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ten things I love
Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
I got a huge deluge of kit orders (awesome! thank you!) so I am working hard to finish those as well as a really beautiful yellow/grey/white bridal bouquet that is HUGE. I also want to take some pictures of new things I am making (but I need daylight to do that, so later). Those are my goals tomorrow.
I am having one of those days where I need to stay positive and keep my eye on the ball. Making lists is always inherently pleasing to me. Here is one about nice things.
1. This is the quote that first started my day looking up. What wise and inspiring words.
Found at Perfect Sentiment
2. I love how my husband always offers to make me food. I pick what I want, and he makes a double order and we share. Today for lunch we had blueberry pancakes. He is the nicest, least selfish person I know and I feel so lucky.
3. This bridal bouquet made entirely of vintage brooches. Photo by Studio del Fiore, found at Offbeat Bride.
4. I can’t stop thinking about the gorgeous printed hoisery by Les Queues de Sardines.
5. My good friend Jeff shared this article with me about being realistic about your limits and setting boundaries: Say Yes to Saying No
6. Adorable, totally apolitical yard sign satire from my friend John Henry at What Cheer. I can’t wait to have my kid–we will have so much fun like this.
7. Little bunny index tabs from Lemontree77 on Etsy
8. I so want this stuffed kitty for Alice. Made by Sleepyking
9. I love that my upperclassmen who have been slacking off didn’t do well at our last speech meet, but I had four (I believe?) hardworking freshman break finals. Ha-ha! Practice does pay off!
10. This picture from the University of Okoboji Winter Games is amazing! My mom is in it–she is where the bird’s wing meets the neck. Photo by Judy Hemphill.
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what I’m reading
Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
What I’m reading elsewhere on the internet:
1. What we can learn from Lady Gaga via Daily Speculations (and what Startups can learn from Gaga, from Leveraging Ideas)
2. The first three chapters from Hungry Monkey: A food-loving father’s quest to raise an adventurous eater. I’ve had eating issues since birth and this book is calming a lot of my anxieties about getting Alice to become a fearless food lover.
3. How can I use my small space in a high-impact way? This article about the book Not So Big Remodeling from USA Today has some great thoughts.
4. Popular and beautifully inspirational wedding blog Style Me Pretty is looking for contributors!
5. “Why I Won’t Donate to your Auction” by artist Cat Rocketship
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elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
1. This spray-paint tv stand job by Jordan Ferney has me itching to renew and refresh some of the surfaces and colors in my home. I have resolved to spray paint my kitchen cabinets light grey and add little black knobs.
2. Eleven inspiring business card ideas from Oh, Hello Friend. I keep all of the business cards I get in a special binder and the coolest ones get kept in the front. Flipping through the pages really shows the great impact of these little cards on identity.
photo by perfectbound
3. Also marveling at Jennifer Murphy’s basement studio…she makes me think my basement could, too, be so cute one day…maybe I should start with a blueprint like hers?
4. Lovers of offbeat and extraordinary weddings, you will love this Rollerskating Wedding posted over on Offbeat Bride…also congratulations to Ariel, the original OBB, on the birth of her first child Tavi!
5. My mom blogs about how we told my parents about their granddaughter.
6. My friend Cat and her hilarious Post-It Note comics make her one of the coolest people I know.
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color-coordinated holidays: black and pink
Posted on 21. Nov, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
This year I am toying with the idea of giving color-coordinated gifts to my friends and family, picking their favorite color to wear or decorate or draw with as a theme for their present.
We’ll see how that works, but I can picture it ending up REALLY cute. I was planning to wrap all of our gifts this year with brown kraft paper and thick four-inch black satin ribbon, and I would love to tear open a nondescript package like that to find a rainbow of goodies inside.
Here are my picks for black and pink gifts. Could be great for a girly tenager turned emo, a cool 80s-obsessed friend, or a fashion-forward man in your life.
Bombs Away tie from Cyberoptix TieLab will run you between $30-40 depending on the cut you prefer. As you can see it comes in several colors–Professor Lasertron has this tie and loves it!
Black Tea Lip Balm – $3.50 from Flourish Bath & Body
Raspberry bow heels for a cool $99.99 on Modcloth. I’m mostly including these to show my mom. Aren’t they cute, mom?
This peppermint-scented Coal Soap comes in packs of two for $6.00 from Sun Basil Garden
One Year of White Pages–12 blank notebooks from A+R Store at $38.00
Pink and Black Diana Camera from Lomo. For $105, this would be great for a high schooler or photography hobbyist.
