tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66868082218033484202024-03-14T07:55:39.633-07:00a paper citykd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-87442028320384277472010-11-12T05:14:00.001-08:002010-11-12T06:15:13.226-08:00It's HERE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCARw9E1o5l2zF-naMnbYHmY3dFBxJF-jkJpgLDqaUXGjeerxHWUGayS6grftUuSfSotGKVK7TPIX-Me6wqi_mjH67aTUgSosG9uXLRbVyRQgQaHtqyNdQji3kwzaXrQQ7k70XpN8fHU/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCARw9E1o5l2zF-naMnbYHmY3dFBxJF-jkJpgLDqaUXGjeerxHWUGayS6grftUuSfSotGKVK7TPIX-Me6wqi_mjH67aTUgSosG9uXLRbVyRQgQaHtqyNdQji3kwzaXrQQ7k70XpN8fHU/s400/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538653908174965074" /></a><br /><br />Finally, finally, finally ready to announce the new home of <a href="http://www.papercity-design.com/">Paper City Design</a>! A fresh new look for the website, <a href="http://www.papercity-design.com/portfolio/ap-annual-report-logos">my portfolio</a>, a <a href="http://www.papercity-design.com/blog">NEW BLOG</a>! and... at long last, an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/papercitydesign">etsy shop</a>!<br /><br />Phew. <br /><br />It's been a long ride my friends but hopefully this is just the beginning. Now let's<a href="http://www.papercity-design.com/"> head on over and check it out shall we...</a><br /><br />Also, this does mean that this may well be the very last post here on apapercity so please update your bookmarks & feeds so you don't miss a minute of this new journey!<br /><br />peace + love,<br /><br />Katiekd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-83211352466492883822010-11-01T08:12:00.001-07:002010-11-01T08:21:06.348-07:00Girls in Boots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIlzCJhcuP93Fun138F5m4lpEUvhJdORziew3YMvqMJlSI8oTzCFC3Za428Xu8WkkiMrCMINFer0BP-tHF4H79o03HUhxtaiwY3r-9eDg4i778gDtJKsgkDs4MvNBV404nJmvBKGRqW8/s1600/Boots_lacey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIlzCJhcuP93Fun138F5m4lpEUvhJdORziew3YMvqMJlSI8oTzCFC3Za428Xu8WkkiMrCMINFer0BP-tHF4H79o03HUhxtaiwY3r-9eDg4i778gDtJKsgkDs4MvNBV404nJmvBKGRqW8/s400/Boots_lacey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534600437033506178" /></a><br />You know you're in Texas when not just a few girls show up to a fancy event in dresses and cowboy boots (& look really hot in the process!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM31uybcP56_oYgvutx57E7zuzp7GY015aaQhn6EJAHqp383B2ydbbLhn62dMquNFZJGzMqfB7GN_0fQHqbXIEqxSSxKbcTAA9-RRzwBkPMd3ENDVaB2sYWCMfQde_s5kmB_ty3tgPcg/s1600/boots2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM31uybcP56_oYgvutx57E7zuzp7GY015aaQhn6EJAHqp383B2ydbbLhn62dMquNFZJGzMqfB7GN_0fQHqbXIEqxSSxKbcTAA9-RRzwBkPMd3ENDVaB2sYWCMfQde_s5kmB_ty3tgPcg/s400/boots2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534600446377795154" /></a><br />Gawd, I miss my friends. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWVpBZQUP8lNlVs4bYBAAwMUFW1kJfKZkxB7EwQhrKPFNK6jsY-K4Shspy4-pVCqukafsj7S6xE5nGo0QaA6qH-QupNvypSlqVF_QgUJoco1gWgBsb62xa15tMupLAmJ1i_ZKdDLoy6Y/s1600/boots1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWVpBZQUP8lNlVs4bYBAAwMUFW1kJfKZkxB7EwQhrKPFNK6jsY-K4Shspy4-pVCqukafsj7S6xE5nGo0QaA6qH-QupNvypSlqVF_QgUJoco1gWgBsb62xa15tMupLAmJ1i_ZKdDLoy6Y/s400/boots1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534600446089256306" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(I was out last week for Lacey + Jay's wedding. It was lovely. I ate a LOT of Mexican food.)</span><br /><br />top photo by me, all others by J.kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-35064594613385718712010-10-21T08:49:00.001-07:002010-10-21T09:00:03.243-07:00Amish Country<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF-1NNl_KOIqS2csMBoec25u5ON9Cz-pH5hU8nmeDNBzA3zSnvwgsoE8H8h2Iuc26Lw_ZJTne5XKg6h1ZfRPqQnHM1QNweMnCqkZ42CUtlKMN4HgVkrXGEFlX7lYTgeZeNpSgY-HhTu4/s1600/PA2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF-1NNl_KOIqS2csMBoec25u5ON9Cz-pH5hU8nmeDNBzA3zSnvwgsoE8H8h2Iuc26Lw_ZJTne5XKg6h1ZfRPqQnHM1QNweMnCqkZ42CUtlKMN4HgVkrXGEFlX7lYTgeZeNpSgY-HhTu4/s400/PA2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530527659887941650" /></a><br />We took a weekend jaunt to Pennsylvania to visit our friend <a href="http://attraversiamoljp.blogspot.com/">Leanne</a> a few weekends ago. We stayed in her family's beautiful house in the country, ate food made by Mennonites, went apple picking and of course imbibed in a few tasty beers in Philly with the boys. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLj-Bz4mXV6VmMny4_HtaqZr18tU5RXX5t-yl-fHXB0BmqHIWM_I2kFK4-vapcGhZnNtj0EAw3UYl9DtGGPmErbFz-qkDPTmeeBKwRtuhxmgNuU4i6CybarBmE5626e_SNut1exHshsQ/s1600/PA4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLj-Bz4mXV6VmMny4_HtaqZr18tU5RXX5t-yl-fHXB0BmqHIWM_I2kFK4-vapcGhZnNtj0EAw3UYl9DtGGPmErbFz-qkDPTmeeBKwRtuhxmgNuU4i6CybarBmE5626e_SNut1exHshsQ/s400/PA4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530527673124955858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-zwhDCy_67UKrbCF76vtvk14xEnQqHkuRppOQg0eZXPZ0uXeusJM5o7cgbQ1qqLc8eQ4iFTnrm1fwYMgce1lrp-avnu-i0ZjgKQ6YFMitNwQXYXQghSVUeAQ9bOxvXd9cG_FgGIQyqA/s1600/PA3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-zwhDCy_67UKrbCF76vtvk14xEnQqHkuRppOQg0eZXPZ0uXeusJM5o7cgbQ1qqLc8eQ4iFTnrm1fwYMgce1lrp-avnu-i0ZjgKQ6YFMitNwQXYXQghSVUeAQ9bOxvXd9cG_FgGIQyqA/s400/PA3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530527665771008210" /></a><br />Such a great way to take in the fall weather—<span style="font-style:italic;">thanks for an awesome time Lee's!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnuU4ergpzynUKL-7tX-HtCXAz8YGWXdXZIdzTPELByswWvloCdjzeJYH-JlnH9a0uaDfQVfXuL33-JAWq2fRlQlDYfuAHHIWfONcZ2XeqL1Crp-ZDZY62fowg2TUeYbX9bB2doRs6cU/s1600/PA1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnuU4ergpzynUKL-7tX-HtCXAz8YGWXdXZIdzTPELByswWvloCdjzeJYH-JlnH9a0uaDfQVfXuL33-JAWq2fRlQlDYfuAHHIWfONcZ2XeqL1Crp-ZDZY62fowg2TUeYbX9bB2doRs6cU/s400/PA1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530527650874505490" /></a>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-67257964395980147852010-10-18T08:21:00.000-07:002010-10-18T08:27:39.806-07:00Sister-Sister!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobHMGV2kwDxhBHkc8hj9BNo3gG2mkv8I2KsEmsZhptfa8bEJpVSxv1dCfjR1nVg_KX8X0YUxXhoC07c6p73mSeK__2nGcJfxZ4VU8BzT0owFlcBeLm_61uCi8yr62_FSMmMJa4yuRczo/s1600/theLoneStar_final3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobHMGV2kwDxhBHkc8hj9BNo3gG2mkv8I2KsEmsZhptfa8bEJpVSxv1dCfjR1nVg_KX8X0YUxXhoC07c6p73mSeK__2nGcJfxZ4VU8BzT0owFlcBeLm_61uCi8yr62_FSMmMJa4yuRczo/s400/theLoneStar_final3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529407673464104962" /></a><br />My sister, <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/08/kendra-stephen-invites.html">Kendra</a>, just started <a href="http://thelonetexan.blogspot.com/">a blog</a>—& guess who was recruited to design her header? (that'd be me)<br /><br />Head on over to <a href="http://thelonetexan.blogspot.com/">The Lone Star</a> to check it out!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Congrats hermana, I can't wait to see how this exploration goes!</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-12654774018921031802010-10-11T06:48:00.000-07:002010-10-11T13:55:14.756-07:00House ProjectsTwo furniture projects I tackled recently. