tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24580568836466908342024-03-14T02:15:55.068-07:00I made coffeeEveryone creates. It's in our nature as human beings to make stuff. This blog is dedicated to the things I make and the things I wish I made.nchambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10975234811637475727noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458056883646690834.post-66188053939165527602010-08-18T03:02:00.000-07:002010-08-20T22:19:53.049-07:00Non-Traditional Pet Portraits<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The pet portrait. A contraversial item. If you go out and have a realistic oil painting done of your beloved friend by some guy who also specializes in Tom Selleck portraits, well, that is really uncool and you're probably on your way to becoming an animal hoarder.<div><br /></div><div>But luckily, for those of us who still love our animals but also realize there is a limit to how seriously you can take a family member who chews your favorite wool socks and throws up on your living room rug , there are some more light-hearted options on Etsy.</div><div><br />So if you get a wild hair and want to immortalize Mr. Paubles or Gary the Dachshund in a fun way, check out some of these options.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mybonnie?ref=top_trail"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">mybonny</span></a><br /><br />I love the detailing of the applique on these pillows. Simple graphic design that would look equally as cute tossed on a classic leather sofa as a Eames chair. Choose a background color that compliments your decor. If I was to order one, I don't think I would get the rope border. She does alpacas and llamas too!<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwa4EAJ9A0nNNIOv-BZL8o4_bxaduPcvdalGIneg_BCK6BwVMayFWrz93e_wXjHKK27Ak7mGrPD2AfYn2FDLGTSaR996gdQyRZyT3ulPAyujD3nv562jFV1omhWn8-IdMdFZ6lEAytHI/s1600/il_fullxfull.159828277.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwa4EAJ9A0nNNIOv-BZL8o4_bxaduPcvdalGIneg_BCK6BwVMayFWrz93e_wXjHKK27Ak7mGrPD2AfYn2FDLGTSaR996gdQyRZyT3ulPAyujD3nv562jFV1omhWn8-IdMdFZ6lEAytHI/s400/il_fullxfull.159828277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507574139221335538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnznU4IIB_1xwb74_SY6cYHqhP3D5O8NO5xyJ1RoqLfyEGfpNQpKLPyH7ppxhTTGdLb90KDFgzEJJGoRl42uhidqh3unKnynw3liFKPzgU0tYUumN9Lt_niyMeGmU2AaH6-JbZUuqL-fE/s1600/il_fullxfull.87300135.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnznU4IIB_1xwb74_SY6cYHqhP3D5O8NO5xyJ1RoqLfyEGfpNQpKLPyH7ppxhTTGdLb90KDFgzEJJGoRl42uhidqh3unKnynw3liFKPzgU0tYUumN9Lt_niyMeGmU2AaH6-JbZUuqL-fE/s400/il_fullxfull.87300135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507574385935095778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwa4EAJ9A0nNNIOv-BZL8o4_bxaduPcvdalGIneg_BCK6BwVMayFWrz93e_wXjHKK27Ak7mGrPD2AfYn2FDLGTSaR996gdQyRZyT3ulPAyujD3nv562jFV1omhWn8-IdMdFZ6lEAytHI/s1600/il_fullxfull.159828277.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PetCollage?ga_search_query=petcollage&ga_search_type=seller_usernames"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;">Paradise Pet Collage</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div>I'm not going to lie, these are pretty "unique," but including them for originality and spirit. If you are man or woman enough to display a woman lounging on your cat's head amid glitter - kudos to you.