Pink Nixon watch from ASOS, $65.00
Monogram Pillowcase from Urban Outfitters, $18.00 (or two for $30)
Leather Grandpa Slippers from Urban Outfiters – a nice stocking stuffer at $18!
Beautiful Japanese masking tapes – available in so many different colors at three rolls for $8.50 from Pretty Tape
Classic Labeled Notebook – $5.75 from Present and Correct
Crocheted Tights – $12 from Fred Flare (tights are #1 on my wish list this year!)
Pink Polka Dot French Press set –$44.99 from Modcloth! I love this, you could make so many different drinks in it.
Super unique Russian Doll Tape, $10 from Fred Flare – great stocking stuffer!
It would be easy to have some fun with this theme–I could sew oilcloth tote bags to match the goodies contained within, scour thrift stores to find vintage jewelry and accessories.
more to come!
xo
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win a felt pencil pouch and matching pin…a giveaway and other fun links
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
Jo Packham, editor-in-chief of Where Women Create wrote a really touching and sweet blog post about when we first met and worked together last Spring. Comment on Jo’s post to be entered to win a really sweet felt pencil pouch and a matching flower pin. You could use the pouch for lots of things–pens, brushes, business cards, coupons…whatever works for you, really. I’m sure I will throw in a few other goodies with that package as well.
Elsewhere on the internet:
• Professor Lasertron and I have had Lady Gaga’s video for her new song Bad Romance on repeat for the last week…this might just be the lady I sell my soul to be for a day. That voice! Those clothes! She is like, trolling the entire world and so getting away with it. My dream job.
• Continuing my obsession (should we just say admiration?) with all things Jennifer Murphy, I am planning to try this pom-pom bunny project she designed for Martha Stewart. I want to make a whole little world of handmade pom pom animals! What a fun project to do with kids, too.
• New to Twitter? ProBlogger shares 10 Easy Steps for Twitter Beginners. I think they are great pointers–you just gotta jump in!
• I’m infatuated with this dress. Should I just buy it for next year? Sigh.
• Tips from blogger and party stylist Jordan Ferney to make this year’s holiday party elegant and special
• After I saw this tiny yellow coat, I am hoping for a girl. (I go back and forth all the time depending on what clothes I find…haha!)
Have a happy Tuesday!
Enter the giveaway!
I’ll have another Silver Bella post soon.
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stuff I’m loving….elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
1. Kits kits kits. I am working on some new kits for Silver Bella and I am starting to notice little pre-packaged kits EVERYWHERE. My friend Eric showed me this Tooth Fairy Kit–I wish I had this when I was little! Is it too early to order one for my little sprout now? Haha…
(I’m also thinking about starting a kit club next year…any interest?)
2. Want a smile? Agatha Ruiz de la Prada never fails to impress and delight–check out her Spring 2010 collection on Project Rungay.
3. One of my Australian friends sent me a link to Olive’s Friend Pop, a vintage-inspired children’s clothing store. I love the little jumpers and overalls–you can see from all the details how much care they take in their designs.
4. “If you were to mentor other businesswomen, what would your advice be?” Ariel, the Offbeat Bride and soon-to-be Offbeat Mama answers reader questions.
5. Jenn Maruska does the cutest embroidery I’ve ever seen. This kitten design is on one of her original bookmarks–don’t you love the string in it’s mouth? hahaha!
6. I’m looking for more German school supplies and toys. This chalk set from Present & Correct.
7. Love all the adorable stationery from The Beautiful Project
8. …and these tiny red felt shoes from the A+R store.
9. …and this beautiful turquoise subway tiled bathroom found via Birdhouse Interiors
10. I think I could sleep here.
Tomorrow I’m going on a trip to work with my mom and couture designer Joi Mahon, who is helping me with the 2010 dress line. I hope to finish picking out fabric and see some samples!
xo
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elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by admin.
• My friend Wendy sent me a link to this beautiful paper chandelier…I’m thinking about getting it for our screened-in front porch!
• An inspirational article for my cube-dwelling friends–You vs. The Cubicle by one of my favorite bloggers, Steve Pavlina (via Nubby Twiglet)
• Thinking about sending your professional bridal pictures to your favorite website? First read 7 Tips for Submitting Photos to Wedding Blogs written by Vane of Brooklyn Bride for Think Splendid.
• I am loving all of the cute diy projects on Say YES! to Hoboken
• 45 free vintage fonts on Noupe
• Julie of Duet Letterpress is expecting! Her cute little letterpressed announcements are to die for…I wish I had thought of something that cute.