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx0n9LXRsPNC_ANZa_Q0F_-MsLaWx-no5K3jMqFvQjKUYKKs2FTfoNKTaHKdV1rhbxxRHA_CybX1dXKpM6fa4lqkBtKj32A2fmaoPU2WndNCkEblj-BrOLDOnHCKY5JCK8Lc_wo4d2hY/s1600/stool2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx0n9LXRsPNC_ANZa_Q0F_-MsLaWx-no5K3jMqFvQjKUYKKs2FTfoNKTaHKdV1rhbxxRHA_CybX1dXKpM6fa4lqkBtKj32A2fmaoPU2WndNCkEblj-BrOLDOnHCKY5JCK8Lc_wo4d2hY/s400/stool2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803170520627890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34J1JZdjsCwITovP3MnwLoqjhSEXtIUYctJvlEbCLvulKqqRSi2Zi7KHX7TABLVMIfvTajN6R8szyaxSAJKmSHkxVJ78jIcFoAAGEpndE1DQMMAYBccn7vpAdcGS56DaM_rj-C3OGN28/s1600/stool1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34J1JZdjsCwITovP3MnwLoqjhSEXtIUYctJvlEbCLvulKqqRSi2Zi7KHX7TABLVMIfvTajN6R8szyaxSAJKmSHkxVJ78jIcFoAAGEpndE1DQMMAYBccn7vpAdcGS56DaM_rj-C3OGN28/s400/stool1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803156403836706" /></a><br />The first, a stool J found on the side of the road was in terrible shape—and I almost got rid of it calling it a lost cause. It's an odd-bird to begin with but with some primer + yellow paint that I had laying around and fabric I picked up at a flea market months ago I've come to love it! At 5'3" I've desperately needed a kitchen stool for a few years now but couldn't bring myself to purchase a vintage beauty (aka rusty stool found in an abandon garage) for a hot $65 at the local antique shop!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UCgwQiCKR1GAoPhFdScWxWiF8AbrCDj_yPvl5x9g-Bf4LtqLe40xIHQjIFon0gcGdq7iZcmVyYdtB-qz01PiyreR3mSmS9CR7C6UrGAaqLAldkEmS8zQ1CmBRLYRN2onuMrG_IcQcfI/s1600/chair_before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UCgwQiCKR1GAoPhFdScWxWiF8AbrCDj_yPvl5x9g-Bf4LtqLe40xIHQjIFon0gcGdq7iZcmVyYdtB-qz01PiyreR3mSmS9CR7C6UrGAaqLAldkEmS8zQ1CmBRLYRN2onuMrG_IcQcfI/s400/chair_before.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803183486693330" /></a><br />The second was a much greater undertaking. J purchased this arm chair from American Council from the Blind in Lubbock as his desk chair in grad school. It was the ONLY piece of furniture besides our bed and side table that made the move to Brooklyn. It's comfortable, sturdy & not too big. But the unattractive orange vinyl had split and it was looking a little worse-for-the-wear. I really wanted to recover it with a great pattern and I'd been super inspired by Native American or Mexican blankets. Their really durable and a dime-a-dozen... in Texas. After weeks of searching I had seen a few at the <a href="http://brooklynflea.com/">Brooklyn Flea</a> but they wanted $40+ for them. (I'm pretty sure my mom has 6 sitting unused in her linen closet at home) We were strolling through our 'hood one weekend and J spotted this one laid out with stoop sale items over the top of it (Brooklyn term for garage sale... we don't have garages here). The seller wasn't intending on selling the blanket but was happy to take $5 for it! After doing some research on <a href="http://www.ehow.com/video_4414125_what-piping.html">how to make my own piping</a>—then ordering the proper foot for my sewing machine I was good to go! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDdUIUw3skL2TfFnSYfiKHNaFOk1Dx1huFpTVC4DiMLm2zd4oxBMrYIBv5d8WHOctajqw_Z76ztYiC6s_ClTHFcAnaTFbo5HsXrWbc6UfGl5PcQ0g-za2nkyaR15dzOJZ59bQzebu1R4/s1600/chair_after.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDdUIUw3skL2TfFnSYfiKHNaFOk1Dx1huFpTVC4DiMLm2zd4oxBMrYIBv5d8WHOctajqw_Z76ztYiC6s_ClTHFcAnaTFbo5HsXrWbc6UfGl5PcQ0g-za2nkyaR15dzOJZ59bQzebu1R4/s400/chair_after.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803122200146338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12ea-fz2ExioH0vletR92MBxNI9jWmaXbJI1xVyS8I04fqzmlJMHeklCXJMf-53DZEAkvIjojZ4fV2H_DSUGfxx3IGtanRiloAHiUPRZI56Zf84scR-UeYXlm0C-EWbm1ZoR5gpTfHR4/s1600/chair_back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12ea-fz2ExioH0vletR92MBxNI9jWmaXbJI1xVyS8I04fqzmlJMHeklCXJMf-53DZEAkvIjojZ4fV2H_DSUGfxx3IGtanRiloAHiUPRZI56Zf84scR-UeYXlm0C-EWbm1ZoR5gpTfHR4/s400/chair_back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803141325914082" /></a><br />I'm not going to lie. It wasn't easy. But it wasn't <span style="font-style:italic;">too</span> difficult either <span style="font-style:italic;">(I just don't let anyone look too closely!)</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-80741262243127810182010-09-24T10:45:00.000-07:002010-09-24T10:55:33.214-07:00Love is Waiting SHOP!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil7Gy4D3gUlAuGdrBu4kvpwRt5_CXVyAPE5is7MZZvaU3hl3A1UZh-6VA7oROGaFfj5XYjUIeBDAynALugYfNYu9-hcVAxEwWl7abn_imn_xXaDjMvtG6mEpm2Ueq8v1RKj962P-ztKU/s1600/gotcha_day_bus_large.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil7Gy4D3gUlAuGdrBu4kvpwRt5_CXVyAPE5is7MZZvaU3hl3A1UZh-6VA7oROGaFfj5XYjUIeBDAynALugYfNYu9-hcVAxEwWl7abn_imn_xXaDjMvtG6mEpm2Ueq8v1RKj962P-ztKU/s400/gotcha_day_bus_large.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520539688448892818" /></a><br />My friend, Heather, and her husband, Aaron, are in the <a href="http://www.loveiswaitingadoptionstory.blogspot.com/">process of adopting a little boy from Ethiopia</a>! Heather is a super talented <a href="http://twineandtwig.blogspot.com/">designer</a> and Aaron, a super talented <a href="http://www.myspace.com/aaronhale">musician</a>. They just launched the <a href="http://loveiswaiting.storenvy.com/">Love is Waiting Shop</a> to help fund the expensive process of bringing their little guy home forever. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW59lVS-jMfjlUFkwU2BDQpM_Mbz2AM0GtLPwDQMpkrscfqzrmZp5Wr8eVhelr0T0ziEv6aI8_R4-V8zBuO96icZ89suiqIVTbaT3o2kEtL9RbVZKQ9B82LR_33_fwcpAftXPHRc9B_KU/s1600/p_womens_jambo_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW59lVS-jMfjlUFkwU2BDQpM_Mbz2AM0GtLPwDQMpkrscfqzrmZp5Wr8eVhelr0T0ziEv6aI8_R4-V8zBuO96icZ89suiqIVTbaT3o2kEtL9RbVZKQ9B82LR_33_fwcpAftXPHRc9B_KU/s400/p_womens_jambo_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520539683623524962" /></a><br /><a href="http://loveiswaiting.storenvy.com/">Check it out & support the Hale's on their journey!</a><br /><br />Absolutely beautiful work, Heather!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-11291553606338750612010-09-23T07:34:00.000-07:002010-09-23T08:16:10.433-07:00Warmbelly Brews: Empire Saison<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5Xl_PwYTEQ_4A5ti_GgQmzWQeSx8IqMxsaCkMrjviIzoc2LZjdGOqkkaO9R-nCDqz_ISaYaREO6-jpWTsCX_Ba8afba7ivS9SnmQ8uq008xJsCgiCuUo31t-1Iz7uSE16WVQFaZzfWU/s1600/EmpireSaison2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5Xl_PwYTEQ_4A5ti_GgQmzWQeSx8IqMxsaCkMrjviIzoc2LZjdGOqkkaO9R-nCDqz_ISaYaREO6-jpWTsCX_Ba8afba7ivS9SnmQ8uq008xJsCgiCuUo31t-1Iz7uSE16WVQFaZzfWU/s400/EmpireSaison2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520126373313379026" /></a><br /><a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/06/warmbelly-brews-road-trip-belgian-style.html">Warmbelly Brews</a> brewed this beer at the beginning of the summer—possibly my favorite of their beers so far. