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Zebra Pencils

2009-02-19T22:06:00.002-05:00

I've seen these cute pencils popping up everywhere this week. They are mechanical pencils that look like the traditional wood pencils.

iFunCamera

2009-02-15T13:51:00.000-05:00

Testing out posting from my phone. How much fun could I have with this app?

Vital Valentines

2009-02-14T20:37:00.003-05:00

I haven't blogged in almost a year and I don't know if I have any followers left, but I wanted to share the Valentines I made for my coworkers at Vital Design. Our colors are orange and grey and it was fun to work with something other than pink and red. I have a new iphone and I'm sure there is a blogger app that might make it easier for me to post more often....

chocolate rabbits

2008-03-18T16:03:00.003-04:00

This tee shirt cracks me up.

2008-03-14T23:19:00.002-04:00

I'm excited to share that our website went up today. I designed the layout and elements and the nice guys at Hatchling built it.

Mel-o-Yum!

2008-03-05T13:03:00.003-05:00

[image from mel-o.com]
I discovered Mel-O-Creme the other day in the organic section of the grocery store. It is a fruit and honey spread that comes in peach or raspberry and it is also available as a regular honey spread. I bought the peach flavor and it's delicious! Their website also suggests trying it with cream cheese.

Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra

2008-03-03T23:17:00.005-05:00

I'm putting in a plug for the March 30 concert for my orchestra since A) I designed the poster B) I'm in charge of publicity and C) it seems to be really easy to get hits through this blog for people searching for the PSO. We've had several months to prepare and it should be a great concert featuring Dvorak's New World Symphony!

Puerto Rico

2008-03-02T23:19:00.002-05:00

We returned on Friday from a trip to sunny and colorful San Juan. You can view some of my best photos here.

Puzzling

2008-02-18T20:58:00.005-05:00

[image from White Mountain Puzzles]
We spent Saturday night working on this fun and very detailed puzzle. They have many more states available here. There are several places included on the puzzle that I had never heard of, including the Polar Caves. It turns out that there are only caves and no polar bears, but it would be a fun day trip for the summer or fall. Take a virtual tour here. Oh, by the way, these are good puzzles with funky-shaped pieces—I can't stand it when they only have the basic shapes!

Out sick

2008-02-16T22:20:00.000-05:00

Sorry I haven't been posting, but I have the flu! I should be back soon....

Retro Fruit

2008-02-13T17:46:00.004-05:00

I found this cute fruit piece at a thrift store and painted the brown frame with Benjamin Moore's Pear Green. I got the idea to use these small paint sample pots for crafts from my dad who uses them to paint his model boats.

Hot Chocolate+Heart Marshmallows=Fun

2008-02-12T22:47:00.002-05:00

More from August...

2008-02-11T13:24:00.000-05:00

My friends adopted a baby girl this past summer, and I helped with the decorations for her welcome party. The theme of pink & brown & butterflies was incorporated into everything. One thing I made was this banner that we hung off the deck for the party, and then in her nursery. I had the idea in my head and I based it on this pattern I found from the DIY Network site. I was very happy with the results! Below are the favors with her very own logo.

Maine Caucus

2008-02-10T23:59:00.000-05:00

So, Maine is one of the few states that hold a caucus instead of a primary. Today was my first chance to experience this, and let me tell you, I will take a voting booth any day. In addition to being totally non-private, it was unorganized, took forever, and involved standing in line, sitting in a crowded (hot!) gymnasium, and manual counting. It all seems really biased against those who have to work, take care of children, or people like me who just want to vote and be done with it. I'm all for political discussion, but that's what the months before the primaries are for. There were only 2 people who were willing to stand up and say they were undecided, so it seemed more about bashing the other side than convincing your friends and neighbors to join a certain camp. I think the numbers speak for themselves: my town has a population of 10,000 people and around 550 people came to today's Democratic caucus and 32 (!) came to the Republican one held last weekend.

Tiny Art

2008-02-08T22:57:00.000-05:00

I had so much fun this evening at the Enormous Tiny Art Show III at Nahcotta. You can view all the pieces here. There was such a great variety and I'm hoping to go back and purchase something for my Small Wall of Art (partially pictured) I've been creating in the office.

Boots4Babes

2008-02-08T13:25:00.000-05:00

It's been too snowy and cloudy for photos here, so how about something from August? My mom knit these cute booties for a church sale, I made the tags, and the packaging is from Martha!

New Banner

2008-02-08T01:24:00.000-05:00

*For those of you using an RSS reader, I changed my banner. I wouldn't want you to miss out!*

Jewelry Trees

2008-02-07T18:20:00.001-05:00

I'm fascinated by the concept of jewelry trees like these. I like the look of the organic ones (like the upper left) the best.

Shown Above
upper left: Little Birch Jewelry Stand
upper right: Bronze Empress Earring Tree
lower left: Pagoda Leaves Earring Tree
lower right: Manzanita Jewelry Tree

Shown Above
upper left: Petite Magnolia Jewelry Tree
upper right: Cherry Blossom Jewelry Tree
lower left: Metal Twig Jewelry Tree
lower right: Jewelry Tree

Anthropologie

2008-02-06T16:06:00.000-05:00

{images from anthropologie.com}
One of the places I love to go when I'm in other cities (most recently Boston) is Anthropologie. Right now, I am having coffee out of my new mug. I've seen these on several blogs, including here on design*sponge. I was especially happy that I liked the design on the "R" because sometimes you're stuck wishing your name started with a "P".

As much as I wanted the whole store, I only bought the mug and this egg caddy to A) look cute and B) separate my hard-boiled eggs from the raw ones. I've been on a hard-boiled egg kick lately.

FYI: They have a new membership program where you get free shipping when you buy online. I think you might have to sign up in the store.

Follow Your Heart

2008-02-05T18:13:00.000-05:00

This was my favorite Super Bowl Ad, but all the other females in the room were totally grossed out. Thoughts?

Remember This?

2008-02-01T21:02:00.000-05:00

I'm a winner! Take a look.

free songs!

2008-02-01T13:28:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the lack of new posts, but I'm in Boston and will have some fun things to share when I get home!

In the meantime, did you know that iTunes always has a Free Single of the Week? On the store homepage, just scroll down to FREE ON iTunes in the middle of the page. I usually forget to check it myself, but a several months ago they had Love Song by Sara Bereilles and it became one of my favorite songs before I even realized I had downloaded it for free!

Fabric Art

2008-01-29T17:21:00.000-05:00

[image from marthastewart.com}

This looks like such a fun and easy project. Now I just need to find my staple gun.

The artist is Anna Maria Horner and she just happens to have beautiful fabric and more fabric art on her site.

Good Eatin'

2008-01-28T21:59:00.000-05:00

I'm sharing a couple tasty things I've made recently. These are not exactly good-looking photos, but they are the best I've got. Above is a salad with mixed greens, gorgonzola, raspberries, pears, pecans, and raspberry vinaigrette (huh, didn't know that spelling). Below is Orange Chicken with Potatoes from the January issue of Real Simple. I've been trying to use my slow cooker more often because it's easy, smells good all day, and yields lots of leftovers. I know I'll be ready for less-cooked food by spring, but we've got a few months of cold to go. Do you have any good recipes?

If you have an egg, apple or avocado slicer...

2008-01-27T20:22:00.000-05:00

I spotted this banana slicer at the grocery store this evening.

This one actually looks better and more like a banana:

While I can appreciate the clever design concept, it would take more effort to clean this than it takes to use a knife and wash that. It would be great for kids who want to make themselves breakfast at 6 am!