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZjsdrW9dkCcR05T1yDxocWlxCamb_T108tz2OEZrym-iUhoHtTirl2jHMfQB_RLxZpmehC6z7qY0nxMN3AZQzgPsQeLlR4PL0-OScOVUDXCWZLBL31sSiymyPPnuTEN4rRqWkweUaao/s1600/Picture+95.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZjsdrW9dkCcR05T1yDxocWlxCamb_T108tz2OEZrym-iUhoHtTirl2jHMfQB_RLxZpmehC6z7qY0nxMN3AZQzgPsQeLlR4PL0-OScOVUDXCWZLBL31sSiymyPPnuTEN4rRqWkweUaao/s400/Picture+95.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507575992023645186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZjsdrW9dkCcR05T1yDxocWlxCamb_T108tz2OEZrym-iUhoHtTirl2jHMfQB_RLxZpmehC6z7qY0nxMN3AZQzgPsQeLlR4PL0-OScOVUDXCWZLBL31sSiymyPPnuTEN4rRqWkweUaao/s1600/Picture+95.png"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlb_XJbz3-wiLsdgShVNc2z3df7473oH8sdb3_icQNBvL37YZPxWmAUbW8nbVOHao7gcSDWRiRE0pH8ZDmibEodRKIZKzdUe6yoy74uy4OP-INXLJ2oxFYNUp-LJOolwg0_2lPu0ammA/s1600/Picture+96.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlb_XJbz3-wiLsdgShVNc2z3df7473oH8sdb3_icQNBvL37YZPxWmAUbW8nbVOHao7gcSDWRiRE0pH8ZDmibEodRKIZKzdUe6yoy74uy4OP-INXLJ2oxFYNUp-LJOolwg0_2lPu0ammA/s400/Picture+96.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507576276850835058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></span><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/gfelted?ga_search_query=gfelted&ga_search_type=seller_usernames"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;">Gfelted - Art by Gerry</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /><br /></span></div><div>Wow Gerry! Where did you learn to do this?! The detail on these little felted portraits is amazing. And they have movable limbs (which I fully expect at $100 a pop). Please note how unappreciative the white cat is that he is being stared down by his exact replica. If a felted Natalie was staring at me, I WOULD NOT be snoozing.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQbDOEYHeJMqa3u_5dfR-Zj8gXP6iAvLhTQR35qwXeemwd_LpJ0uWaIjY0Qyhgq2n1z4uR5IkC9woq3v0qBAcT0fXbvKeNbGtXFr3VXufkZuxxG7fek3Rrhd0Po6OX6YUg04tS-NoLtk/s1600/Picture+102.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQbDOEYHeJMqa3u_5dfR-Zj8gXP6iAvLhTQR35qwXeemwd_LpJ0uWaIjY0Qyhgq2n1z4uR5IkC9woq3v0qBAcT0fXbvKeNbGtXFr3VXufkZuxxG7fek3Rrhd0Po6OX6YUg04tS-NoLtk/s400/Picture+102.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507578115503320562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uiyLPHSVboAaUa_TPeb_GTe9R7DXdMwiAh5ntAiMIOCnQFdq8C4QJC6wv5PhVNuYos-NsVItjQ8dO-mraqhlo9zVbhEQNk55Gj7AWeQ1Tmg-dJJynZiqkkYNS20EgOY9oVnj6gmg4Dg/s1600/Picture+100.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uiyLPHSVboAaUa_TPeb_GTe9R7DXdMwiAh5ntAiMIOCnQFdq8C4QJC6wv5PhVNuYos-NsVItjQ8dO-mraqhlo9zVbhEQNk55Gj7AWeQ1Tmg-dJJynZiqkkYNS20EgOY9oVnj6gmg4Dg/s400/Picture+100.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507578293730567506" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></a></span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pidgepidge?ga_search_query=pidgepidge&ga_search_type=seller_usernames"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;">PidgePidge</span></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></div>By now most of you have probably seen something from the cute animals-in-clothes trend that has been going around, but I thought this embroidery version was a fresh take on it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2fjsVcbrKD03JCKQvUZFtC5oV-scgFAinijD9c6sus0F2uDtndwUxEY_CCOQ43syM7THl8iL7psXpAcp__7IYhW2T9Fsyurc9aG2JjQaD3zyB4_Y2aNB0ivVfcQO6foECRvLOt1osdo/s1600/Picture+103.