This blog is an exercise in vanity for sure, but it doesn’t have to be about me ALL the time, right? I miss editing and interviewing and whatnot, so I’ll be incorporating some fun, hopefully interesting stuff with OTHER PEOPLE (gasp!) into the site. First up? Jewelry designer Jennifer Merchant! I first came across Jennifer Merchant‘s bold jewelry designs while browsing One-Offs Yippee! and noticed almost everything I liked was from her collection. Corian jewelry?...
May 24, 2011
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Inspiration
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tamia
Something about this look at the Miss Unkon show feels perfect right now; A single flower bathed in light has a very calming effect; The idea of a (non-working) cardboard camera is oddly intriguing; This is clearly the most realistic clock EVER; I’ve always been partial to this Julian Louie x Aldo collection even though I couldn’t find it locally; Clearly, I’m not the only one who believes that cake = art. More inspiration at...
May 23, 2011
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C'est Ma Vie
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tamia
On Friday, me and FriendBoy headed to Kings Island after work–y’all know how much I love Kings Island–to get our Season’s Passes (thanks, Mom!) and, of course, hit the roller coasters. Also, there may have been deep fried foods with zero nutritional value and a towering blue ice cream cone. Maybe. On Saturday, I hit the OTR Summer Celebration to enjoy the warm (hot!) weather and some refreshingly tasty sorbetto. I TRIED to go to...
May 19, 2011
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Design
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tamia
My friend Alaina is putting together a series of fundraisers called Mural on Main to raise money for Artworks to paint a mural on the side of the building at the west corner of Main and Liberty. The mural will face high-traffic thoroughfare Liberty Street and serve as a colorful, quirky welcome to Main Street! I volunteered to help by creating the poster for the event, and after gathering the needed information from Alaina, I...
You’re not going to believe this, but I actually got around to doing a project for my DIY capsule collection! I decided to tackle a fairly easy task first: a crop top. Now, technically it only required extremely basic cutting and sewing but just humor me here, mmkay? I found a cute little oxford shirt at Atomic Number 10 and decided it would make a perfect crop top. Here’s what I did: 1. Gather your...