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIifBYUNBovffrP9DKvkkjJY53a8Xo8Ornqj3AdAT1kyoeoIKJoPJp9gxBk15reAcnWOdk8J4TgIwZKk_ZuuZ801s14EdEa4x9NzCRtS5hxsdvoQl2AJ0kBiGDs8uQ9y0wF6hrfNxW3k/s1600/EmpireSaison1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIifBYUNBovffrP9DKvkkjJY53a8Xo8Ornqj3AdAT1kyoeoIKJoPJp9gxBk15reAcnWOdk8J4TgIwZKk_ZuuZ801s14EdEa4x9NzCRtS5hxsdvoQl2AJ0kBiGDs8uQ9y0wF6hrfNxW3k/s400/EmpireSaison1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520126367048929058" /></a><br />I drew the Empire State Building on this label while sitting in the King's County Courthouse looking out the picture window at the Manhattan skyline (and the Empire State Building) while I was serving jury duty. I also hand drew the letters while sitting many long hours there as well. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGfQtAYm8kL23z6o2QOOkACAWh3TW2zh1res_SL_uYuK98lCAbelZNCwN1eZFkoMIO-nW0OIqYniu36WN8Iuycr8cKcyOGdWOGHs_7VEf8c9ndYQ5V5W6TT_B0rTJsF8aRd3d0ALzUMc/s1600/EmpireSaison3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGfQtAYm8kL23z6o2QOOkACAWh3TW2zh1res_SL_uYuK98lCAbelZNCwN1eZFkoMIO-nW0OIqYniu36WN8Iuycr8cKcyOGdWOGHs_7VEf8c9ndYQ5V5W6TT_B0rTJsF8aRd3d0ALzUMc/s400/EmpireSaison3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520126383555325378" /></a><br />They have an ESB (currently sitting in my closet...) that will be ready for sampling this weekend. J wrote the ESB recipe himself with some inspiration from the West Coast beers we had on <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/07/times.html">our trip</a> so as he says, "it's gonna be a hoppy boy!" As soon as they taste it and name it I'll be whipping up some new labels!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-26316714302071090662010-09-16T08:11:00.000-07:002010-09-16T08:25:11.191-07:00grappolo d'uva<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVccEIKX44cfQUzOIHNz8aEGghyphenhyphenz0xOmYa81uJ69Ny7kLhqsty092oqdIv_YnSUClC7EXuig0Yw0OIO0bMlU0EqgN468DfsBiCOi402p7RPu0NgH2mpjwjTKNuHkfVP5nGVgs6Ul1Gtpo/s1600/100_6349-pola+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVccEIKX44cfQUzOIHNz8aEGghyphenhyphenz0xOmYa81uJ69Ny7kLhqsty092oqdIv_YnSUClC7EXuig0Yw0OIO0bMlU0EqgN468DfsBiCOi402p7RPu0NgH2mpjwjTKNuHkfVP5nGVgs6Ul1Gtpo/s400/100_6349-pola+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517531898940388946" /></a><br />Dug up some old Italy pics for a project I've been working on. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59Yx_RJz_DduCmMnmyOmUpDXrB1H8wgH2uHtYVyYGyYDlFPGhV7Eh4V_LkUOay_yOsNtj7_mwTYPefl0LIUZeJFcmcdFhHGweoHZKA97sOOxGCW1yprU2w3Vd8MlBlfu3mkk2Nw3yeII/s1600/100_6344+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59Yx_RJz_DduCmMnmyOmUpDXrB1H8wgH2uHtYVyYGyYDlFPGhV7Eh4V_LkUOay_yOsNtj7_mwTYPefl0LIUZeJFcmcdFhHGweoHZKA97sOOxGCW1yprU2w3Vd8MlBlfu3mkk2Nw3yeII/s400/100_6344+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517531925725058658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiILujtRYFrKDGW0jk393VRHcqG819bdkLpDJsVJrAIttUgvAyQY8qrIQu2FeaZeA6d58Cc61ge5uDwVelIa4pXUidruYWevc2VbMnUG_ZqkYKUT7j_1maRwaUN2RQqSQ4QT-44YNVnc/s1600/100_6352-pola+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiILujtRYFrKDGW0jk393VRHcqG819bdkLpDJsVJrAIttUgvAyQY8qrIQu2FeaZeA6d58Cc61ge5uDwVelIa4pXUidruYWevc2VbMnUG_ZqkYKUT7j_1maRwaUN2RQqSQ4QT-44YNVnc/s400/100_6352-pola+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517531914166956610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66ouxSioIv0hy7EtNfKYxNL8T8cIx5THA00T_vNMHGOLU8gBLdYIm4FUXWG6InwgzF6JV88noT8sVY4-Jk65ZOSeiKqygtnUpifqhOg_bSeVbbvf1PIJYmKqK2bR1Ao2uslk3H1rlhM0/s1600/100_6343+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66ouxSioIv0hy7EtNfKYxNL8T8cIx5THA00T_vNMHGOLU8gBLdYIm4FUXWG6InwgzF6JV88noT8sVY4-Jk65ZOSeiKqygtnUpifqhOg_bSeVbbvf1PIJYmKqK2bR1Ao2uslk3H1rlhM0/s400/100_6343+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517531870330377362" /></a><br />It's been fun actually getting to use them for something!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-3321033131302538022010-09-08T13:20:00.000-07:002010-09-08T13:23:10.997-07:00It's September.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2uWlHoWBXc1A-oOPs9ofuOWnzCBQDRTS7aFR7Dh_IgPHJc7kmHnZQP9m4U4v1zSB33FME1Ed2C1-FzH6h2qxTqGCp9yDmRohDVplYLnG-T1P7MoMuY5hqecxl915YZSfNiCjwwiFgWU/s1600/IMG_3959.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2uWlHoWBXc1A-oOPs9ofuOWnzCBQDRTS7aFR7Dh_IgPHJc7kmHnZQP9m4U4v1zSB33FME1Ed2C1-FzH6h2qxTqGCp9yDmRohDVplYLnG-T1P7MoMuY5hqecxl915YZSfNiCjwwiFgWU/s400/IMG_3959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514640718841797378" /></a><br />Two photos from <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/07/times.html">our trip out west.</a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUb3kyHSHMBvFD6jmI53e2XQIlZ1rYEWcOmCpvM3Xl4tlKaGmkrxzh-NBYHgK6QFnAcDRRclBp1G6sUMqeu59bqi4kw7NZsJwx026YX_uW0YmkEdt-CDt6tqSnalEN4tpFrf1jns8ELE/s1600/IMG_3988.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUb3kyHSHMBvFD6jmI53e2XQIlZ1rYEWcOmCpvM3Xl4tlKaGmkrxzh-NBYHgK6QFnAcDRRclBp1G6sUMqeu59bqi4kw7NZsJwx026YX_uW0YmkEdt-CDt6tqSnalEN4tpFrf1jns8ELE/s400/IMG_3988.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514640723966156802" /></a><br />Big things coming my chickens... just don't go gettin' your panties all tangled now... it's closer than you think!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-76571407656587024152010-08-31T05:58:00.000-07:002010-08-31T06:23:15.977-07:0036 hoursgloriously spent with the most difficult decisions being whether I wanted to swim before the next meal, after, or both.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPTCuUwaRcrM3exUzX0WmlFBUq4uKJhG2Dx8nFJvgMNuuGKZ9570yNnPYy9JT8iy2x7KAre9D-zHHRZujfhGiKTz24Y3WmHUm6LxS3TFVXp1BgrwgQDo9a3bVnBrC4TFp8AcSGhm_6kU/s1600/100_2958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPTCuUwaRcrM3exUzX0WmlFBUq4uKJhG2Dx8nFJvgMNuuGKZ9570yNnPYy9JT8iy2x7KAre9D-zHHRZujfhGiKTz24Y3WmHUm6LxS3TFVXp1BgrwgQDo9a3bVnBrC4TFp8AcSGhm_6kU/s400/100_2958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511561616134105938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_c9AWF5Mc1lEIqU5EmeLa1snM7pDgz95Gm1Fguoj6u7YX0SF9D_43bCFXaFHI1Nrig51MdWjIyVBeL0IgzHJZwa1grDAM2Xr4_T3k3BRPofe-OFj9gQI-t5TAy0QdJyqt3Ol1tJ2WNc/s1600/100_2967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_c9AWF5Mc1lEIqU5EmeLa1snM7pDgz95Gm1Fguoj6u7YX0SF9D_43bCFXaFHI1Nrig51MdWjIyVBeL0IgzHJZwa1grDAM2Xr4_T3k3BRPofe-OFj9gQI-t5TAy0QdJyqt3Ol1tJ2WNc/s400/100_2967.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511561630823969858" /></a><br /> The only "to do" list involved drinking cocktails, clearing the table from amazing meals and changing out of a wet swimsuit. Our friends generously shared a weekend visiting parents in a perfect cabin on Lake Champlain. