This is my bookbinding studio desk!

jars used to sort studio items - pens, paintbrushes and markers

I know I always like to take a peek into other people’s work spaces, and since mine is particularly clean (read: not like an episode of Hoarders) I thought I’d take some pictures to share! I like to surround myself with lots of cool little knick knacks – since this is where I spend a lot [...]

Doing design work for the local NPR station has some great perks!

So just a quick note to say I’m super psyched that Jad Abumrad, co-host of the awesome NPR show Radiolab autographed the poster I created for his talk yesterday! I am officially an NPR geek haha. Check out the full story over at my OTHER blog Concertina Press where you can see the different versions of the poster [...]

Nautical Chart Notebooks

Notebooks made from nautical charts by Ruth Bleakley

I had my last craft fair of the season yesterday so I spent the week making lots of these awesome notebook sets out of nautical charts. I live right near the ocean and have acquired quite a collection! I’m going to have a GIVEAWAY this week [UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed! Congratulations, Amanda from Born [...]

Easy DIY Pizza Box Cat Bed!

Easy DIY Cat Bed out of a Pizza Box

Easy DIY Cat Bed out of a Pizza Box!

(Your cat may have already MADE ONE without you even knowing!)

Step 1 – Place a small pizza delivery box on the counter, preferably empty.

Step 2 – Turn your back for *one minute*

Step 3 - Ta-da! That’s it!

Haha, ok so maybe this isn’t the best do-it-yourself project, but [...]

Something for Her + Something for Him Treasury

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Treasuries are curated lists of items on Etsy, and I thought this list called Something for Her + Something for Him that features my Red Deer Journal was [...]

Paper Triangle Giveaway! {ended}

Paper Scrap Giveaway

Hey you craft-happy cardmakers, collage artists and scrapbookers – Last month I made a post about how I just recycled my little miter triangles from bookbinding, because even though they are so fancy, I couldn’t think of a use – well several of you chimed in and said you’d be able to make a use out [...]

Paper Potluck! Scrap Packs for sale until Nov. 19th

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I’ve been working hard on packaging up one of  my most popular craft show items, the paper potluck! It’s a big scrap pack of assorted papers, color coordinated by me (most paper scrap packs are just a big handful of paper put in a bag, but I’m a little too crazy/fastidious for that) that I [...]

A little break to go sailing…

sailing

ahhhh…our awesome landlord lets us borrow his 23′ o’day sailboat and my husband and I have been taking it out for sunset cruises – tough times in Cape Cod My job is to hoist the jib sheet – how’s that [...]

Droolworthy Washi Tape Care Package Straight From Japan!

washi tape care package from japan

Oh boy oh boy! If you somehow haven’t heard of the amazing craft/office supply product called washi tape then you are MISSING OUT big time. I’d drooled over it online for a while, but couldn’t QUITE get myself to pay $4-$5 a (teeny) roll – so I emailed my friend Yori who lives in Tokyo with the [...]

Octopus Notecard Giveaway

Octopus personalized notecard giveaway on Concertina Press – [...]

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