etsy wednesday - crafterall's topography art

 aren't these rad?! beautiful papercut topography from crafterall - prices range from $5 to $35.

handmade days - playing with paper - essimar

essimar's blog has me convinced that the only way for me to spend the next two days is with brightly colored paper & scissors. her pieces are perfect for valentine's day, maybe b needs an envelope full of paper hearts to know i love him this year. check out her etsy shop & flickr here.

other sweet valentine's project from design*sponge, 100 layer cake, & rachel leonard.

made by girl

made by girl is the latest addition to the blogroll. jennifer has been on my radar for a while now; she makes the sweetest cards & screenprints all for sale in her shop & on etsy. i can't forget to mention that her personal blog showcases everything from artists, daily adventures, fashion & interiors. go check her out - you'll be awful glad you did!

loving wallingford

these are nights i love seattle; trudging through the rain i found two new spots that may just become favorites.



number 1: after chatting with swash press owner, julie cook, about holiday cards for my firm, i made a date to view her studio in wallingford. her space is so fantastic, the kind you dream about owning someday. julie was sweet as can be showing me how the presses work & talking me through prepress. i have to add, while it doesn't have much to do with her printing abilities, she's gorgeous to boot. i'm looking forward to the holiday cards & workshops in the spring.



number 2: i have a precious friend & as hard as we may try, we only end up seeing each other every few months. everytime feels like it's been no time at all & always involves lots of food & wine. last night was no exception; we were the only two patrons of joule & it was wonderful. i'm not a food critic, so i won't try to be one, but i'll tell you what we ate. starters, a nice full bodied cotes de rhone, suggested by the server. second, the green bean casserole with shitake mushrooms (yum), the cauliflower with golden raisins, cornbread with fresh gouda & scallions, & lamb sirloin with currents & yogurt (yum). finally, espresso chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream (yum, yet unnecessary, malia believes in dessert & i had more than a couple bites). i'll go again & you should go tonight.

image via seattle.net.

build-o-bama

this is too good to pass up, build-o-bama. i just downloaded & printed it, you should too.

new cards in the etsy shop

i have some new notecard sets in the etsy store. i'll be posting a couple new ones every day today through wednesday.

etsy wednesday

betty turbo makes me laugh. that's why she's my etsy shop of the week. based in east nashville, her work includes hand-printed cards, prints & stationary ranging from $4 to $30.