About
We’re a lifestyle blog that embraces creativity in all of its many forms, from art to advertising, movies to music. We like to make things, and we like to look at things other people make, whether one-of-a-kind or infinitely produced. We find beauty in bound books, bright colors, unique clothes, attractive office supplies, inspirational artists, and (of course) the inexpensive and continuous joys of stickers and donuts.
Take a Look!
Here are some posts we think you might enjoy if you’re just starting out:
We Love School Supplies: Pens & Pencils!
My Year in Outfits
8 Interviews with Poster Artists (or just checkout the Interview Page)
Mad About Mad Men
Quirky Gift Guides
Currently Obsessed Column
Why are we called Stickers & Donuts?
Maria began S&D while working as a visual merchandiser at the corporate office of the now defunct Steve & Barry’s. One day, while writing instructions for a Visual Manual, she was thrilled to discover that she had titled one of her sections Stickers and Donuts. Though it related only to the tedious task of sizing clothes, Maria couldn’t help but daydream of the more fabulous stickers and donuts of the world – two simple items, both colorful and artistic and incredibly affordable.
As a testament to her spelling ability, Maria did not realize that “donuts” could also be spelled “doughnuts” and that this second version was not, in fact, some obscure British spelling.
The Staff
Maria: Co-Editor-in-Chief
Life Story: Maria grew up in rural New Jersey where she spent a large portion of her youth behind a school desk doodling and cursing the public education system. When she was finally free to make her own choice, she went to Cornell University, where she majored in English and Psychology and volunteered on a crisis hotline. After college, she worked for a year and a half as a visual merchandiser in the NYC area, but soon realized she was behind another constricting desk. She decided she’d rather spend her time making up stories. She’ll be doing just that at the University of Virginia in the fall. In her spare time, Maria runs Stickers & Donuts, makes up craft projects for herself, and wanders the internet (visit her personal blog). You can email her at maria@stickersanddonuts.com.
S&D Specialties: Bright Colors, Books, Movies
Tricia: Co-Editor-in-Chief
Life Story: For nearly her entire life, Tricia has lived in the “Greater Chicagoland Area.” She abhors the phrase “Greater Chicagoland Area.” Prior to attending a cornfield-barricaded school with ceilingless classrooms, she considered Champaign/Urbana the “south.” She graduated from Cornell University (the Chicagoland escape) with a degree in the Biological Sciences and concentrations in the Nutritional Sciences and Southeast Asian studies. There she met Maria (ABOVE), who introduced her to the wonders of Photoshop and InDesign. Following graduation, she returned to Chicago and lives in Teal-colored room. She currently works at a law firm, where she exercises her strong command of office support skills. She enjoys pre-disheveled New York Times, the sound of two opposite trains passing one another, colors named after East Coast locales (ex: Nantucket Red, Cape Cod Blue), dance parties, comic books, 90s television shows, singing and playing the ukulele. She also likes purchasing frivolous items, being domestic, and making crafty things for people. If your heart is in the right place (and you have daisies), you can propose last.fm or twitter friendship. You can email her at tricia@stickersanddonuts.com.
S&D Specialties: Small Things, Music, School Supplies
Amber: Contributor
Life Story: Between growing up on the west side of Cleveland and going to college in New Orleans, Amber often describes herself as a North-South Coast girl (even though this does not make sense). She can swing between the biting winters of Ohio and the oppressive heat of Louisiana with all of the grace a Master of Architecture degree from Tulane University demands, which she insists is quite a lot. She currently works part-time at a national clothing retailer geared towards fancy, older ladies and part-time trying to find a full-time job. Amber enjoys sleeping, knitting, reading, mucking about on the internet, The Mighty Boosh, wearing a lot of black, playing with puppies, Arrested Development, hoarding office supplies and notebooks, cake, nerdy things, and wearing glasses. Because she is a stress baker Amber is often beloved by roommates. Her wide internet fingerprint can be easily traced through her Twitter, knitting blog, last.fm and personal site.
Amirah: Contributor
Life Story: Amirah grew up in the Western Europe area, and moved around The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. She currently lives in London (which is an amazing city)! Her parents are from Burma (Myanmar) and Tanzania, and she basically has family all over the world which gives her a great excuse to travel! Last summer was her first experience of independent travel, she went backpacking around the Eastern Cape of South Africa with a bunch of friends and it was the best month of her life….she has seriously been bitten by the travel bug! Right now, Amirah is in high school studying for A-Levels (which are the UK national exams that you take at the end of high school). In any free time she has, you will probably find her: eating epic amounts of ice cream, watching FRIENDS reruns, laughing at myself, browsing the web for “really cute stuff!” or exploring (AKA: getting lost in) Central London!
Georgy: Contributor
Life Story: Georgy was born in England, grew up in Vancouver and now lives in Brighton, on the UK’s South Coast, home of “Quadrophenia”, Fatboy Slim, the Royal Pavilion and lots of Regency naughtiness. She has been a music journalist, a graphic designer, and a web designer, but gave it all up to be an artist and an avant gardener and a bit of a hippie. She loves biscuits and breakfast cereals and makes a mean vegan chili. She volunteers for a community food growing and teaching programme and is studying horticulture, which doesn’t leave much time for sleep. She’s obsessed with mid-century modern design, quirky graphics, and what she likes to call “Ghetto gardening” – growing herbs and vegetables in an urban setting using recycled junk as germinators and pots. She waffles about the latter on her personal blog and you can email her.
Ookah: Contributor
Life Story: “Ookah” is actually “Pascale,” but she usually goes by the name “Ookah” for everything concerning work (design, photography, illustration). Ookah was born and raised in Paris, city of lights and wonderful patisseries, where she studied graphic design, attended a LOT of small gigs played by local friends (all the while taking pictures, another one of my hobbies), and developed a healthy obsession for everything vintage and 50s/60s related. After she graduated, she started working freelance for a very various range of clients (movie magazine, wine seller, IT company, insurance, …). Then Ookah moved to London, to pursue a life-long dream of adventure and BACON. She has been in London for almost a year, working freelance and using her free time to draw funny doodles (in french), and study Japanese (another hobby). Ookah also loves 60s music – she is (not so) secrelty in love with 1967 Steve Winwood (from the Spencer Davis Group), pin-up fashion (stockings, corsets, red lips… hiiiiiii.), books (lots of, everywhere, all the time, READ), and Alice in Wonderland (I currently own 9 different editions, including 2 pop-ups). She would like you to know that she has a VERY weird relationship with her hair, and has been successively platinum blond, red-head, brunette, with short hair, hippie-long hair, bangs, curly, straight…
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Affiliates
Occasionally, we link to affiliates (which means if you buy something from them, we use the money to pay rent at stickersanddonuts.com). We tend to disclose affiliates openly in such posts. Current affiliates include Mod Cloth, Tom Shoes, and (sometimes, when we remember) Amazon.com.
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