For those of you who caught my potato stamp blog, you are aware that yesterday I made an adorable potato stamp, which I then used to create a thank you card. And another thank you card. And another thank you card … until I had five. Then I thought, What’s a greeting card without envelopes?
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I do not profess to be a potato stamp expert. However, it has been snowing like you wouldn’t believe since I woke up, and, well, confined minds come up with interesting projects. When I walked in the kitchen to make my customary morning cup of tea, I spotted our last little spud sitting on top of the fridge, growths abounding from its skin. I chose my victim right then and there.
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A few weeks ago, I was working with a good friend of mine to design save the dates. She wanted something fun, informative, and useful. As I was pondering what could fill all of that criteria, it came to her: “Let’s make a bookmark!”
I love the idea of wedding save the date bookmarks because they will be used for years to come. Usually (if you’re anything like me), regular save the dates go on the fridge, and a few months after the wedding, I realize the save the date is still on the fridge and I either recycle it or put it in storage. But there’s no need to put save the date bookmarks in storage because you can use them long after the big day has passed!
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Maybe it’s because I’m a Whole Foods/any coffee shop addict, but I love chalkboards. It’s even better when the chalkboard has an intricate, fun design. In order to celebrate this holiday season and my chalkboard obsession, I created this chalkboard Christmas card for two very good friends of mine.
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This summer, my mother and I went to an estate sale in Brewster, Kansas, which is a town the size of a speck in Western Kansas. I love estate sales because the point generally is to get rid of everything rather than make a heap of money. Dually, near the corner of the garage the owners had mountains of books — mostly vintage, all for free. I picked out a few, and one of my favorites was Chicago: A Pictoral History by Herman Kogan, published in 1958. The pages are pleasantly thick and yellowed, and the content top-notch (you can’t beat a picture of a bejeweled naked woman on a horse)!
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