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hyKasAcjMEx6kv7LZihf1Io67rC7H2ZzULztjJ2GZpEdiyahRrncYtLzuolRbKrNwqCLudBR1HXplL6b2kTcyVAzEIIg48sEl9Iicv-GxRDX-Nf1mE7agmjOJ6ma1lMehH0Ugo0bXQo/s1600/100_2985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hyKasAcjMEx6kv7LZihf1Io67rC7H2ZzULztjJ2GZpEdiyahRrncYtLzuolRbKrNwqCLudBR1HXplL6b2kTcyVAzEIIg48sEl9Iicv-GxRDX-Nf1mE7agmjOJ6ma1lMehH0Ugo0bXQo/s400/100_2985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511561630048110834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVz9uD7k8IX4rRCGHp1hiakGvDYURHzVj_lVg6U4wLlVylBNvt-BxGJU4OrZxw2l683YaOfYVAUpTj5V6iMRgVWA6kE-qowqi61WfvowdkHFgOh-5baGD-repIKswSS4oSTCLztma_vM/s1600/100_3021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVz9uD7k8IX4rRCGHp1hiakGvDYURHzVj_lVg6U4wLlVylBNvt-BxGJU4OrZxw2l683YaOfYVAUpTj5V6iMRgVWA6kE-qowqi61WfvowdkHFgOh-5baGD-repIKswSS4oSTCLztma_vM/s400/100_3021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511561640711525346" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">thank you Delhagen's for such a relaxing weekend! </span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-75864695546108241892010-08-10T04:37:00.000-07:002010-08-10T04:48:08.885-07:00Kendra + Stephen: Invites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwL5ZROj9NaAvu6ZV2Ot7T8TMmehZgTFA1uIf60Be7YCC5GhYo1ewGSj7RoydbP4jKkozswyQJGzkRE5p6Eq6ZqVqi4z1P9qUANX1V4HB6HkjoBeK0ahu23xgkvnFKGL_TanhIVrMIUA/s1600/KS1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwL5ZROj9NaAvu6ZV2Ot7T8TMmehZgTFA1uIf60Be7YCC5GhYo1ewGSj7RoydbP4jKkozswyQJGzkRE5p6Eq6ZqVqi4z1P9qUANX1V4HB6HkjoBeK0ahu23xgkvnFKGL_TanhIVrMIUA/s400/KS1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503745710947339730" /></a><br />Not sure how these slipped through the cracks as I posted a <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/03/wedding-1-of-4-sneak-peak.html">sneak peek</a> & <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/05/kendra-stephen-programs.html">the programs</a> for my sister's wedding but managed to forget the invites!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0dqg1zEF0qm_asLn5jCxXizVZZjQ-52UQXvzmGIK3MIoK9xwl5qq70E3bHFgp3_bHrQyz_oeQ3TUXJgyw3sSHkOeuFg14-COOEAWW_gO_iZ1JA_J-rdKh5TMN_TiDBbz7kGEPM5sbcM/s1600/KS3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0dqg1zEF0qm_asLn5jCxXizVZZjQ-52UQXvzmGIK3MIoK9xwl5qq70E3bHFgp3_bHrQyz_oeQ3TUXJgyw3sSHkOeuFg14-COOEAWW_gO_iZ1JA_J-rdKh5TMN_TiDBbz7kGEPM5sbcM/s400/KS3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503745716587683938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDc9E4HR5hJtcbONpPNeFyUlVyRTM-_MDrzRGeVuXbbFBfzM_5kf3tmukar2okIf_dAy7hDTrVn6MRWVMRF55-Zf-o6Cts98XPMY0Mw6sBI2rRAPxkvCViBEg_6a6dhdBySNgFfRagUg/s1600/KS6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDc9E4HR5hJtcbONpPNeFyUlVyRTM-_MDrzRGeVuXbbFBfzM_5kf3tmukar2okIf_dAy7hDTrVn6MRWVMRF55-Zf-o6Cts98XPMY0Mw6sBI2rRAPxkvCViBEg_6a6dhdBySNgFfRagUg/s400/KS6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503745706057312050" /></a><br />Here they are, better a little late than never! I used a pearlescent paper for these—it was fun to do such a simple set and really let the texture of the paper be the hero.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb0qth5VVF7cmGuDaSdbJ-xhFirKk1m7Y52MjL1iPqGAhCeJ9E3SMdEwDNJzPziYftrMMxXrgGvizlqDtBDJgCU9f2hzidjbgJumLCayK8k_1NZ9lEY7NA3uugXh1_Pm9I4IRRDRYubk/s1600/KS4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb0qth5VVF7cmGuDaSdbJ-xhFirKk1m7Y52MjL1iPqGAhCeJ9E3SMdEwDNJzPziYftrMMxXrgGvizlqDtBDJgCU9f2hzidjbgJumLCayK8k_1NZ9lEY7NA3uugXh1_Pm9I4IRRDRYubk/s400/KS4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503745725897404930" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">*Stay tuned, <a href="http://papercity-design.com/index.php">Paper City Design</a> is getting a big makeover and we're getting close to launching a shop!</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-59344204897008752462010-08-05T17:24:00.000-07:002010-08-05T17:59:15.945-07:00Art by Amanda Boyd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7glj1dutbJT1kdvGoGQ2cpyXoIugh4vMHx2H-osIxC6DiylRbVgZgwGbFDuCRvte4odx4WcQoVAZYI8fHQBwj-h1Eep0kAyV-V4Rm6Y7kV2gczWCLgYfRDPQSXNxf26NHNEU8KNySnI/s1600/1_Thumbnail_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7glj1dutbJT1kdvGoGQ2cpyXoIugh4vMHx2H-osIxC6DiylRbVgZgwGbFDuCRvte4odx4WcQoVAZYI8fHQBwj-h1Eep0kAyV-V4Rm6Y7kV2gczWCLgYfRDPQSXNxf26NHNEU8KNySnI/s400/1_Thumbnail_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502089781053085794" /></a><br />J and I just purchased an original piece of art (<span style="font-style:italic;">Herman,</span> pictured above) by our friend <a href="http://amandamichelleboyd.com/">Amanda Boyd</a>. She's super talented, super fun & I think you would really like her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-P8eycMx0xqpcbyxulofCDTMEqMAlDEameq-XerMyjjH3o5eLCx4ByAr-bOeFRc9rYNVHRyUTjkY_SWA6lDl0Cgg9Fkg9ed4FMiRZa1-D8oqrin7M_E2bDtup6oXbKyd9nfYj8Lk8vc/s1600/violins-8x10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-P8eycMx0xqpcbyxulofCDTMEqMAlDEameq-XerMyjjH3o5eLCx4ByAr-bOeFRc9rYNVHRyUTjkY_SWA6lDl0Cgg9Fkg9ed4FMiRZa1-D8oqrin7M_E2bDtup6oXbKyd9nfYj8Lk8vc/s400/violins-8x10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502095033048428434" /></a><br />She and her husband are relocating to Kansas City. right. now. and she has spent the summer creating some pretty amazing things. You can <a href="http://amandaboyd.storenvy.com/products">visit her shop</a> to check it out. I can vouch that her craftsmanship is impeccable and the work is so lovely in person.<br /><br />THE BEST PART IS, she's doing a give away! Quick, go<a href="http://amandamichelleboyd.com/2010/08/05/giveaway-originial-art-print/"> find out how to win a free print!</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Thanks Amanda, keep up the great work!</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-87711080201626506342010-08-02T08:49:00.000-07:002010-08-02T09:01:45.010-07:00Amanda & Will's Wedding Invites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFLPcazwnm3GMfaA2hhRFqQe7AWq-Yc8WQ5DkRlxerPhYDF7YHgYfPqfrpWgV3adqnPuCXBQKsDr9dFp8DM8uPIzRfv1t_0xFxI-FH89F7-KOpFzeYwURaZBtbxP7X16QX4yfruefiZw/s1600/AW1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFLPcazwnm3GMfaA2hhRFqQe7AWq-Yc8WQ5DkRlxerPhYDF7YHgYfPqfrpWgV3adqnPuCXBQKsDr9dFp8DM8uPIzRfv1t_0xFxI-FH89F7-KOpFzeYwURaZBtbxP7X16QX4yfruefiZw/s400/AW1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500841565537537554" /></a><br />Such a beautiful couple, such a beautiful wedding, it was an honor to do their invites! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHI0MTWNf6G37GLeUeqL1QJBpQk9aGB3h2HgCoUvKiFa17u31MkxqbR96S6Hs76fXc0S1zibgFhh-2icdem7jx3luTWTDfKccSSuA9N9FXGJuEsqd9lzGQwKnQi6Asj5lZdGVzWl5hgI/s1600/AW6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHI0MTWNf6G37GLeUeqL1QJBpQk9aGB3h2HgCoUvKiFa17u31MkxqbR96S6Hs76fXc0S1zibgFhh-2icdem7jx3luTWTDfKccSSuA9N9FXGJuEsqd9lzGQwKnQi6Asj5lZdGVzWl5hgI/s400/AW6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500841587959719186" /></a><br />They got married in July at <a href="http://treehousepoint.com/">Treehouse Point</a> and it. was. gorgeous. and a <span style="font-style:italic;">so much fun!