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2fjsVcbrKD03JCKQvUZFtC5oV-scgFAinijD9c6sus0F2uDtndwUxEY_CCOQ43syM7THl8iL7psXpAcp__7IYhW2T9Fsyurc9aG2JjQaD3zyB4_Y2aNB0ivVfcQO6foECRvLOt1osdo/s400/Picture+103.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507579353389607730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLZOvxIskjK-L7hNn3szRiCJi5FaLKkhvpwgt04Uh6iAl_XxGPFwkZy1ujI47E-mAKRuoDoO_ZxvR3SoCqXZD4sqb28jTkUxqP1il8gN5dKD80tO7tM36tyAmXFOPNKwVBuAZozVDEeY/s1600/Picture+106.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLZOvxIskjK-L7hNn3szRiCJi5FaLKkhvpwgt04Uh6iAl_XxGPFwkZy1ujI47E-mAKRuoDoO_ZxvR3SoCqXZD4sqb28jTkUxqP1il8gN5dKD80tO7tM36tyAmXFOPNKwVBuAZozVDEeY/s400/Picture+106.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507579520368695042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sian?ga_search_query=SIAN&ga_search_type=seller_usernames"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;">SIAN</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></div><div>If I was going to drop some money on a custom pet portrait. I would spring for one of these little guys. Custom made stuffed portraits using little scraps of fabric that resemble your pet's fur color and texture. These are charming as hell, and what a cute (non-creepy) way to remember Mr. Whiskers or Stanley after they pass.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUiYcY8QIxDTmB9e2cLEABZhZ7Az2Bp75RvWNAT3J44JCsiG18f12sxIhN0KL8XE94lGxHUsQpye-gtuB1Lh6dtaf4HC9EZhqx7YFXUEjPEjNUsNIwSFcm39V045UoEGzaIruh8ToH70/s1600/Picture+109.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUiYcY8QIxDTmB9e2cLEABZhZ7Az2Bp75RvWNAT3J44JCsiG18f12sxIhN0KL8XE94lGxHUsQpye-gtuB1Lh6dtaf4HC9EZhqx7YFXUEjPEjNUsNIwSFcm39V045UoEGzaIruh8ToH70/s400/Picture+109.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507581399493877602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUiYcY8QIxDTmB9e2cLEABZhZ7Az2Bp75RvWNAT3J44JCsiG18f12sxIhN0KL8XE94lGxHUsQpye-gtuB1Lh6dtaf4HC9EZhqx7YFXUEjPEjNUsNIwSFcm39V045UoEGzaIruh8ToH70/s1600/Picture+109.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vVOkoOyAoO0kjYgaI5tl_nQP3FoM2ujqsPaJlwLmbDvXABqBGKqoQEF7Nm7LI1N95i_6q5mOKWPSUAfHJDPuwaAPFiwyj_CjXLVaOIdAbEmZ2vU28w2I5gtm064-tVELhUsqXo-K8hI/s1600/Picture+107.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vVOkoOyAoO0kjYgaI5tl_nQP3FoM2ujqsPaJlwLmbDvXABqBGKqoQEF7Nm7LI1N95i_6q5mOKWPSUAfHJDPuwaAPFiwyj_CjXLVaOIdAbEmZ2vU28w2I5gtm064-tVELhUsqXo-K8hI/s400/Picture+107.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507581310354698066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px; " /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458056883646690834.post-51926017591202904982010-08-17T15:37:00.000-07:002010-08-17T16:55:57.007-07:00Jim Made a BirdhouseToday's post features the talented copywriter Jim Bosilijevac. Like many people out there, Jim's talents don't begin and end with his career. Jim apparently also has a knack for crafting wood as well as words, and this past weekend he decided to make a birdhouse for some lucky bird family. And this is no tract home folks, this is a genuine Bosilijevac original design. I hope you enjoy this short interview about the making of.