Don’t fly away!
17 Dec 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: crafts, Creative, engagement, love, places to be, save the date, wedding
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve sent out our save the dates so almost everyone should have received their copy.
We talked about doing the ever so popular save the date magnets. We were then quickly reminded that not everyone has a magnetic fridge…my parents being among that short list. So we decided to go the postcard route.
I thought about using vistaprint.com for the printing. When you sign up for their emails, they’ll send you at least an email a day, but in those emails you’ll find free products offered ALL THE TIME. The printing would’ve been free after I had clicked on the email but I would’ve had to pay the $7 shipping charge, not so bad, eh? However; we decided not to wait for the order and take the files I created to Officemax…all by myself in Illustrator, I might add. Not the easiest program to use, so, go me. Officemax had the postcards printed and cut within 30 minutes of walking through the door. The whole reason behind not waiting was so that we could get them in the mail sooner rather than later (trying to avoid heavy holiday mail traffic!) By going this route, I had created the files, had them printed and addressed/stamped all within 24 hours. I think it was worth the extra couple dollars not having to wait. Plus I was able to have my Grandmother and Mom help their opinions and addressing! Here’s the finished product!
save the date front (rob is flying away)
One thing I wasn’t going to compromise on was having rounded corners, I think postcards look 10times better with rounded corners. The back says, “don’t let this day fly away!” (Get it? Because Robbie’s flying away?)
save the date back
What do you think?!
handwarmers
24 Nov 2008 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: crafts, knitting
For me, one of life’s little pleasures are my handwarmers. I have several pairs. It’s a (somewhat) easy and mindless craft to partake in while sitting on the sofa. For those knitters out there, it’s simple, cast on 32 or 36 then, knit a row, pearl a row, knit a row, peal a row…OR if you want to get fancy knit four, pearl four, knit four, pearl four.
I love my handwarmers because I can sit at my desk with my fingers exposed and still beable to type and go along my business. As well as being function-able, they offer a slight padding to the wrists while typing.
My last semseter at Aquinas I had an independent Study in Advertising. We had to come up with a product and do several different styles of advertising for the final. I came up with “iWarmers.” I had a great commercial, with a theme song and everything. At that point, I had only made one pair so I opened up photoshop and did a little altering!
iWarmers
Little Boxes.
19 Sep 2008 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: crafts, DIY, penny roulette, things to do, Tips
If you’ve ever watched the Showtime series Weeds, you’ve probably had an annoying little song in your little head, all little day. It goes a little something like this…“Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky-tacky,” and on and on..
Every time I go to construct a Penny Roulette original, a different kind of little box, like a little bad habit, that song is on repeat in my head. Lucky little me.
My Little Boxes are craft boxes where I’ve decopodged stationary/scrapbook paper/fabric to the pine sides. Then to add a little decoration. I’ll get my handy little glue gun out to add trim or buttons, just no very little ticky-tacky.
the little box
The inside.
Was the use of little a little annoying? My advice, fast forward through the opening credits of Weeds.