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiNaslL4ENM9bZ5zA_n3QvdXnQaNP_KeLIz_hD3pPuQbk-mUdpMHopjvPFAI5Yqc6oBd_ZQD0gR8xNN_ew1hXFKXMDqAzDVj2mXRLPyKLPNK2tS4hwddESEcRKR47cX5zB0aCtwFRoII/s1600/AW3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiNaslL4ENM9bZ5zA_n3QvdXnQaNP_KeLIz_hD3pPuQbk-mUdpMHopjvPFAI5Yqc6oBd_ZQD0gR8xNN_ew1hXFKXMDqAzDVj2mXRLPyKLPNK2tS4hwddESEcRKR47cX5zB0aCtwFRoII/s400/AW3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500841575582290626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qS0_y39ZLrXGTdJlDOYnvgnHM8x5VdreTSfLB18gn3C5NuuMr2qKx0t5HMbl1vS4RPzf7RMEtvPKNHavfFvmH-0aVr8wH-VNBfka7ltr3NFKwokUg14GORi3dwxxWsOVwGWg3IpLaxs/s1600/AW5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qS0_y39ZLrXGTdJlDOYnvgnHM8x5VdreTSfLB18gn3C5NuuMr2qKx0t5HMbl1vS4RPzf7RMEtvPKNHavfFvmH-0aVr8wH-VNBfka7ltr3NFKwokUg14GORi3dwxxWsOVwGWg3IpLaxs/s400/AW5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500841578129030610" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Congrats you two—I hope you're enjoying some post-wedding down time. <br /></span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-63606908216067480392010-07-30T10:29:00.000-07:002010-07-30T10:40:42.608-07:00Dos, Due, Deux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3Rw4RU8DpgJZUKpMTfdsZ0miMmYf-mpP6yIj9EkU6y-aPAH27aMXAk7yMJzUsaqGwqwdMc-KZh9aGJ54wSfYDRbgLPZApKefm8lDjLLe8fiDtPKBCn_D7iYeTKgqjUabbAx91pXH600/s1600/flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3Rw4RU8DpgJZUKpMTfdsZ0miMmYf-mpP6yIj9EkU6y-aPAH27aMXAk7yMJzUsaqGwqwdMc-KZh9aGJ54wSfYDRbgLPZApKefm8lDjLLe8fiDtPKBCn_D7iYeTKgqjUabbAx91pXH600/s400/flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499755229268652146" /></a><br />Two years ago I started this little ol' blog. I had no idea what my life would be like in 2 weeks from that time much less 2 years. crazy. I'm in that same spot today... it's hard for me to picture where I'll be 2 years from today. Bring it on!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">*photos taken in Seattle on our trip. Seattle is a wonderful city, incase you didn't know. </span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-28794449662137929642010-07-28T09:57:00.000-07:002010-07-28T10:25:37.354-07:00Times<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyXbCRAYgouX2o-9PMPumh7BpgaTd9ZFrB9TohBUavAK32MzNdV-q9kiP1YjhtpMsNp1HnlgxXRh7Y05KKy1Byvx0kcTsEkCw9d-N5rrofVx-1Y5ayG-apQawvPXfIisbBIiFjoNZihI/s1600/IMG_3395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyXbCRAYgouX2o-9PMPumh7BpgaTd9ZFrB9TohBUavAK32MzNdV-q9kiP1YjhtpMsNp1HnlgxXRh7Y05KKy1Byvx0kcTsEkCw9d-N5rrofVx-1Y5ayG-apQawvPXfIisbBIiFjoNZihI/s400/IMG_3395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499005575196511586" /></a><br />Just started going through some of the photos and I'm overwhelmed about where I should start. Here are a few random selections from our adventures. I am back in Brooklyn whether I want to be or not. J is somewhere on the Olympic Peninsula with our friend Taylor—they're on a bike tour and J will fly home from Portland in about 9 days or so. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmh7VWR7P9nmQVojkGqitmbl8MbCohrLjwdAJuOOCdtpjJh_SA9y6is5jiv6lNCBdjBNM9xH12Lddy9j93fWVsaFr8p6IwHgpnwl1SifPoCnIRxDgkpc-yrVwpsTTlhXCmgR3M0wpgJE/s1600/IMG_3659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmh7VWR7P9nmQVojkGqitmbl8MbCohrLjwdAJuOOCdtpjJh_SA9y6is5jiv6lNCBdjBNM9xH12Lddy9j93fWVsaFr8p6IwHgpnwl1SifPoCnIRxDgkpc-yrVwpsTTlhXCmgR3M0wpgJE/s400/IMG_3659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499007848269124786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbCb96EnXzz-E-Zgb2K0My7uh6fzPjPbSgYifmfSoX85FLv785lxNrzo150In6XX1r9HHXm_xihNKc7hyu0A0-z-lnsmzQfH3ev0JLfrsl0cKllrZpozCHxk1dFKL1LTOK5yDEtMqZtY/s1600/IMAG0172.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbCb96EnXzz-E-Zgb2K0My7uh6fzPjPbSgYifmfSoX85FLv785lxNrzo150In6XX1r9HHXm_xihNKc7hyu0A0-z-lnsmzQfH3ev0JLfrsl0cKllrZpozCHxk1dFKL1LTOK5yDEtMqZtY/s400/IMAG0172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499005555957077602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdzOyZ6Rtm3Ses2Jha45TL9BuFJKj9wNrT4rzULbt_WYegMb4YtYXKxP3CmWiwcnbXJhFq-tkveI2WOvmbQSBueC9e3Zn4jyc-1gDtzXwYydLPC04qiRHAWuMBocsOL7BmcXdc0lm2SE/s1600/IMG_3563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdzOyZ6Rtm3Ses2Jha45TL9BuFJKj9wNrT4rzULbt_WYegMb4YtYXKxP3CmWiwcnbXJhFq-tkveI2WOvmbQSBueC9e3Zn4jyc-1gDtzXwYydLPC04qiRHAWuMBocsOL7BmcXdc0lm2SE/s400/IMG_3563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499007513609967090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKqYqJ8H_rP7a1ajC_A_m56HBMslDoonEGL8wpI5UwsD3G-Dg2xxTdmA0fdZUGfRPL9Qy9sY9W8JAD1dpBfkNabV2PyAloZqOEES5h5XvOOFQjE6Te4Z4-K3H7AV_5VGj3EHcwEImpz0/s1600/IMG_3248.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuEplLNAPFfmfHaNZpoxQy6BeOHdlZoV8vHReRXXi-pXlqojHltJPT5L8FMIiILN82r9d3h5nu4YNbIDJtRK2egcKCWyjAXM1p1zAz9SwS4cOOvRt26MVFKXwClRewLmSqIIlYlpe5xk/s400/IMG_3758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499007534713032018" /></a>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-55005153310830745282010-07-02T17:22:00.000-07:002010-07-02T17:44:37.276-07:00I'm out.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbCZo0Rj8nVF0dqhgzfAE43n0ODSPgE3H0ZH7rvQep4bVJG6HgDv87mml5K7193uehdvOdw_WdG7tFtSJvyW5VskSmPhsytFUpcvLHX2nwOX8Dh7hOIET8Z0CqG6UIMotKgnlACOQpPQ/s1600/gull.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbCZo0Rj8nVF0dqhgzfAE43n0ODSPgE3H0ZH7rvQep4bVJG6HgDv87mml5K7193uehdvOdw_WdG7tFtSJvyW5VskSmPhsytFUpcvLHX2nwOX8Dh7hOIET8Z0CqG6UIMotKgnlACOQpPQ/s400/gull.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489473607193831458" /></a><br />We are leaving for Portland in the morning. We'll be there for a few days then to Seattle for a lovely wedding in <a href="http://treehousepoint.com/">tree houses</a>. Then maybe Vancouver, San Juan Islands, Mt. Hood, Cascade National Park... only time will tell. I'll have a pack on my back and boots on my feet. I won't be back until the end of July or somewhere there-abouts. I don't have a return ticket. Besides the fact that my apartment is a wreck right now and I have 100 things to do as I write this I'm starting to feel more free.<div><br /></div><div>I'm going to sit by the water all day, read, draw, write some, laugh and dance with some of my favorite people. And maybe come back to Brooklyn someday. Did I mention that I'm not taking my computer? Liberating. </div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers! xo</div><div><br /></div><div><i>*photo from <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2009/08/north-fork.html">last year's trip to Long Island</a></i></div>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-41175250963701596402010-06-28T19:06:00.000-07:002010-06-29T05:51:29.473-07:00Justin & Cara's Wedding Invites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsWB7s_oSOLhZ_1kTHOp7fPmiysrGHd3h7PMHPpWMepqdA4TToTLsMK8eyzztsJ9cL5kDUC935aqjIxkaSEWslso6B3HAvB8C9dhyphenhyphenNxTYx_Sf1it2epNbA8VL7UFHomcQ-m0kFdCWC7I/s1600/CJ7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsWB7s_oSOLhZ_1kTHOp7fPmiysrGHd3h7PMHPpWMepqdA4TToTLsMK8eyzztsJ9cL5kDUC935aqjIxkaSEWslso6B3HAvB8C9dhyphenhyphenNxTYx_Sf1it2epNbA8VL7UFHomcQ-m0kFdCWC7I/s400/CJ7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014340046428418" /></a><br />Finally able to post <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/03/jc-invites.html">this wedding set</a> that I made for Justin & Cara. They got married this weekend under a tree in Belize—they send me a photograph of the tree so I could make the silohouette on the front of the invites... so perfect, sweet and romantic!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZBHBG6urAYAtP8AIDX-JnTf_zQaOIfpR0QtZKffQiJ2ZR4mMvqRd2HLkSecUPvhUPWgqSv85D3KlXaUeGQa2Wkeb1vzsFkDGq_ErrHUuR4-o2OZU6ZQ4YDjxE8JeWb9jQzC1kG_n3z8/s1600/CJ6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZBHBG6urAYAtP8AIDX-JnTf_zQaOIfpR0QtZKffQiJ2ZR4mMvqRd2HLkSecUPvhUPWgqSv85D3KlXaUeGQa2Wkeb1vzsFkDGq_ErrHUuR4-o2OZU6ZQ4YDjxE8JeWb9jQzC1kG_n3z8/s400/CJ6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014351847738626" /></a>Everything on the inside was hand lettered—just incase you're a type-nerd like me and need to know these things.