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYaa3NB1nOCa1rSUTLQco9UeDdD5dLcgT5bCMtaLVEXf-AGLPrtrMF-HxwwU61ohZv_foq3zeqAN4vq8M3b6SBDDZ7EFK1j1OOHDN93Dzs1A634vBtIEDsBaJw0yYDCq7oSSgItRATjk/s1600/Picture+2-1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYaa3NB1nOCa1rSUTLQco9UeDdD5dLcgT5bCMtaLVEXf-AGLPrtrMF-HxwwU61ohZv_foq3zeqAN4vq8M3b6SBDDZ7EFK1j1OOHDN93Dzs1A634vBtIEDsBaJw0yYDCq7oSSgItRATjk/s400/Picture+2-1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506514079816654290" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYQfRC1YPmXT4_O_IDehYW5y134Tbnpe8JT5VJd7RLStFtiybXP5dXZUPJBGKgMgRXCfAYRS305fOyYnHvrikYUObGdCrVi5uuwTLlu51ziEI1gPn4onsmDwZX_16xbkYfWP1MocnRdM/s1600/Picture+3-1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYQfRC1YPmXT4_O_IDehYW5y134Tbnpe8JT5VJd7RLStFtiybXP5dXZUPJBGKgMgRXCfAYRS305fOyYnHvrikYUObGdCrVi5uuwTLlu51ziEI1gPn4onsmDwZX_16xbkYfWP1MocnRdM/s400/Picture+3-1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506514218621881042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Did you know you were going to make a birdhouse this weekend<br />or did you decide spur of the moment?</span><br /><br />I've been thinking for awhile that I wanted to use my hole saw, and i thought a birdhouse would be a good excuse.<br />I didn't really plan it, just kind of started making.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mmmhmmm, and did you have any particular bird/birds in mind (you know, that hang around your yard) while you were making it?</span><br /><br />I was thinking more of the cats and hoping they wouldn't bother the birds. We have strays that sunbathe on the neighbor's driveway. I know there are specific sized holes for certain birds. I figured I'd just cut a hole and whatever kind of bird liked that hole would move in. I may make a feeder to put up to make the yard more inviting.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Cool, last question, is hole saw the technical term for the saw?</span><br /><br />Yes. It's a round saw that attaches to a drill.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Awesome.<br />I like it.</span><br /><br />Thanks to Jim for sharing the house with us. I must say it reminds me of some secret, little Swedish bird cottage. No cookie-cutter bird McMansions for this yard.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458056883646690834.post-32989398392485693392010-06-09T11:33:00.000-07:002010-06-09T12:20:17.959-07:00Shamefully NeglectedI feel really bad for neglecting this blog. So in the spirit of making things, I made it a new hot pink header. Lately I've been doing a lot of image searches on flickr for various things, and have come across some really impressive photography. It makes me happy that these aren't images from some high-end photography site - they are shot by everyday people capturing the beauty in life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWSOp6eubYsdNWkEqm3xWTqVO-jFAViRYL4sbZCNJvLhEXyeC-ywnp4hUP-1bf_2tE1YSJIIhLlJlnA38O7Z1Xfc4VLa6vaudWkdNWSIKqbBJwJTd4Q9gmeasUlRa60teHtRBYM5-3Lk/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWSOp6eubYsdNWkEqm3xWTqVO-jFAViRYL4sbZCNJvLhEXyeC-ywnp4hUP-1bf_2tE1YSJIIhLlJlnA38O7Z1Xfc4VLa6vaudWkdNWSIKqbBJwJTd4Q9gmeasUlRa60teHtRBYM5-3Lk/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480849519313107762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJglCO2pKNtDhQJKK59uKVD7dGhWgudbnIdGoQFoEYlk_hdwpK0tyNjx_Dr-UdCnFo3qvdWILxkjl_LSq-TivBmdUIfxRcuVgqzaC8hq7otB4EOrFxvQNI4n2jEpdBtmNn3RnnyTL8rQ/s1600/Picture+164.