for the ♥ of beards, get printing!

just had to run over to share the love of the build a beard workshop
i mean, just check out this random screenshot - awesome?! me thinks YES!


how can you NOT want to participate?
how fun would it be to get your whole office to do this!
i think that would be a great team building exercise! if i worked in an office, that is. luckily i have some friends who do.

all you need to do is:

♥ download/print one of the many beards available

♥ cut out said beard (me, i think che...)

♥ wear said beard while posing for a picture, then

♥ send that pic to the build a beard workshop and voila - $1 donated to Kiva.com.

hello?
...promise to post mine. promise. i do!
hmmm... wonder if dogs count. i'm gonna give it a shot.
...husbands do for sure.
and yes, those pics will be added too ♥

♥ leel

♥ etsyporn, videolove: Little Brown Pen ♥

Craftynest, a blog I JUST found in the last 30 seconds, just led me to this awesome little etsy shop Little Brown Pen.

not only is the name adorable, their page is so cute it makes me squeal like i'm 4, AND their printable product line is both amazing and affordable!


a little screenshot of their etsy page

as well - they put together one sweet little stop motion animation last november, just in time to help promote their etsy shop for the upcoming holidays



for a shop that only opened in August of 2008 (that's 8 full months, today) they have had more than 2500 sales. i so applaud them. what great marketing and promo. nice.

(note to self: use time wisely. make stop motion animation in 'spare' time for upcoming etsy shop. HA!)

and am now off to place my 1st order ♥
honestly. my family will love their little easter gifts this year!

the cherry on top?
free stationary to print! you can get the link to the pdf on the etsy site, or their blog

i know? does the love ever end?
apparently NOT!
yay!

loves it.
leel ♥

♥ lovely link: potato stamping: so easy! ♥

just had to post a post with some creative substance to get the blog wheel a rollin'! here we go!

a great little site I stalk , craft tutorials, posted a nice little gem i thought might be a first little post! i just stumbled upon this site a couple of days ago, and i urge you to check it out! (what did I ever do before rss feeds?!) anyway:

author jenni posted this fantastic little tutorial for stamping shirts that serves as a nice reminder of all the things we can do with simple household items: my fave? potatoes, natch! to eat (my hub, the bub, he makes great homemade fries... yum!) to carve, with lino cutting tools or exactos and make monoprints with... all of it. (OH - just watch the fingers if you choose to embellish your spud with a knife. trust me on this one - ouch! I loved how they used cookie cutters in the example above.)

check out the blogpost here: and get stamping - i did and let me tell you it was fast, easy, creative and very fullfilling! I have sent a couple of these litte babies onto friends inside cards and with gifts. I love them! Think original gift tag, framed artwork, multi-media material... the sky is the limit, as usual!





Here are the things I used:

♥ 1 potato - cut in half
♥ 8x10 piece of glass for ink (that's about the size you'll need to work the ink)
♥ speedball lino cutter handle and various cutting nib things - use to cut out design
♥ speedball printing ink,- i used purple
♥ speedball brayer/roller, to add the ink to the potato surface
♥ some leftover pieces of paper: this is a creamy tan canson pastel paper i believe ?!

simply follow the instructions the ms lovely jenni lays out so well, and you too will be on your way to creating something super simple and fun to share with all the lovies of your life. t-shirt OR little print!

loves it, kids!
♥ leel

and yes, next time i will add in more pics and details... i had no idea when i did these i would actuall blog about them!