I love all things multi-purpose and space-saving. This is just the ultimate example of that. It is a piano inside of a table! Take it from someone who had to just buy a keyboard/piano for lesson (for Malcolm) and doesn't really have room for it. This is beautiful and functional all at the same time.
Thanks to freshhome.com for the inspiration today.
I am not really a soap maker, but I may have to try this. These are little Lego soaps. You can find the tutorial at Roots and Wings Co. If you try it out let me know how it goes. I think I am a little chicken to try it!
Our son is just getting started on beginning addition and subtraction and my inner teacher has come out. He was struggling to keep his numbers and manipulatives in order so I started drawing boxes on a piece of paper to help. Then the inner designer came out and I needed to create something that was reusable and that could be taken from kindergarten into the 2nd or 3rd grade. By using canvas (a.k.a. duck cloth) and felt I have made up this little kit for him to work with. I printed the numbers and transferred them onto the canvas. To give them some heft I stitched them to different colored felt. I also made a plus sign, minus sign and both types of equal signs so that if Malcolm needs to write a number sentence he can do that up and down or side to side. I am going to develop a pattern or tutorial for this too so if you would like to make one for your kiddo (or kiddo's teacher) you will have all of the specifics. I am going to unveil it today with Malcolm. Wish me luck!
Design: Falma Italia
Design: Fresh Home
At this time of the year, I am always thinking about simplifying my house, my work, my life. I am so inspired by the clean lines and clutter-less space of these rooms. If only I could get my world to look like these examples. I have to keep working for it. Maybe someday I will be a person without clutter. Come on, a person can dream!
Want an easy thank you card that you can make on short notice? This versatile card can be used for women, men, and kids depending on the paper and colors that you choose.
First step is of course to choose paper and color. My paper is Not Quite Navy card stock from Stampin' Up! Their card stock is thicker and better quality than almost anything else I have used and the colors are many. This is a half-card folded in half again and the fold is smoothed out with a bone folder.
The designer paper is from Michaels and cut to 5 1/4 x 4 to leave a small border of Not Quite Navy peeking out. If you use a 12 x 12 paper to start with you can get three of that size out of the sheet.
Simply affix the paper to the card with your choice of adhesive. Tombow works well or double-sided tape can be used too.
I tried several different typefaces and colors on my computer to work with different papers and printed them out on creamy cardstock. I prefer to use a knife and ruler to cut the sentiment but any cutter will work.
Use a corner cutter to round the edges. I used a punch from Stampin' Up! If you look at the left top corner you will see the embellishment that I used on the card. They are simply old buttons I had laying around tied with navy blue cord.
After the sentiment is attached to the card, the buttons are affixed with glue dots. See below:
Below is the finished version and an alternate version to show how this simple card can be used for many different people or occasions for thanks.
Have a great time putting these together!
And my 6-year old did. Ok, he didn't do all of it but I designed the little toppers so that he could do most of the work. The alien and bee were cut out using my Slice and the computer-created text was chosen by Malcolm. He thought those fonts were "cool" and cut out most of the words. The backs of the cards were left very open so that Malcolm could write the names of his classmates himself.
Look closely and you can see the glue. What is it about kindergarteners and too much glue?!? :-)
Happy Valentine's Day to all!
It is official! I am addicted to letterpress! We don't see it too much around here but it is everywhere online. The designers are usually pretty good about photographing the cards on an angle so that the texture created by the press is obvious and makes me want to touch. The above cards were created by Press Charming and designed by Tova Glenn at Brighten My Day Studio. The golden yellow medallion is just amazing!
The Ahoy card above (from Letterpress Delicacies) shows the texture really well too. The complicated nature is inspiring as well. But check out the one below! The flourishes are gorgeous!
I am ready to get started on making my own. Anybody need some amazing invitations or cards? Let's get started!
You have just got to check out this new online magazine entitled Nonpareil. The designers are on Twitter too: @nonpareilmag) The pictures are just beautiful and the ideas are great. Lots of how-to's and projects included. It is pretty girly but lots of fun. Pieces like this make me want to work on my photography skills. Yeah, I'll put that on my list too.
Isn't this just the prettiest bunch of hand-dyed fabrics (Cherrywood Fabrics) you've ever seen? Okay that may be overstating it a little, but come on, they're yummy! I can't wait to put these altogether in a sweet little quilt. I am so excited to be sewing for a change! Anyone interested in a sewing workshop from Chilcoat Studios? I am working on future plans for the Studio...
The Annapolis Christian Academy spring Auction is coming up soon. Chilcoat Studios was asked to create the invitations on a REALLY small budget so we focused on the typography to create the design. These invites are a great example of how design doesn't have to cost a fortune. The invitations and response cards are both printed with an inkjet printer on creamy cardstock. The envelopes are also lovely and creamy. The auction is open to all so come and join us!
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