Tag: thrift store

  • Running on Fumes & Scrubby Mitts

    Yup, still. Still running on fumes. Isn’t that what they mean when they say, “NOW we’re cookin’ with gas!!!!”? Because I think that’s what they (whoever *they* are) realllllly mean. Either way, I’m working on various design projects at the moment….a business card here….a company holiday card there….a logo design, a collateral brochure, a stack…

  • Procrastination: Part 1

    I told myself I’d prep WAY in advance for Quilt Market. *cue the laugh track* In truth, I did, but the final presentable packaging up of all that creative work is not exactly done yet. I had really wanted to be finished early, so I wouldn’t consume myself with worry and anxiousness up until the…

  • Let’s Party! (and who’s Ingrid, anyway?)

    Why, hello there! I hope you’re all enjoying your holidays to the fullest. On this New Year’s Eve Eve, I thought I’d post something random, quirky, fun, festive and full of colorful surprise…many of the same exciting qualities the new year is sure to bring with it, right? Are you listening, 2013, because I’m lookin’…

  • Delivery from Sweden

    I love mail.  I really love international mail. When I was in the 3rd grade and living in Dubai, I had a Swedish penpal. We’d mail each other stickers and write whatever pressing things an 8-year old has to say on specially selected stationary that we thought the other would enjoy.  Now with the digital…

  • Treasure Hunt Scores!

    I got my treasure hunting fix last weekend and as is the case with such events, I came home with a curious collection of things. A friend of mine (oh so easily) convinced me to go to an out of control nautical junk shop. I’m always up for an adventure like this, so hello, GAME…