Archive for August, 2008

the dog days of summer are gone…

Enjoy your extended weekend…
I know Memphis will enjoy an extra day of sun-napping with us home.
Our plans:
A little bit of planting
A lot of small wine tasting
Perhaps some blue painting
And a BIG Batman screening (IMAX baby)

reaching for the Umbrella

Uh oh. My font hero, Alejandro Paul, is about to release another new font. Welcome to Compendium.
**puddle of drool here**
It’s very similar to my lovely Burgeus Script, and has more flourishes than anyone could ever rationally use.
I see fancy Christmas card designs in my future…

a chai cupcake kinda day

Birthdays are much more fun with cupcakes. So, in order to celebrate both office birthdays (in a small office of 5 people that’s quite the occasion!) this week, I whipped up something with a bit of personality.
My pantry isn’t quite overflowing with cocoa or flour, so I opted for a bit of cake mix modification. [...]

craft cards

I’ve realized that there are far too many good ideas out there… and among my iphone, laptop and 2 desktop computers, far too many places to store my treasures. I usually “STAR” things I like in google reader, but what about the Martha crafts I want to try, or the magazine projects or the new [...]

gray & yellow anyone?

I saw these adorable shoes on the cute feet of shimandsons and had to find them! Turns out they’re not too far away nor too pricey to be considered… uh oh!
You and I can find them at Target for $24.99. I’m scared that if I try them on, they might not come off my feet.

i’ve been tagged… 6 random things

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Thank you to TheWait(e)ingRoom for my first official tag! Erin came out of lurking mode to wish me well and help me share some random things, and I’ve hopped over to read up on her blog as well… take notice of the adorable puppy photos! So I’ll share a little here, and hopefully those I [...]