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzWnzgYEVIQcjp4zkaEbq3zKpTcYc1UKulUb8pRqP4aezPd_0rhd5mgiJwE4QSjVZWgvX3X5jNZdCk2v-1f_jTUqx_l7ez7TGZWeDLtdwIrjVX5kKzqJcLjZVt6lXiEUS1JHTmT8ruBU/s1600/CJ4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzWnzgYEVIQcjp4zkaEbq3zKpTcYc1UKulUb8pRqP4aezPd_0rhd5mgiJwE4QSjVZWgvX3X5jNZdCk2v-1f_jTUqx_l7ez7TGZWeDLtdwIrjVX5kKzqJcLjZVt6lXiEUS1JHTmT8ruBU/s400/CJ4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014332364918690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MppeH1cyztAIE6R7SoNME5LGbm2RYTinErIipb-nwJCpyoEnMdXEi4MqJFe6WEq13GEucLy9HzYFglRdhg709eFhHnrmMyRycO-_Q0Ww2ZkPvd5KTovdCjmikV8QyI-tm7qcc40_8RQ/s1600/CJ3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MppeH1cyztAIE6R7SoNME5LGbm2RYTinErIipb-nwJCpyoEnMdXEi4MqJFe6WEq13GEucLy9HzYFglRdhg709eFhHnrmMyRycO-_Q0Ww2ZkPvd5KTovdCjmikV8QyI-tm7qcc40_8RQ/s400/CJ3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014325713561586" /></a><br />If you've been following the <a href="http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2010/alex.html">news</a> you know that hurricane Alex paid a visit to Justin & Cara's wedding on Saturday (pretty sure he didn't RSVP!) We haven't heard from the newly weds or any of our friends that made it out there yet but if we know them it was an amazing time anyway!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4855ntDd8zEaGSZJ8eYTrwD58nwMwrxjBEevXTh-QnxBV6J0X5CBI1MK7bnwqeqrHyDgL7tb1imT09UidzCV_ss8vx9ITtHQ6yCtp4mm0EQAzA50wqyUTPOUE8rK4J-jAobAdR-Ep8JA/s1600/CJ1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4855ntDd8zEaGSZJ8eYTrwD58nwMwrxjBEevXTh-QnxBV6J0X5CBI1MK7bnwqeqrHyDgL7tb1imT09UidzCV_ss8vx9ITtHQ6yCtp4mm0EQAzA50wqyUTPOUE8rK4J-jAobAdR-Ep8JA/s400/CJ1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014315874726130" /></a><br />Congrats you two & if anyone reading this has heard from them please let us know that everyone's okay!<div><br /></div><div><i>*Just heard that all is well, thank goodness!</i></div>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-41480600321736161852010-06-26T12:25:00.000-07:002010-06-26T12:51:42.457-07:00Warmbelly Brews: Road Trip a Belgian-Style Triple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i8KR4vdgJPktPgkd4P0plyhZ0JXwhJ85RRSBiMgjIUoLe322SezVnv_6WakgPpLc6sDRgw0JTFNUKv-IrSnqO5uaLYVL6VlLmHxZCfBbBwz5y92JoxkGQsj5KgbJEOUOnQbWUejrx_U/s1600/RoadTrip1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i8KR4vdgJPktPgkd4P0plyhZ0JXwhJ85RRSBiMgjIUoLe322SezVnv_6WakgPpLc6sDRgw0JTFNUKv-IrSnqO5uaLYVL6VlLmHxZCfBbBwz5y92JoxkGQsj5KgbJEOUOnQbWUejrx_U/s400/RoadTrip1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487171311145993058" /></a><br />J and Jeff brewed their second batch of beer. (see the first one <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/05/warmbelly-brews-snow-day-stout.html">here</a>) This is a Belgian-style Triple and it's quite delicious. The labels are entirely hand-lettered by yours truly. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQCHvMKHf2xtrpsIcsJkINTaBuYDB2sVZslh1UM6b6NmMXWRPu3QpD0-vnAhAjIFofq17r1qJWBwXW5aO5CQCRgBB7XGLGH5EJYsHFLcaSIkHVJVCTfS18ZG1bU3HpwbVMWgMbBmBW5g/s1600/RoadTrip2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQCHvMKHf2xtrpsIcsJkINTaBuYDB2sVZslh1UM6b6NmMXWRPu3QpD0-vnAhAjIFofq17r1qJWBwXW5aO5CQCRgBB7XGLGH5EJYsHFLcaSIkHVJVCTfS18ZG1bU3HpwbVMWgMbBmBW5g/s400/RoadTrip2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487171331196013410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceidZ5CrxFr1-ST_IbYz2ViJJtZBwGcL-W2_f_daL7T3OpvaIsWm_Q08G05mVzYiOhVN1-9_DZOVABGCxM9_Dqp1LIEFSK4VUBA3HLXjiVaa4AOWV0U4gr4FeVKY7VRlBLUCm8qXVMq4/s1600/RoadTrip3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceidZ5CrxFr1-ST_IbYz2ViJJtZBwGcL-W2_f_daL7T3OpvaIsWm_Q08G05mVzYiOhVN1-9_DZOVABGCxM9_Dqp1LIEFSK4VUBA3HLXjiVaa4AOWV0U4gr4FeVKY7VRlBLUCm8qXVMq4/s400/RoadTrip3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487171319424451074" /></a>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-51093643817026788052010-06-22T05:55:00.000-07:002010-06-22T06:32:47.703-07:00Stoop-Sale finds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIogtTuvPCARZSnOqU1gr6y4B8odzBdwLYKXCKQUdwAlhOuhvJHU-KR5LBNgUI3s0xkdCZ1BzSHJWBxvVY7tgHE_AxCl3Vjookc6-7t4jJr0bnUjwtr-bs1LQIFcnh4f9a0knpIOYJSM/s1600/ink2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIogtTuvPCARZSnOqU1gr6y4B8odzBdwLYKXCKQUdwAlhOuhvJHU-KR5LBNgUI3s0xkdCZ1BzSHJWBxvVY7tgHE_AxCl3Vjookc6-7t4jJr0bnUjwtr-bs1LQIFcnh4f9a0knpIOYJSM/s400/ink2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485588405418952178" /></a><br />Here in Brooklyn we don't have garages or yards (well, most of us don't) so we don't have yard sales or garage sales. But we do have stoops. So we do have stoop sales. I spotted these little gems at a sale 2 weekends ago and still can't get over that old ink packaging!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhYTFbjO_4nugpmvRjuG7Ahz-AIRJSL1lofXEBkITC02AdihQYUPKO6wl9iTz8MOYHQefSTcrqjxHCj6gGB1_VCy2zWBgwNMy18jsBZqTDFYA2xJXDNIq-2CyO13wEQQTrOK9JZytYGE/s1600/ink4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhYTFbjO_4nugpmvRjuG7Ahz-AIRJSL1lofXEBkITC02AdihQYUPKO6wl9iTz8MOYHQefSTcrqjxHCj6gGB1_VCy2zWBgwNMy18jsBZqTDFYA2xJXDNIq-2CyO13wEQQTrOK9JZytYGE/s400/ink4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485588420300720242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16jfgDUMayu-xJMvmkMQ-XOp7WVg4FRtFQb4_PXZnYitLYEJSgDyCcipuB8o2T7dhCZ1CLErhe85QXC2ydNGomK7wyFZsQ7BI1rrWFD2N5jQ2JRTbkU24fEOWgAUlshKdOn8OKqdFQBY/s1600/ink1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16jfgDUMayu-xJMvmkMQ-XOp7WVg4FRtFQb4_PXZnYitLYEJSgDyCcipuB8o2T7dhCZ1CLErhe85QXC2ydNGomK7wyFZsQ7BI1rrWFD2N5jQ2JRTbkU24fEOWgAUlshKdOn8OKqdFQBY/s400/ink1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485588397027104082" /></a><br />The gentleman I bought them from said they were his son's and that I should just tell him what I would pay for them. I got the whole lot for $3. Three. dollars. I've often eyed lino cutting tools at art supply stores but just can't stand buying the plastic kits they make now. Expect to see some lino prints coming soon!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH29VLrijlBQzhUcKRsNDGEuB8D0ylsHQPwg9thNA5lhyphenhyphenBfoRbID3_iTk2jxviJ-M-NaHAk6noaI7STB1_OKyn3-nEgbIb7YUwP5Hw7rJ0V4o9uvXCs-RC6aL_i31T7e5_hSlihhzswM/s1600/ink3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH29VLrijlBQzhUcKRsNDGEuB8D0ylsHQPwg9thNA5lhyphenhyphenBfoRbID3_iTk2jxviJ-M-NaHAk6noaI7STB1_OKyn3-nEgbIb7YUwP5Hw7rJ0V4o9uvXCs-RC6aL_i31T7e5_hSlihhzswM/s400/ink3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485588409922652386" /></a><br />And then there's this beauty... the couch J spotted on his way home from his Saturday morning bike ride. <span style="font-style:italic;">(it's a lot less orange and a lot more yellow in real-life.)</span> Oh, and did I tell you? We moved. yes. again. For the last time in NYC. no more. But our place is bigger, cheaper and in the same 'hood. And quieter. We wake up to the sound of woodpeckers. I'm not kidding. Good-bye honking horns, we've moved to the country! (or at least that's what it feels like...