(nagel’s pencil #1 // pastry images from babycakesnyc.com) The other day I mentioned that I would share some pencil brushes I’ve found online. Why do I think this is noteworthy? Well, handwritten notes can add personality to your photos and collages. For example, Garance Dore, A Beautiful Mess, and DesignLoveFest, use this technique effectively on [...]
Have you ever made something you love, then you sleep on it, and when you wake up the next day, you wanna change everything about it? That’s what happened with my hand-drawn calendar. When I looked at it the morning after without love goggles, I felt the urge to change it to a gray background. [...]
Hey guys, I made a set of simple desktop calendars for 2012 and I want to share them with you. I got inspired to do a calendar in my own handwriting after watching the PBS American Masters documentary about Ray and Charles Eames. Ray scribbled prolifically (and charmingly) on everything she touched, including love letters, [...]
Hey guys, I know that gingham isn’t something we normally associate with the holidays, but I really wanted to give you something you could use year round. I thought a texture would be nice. After all, we haven’t had a texture download since the Genuine Glitter Textures in August! So here are …
ps actions: wishwish1 // wishwish2 // wishwish3 I really like Carrie’s blog, WishWishWish. I like her style and her photos are always gorgeous. As I was looking through her archives for fashion inspiration, I found, lo and behold, that she made a tutorial showing how she edits her photos. I don’t know how I missed [...]
Yesterday, I drove down the Peninsula to the typewriter store. At some point on the road, my stomach started driving and it spontaneously turned at Sand Hill Road and took us (me and my stomach) to the Stanford Shopping Center to buy some Sprinkles Cupcakes. On the walk to Sprinkles from my car, I saw [...]
Here’s another minimal Blogger layout for you guys, and it comes just in the nick of time — did you know that it’s National Blog Posting Month? I just found out yesterday (thanks, Dawn!). I call this layout Rum Raisin. This is a simple one-column blog that showcases your content. All of the widgets …