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJglCO2pKNtDhQJKK59uKVD7dGhWgudbnIdGoQFoEYlk_hdwpK0tyNjx_Dr-UdCnFo3qvdWILxkjl_LSq-TivBmdUIfxRcuVgqzaC8hq7otB4EOrFxvQNI4n2jEpdBtmNn3RnnyTL8rQ/s400/Picture+164.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480853905179746562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeo2pJ7-buHmrWarUBo8J7KSsmcXUac7AzmtCTJ5-nothOZuDZJ-oiebbMjkt42X181m-hAXtHHuNTXVVvXBOOrGyAUcsc3x6xIFn4RevJP5aKhUJWCTKhcdf0IAV_tryVO6eIb5F37I0/s1600/Picture+34.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeo2pJ7-buHmrWarUBo8J7KSsmcXUac7AzmtCTJ5-nothOZuDZJ-oiebbMjkt42X181m-hAXtHHuNTXVVvXBOOrGyAUcsc3x6xIFn4RevJP5aKhUJWCTKhcdf0IAV_tryVO6eIb5F37I0/s400/Picture+34.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480855754071070738" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458056883646690834.post-15404795088098624652009-08-24T15:28:00.000-07:002009-08-24T15:39:22.863-07:00Prada Awesomeness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Courtesy of my friend <a href="http://texansinmt.blogspot.com/">Meta</a>, the 2009 Fall/Winter look book. I picked out a few of my favorite images, but you really should check out the <a href="http://www.prada.com/assets/pdf/prada_fw09.pdf">whole thing</a> for yourself. Thanks, Meta!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbscT-nvowivPvLsyEKYody6hNvDM03772iBk6aQpLUsxZ38hMGG7FjN5Tf_u26gpGT5BVwxvrjMdaiTWsSyd6xLoiWQ5AJJoEoKMLlPCvW40WIBdt36glVsCV66z7BIC4iqYlDvRO2Y/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbscT-nvowivPvLsyEKYody6hNvDM03772iBk6aQpLUsxZ38hMGG7FjN5Tf_u26gpGT5BVwxvrjMdaiTWsSyd6xLoiWQ5AJJoEoKMLlPCvW40WIBdt36glVsCV66z7BIC4iqYlDvRO2Y/s400/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373661740648713010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAypdcgR98OGLiiMXxbsovrKMAZG0b1NtN67r3eBcmb1XEDNXkOG31Kru7q4Qsp5Vq_avdyVmO7rmPskgjdAtfk_X9M8UgS-TorxCetyiXH3WkhR6KtEV4Gxv4cOrDbP-tWa29rDHKWTM/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAypdcgR98OGLiiMXxbsovrKMAZG0b1NtN67r3eBcmb1XEDNXkOG31Kru7q4Qsp5Vq_avdyVmO7rmPskgjdAtfk_X9M8UgS-TorxCetyiXH3WkhR6KtEV4Gxv4cOrDbP-tWa29rDHKWTM/s400/Picture+8.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373661641831405010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQACMb6NL2TfRX4FByhvE6vLdACCElI695cfLCQkvkymDTFzynfBxNX7fQw8_MYKjdI3-3ITG-ZeRi-zvaM82qAElGkmZMyJUbu387poY6OFwxFXsJ-A45duiW-yPspW6qGZr0jUNT4nA/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQACMb6NL2TfRX4FByhvE6vLdACCElI695cfLCQkvkymDTFzynfBxNX7fQw8_MYKjdI3-3ITG-ZeRi-zvaM82qAElGkmZMyJUbu387poY6OFwxFXsJ-A45duiW-yPspW6qGZr0jUNT4nA/s400/Picture+11.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373661551175902050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS0UgUZ7ww93w6H2qmn8-umMLX8jJAEYR1VHOdb06lOgJcWhflYqeqMc3kLQeTxl2eP3C6PkbJSICLucE1s4PA4L7nR00ikz1ivVbdC3zTlbIYbPA8v1i_dlmgAvmXz-Bk_uWnG7X0r8/s1600-h/Picture+9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS0UgUZ7ww93w6H2qmn8-umMLX8jJAEYR1VHOdb06lOgJcWhflYqeqMc3kLQeTxl2eP3C6PkbJSICLucE1s4PA4L7nR00ikz1ivVbdC3zTlbIYbPA8v1i_dlmgAvmXz-Bk_uWnG7X0r8/s400/Picture+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373661466331672082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGw3ugfl233CwlDUrSXQ-xeiFfDYEHFC9jNzp8yFzJCUg1luZwQfnZBp99UKv3jHpnuJrsUbtz_JVvOv8ictKcODhlYponSLTz0A3qBJ5PGs3YV-a9_4NsdlrFl71SgOWgci_WeKPHZY/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGw3ugfl233CwlDUrSXQ-xeiFfDYEHFC9jNzp8yFzJCUg1luZwQfnZBp99UKv3jHpnuJrsUbtz_JVvOv8ictKcODhlYponSLTz0A3qBJ5PGs3YV-a9_4NsdlrFl71SgOWgci_WeKPHZY/s400/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373661363145029106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JZ-JDxKYZLaDHJPjMq5OAKawZ4bwMzLplitphqoZLNEOrbG4T4btQJTY3V0dn4j84p57zTJ0nRkurP3xguJwigPP3AnGzzisMn9Y2ml7vH46Kg4VRSzPhL2wcJ6yYZtWCmJoKg6wH-w/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JZ-JDxKYZLaDHJPjMq5OAKawZ4bwMzLplitphqoZLNEOrbG4T4btQJTY3V0dn4j84p57zTJ0nRkurP3xguJwigPP3AnGzzisMn9Y2ml7vH46Kg4VRSzPhL2wcJ6yYZtWCmJoKg6wH-w/s400/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373661270277379426" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458056883646690834.post-62646141364267471512009-08-24T12:36:00.000-07:002009-08-24T13:02:48.055-07:00Happy Birthday Mom!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Today is my mom's birthday. This card is waiting on her front porch for her to come home and open it. I love you Mom.</span></span><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13obARSStcZNIkQ6NbKoWcivLyHXwDfFCsbYpkLpcA-r_uLmZvg9r4ra706rLSiO_0Qn5Dh5RS72F8K10qnbwkBM43X8qcak4jLozhe1oUFLhAWhN626KmqjYpvCySXKubknL-1F-fJM/s1600-h/mom5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13obARSStcZNIkQ6NbKoWcivLyHXwDfFCsbYpkLpcA-r_uLmZvg9r4ra706rLSiO_0Qn5Dh5RS72F8K10qnbwkBM43X8qcak4jLozhe1oUFLhAWhN626KmqjYpvCySXKubknL-1F-fJM/s400/mom5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373622626273312098" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13obARSStcZNIkQ6NbKoWcivLyHXwDfFCsbYpkLpcA-r_uLmZvg9r4ra706rLSiO_0Qn5Dh5RS72F8K10qnbwkBM43X8qcak4jLozhe1oUFLhAWhN626KmqjYpvCySXKubknL-1F-fJM/s1600-h/mom5.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTfi8TzhEQZuH5_H2hJgbX4BTBc2v2-XQbo7naZNjs3q-xZ22hdAek2HwLHWXUaWUV_jBe5LpSntSd050xVZXl0hcfHzwTc_kJjYEwxHKWG5sIZkrrcZbYrmHdkPefdRUbvkpZ64EX-E/s1600-h/mom_collage2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTfi8TzhEQZuH5_H2hJgbX4BTBc2v2-XQbo7naZNjs3q-xZ22hdAek2HwLHWXUaWUV_jBe5LpSntSd050xVZXl0hcfHzwTc_kJjYEwxHKWG5sIZkrrcZbYrmHdkPefdRUbvkpZ64EX-E/s400/mom_collage2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373622491916484242" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Vintage stamp collectors card from Argentina, vintage wallpapers, wide rule school paper, silk ribbon, vintage gold foil embellishment. (The tiny deer watched over it until it got mailed)</span></span></span></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458056883646690834.post-25753053975247163252009-08-09T22:20:00.000-07:002009-08-24T12:09:28.853-07:00Glitter and Glue<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, fantasy; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Recently we (designer/friend Matt Brajot and I) made a bunch of stuff for a campaign at work. Type, weather icons, headlines - all made by hand.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;font-size:small;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjravw3HP9UFy05YERXYAX-na5WkzQLKmv63lOa2pLK6MN22t3OoI6qJOXDmNbVzAUL8IbaVTTPSFz3tmW9ZgT16SdQP9UCwJZfVnIKXw229eD605WpwI_CuRCaf4Ge-G3Na5dXf1_6mNY/s1600-h/you.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjravw3HP9UFy05YERXYAX-na5WkzQLKmv63lOa2pLK6MN22t3OoI6qJOXDmNbVzAUL8IbaVTTPSFz3tmW9ZgT16SdQP9UCwJZfVnIKXw229eD605WpwI_CuRCaf4Ge-G3Na5dXf1_6mNY/s400/you.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373586886515541138" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#000000;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matt cut one headline out of double thickness cardboard with and exacto - go Matt!