I’m looking for some new prints to go up in my new “studio” and I’ve got my eye on all of these pretties.
1. I Can Feel You Breathe by zuppa artista
2. Searching The Forest For The Trees by Umber Dove Studios
3. Tye River Road by Dolan Geiman
4. When Petals Fall Like Tiny Stars by In Most Light
Now, to choose. Etsy sellers don’t make it easy, do they?
To make your own, follow this simple tutorial from Growing Up Creative.
I absolutely love this project!
In the tutorial, only the insides of the rolls are painted white. And I had intended to do mine that way as well because I do love the tan colour of the cardboard, but I found on our TP rolls there was some print from the manufacturer that I didn’t like so much. So, I opted to paint them all white.
After hours of trying to cover every nook and cranny with a paintbrush I finally realized that spraypaint would be much easier. And it looks much nicer. You can probably see in the top two photos that the paint is much more even than the bottom two photos that were done with a brush.
I’ve made about 3 different styles of these now and they look so cute when they are hung. I just love them. I’ve always recycled our old TP rolls, but this is so much more fun!
I’m sure they would be fun for kids as well.
Hearts for Haiti is an Etsy shop set up by several enthusiastic Etsy sellers to raise funds for the Haiti disaster relief. Shop items have been generously donated by hundreds of Etsy shop owners and 100% of the proceeds from this shop (minus Etsy fees and Paypal fees) go directly to DoctorsWithoutBorders (http://doctorswithoutborders.org ).
The shop was set up on January 14, 2 days after the disaster, and since then has had over 220 sales and raised over $2,500. And those numbers are increasing at a very quick rate.
It’s so inspiring to see everyone in the handmade community come together for a greater good.
You can follow the progress of the shop in this Etsy forum thread or follow them on Facebook.
If you would like to donate an item to HeartsForHaiti.etsy.com, please send an email to etsyforhaiti2 [!at] gmail.com for a copy of the donation guidelines.
Or, of course, go buy something lovely and know that your money is going to a wonderful cause.
One of my favourite artists Yellena James recently teamed up with Schoolhouse Electric Co. to create these stunning works of art.
I will take one of each please!
Read more from Yellena about the collaboration on her blog here.
{ photos: http://www.schoolhouseelectric.com/ }
Fey Handmade is a beautiful shop, thoughtfully curated, to promote the fabulous works of many independent designers.
“The company started with the belief that great design should be easy to find, and great designers should receive support for all the wonderful things they create.”
I agree, they should! And this site does a wonderful job of it.
I am happy to now be a part of Fey Handmade as well. 
Go have a look!
And be prepared to get happily lost in there for a bit.
Allison Weiss – “I’m Ready”
It’s not as perfect and tidy as the original, but I think it turned out great and it serves it’s purpose.
You can make your own recycled phone book desktop organizer with this tutorial over at chica and jo.
It’s wet and rainy here. We got some hail, a tiny bit of snow. Not enough to make us happy, but it’s snowing!
I can’t believe how quickly 2009 has gone by. So many things have happened this year, not all of them good, not all of them bad. It was a good year.
I am thankful for many things at this moment and I am hopeful that 2010 will be better.
I want to thank all of you who have supported me and my endeavours and wish you all the very best in the new year.
Reflected Rain by jared in kansas
We’ll be staying in tonight , no chance of us hanging out outside.
I hope that you all have a safe and happy New Years Eve!!
