Author: Amanda

21 Aug

4×6 Binders, coming soon

I’m big on DIY’ers and would love to see you making your own binders… but I decided to make a few to sell and see what happens! Here’s the first in progress – stay tuned for store updates and new DIY Planner templates.
21 Aug

Hooked on Encaustics

So, Art Unraveled Day #2 and I made my first wax paintings! Oh. My. Gosh. I fell in love and bought all the supplies to do it at home. *SWOON*
05 Aug

Art Unraveled 2010, Day 1

Yesterday were my first two workshops at Art Unraveled and they were fantastic. I was surprised that the primary age-group of attendees was 60+ (and 100% women), but who wouldn’t feel comfortable in a room full of hip and crafty grandma’s? I feel like I’m getting a headstart. The first workshop was “Soldering for Maidens” [...]
27 Jun

DIY dining room table inspiration

We’re in the process of buying our very first house. I haven’t written much about it (don’t wanna jinx it), but I just have SO many ideas and plans running through my head I need to get them out! Get ready for all-house-all-the-time around here, for a year at least. I started putting together flickr [...]
20 May

Julia & Howard

I love Julia Pott. I know I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again. She just posted her first year project from the Royal College of Art — first year! It’s very odd and very amazing.
16 Apr

Where DOES the time go?

Hello, just a quick update. A note about the Daily Drawings It was a lovely idea, a year full of little bitty Moleskine notebooks filled with collages… how quaint! It just took too. much. time. Not that I don’t love spending time collaging, I do. And I’ll still find time for collaging… but sometimes I’d [...]
01 Apr

Coming soon…

Somebody needs to get busy! EEK! On your marks, get set… 3 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes, 32 seconds until the launch of birdthemes.com Follow @birdthemes on twitter for updates! Cozy, quirky and weathered WordPress themes for small businesses, individuals and the soon-to-be married! Sneak Peak:
31 Mar

desktop wallpaper project

If you haven’t been following Kitsune Noir’s ‘Desktop Wallpaper Project’ you need to start, like, yesterday. I’d been hooked on the same wallpaper by Alex Cornell since November… really. I tried changing it a few times but always went back. The two newest by Michael Cina might’ve just won me over for good though. #swoon [...]
30 Mar

moonstone sprout

I’m off to take my second nap of the day. I just wanted to take a second and tell you that I’m in love with At Swim-Two-Birds on flickr. Renilde Depeuter – she has a blog full of wonderfulness as well. “Moonstone Sprout” by At Swim-Two-Birds
29 Mar

a + b = impact

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