Inspired by these fabric letters I bought at Anthropologie:
I decoupaged some wooden letters with some of the new scrapbook paper I picked up in Berkeley last weekend:
I worked on it while I was watching the Oscars which was a good thing because the awards were pretty boring.
what day is this? did i remember yesterday? dang, i’m all over the place. ANYWAY…. here’s today’s perpetual calendar! yay! i really do love this one. i’m into stripes and this color combo a lot lately! it’s in my etsy shop and on my flickr, too! =) 
for a girl that makes CALENDARS for a living, you’d think i’d keep a better grasp on what day it is!
that’s right!! another perpetual calendar! this one is a new design, and i put it in my etsy shop today! i like that this one isn’t particularly girlie, it’d be just fine for a guy, too!!
These are so much fun to do…wood letters decorated with paint, paper, and other embellishments.
These particular letters are heading off to a blog to be be reviewed and featured. I’m hoping it will bring some sales my way. Wouldn’t that be cool?
Oh, thing-a-day, I have not foresaken thee. I’ve just been busy makin’ and doin’ and procrastinatin’ at putting up pictures. Here’s a catch up of my productivity thus far:
Day 1: Made a list of prompts for the remainder of the month. (Warning, that link is to a three-page PDF.)
Day 2: Decorated an inspiration jar (see above) for said prompts.
Day 3: Made a low-rent version of a light tent/diffuser per Strobist’s instructions.
Day 4: Try out light diffuser and take photos of various projects thus far, including a memory book I made for a family member.
This has been a lot of fun and really pushed me to make things that have long been on my to-do list (I originally book marked that Strobist link in December 2006, for example!).
More photos of my inspiration jar and other fun with my light tent are in my Flickr photostream.
A few months ago, I found a set of metal letters on clearance at Target. Being the text junky that I am, I simply had to get them. Once I got home, I was delighted to find that the box was fairly heavy weight matte board. Then and there I decided I needed to collage it and it needed to be a rainbow. Cue letting it sit. And sit. And sit some more.
Today, I felt like playing with paper, so I pulled it back out and took a first pass. It’s a lot less elaborate than I initially envisioned, but I realized that too much more was going to seriously compete with the letters. The letters still need to be affixed. They are pretty heavy, so I’m thinking a heavy duty epoxy or something. But for now, step one is complete! Woot!
(We’re just going to ignore the fact that my crafting area looks like a hurricane hit.)
More pictures on My Flickr Account if you want to see.
a new perpetual calendar - this one is my new favorite. i may have to make one similar to this one for myself when this one sells! =) the colors are perfect for my kitchen.
*and* not only did i finish it today, i also listed it on etsy today! yay for having my act together!! =)
so i made these at work tonight, kind of a beigy-brown theme i have going on! first, paw prints for an animal lover:
