New Look & My Most Important Blogging Tools

Out with the old and in with the new—my blog has a shiny new look for the new year. I have been on a bit of a hiatus while busily making all kinds of things, but I’m back and gave my blog a bit of a remix. One of the projects I’ve been working on while on hiatus is an Etsy store where you can find downloadables, prints, and home decor. Check it out and let me know what you think. Feel free to make a request for a new…Continue Reading “New Look & My Most Important Blogging Tools”

For the Love of Type

Today, I want to celebrate typography. Here are two interesting DIY ways to use type and two ways to identify type. If you are good with type, stamps can be an inexpensive DIY way to have organic, professional-looking letterhead and envelopes, or personalized cards. You can create affordable custom stamps for your text of choice or your logo at BesottedBrand‘s Etsy store. (I love her examples!) Then purchase high quality blank stationery and stamp away! You can also create “property of…” stamps for your books and fun…Continue Reading “For the Love of Type”

Stay Warm This Winter!

Here are my favorite ways to stay warm. Humidify! Adding water to the air—humidifying it—adds a little warmth. Even without a humidifier, I can inexpensively add moisture to the air by drying my clothes on a drying rack, leaving the water in the tub after I get out until it reaches room temperature, or by leaving a ceramic dish or pan of water near heat sources. I love the look of this nifty modern container, made for just this purpose. Weather strip doors and windows!…Continue Reading “Stay Warm This Winter!”