:: get in on it, yo! ::

[ an invitation for the, um, temporal-order-ly challenged ]

hop on over to my flickr photostream to see all the fun wedding preview action going on there. i'm uploading over the next few days so go check out all the new, yummy goodness.

they'll be released in the shop on friday, my fifth wedding anniversary.

aww.

:: inspiration: posters ::

i've got some new design ideas brewing. check out all this yummy inspiration. there's just something so powerful about well-designed poster art, isn't there?



1. TheSpaceRace-poster, 2. Franz Ferdinand poster, 3. POSTER: Hidden Pictures, 4. POSTER 'STOP HUNTING', 5. Egg Hunt/Picnic Poster, 6. 1960s Advertising - Poster - Swiss National Tourist Office (Switzerland), 7. Better than nothing - Poster, 8. Poster//1, 9. Fuse Poster, 10. Don't Panic Poster, 11. vintage reading-family-poster, 12. AJ&TCW - Concert Poster, 13. Manufactur Poster, 14. The Well of the Saints A1 poster, 15. DS-poster, 16. Art Attack 2006 Poster, 17. AFRIBIKE Poster Design, 18. POSTER: Hidden Pictures, 19. The Surrender Poster, 20. POSTER: Borderland

:: still pregnant: a creative commons post ::

i've chosen my favorite numbers-related creative commons pictures for this week's creative commons feature. you can see why after the pictures...


1. Numbers, 2. numbers, 3. Numbers, 4. numbers.jpg, 5. Yin and Yang numbers, 6. used numbers, 7. Odd numbers, 8. numbers, 9. Numbers Racket, 10. Colour by Numbers

so now the story...

this week's pregnancy adventure by the numbers:

1. the number of night i spent at the hospital as an admitted OB/GYN patient
2. the amount of time, in minutes, between contractions on monday night while i was admitted to said hospital
3. the number of OB/GYN residents who examined me throughout my visit
4. the dilation of my cervix, in inches, in the middle of the night on monday

and yet no baby. i had crazy contractions all night, so much so that i had to be on oxygen for a little while and they contemplated giving me medication to slow them down, and had IV fluids and everything, but then by morning my cervix still hadn't dilated any more and my contractions weren't hurting anymore (but oh! i'm still having them at regular brief intervals -- whee!) and so they sent me home.

which is where i am now.

because i am never having this baby apparently.

i think it's probably just a kicky tumor after all.

(a note: all ten pictures above are licensed under the following creative commons license: you can copy, distribute, and transmit the works PROVIDED YOU do NOT alter them, you attribute them to their original owner, AND you do not use them for commercial purposes.)

:: Creative Commons ::

this week's creative commons picks are inspired by cindy chang. yesterday i had a record-breaking day in the shop and i asked some advice on twitter (i'm @upupcreative -- come follow me) on how to celebrate and cindy recommended cupcakes.

since baking pales in comparison these days to sitting on the couch whining softly and willing myself to have a baby, i went out into flickrland for some creative commons cupcakes instead.



1. homemade agave sweetened marshmallow topped cupcake (by clevercupcakes)
2. halva cupcake (by clevercupcakes)

both of these images are subject to the following creative commons license restrictions: you can copy, distribute, and transmit the works, and you can even alter or adapt them, PROVIDED YOU attribute them to their original owner AND you do not use them for commercial purposes.

:: Creative Commons ::

in light of all the food i'll be eating tomorrow (baby has dropped, making thanksgiving a much less depressing day for me), i thought these amazing photos by cathy cullis seemed just right for today's creative commons post.

both of these images are subject to the following creative commons license restrictions: you can copy, distribute, and transmit the work PROVIDED YOU attribute them to their original owner, do not use them for commercial purposes, and do not alter, transform, or build upon the work.

:: work and packages ::

holy crap i'm exhausted. i'm one part pregnant one part overworked and the result itsn't too pretty. it's 10:18 pm on sunday night and i just finished the third thing on yesterday's to-do list. i just packaged and addressed and otherwise prepped a whole slew of orders that i had hoped to send yesterday. at least they're all ready to go now and i can start the week with a somewhat clean slate.

in terms of shipping anyway.

because i was also supposed to have a whole bunch of new items in the shop yesterday. and the list goes on from there. plus oh yeah, did i mention that we need to do things like find the infant carseat and baby bottles and stuff? cause there's that, too.

but really i'm just complaining because it's late. and i'm tired. and i wanted to spend some time this weekend working on small shop details, like packaging. instead, i gathered some inspiration in a few moments of down time. and now i'm going to share that with you. because as i always tell evan, it feels good to share.



1. New Product and New Packaging, 2. ▪ ▪ ▪ ViVá & Erva Cidreira, 3. 3 x 4 Doodler Crown Binders, 4. Packaging, 5. Pretty Polka Dots, 6. Soap Sack Soap Collection, 7. from http://gingeroni1.etsy.com, 8. Packaging melpdesigns, 9. Nice package

:: flickr favorites ::

more things that have me excited:

things to make, things to inspire, things to want for yourself, and things to make you happy.

1. munki in the middle back, 2. ", 3. vintage kitchen things, 4. Cake Box Illustration 18, 5. Garland of hearts, 6. Nursery from doorway, 7. Whit's Knits: Crocheted Stash Basket, 8. POSTER: Weinsburg, Ohio, 9. Pink and brown quilt

:: Flickr Favorites ::

an assortment of things that have my wheels turning right now...



1. mugs & china cups, 2. Broadway quilt, 3. Mural in dining room, 4. a few blankets, 5. Megan's Nursery which includes one of my banners, 6. embroidered sherbert felt pincushion 2, 7. sewing room, 8. sand cable moebius, 9. Apple

:: word.play update ::

the rules are the same: there are no rules. simply be inspired, make something by august 20th (a few extra days since i'm posting late), and share on your blog, in a comment on my blog, and/or in the new word.play flickr pool.*

the word for august is SUNDAY. in the words of my friend from boston, i'm wicked excited about this one.

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* word.play flickr pool details:

• you can find it here.
• you don't have to join to see the images, but you do have to join to add images. once you join (i think i set it up so that you have to request membership in the group) you can submit your photos to the pool.
• it's that easy.

do go ahead and add your images from round 1, won't you? right now it's just my pics in there and that makes me sad.

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so here we go with round 2. tell your friends!