i hate winter. winter gets me down in the dumps, big time. i’ve been working on an idea for my wedding invitations however…
…the materials i’m thinking of using are very cheap and really, quite undesirable sounding. but if you’ll trust me on this one, i think i could make a decent design using faux woodgrain contact paper as an accent.
i’ve always loved faux woodgrain, no lies. i like doodling it, i like seeing objects that could never be made of wood looking as though they are.
i’ve started a hat for j, but i’ve been doing a freestyle deal. no pattern! it’s sort of coming along, but i have a feeling its’ going to be far from trendy.
life has been kind of stressful lately (winter.) money is super tight, but i’m trying to see it as a constructive reason to learn about alternative crafting–using objects i already have instead of purchasing new ones for my ideas. i was so in love with the gocco printer, and it’s always been a little dream of mine to own a stationery company, but the gocco’s supplies are not in my budget. i want to find alternative ways to print massive amounts of yummy designs using what i already have. block printing should be easy enough i’m sure, if i just find the correct mediums.
i have a long list of things i wish i could accomplish, so what better place than here to write them down!
1. save up for a new digital camera (i’m feeling major withdrawal since the halloween dropped-on-bathroom-tiles fiasco).
2. learn how to apartment compost in some way, shape, or form without the use of worms or large contraptions i have to spend money on.
3. finish the painting i recently started.
4. clean this entire freaking house. its a mess and i think it’s getting to me now that my winter-mentality is kicking in.
5. get down to serious business with this wedding thing. i’ve got nine months and all i’ve done is put a deposit down on a dress…
it’s cold in here. i think it means i need to get up and move around. does anyone else get the positive energy sucked right out of them once the cold, dark, weather comes around? i thought i had myself figured out this time around but mother nature is still getting the best of me.
i have found one thing about winter that fills me with joy–terrible santa’s lap photos…
alright. now onto more productive ventures…stay warm!
2 responses so far ↓
pittsaltimeensver // December 20, 2008 at 5:50 am |
Geesh. I miss you. And, my own little set of blues set in and my sweetie is with their family down in puerto rico.. Ugh. Wish I could switch places.
Love ya,
Nellie
ps. we need to have a catch up session. soon.
Kristen // January 8, 2009 at 12:37 pm |
yes! your invitation idea sounds awesome.
and i’m telling you, silkscreen is the way to go with cheapness and budgets.
my new favorite game to play is something where i say an image and a friend comes up with the greeting card line. they’ve been cryptic, but it’s getting me pumped for our very possible press.
peace dawg,
kris