</span></span></div></span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqIjlcJheRhKHbiGSS-eCRmo5sIMfHsBIOvMgmDQA87-MhmWoJnzr_KFpX3my6MTSE_nvZerriIwCgaLlYhPyjDWOFTh_2a2RxkSc6fSIpD9NyunStaJi98cqN0mtCa8Q4sBc2eZ8Kys/s400/storm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373588954918244130" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We took a trip to Michael's Craft Store and bought tons of stuff, including gummi bears and a felt elephant hat for Matt with one googly eye missing. It's a shame we didn't get a picture of Matt doing arts and crafts in the elephant hat. I'm painting a storm cloud here.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1FlbIWLVKS04O86x2hYr6tH-Qr7BZV0ma2tf7Z_QyBpS2CoaCxrYmjeo1sOOye_wULvHFzru3LP84ExCGwasOXs_AsfrZLbEVnVAhd3eLNII4ckKTup4ywox-hGI-PXRQ5eJb2KvB_A/s1600-h/moon.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1FlbIWLVKS04O86x2hYr6tH-Qr7BZV0ma2tf7Z_QyBpS2CoaCxrYmjeo1sOOye_wULvHFzru3LP84ExCGwasOXs_AsfrZLbEVnVAhd3eLNII4ckKTup4ywox-hGI-PXRQ5eJb2KvB_A/s400/moon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373589805080413138" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Originally this was going to be the sun, but the plaster and newspaper naturally made these great looking craters...so it became the moon instead.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggS74rGTRRtxpfH-0smM8FqYKuq9bhu48xiL_U5tThh6A8WEJ-0CdCCrqdI5deqSnbQ0krWWthFHXM6QidrazMzb-S30KxissjjCetzT7ahL-P6XRWjcFIHvhU3k_bEw5yNbcB9cNbW8/s1600-h/matt.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggS74rGTRRtxpfH-0smM8FqYKuq9bhu48xiL_U5tThh6A8WEJ-0CdCCrqdI5deqSnbQ0krWWthFHXM6QidrazMzb-S30KxissjjCetzT7ahL-P6XRWjcFIHvhU3k_bEw5yNbcB9cNbW8/s400/matt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373590527451367426" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggS74rGTRRtxpfH-0smM8FqYKuq9bhu48xiL_U5tThh6A8WEJ-0CdCCrqdI5deqSnbQ0krWWthFHXM6QidrazMzb-S30KxissjjCetzT7ahL-P6XRWjcFIHvhU3k_bEw5yNbcB9cNbW8/s1600-h/matt.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matt cutting that headline out of double thickness cardboard. What a champ. It took hours, but looked awesome.</span></span></div></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7krQt6koG5cohZqHnVp5VxhpF7vgf_4OMGB5TRHU19cukQJS1lltMgGRWYZMR3msnQmohsWBb5T4fBAaKxopxJa-AQG0g_CiTg_aCiiYVz1RO2dpmL3psEUnlLhzkVWHqz_xu6VSqGQo/s1600-h/studio.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7krQt6koG5cohZqHnVp5VxhpF7vgf_4OMGB5TRHU19cukQJS1lltMgGRWYZMR3msnQmohsWBb5T4fBAaKxopxJa-AQG0g_CiTg_aCiiYVz1RO2dpmL3psEUnlLhzkVWHqz_xu6VSqGQo/s400/studio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373590962950205938" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matt set up a makeshift photo studio. My rain cloud is having its 15 minutes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai8xdEULl5wnZctZ-pJLBmgAKgjMbzRftfODswWl5ivee2ZjBs5z7F42jun-FdfiufAwkPH1EN7iCiCK7Y-qavMh5Ku8GeOykaOAb8uKpk8Qv5KXXh3qvVeeQVKC5TX-42sXWwd3KxFY/s1600-h/cloud_sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai8xdEULl5wnZctZ-pJLBmgAKgjMbzRftfODswWl5ivee2ZjBs5z7F42jun-FdfiufAwkPH1EN7iCiCK7Y-qavMh5Ku8GeOykaOAb8uKpk8Qv5KXXh3qvVeeQVKC5TX-42sXWwd3KxFY/s400/cloud_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373593797330997826" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0