I got these in the mail today. It’s my first time seeing my work in print – a catalog for a book publisher.
Very cool feeling. 🙂
Month: February 2010
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win a print!
The Novelista Barista is hosting a giveaway of one of my prints on her blog. Be sure to check it out! All you need to do is comment on her blog with your favorite print from my Etsy shop and it could be yours.This one was just added this morning:
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happy valentine’s day!
Valentine’s Day isn’t usually a big deal around our house. But since it’s on a weekend this year we’re going to have a nice homemade dinner tonight complete with a yummy homemade cake (in the oven now). Diet schmiet.And since we have little ones, it’s fun to make the day a little special. So we made cupcakes with sprinkles. Because sprinkles make everything better.Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
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my toddlers
It’s official. My baby boy is no longer a baby, but a toddler. He’s catching up fast to his big sister. They’re leaving me in the dust!
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a history lesson
Did you have any idea how long these conversation hearts had been around? I was looking for some more info and found this on the Necco site:
…the concept behind today’s Conversation Hearts got its start when Abraham Lincoln was still President. Mottoes seemed to have come into prominence with cockles, a small crisp candy made of sugar and flour formed in the shape of a cockle or scallop shell. The early cockles contained mottoes, which were printed on thin colored paper and rolled up inside.
In the 1860’s, when Daniel Chase, the brother of New England Confectionery Company’s founder, Oliver Chase, began printing sayings on the candy. He experimented first with hand tools, and then devised a machine in which the cloth was replaced with a felt roller pad, moistened with vegetable coloring, usually red, which pressed against the die. The die printed the words on the lozenge paste and the double purpose machine cut the lozenges.
Grown-ups were entertained and passed the hearts around at parties. For weddings, there were wedding-day lozenges with humorously foreboding prophecies such as: “Married in satin, Love will not be lasting” “Married in Pink, He will take to drink” and “Married in white, You have chosen right.”
The present day Sweethearts® Conversation Heart dates back to 1902. Back then, besides hearts, they also produced various shapes such as postcards, baseballs, horseshoes and watches. -
camera bags by ketti
Would you ever have thought that this was a camera bag? Ketti is a photographer herself who has combined her background in design with her love of photography to create these stylish bags. Each one is handmade with quality materials, craftsmanship and attention to detail. The inside is padded with separate pouches for your gear.
Check out her Etsy shop or her blog for more details and to see the other fabrics in her spring line.
