card by Selena Wong. Really delicate details.. I never even want to use it! *horde horde horde*
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Well, in other "news" I drew this last night :
Well, in other "news" I drew this last night :
"Strawberry Girl wants a Partie!"
Friday, October 9, 2009
FINALLY IN THE UK...
Dang! That was the most extended, interminable move I've ever attempted in this short life of mine... and now that we're here in Cambridge we're still waiting for our shipment of everything-we-own to be delivered to our flat. I've been living out of the same suitcase for 2 months! (Luckily it's a pretty big suitcase...)
We're living right on the River Cam, and have seriously gorgeous views.
So while I've been here I've been working really hard on putting together a wedding invite order for a really lovely lady. She really liked the invitations I had for my wedding and wanted something similar. I had a lot of fun re-doing the design, and have now named it after her!
Welcome to it : The Josephine :
I managed to do the lettering a lot more neatly than it ended up on my own invites...
The most fun (and by far the hardest) part of the order has been addressing the envelopes. Man oh man! It's really made me deal with what a perfectionist I am, I've had to deal with just accepting things as good enough. I have impossible standards for myself.
I have had a lot of fun adding all kinds of different flourishes to the addresses, it's my favorite part...
Tomorrow I'm going to London to deliver everything. I've never really spent time there so I'm excited.
Bob's yr uncle
We're living right on the River Cam, and have seriously gorgeous views.
So while I've been here I've been working really hard on putting together a wedding invite order for a really lovely lady. She really liked the invitations I had for my wedding and wanted something similar. I had a lot of fun re-doing the design, and have now named it after her!
Welcome to it : The Josephine :
I managed to do the lettering a lot more neatly than it ended up on my own invites...
The most fun (and by far the hardest) part of the order has been addressing the envelopes. Man oh man! It's really made me deal with what a perfectionist I am, I've had to deal with just accepting things as good enough. I have impossible standards for myself.
I have had a lot of fun adding all kinds of different flourishes to the addresses, it's my favorite part...
Tomorrow I'm going to London to deliver everything. I've never really spent time there so I'm excited.
Bob's yr uncle
Thursday, August 13, 2009
SUNDRIES
exactly 6 jam-packed weeks left in the States..
eesh, packing is so stressful!
we have to have everything together to be shipped to england in a week, it's crazy.
i've been spending a lot of time outdoors (on the non-rainy days), and last week went with my husband and my cousin to one of my favorite places in providence: the broken bridge. it's tall. and scary. and beautiful.
in internet news: i have some pretty new new new thingsies in my etsy shop! yay!
introducing :
-MOON, a set of 8 fill-in invitations with pretty silvery gray envelopes!
- HAZEL ARMS, 5 bright square flat notes with papaya envelopes!
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I'm also happy to announce that I am now a contributor to Each Penny Pretty, an affordable art and design blog from Julie at Up Up Creative (whose stuff i LOVE)! I'll be there each Wednesday with my column "Paper Trails" ...my first post went up yesterday, and featured an *exclusive* printable from Erin Vale!! and be sure to check out my introduction from last week, it's so sweet!
+ at the lovely Ada Books on Westminster St. run by the lovely Brent
eesh, packing is so stressful!
we have to have everything together to be shipped to england in a week, it's crazy.
i've been spending a lot of time outdoors (on the non-rainy days), and last week went with my husband and my cousin to one of my favorite places in providence: the broken bridge. it's tall. and scary. and beautiful.
in internet news: i have some pretty new new new thingsies in my etsy shop! yay!
introducing :
-MOON, a set of 8 fill-in invitations with pretty silvery gray envelopes!
- HAZEL ARMS, 5 bright square flat notes with papaya envelopes!
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Bread of Many stationery is now available at two locations in Providence, RI!back to the physical world...
+ at the lovely Ada Books on Westminster St. run by the lovely Brent
Friday, July 31, 2009
NEWNESS - pt.1 : FOR FUN
all i've really been doing is making stuff, so i figured i'd just post some of the things now made...
you may remember this tutorial i posted a little while ago about how to make a mini organizational folder. wellllll, i've gone a bit crazy with them. here are two that i like :
the first one is an organization/procrastination folder, because the two go hand in hand really, don't you think?
inside, there are two list pads
the one on the left is the procrastination list :
the one on the right is the to-do list:
(p.s. if y'all are interested in having the organization/procrastination folder as a free download, let me know and i'll hook it up!)
you may remember this tutorial i posted a little while ago about how to make a mini organizational folder. wellllll, i've gone a bit crazy with them. here are two that i like :
the first one is an organization/procrastination folder, because the two go hand in hand really, don't you think?
inside, there are two list padsthe one on the left is the procrastination list :the one on the right is the to-do list: (p.s. if y'all are interested in having the organization/procrastination folder as a free download, let me know and i'll hook it up!)*****
the second organizational folder is the first of many narwhal-themed paper goods (story on that later)
inside, of course, is an "et cetera" pocket and a to-do list
...a to-do list with a narwhal!
inside, of course, is an "et cetera" pocket and a to-do list
...a to-do list with a narwhal!*****
stay close, i'll be posting more of my craftclutter later!
stay close, i'll be posting more of my craftclutter later!
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