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQITOOfGABkDlQNjIsMVouMgFi6-TglMJPfbxtfPNa3FLp7lJwADdbZgEvmU0VBFUX0-FmRzR2fLSxxffI4GQPDPvBVRHakKKfRGJEl4Yl5GNFVO31ELLM4PyQYMtAojeyRFuKgSMkRAU/s1600/couch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQITOOfGABkDlQNjIsMVouMgFi6-TglMJPfbxtfPNa3FLp7lJwADdbZgEvmU0VBFUX0-FmRzR2fLSxxffI4GQPDPvBVRHakKKfRGJEl4Yl5GNFVO31ELLM4PyQYMtAojeyRFuKgSMkRAU/s400/couch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485588426689497618" /></a>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-38653150115789357122010-06-16T06:20:00.000-07:002010-06-16T06:41:51.274-07:00First Aid KitI know I've posted about First Aid Kit <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-aid-kit.html">before.</a><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vGRG-U8kI2o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vGRG-U8kI2o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br />We saw them preform at the Bell House last night and it was phenomenal! They are incredibly talented. I highly recommend listening to some of their new tunes on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit">myspace</a>—go ahead and skip down to 'Ghost Town' at the end, so good!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">*I can't figure out why the video is only embedding the left-half!? Any suggestions? sorry about that.</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-89147821986212221592010-06-14T09:17:00.000-07:002010-06-14T09:36:02.933-07:00Rebecca & Aaron's Wedding Invites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5y6LqjAawy2aESb3fWmo6zhe6SjC9MrWh25E-O3gI7XEGNadqcXTqCNfagSzFwPmaSu60tjn5-vGJRR1Zht4A3gZXcrcIxSrQ_3cNm_2ukGYtJ8pk2tmoYBSun-hQwivOyod8cKv3Ek/s1600/RA4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5y6LqjAawy2aESb3fWmo6zhe6SjC9MrWh25E-O3gI7XEGNadqcXTqCNfagSzFwPmaSu60tjn5-vGJRR1Zht4A3gZXcrcIxSrQ_3cNm_2ukGYtJ8pk2tmoYBSun-hQwivOyod8cKv3Ek/s400/RA4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482667620207195058" /></a><br />I loved creating these romantic wedding invites for my dear friend Rebecca and her husband, Aaron. They were married in <a href="http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Oy7wR6ZwgUs/s">St. Paul's chapel</a> in Lubbock, Texas—such a sweet place and one of my personal favorites!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCmsSK5VhNUvpvwuDmHq7d7AcwpJNpQVAha6KyUwapr9UkGSe41GUs9EuZHAcQm4P3lFBmiAVkeLZSYwk-HrPF3GLLg7Rkm-WRymC4amYU93DqF7Ylw5zFRmdxzYOfgOD_AxZLMOq4TI/s1600/RA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCmsSK5VhNUvpvwuDmHq7d7AcwpJNpQVAha6KyUwapr9UkGSe41GUs9EuZHAcQm4P3lFBmiAVkeLZSYwk-HrPF3GLLg7Rkm-WRymC4amYU93DqF7Ylw5zFRmdxzYOfgOD_AxZLMOq4TI/s400/RA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482667644566045538" /></a><br />Since the chapel is so small they needed invites to the actual wedding and then a set of invites to the reception only.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIm9_AfZW155lsL2a7TTOqpFCK-VGBuHKC6Vnc1IiksBSd8BjuIlEHVGMlbKgAMi4RxaaD8IUpiEAOD0i3-oaIsKPn-EAVf0ghyphenhyphenLkZSaeFvj0_f0auF7EfyIqorw3jZFWYuD4C4AqrSd4/s1600/RA5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIm9_AfZW155lsL2a7TTOqpFCK-VGBuHKC6Vnc1IiksBSd8BjuIlEHVGMlbKgAMi4RxaaD8IUpiEAOD0i3-oaIsKPn-EAVf0ghyphenhyphenLkZSaeFvj0_f0auF7EfyIqorw3jZFWYuD4C4AqrSd4/s400/RA5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482667626179167714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrKkpOFXgCcWOawYZrtns0uNd08gGgYrj0EItFE79-qIG1lSjR1Sp__QoUP44MffJpbqcknErG2yP9ENZIuUoxzeet853dESTegebtjxeH2vk_nCOsto4ydADBmXpqytug4gbbS61Xjo/s1600/RA6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrKkpOFXgCcWOawYZrtns0uNd08gGgYrj0EItFE79-qIG1lSjR1Sp__QoUP44MffJpbqcknErG2yP9ENZIuUoxzeet853dESTegebtjxeH2vk_nCOsto4ydADBmXpqytug4gbbS61Xjo/s400/RA6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482667646690106194" /></a><br />Congratulations Rebecca & Aaron, I wish we could have been there!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-9012022035368015442010-05-31T20:16:00.000-07:002010-06-01T06:45:26.417-07:00Memorial Day in Massachusetts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6C8KUNW2naDLjGMBMaTibBrtVd4-PF8UlbA1B961UCz0U5jitugp2fJWQv2IDoXwZaae0-sCGRILngKoihy1IhMiqIx_d4lTDuBiuGonHXejgP6dTuhJKYY871KjVB6dNB0YQEEQryE/s1600/memorial6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6C8KUNW2naDLjGMBMaTibBrtVd4-PF8UlbA1B961UCz0U5jitugp2fJWQv2IDoXwZaae0-sCGRILngKoihy1IhMiqIx_d4lTDuBiuGonHXejgP6dTuhJKYY871KjVB6dNB0YQEEQryE/s400/memorial6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477798919615608642" /></a><br />We had a lovely and relaxing time in Massachusetts with friends. (O, how the Atlantic coast speaks to my soul!) Such a nice time that I almost forgot that I'm knee deep in a portfolio site redesign, the job search and to make things slightly more exciting... moving. again. Don't worry it's only about 9 blocks away. Wish me luck!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyYOTMX0jirlZurm3Rr8jRcSraimvlg59RFLEJbpoRWbo77bzNSPgc53E3c0ySzZWJJLVQXlYStNMy3W1eRjr_vhZnBZtihwBxHHedkgwkvpg5F4gTkvytipKiFYEUy6TQ2BVmGUQZIk/s1600/memorial7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyYOTMX0jirlZurm3Rr8jRcSraimvlg59RFLEJbpoRWbo77bzNSPgc53E3c0ySzZWJJLVQXlYStNMy3W1eRjr_vhZnBZtihwBxHHedkgwkvpg5F4gTkvytipKiFYEUy6TQ2BVmGUQZIk/s400/memorial7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477799317090440674" /></a><br />1 million Memorial Day kisses to <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-home-sister.html">my sister</a> and all of the service women & men out there. Thank you. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdmPXM6ylg3f877sguSvEHJg7IiP7553MHQVQjMZ1rF1IA771dttUlGD6TW_x2JFkOjHVNWfANoz9_MdAqblZRaua7-esl2jJvDRoJ7_IcHHgw5kqEGLfGPoJDsgNhxmiBOBIhrp7Lhw/s1600/Memorial1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdmPXM6ylg3f877sguSvEHJg7IiP7553MHQVQjMZ1rF1IA771dttUlGD6TW_x2JFkOjHVNWfANoz9_MdAqblZRaua7-esl2jJvDRoJ7_IcHHgw5kqEGLfGPoJDsgNhxmiBOBIhrp7Lhw/s400/Memorial1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477798890464043186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH4-kdjBhQclXZ4BSQHXGSHJJlQ1ofUdN0DTpfxa2W9dclzha8hpjvvV-uu5sJ53v7y0hmzXguZkNg8aD8rwPeNsLXCgSG-2mwOolFDtcttFG4_CFJvZbD6QM9HPVdKqLnLUnMXd9_bo/s1600/memorial5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH4-kdjBhQclXZ4BSQHXGSHJJlQ1ofUdN0DTpfxa2W9dclzha8hpjvvV-uu5sJ53v7y0hmzXguZkNg8aD8rwPeNsLXCgSG-2mwOolFDtcttFG4_CFJvZbD6QM9HPVdKqLnLUnMXd9_bo/s400/memorial5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477798917364177938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47gxAWWjJgLCyCvwe6n_eXXowPqFq9ElpQ0EiYnWfrbLpQmq9IriUHi4unCltmhyphenhyphenhQIQUWsyH2g3BYgXjcQE0TUY1NFkIHz3KbX37EG56ZbeB9uPkrqX8JAdQandiQM-MVxI2hSrOnG4/s1600/memorial3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47gxAWWjJgLCyCvwe6n_eXXowPqFq9ElpQ0EiYnWfrbLpQmq9IriUHi4unCltmhyphenhyphenhQIQUWsyH2g3BYgXjcQE0TUY1NFkIHz3KbX37EG56ZbeB9uPkrqX8JAdQandiQM-MVxI2hSrOnG4/s400/memorial3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477798907899572322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K2HlYNdXUrkzIEuyekdTn7aQEvzPh7aRlLbJq_5siQ4TefcwxbzY8MSy8eLSO1P1DhQ6TQntRTpvEzT9nXtQ-DQkMWiLjO5EHngMjdUptGWsnC2kdVxIDyeGDO3-mmvPkFP1HhR99bU/s1600/Memorial2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K2HlYNdXUrkzIEuyekdTn7aQEvzPh7aRlLbJq_5siQ4TefcwxbzY8MSy8eLSO1P1DhQ6TQntRTpvEzT9nXtQ-DQkMWiLjO5EHngMjdUptGWsnC2kdVxIDyeGDO3-mmvPkFP1HhR99bU/s400/Memorial2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477798895857993810" /></a><br />*I'll be posting some <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/search/label/design%20%7Bby%20me%7D">invites</a> that I never got around to as I shoot them all for my new site. Bear with me and stay tuned!