April 12, 2011

My cat the painter

So I was going to make this really cool post displaying all my must-have art and craft supplies...









But as you can see quite the distracting feline took charge. I had this colorful idea in my head that I'd do a display of tubes of paint, cans of sealant, spools of ribbon, containers of brushes, piles of scratch paper, and stacks of canvases and coolers. But as usual, my nosey little cat Penny got in the way of my blogging project. Don't get me wrong. I love this little ball of black, white and caramel fur...but she is just such an attention hog that I couldn't resist a photo shoot.. So ladies and gents, may I present to you: my cat, the painter. (ok, so she didn't really paint anything...but hey, she tried)

P.S. Up there you saw some images that show some of my must-have supplies and how I organize them! I bought a cute bamboo silverware caddy at T.J. Maxx (you should go) -- it's probably one of my favorite stores and guiltiest pleasures. Anyway, it was like 7 smackers and it's the perfect organizer for my paint pens! I use paint pens on almost every project. They are my #1 must-have supply! You will also see paint brushes, sparkly acrylic paint (a fun accessory paint!) and the always important and useful, scrap board (or paper)...I usually find some cardboard to doodle on, clean brushes or pens, or to protect surfaces from a paint mess! 




March 10, 2011

I love fonts!

So today I was working on my thesis, and to reward myself for all my hard work writing my methodology chapter...I decided to make my very own FONT! I still want to figure out how to actually really truly make one on my own...but I cheated and used www.yourfonts.com and it's SUPER EASY! It does cost a couple bones, but it's so fun and you can install your own font and use it all the time! Here is a little note I wrote to my friend Annie. 

Enjoy!











































March 7, 2011

Spring Break Sale! - Coolers 20% Off

Anyone looking to take a cute hand-painted and personalized cooler on spring break? If you order a cooler now through March 10 (this Thursday!) I'll take 20% off your order! Prices vary according to order, so contact me here for pricing info and we can begin talking about your cooler! 

Need ideas? Check out my facebook to see photos of coolers I've done!