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{ARTIST SHOWCASE: tin plate face}
I admit that I haven’t taken many pictures for art’s sake for awhile. It’s been a busy summer but I’m also loving the my quick Instagram snaps from my antique iPhone 3. As much as we’ve all embraced our fun new digital photo toys it’s kinda nice to re-visit some older photography techniques. I came…
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{in the middle}
What I learned today during a webinar titled “100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People” – the function of the Middle Brain is to ask these 3 questions:
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{wedding sweets}
Just a glimpse of my design fingerprint at my cousin’s wedding this past weekend. I love that she took my suggestion of mini-macaroons to match with the colourful confetti. Delicious. Here is what the invite looked like:
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{D.I.Y host}
Impress your summer guests with this super easy DIY refresher. Just put some fresh mint and raspberries in a ice tray with water and voila! you have the prettiest ice cubes ever. They make any glass of water more interesting or throw them in a wine glass with some white or blush vino and you…
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{shoe love}
Umm…yes please, I’ll take a pair. Now I just need a reason to wear them. Thank you kate spade.
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{ARTIST SHOWCASE: shadow art}
I saw this on The Gladstone Hotel’s facebook feed today and had to take a closer look. It’s amazing! Remember back in school when people still used projectors and everyone would have some shadow animal fun? Ok, so think that but 100x cooler and more complex. These pieces by Tim Noble & Sue Webster are…
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{say cheese}
It’s so funny how it seems that we’re actually traveling back in time. Who would’ve thought that I would be dying to get my hands on this new Polaroid Instant Digital Camera. I love my ol’ school Polaroid but this is pretty cool. It’s basically a super mini printer and camera in one. Welcome to…
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{graphic design: wine art}
Maybe you’re not suppose to judge a book (or a possible online date prospect) by their cover but I’ll admit, I judge wine by it’s label. I’ve been on a bunch of wine tours and although they’re very interesting at the time, I forget everything when I’m walking down the wine aisle. What I look…
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{thrifting 101: this week’s finds}
As most people know, I love to shop for vintage. For me it’s all about the hunt. Vintage stores are amazing but there’s nothing more satisfying that finding a gem for pennies in a sea of thrift store junk. I keep playing with the idea of having an etsy or online vintage store so I…
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{TRAVEL: how ’bout ‘dem apples}
Just a few Instagram shots from my recent trip to Boston. What a great city! As you can see, I did my own little foodie tour.
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{artsy fartsy: Toronto Artist Expo}
There’s always a ton of great art events in Toronto, it’s part of what makes it such a great city. Last weekend I went to check out the big Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. It’s a huge outdoor exhibit right in the centre of the city. Even though the insanely hot weather made it a bit…
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{design: true type love by Jessica Hische}
Yup, more wedding inspiration. But I guarantee you 10000% that you’ve never seen anything like this. This is the most unique and beautiful wedding invitation for the uber talented type illustrator and designer Jessica Hische & her designer beau Russ. If you’re familiar with Jessica’s work, you can see that this is cut from the…
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{ARTIST SHOWCASE: pretty mess}
Holy cow do I ever love these painting by Michael Cina that I saw on Design Sponge this morning. I know, I know, some of you are like “it’s just a bunch of paint blobs” and I guess in a literal sense you’re right. But there’s something about these paint blobs that get a reaction…
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{mantra}
Yes!!