• Calling all grammar nazis…11 of the Stupidest Writing Mistakes People Make
• “It’s fascinating to me that dressy evening events—cocktail receptions, charity galas, premieres—elicit such excitement of anticipation, yet so frequently disappoint from a fashion perspective.” YES! I love this article by Tim Gunn for Marie Claire about evening fashion tips. His writing style is hilarious–I can just hear him saying all of this out loud.
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elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by admin.
• Forever 21’s blog The Skinny remembers legendary 20th century fashion photographer Irving Penn
• Missing Domino Magazine? The new online Lonny Magazine might give you your delicious decorating and design fix.
• These cake stands and tea sets by ceramics artist and illustrator Esther Coombs are amazingly inspiring
• Cate White explains “The Case for Handmade” on Illustrate Omaha
• I dieeee for all of these Spring 2010 clothes by Luella! The color palette is just like what I’m doing for the spring PL dress line.
• I’m so in love with these adorable illustrations by Shinzi Katoh! Perusing his online store is a treat.
xo
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elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by admin.
• Dana, better known as the Broke-Ass Bride, asked me to write a guest post for her website and it’s up today! Go check it out.
• Print out and make this sweet Rainy Day Cloud Box from ISLY.
• You will love paging through Pantone’s Spring 2010 Color Report online. It’s fun to read color forecasts from dozens of top designers.
• 10 reasons why freelancing provides the best job security. A great pick-me-up for my fellow freelancers and small business owners who may be feelin the bad economy lately.
• Sweet Libertine Cakes has an awesome photostream on Flickr that I’ve been flipping through lately. I especially love this ruffled cake inspired by an Oscar de la Renta dress!
• How 20 popular websites looked when they launched. I remember most of these!
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elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by admin.
• This photo is from a presentation at last year’s super inspirational and motivational Big Omaha conference. Tonight I got together with several contributors to the last Big Omaha event to plan this year’s Barcamp Omaha conference. Barcamp is special because all of the speakers, workshops, and content is provided by the participants…it’s very open and inclusive. This year’s speaking topics will include technology, creativity, and entrepreneurship. One thing I really don’t like about local conferences is that most of them don’t have much to offer to participants who are in design and creativity, but Barcamp isn’t like that at all. Whether you are involved in technology and development, are a small business owner, or a local crafter or a hobbyist working out of your basement, you will definitely take something from this conference. Yet another reason I love living in Omaha! Watch the Barcamp Omaha website for more details about the event in the coming days.
• I thank Jeff Slobotski from Silicon Prairie News for the mention in this article highlighting Omaha on CenterNetworks!
• How to kill e-mail before it kills you on PC World offers strategies to manage the e-mail overload. A few good ideas, but I dislike the strategy of using so many different e-mail accounts…logging in and out of things all day seems like a hassle and in reality I’m not likely to do it.
• I’ve been drooling over all of the typefaces at Font Squirrel…all of my friends are going crazy over these. My favorite is NeoRetroDraw.
• On IllustrateOmaha: An artist spotlight on my friend Amy Morin, an amazing indie designer and owner of Plaiderpillar.
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elsewhere on the internet
Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by admin.
• So do you freaking love this picture of my friends Jon (former roommate) and Sarah (style idol)? I think it’s from their engagement session and the photographer is Bill Sitzmann. I’m eager for the rest of the photos to be available online!! Their wedding this October will be the party of the century…
• I feel like the last person on earth to “discover” the Jak and Jill blog, which offers pages and pages and pages of original photos from international fashion week events and I am SO addicted. I just keep it open in a Firefox tab to browse through when I get breaks.
• Mashable profiles 40 well-known brands on Twitter (think Ford, Comcast, Best Buy, American Apparel…) and introduces the employees behind the accounts.
• Calculating Your Rate – the latest in the series of uhmaaaaayzing posts from Design*Sponge created to help women in small business ownership. You won’t regret flipping through all the posts in the series.
• Paulette Macarons: San Francisco-based party planner Jordan Ferney’s go-to thank you gift
• Still not getting the Twitter appeal? Check out this short post and presentation from author and social media expert Tara Hunt entitled “Why Twitter Rawks: 40 tweets that say it all” Tara also organized the Whuffaoke tour that came through Omaha last month and I had the pleasure of joining her for breakfast!
• The Uniform Project: One woman wearing the same dress for 365 days in a row. I was so surprised at all of the styling options she is finding!
• Urban Outfitters hopes to save Polaroid film – yes! yes! please! please!
