Today I offer you a tour of the walls of my office cubicle. A cubicle is always an interesting amalgamation of quotes, articles, and postcards — usually little reminders of what life really means, of things you might enjoy if you weren’t at work, or your own personal version of motivational posters or cynicism.
A beautiful letterpress graduation card from Hello Lucky. (Love the typography!)
A Frida Kahlo card featuring the image above, from the Frida Kahlo ArtBox.
An Edward Gorey postcard (”Donald imagined things.”)
A 2008 Frida Kahlo wall calendar.
A postcard featuring the 2006 National Poetry Month poster design. Love the poetry & graphic design combo!
The “you’re-loved self-esteemizer” availible for download as high quality pdf from Time Out New York. (Another example of great design, and very funny!)
Stickers & Donuts is going to post a cool, crafty, pretty, or yummy donut EVERY WEEK! Aren’t you looking forward to that?!
The Donut(s) of the Week are from Yellow Label. They’re colorful, you can chew on them (if you are a baby, preferably) and because they are knit, they are zero calories! If donuts aren’t your thing, you can always get some knit cookies.
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As I’ve mentioned, when it comes to fashion I like layering and I like bright colors. Luckily my job has no dress code, so I get to play dress-up every single day. Between the end of college and the start of my job I began to notice that my outfits were getting more and more looks and comments. So, I started taking a picture of my outfit every day.
Some days are interesting, some are boring, some are crazy, some are too much, some match perfectly, some don’t really end up matching at all.
And, so, another link to my flickr set, with my newest outfits (about 20 were added to the end of the set and now there are over 100)! Brief commentary, too! (more…)
I’ve been taking pictures of areas in Queens (East Flushing mainly). I’m working on a Flickr set, but don’t want to link it until I’ve got a little more to show. So instead, for you, a sneak-peak below. (more…)
Recap: My co-workers thought my outfits were anything from “crazy” to “interesting” to something only I “could pull off.” And so, I decided to see for myself and began taking a picture of my outfit every morning.
So, yes, I’ve updated my Flickr set since the “62 Weird and/or Fashionable Outfits” post so that it now has about 90 of the outfits I wear everyday, mostly to work.
You can view all of the outfits here (the newest (more…)
Since I am going to take a break these next few days, here are a nice collection of some of my favorite Stickers & Donuts posts to get you through the weekend. (My extra-favority-favorites are in bold.) (more…)
Notice that new link near the “About” page? That’s a link for Stickers & Donuts Downloads including desktop background wallpaper, a Mac Dashboard Widget (it can also be widgetized for other uses), & a printable sticker sheet! Also, checkout the Subscribe page, which lets you know all the ways you can stay updated with S&D (News Feed, widget, or email)!
Welcome to my first YouTube video from the new Stickers & Donuts YouTube Channel. Our first video (by Maria) is a bottle cap jewelry & magnet do-it-yourself tutorial. This how to should provide some basic instructions, tips, and tricks on how to start creating fun crafts out of bottle caps!
Here are two photos from the depths of my own Bottle Cap Craft Lab: (more…)
I thought I’d share the thrill of having an inspiration board. I hang mine between my closets (yes, closets, but they are both very small) in an alcove with my jewelery. This (above) happens to be my current fashion inspiration board, and this month featuring mostly bright colors, many of which I found in Vogue, as well as as few tags and logos from places like Target and Urban Outfitters. (A fashion inspiration board doesn’t always have to include photos of clothes because “inspiration” can come from anything. I hung up the Jenna Malone photo in the lower right hand corner because I like the style of the photograph, not because I particularly like the clothes.) I like using magnets because they make it easy to switch images, but a bulletin board or sticky-tack directly on the wall works, too!
There are a lot of graduations & birthdays in May, and I generally expect to give friends & family something artsy and personalized (same problem at Christmas) along with their gift. So, how do I make my presents LOOK personalized without having to hand drawn 15 cartoons or make a dozen scrapbooks? I get crafty about my crafts.
Linoleum prints are easy (but don’t seem easy), are really fun, and can be completed while watching Netflix movies. Although you need a “linoleum” block, these blocks are not actually made of kitchen-tile linoleum (as some imagine), and are not actually that expensive. Supplies can be purchased at stores like AC Moore, or online at places like Blick. A simple starter set (that’s what I have) is less than $25 and can be easily supplemented with linoleum blocks that cost from $1-$10 online, depending on the size.
How do you create a cool linoleum print? Well, this is how I do it:
As the comments and conversations about my outfits grew and grew, I decided I need to get to the bottom of the hullabaloo, so I started taking pictures of my clothes every morning. What did I learn? Sometimes, I go a little overboard with color. Sometimes, I miss the mark. Sometimes, I actually hit the mark with a delightful quirkiness that others simply call weird.
All of my outfits are featured in a single Flikr set. You can view the images as a slideshow, or as a large group with more detail, or you can click on each outfit individually to see my what-not-to-wear-esque commentary or look at tags noting where I purchased each piece. (more…)