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-89032605207993378552010-05-14T06:07:00.000-07:002010-05-14T06:37:36.882-07:00Kendra + Stephen: Programs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI9GtWGYsfwxEkHRkoUXaPp9LhVdoK-s2aZTewQPZH2AStyIOJW2v5W6RHzkYeJWVjqmlCgydATQSWEq_Ii1LKQOFfLtbd8mhi687gB5Jc0DeMNLILOTfct2cc7cim9cT7DIMdHeF8rg/s1600/K+S_exit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI9GtWGYsfwxEkHRkoUXaPp9LhVdoK-s2aZTewQPZH2AStyIOJW2v5W6RHzkYeJWVjqmlCgydATQSWEq_Ii1LKQOFfLtbd8mhi687gB5Jc0DeMNLILOTfct2cc7cim9cT7DIMdHeF8rg/s400/K+S_exit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471118651096764882" /></a><br />I gave a little peek of <a href="http://apapercity.blogspot.com/2010/03/wedding-1-of-4-sneak-peak.html">Kendra + Stephen's wedding invites</a> awhile back but now that the wedding is over I'm excited to share a few more details! I designed their programs and made some little cards that sat by the guest book and on the buffet table to let the guests know what all the food was. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1Bo2ZjAPlRE5VEydJskHo13uYxsavCRl_VGrQ-wNaetOT3jTz3BGMDfYID5MJm0v5VwlQASoW2OGnxga5smw7RVO5ZPCs65MgwC7iArrsW2e9ih8gQrsZQFquBHAVqfltbxFiaair_I/s1600/K+S_programs2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1Bo2ZjAPlRE5VEydJskHo13uYxsavCRl_VGrQ-wNaetOT3jTz3BGMDfYID5MJm0v5VwlQASoW2OGnxga5smw7RVO5ZPCs65MgwC7iArrsW2e9ih8gQrsZQFquBHAVqfltbxFiaair_I/s400/K+S_programs2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471118666703213298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVJzo34cOwuQqYljgYrW5Xi7egZWgZgsCe8EWFw5pkeWewOtT_MKNwY6lr5VB3s2ibjfwQJ80codw5uuU9VcJIWI7ynvqk6t9dk6BFIPAcgTssgJwgI-e0cthevRa2d05Y-kMFgZkl4Y/s1600/K+S_programs1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVJzo34cOwuQqYljgYrW5Xi7egZWgZgsCe8EWFw5pkeWewOtT_MKNwY6lr5VB3s2ibjfwQJ80codw5uuU9VcJIWI7ynvqk6t9dk6BFIPAcgTssgJwgI-e0cthevRa2d05Y-kMFgZkl4Y/s400/K+S_programs1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471118660228240914" /></a><br />The wedding and reception were at a beautiful mission-style church in Fort Worth, Texas. Kendra literally looked like she was standing in a beam of light with her blonde hair & white dress in the early Texas sun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvV4rbZCLcDHCocIxQ_pUl-jW93s310seRG6iSXVK6V5Mxrj18JMn72HxNmQk-utnhUUCaLNXCBqsxqb_YXYnt5G_JVP5vDqEAtNejrsFJfA7p5NefEXzv_q30DqOGTnzgANaW1fcupM/s1600/K+S_guestcard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvV4rbZCLcDHCocIxQ_pUl-jW93s310seRG6iSXVK6V5Mxrj18JMn72HxNmQk-utnhUUCaLNXCBqsxqb_YXYnt5G_JVP5vDqEAtNejrsFJfA7p5NefEXzv_q30DqOGTnzgANaW1fcupM/s400/K+S_guestcard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471118658872224962" /></a><br />Thanks Kendra + Stephen for letting us be such a big part in your wedding. We love you!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">*I will post details of the invites soon.</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-81977289439152448272010-05-11T13:03:00.001-07:002010-05-11T13:40:58.028-07:00Warmbelly Brews: Snow Day Stout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rW_REP50rPtkSW2rOgoXRTQYNQpQHQt1FUK2Rd2O7yvqzoIDXPiNqiHN2g_L69MfaF7SrEll2yVzpefgf2N1bFYYRbqMhS0r8bePlVJWnukIYDTj5p80SSaPUTUE2_B4OlknyOrAWpU/s1600/beer4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rW_REP50rPtkSW2rOgoXRTQYNQpQHQt1FUK2Rd2O7yvqzoIDXPiNqiHN2g_L69MfaF7SrEll2yVzpefgf2N1bFYYRbqMhS0r8bePlVJWnukIYDTj5p80SSaPUTUE2_B4OlknyOrAWpU/s400/beer4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470109618185196082" /></a><br />J & our friend Jeff have been doing some homebrewing the past few months. They started on the first snow day of the year (they're both teachers) with an eggnog milk stout. The first time I tried it it tasted like Robitussin (but I was very sick at the time...) I tried it again about 3 weeks ago and it was so yummy! Nutmeg-y and not too dark for a day in late April. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXNL3TJvcDKM4SuAcyGXaxEdPPQV1J0-oLj5RJac7pLFerMTB3wr0DSCaLlyQSyJozy_lL6GtNo_nVA_1b2cZnfBtb0ibTQJAXxY2jmPgFPXyM-Eo2qQ73-1vtrqQh8w-VFRdx4zVhqU/s1600/Beer2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXNL3TJvcDKM4SuAcyGXaxEdPPQV1J0-oLj5RJac7pLFerMTB3wr0DSCaLlyQSyJozy_lL6GtNo_nVA_1b2cZnfBtb0ibTQJAXxY2jmPgFPXyM-Eo2qQ73-1vtrqQh8w-VFRdx4zVhqU/s400/Beer2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470109600691995954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwTBeLK10IyfR57pNsT4bfdb_VvJpxc8AuHog3CkPLoITrZsFtTx5VimJyjMtvCRLEAzmoWBeT7fI0hukIUOxOcCsV_qL2-KkVbQtW6fjmjQLX0S6WKMx-5Bx0988s1O6vN5fzaeoYK4/s1600/beer3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwTBeLK10IyfR57pNsT4bfdb_VvJpxc8AuHog3CkPLoITrZsFtTx5VimJyjMtvCRLEAzmoWBeT7fI0hukIUOxOcCsV_qL2-KkVbQtW6fjmjQLX0S6WKMx-5Bx0988s1O6vN5fzaeoYK4/s400/beer3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470109609041215154" /></a><br />I designed some handlettered low-fi labels for their first batch that they dubbed "Snow Day Stout." Next up on their roster is a triple ale and then a big batch of a spring saison but they have to taste them before they name them so we'll see what the guys come up with! I'm really excited to be a small part of this fun collaboration!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Cheers!</span>kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686808221803348420.post-72025491310812804672010-05-10T14:51:00.000-07:002010-05-10T15:25:28.950-07:00Part-Time Music<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgYPTKigBfau9LgxEO4qiSsyBBVBNIYsOEuuUcXTLHmvG1iTrPV5dcdPaMTKnFPpd5tn8TNkvkm9DIXPfbZ6vMQtPJlzN5XT2p4pokEOLcBOiOCpP0f7G_9Cwbo7Vpg4VqRGPQ-rUtpQ/s1600/PTM_photos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgYPTKigBfau9LgxEO4qiSsyBBVBNIYsOEuuUcXTLHmvG1iTrPV5dcdPaMTKnFPpd5tn8TNkvkm9DIXPfbZ6vMQtPJlzN5XT2p4pokEOLcBOiOCpP0f7G_9Cwbo7Vpg4VqRGPQ-rUtpQ/s400/PTM_photos.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469767156049645538" /></a><br />Here's a little something else I have been meaning to share for awhile...<br />My dear friend, Bryant (who I have known for 13 years!), writes <a href="http://www.parttimemusic.com/">a great blog called Part-Time Music</a>. He asked me to create a new blog header for him and when I took a look at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/parttimemusic/">his flickr</a> account I was blown away at the library of great photos he has on there. It was so nice to tap into his personal archives while working on this project.<br /><br />I highly recommend checking out <a href="http://www.parttimemusic.com/">his music blog</a>, he'll introduce you to something new every week, I can guarantee it!kd-mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392321325345841000noreply@blogger.com0