We took a fun trip to the Lego store in Rockefeller Plaza last week. It was one of my favorite days in a long time, and surprisingly inspiring to see bins and bins of color-sorted legos.
// Photos by Bekka Palmer
yeah totally
I found this quote in Chris Guillebeau’s The Tower. It really stood out to me, either work hard every day, or live with the regret of not working hard.
hey cool
fantastical cities
handmade holiday
As gifts for my nieces this year I made them each a doll. I thought it would be more fun than shopping for pre-made toys and the girls seem to like them! Making teeny tiny doll clothes is a lot harder than adult sized dresses, but it was fun and worth the effort. Maybe next year I will make another set a little bit bigger.
tree treats
My friend Rusty and I made these tree shaped cupcakes over the weekend to bring to the Studiomates holiday party. We completely underestimated the amount of time they would take to decorate and only had time to do four, but they were still a hit!
// photograph by Rusty A. Meadows.
notetaking tools
I think I have every iPhone and desktop productivity app known to man, but I still use regular paper and pen to keep track of all of the things (to dos, notes, doodles, ideas) that go through my head. The folks at jetpens.com were kind enough to send me some pens to try out. By far my favorite is the Uni Woodnote pen that writes in color (ummm, hello… color-coded notes!). These pens have a super fine tip which makes writing in small notebooks a breeze, and they have smooth ink-flow and awesome bright colors. What’s not to love?!
// photo by Bekka Palmer, Uni Woodnote pens available at jetpens.com
studiomuppets
For Halloween, Studiomate Jessi Arrington had the brilliant idea for us all to dress as Muppets. We set up a little photobooth during our party and this is what happened…
a little video
Tattly from Made by Hand on Vimeo.
A few months ago we spent an amazing / long / fun day with the crew from Made by Hand shooting a Tattly promo spot. I’ll just say, it turned out better than I could have ever imagined. All thanks to the brilliant Keith Ehrlich & Elias Ressefatti and the composer Nathan Rosenberg (and the hardworking Tattly appliers Rusty, Yoko & Kevin).
filled with cheer
Last year, Skylar and Josh made custom stockings for all of the Studiomates. This year I borrowed some leftover supplies from them and made stockings for all of the new studiomates. Cutting tiny details in felt was a real pain, but it was so worth it when I delivered the stockings on Monday.
Pictured above are the stockings for The Swiss Army including Rusty (diamond), me (sparkle heart), Kevin (lonely meatball) and Yoko (panda).
Pictured below are Josh Clark (iPhone), A for Alonzo Felix and MF for Mike Fortress. I’m missing a photo of Frank Chimero’s, but I’ll grab one and add it soon.