One day browsing through the internet, I was looking at some ornate frames and was trying to think of ways to imitate it. I wasn’t about to buy a block of wood and carve shapes and textures into it. So I thought “I have a ton of beads that I can glue onto cheap flat frames”. Maybe paint them all monochrome after that. I kinda just winged it after gluing beads down.
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The past month for me involved moving and then adjusting to a new home. My roommate and I put a little over two years at our other apartment and we took the next step into finding a new place with a friend of ours. We upgraded from two bedrooms to three bedrooms. I had it in my head that as soon as you upgrade to 3+ bedrooms, apartments automatically get much bigger.
The beginning of our search didn’t make me feel so confident about large living spaces, as the majority of our viewings were pretty small apartments. I’ll admit – I got agitated and probably unbearable to deal with. As soon as you include a third person into the mix, more compromising has to occur and I was dead set on what I wanted. Luckily in the end, we found a place we’re all happy with and we’re settled in.
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The summer seems to be flying by as August is coming up in a few days. The time is also coming for me to move into a new place with my roommate and a friend. Living the rental life, we have to think of creative ways of using up wall space while not making any holes.
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Ever find yourself in a work funk where you’re so drained at the end of the day, you can’t consider doing anything after? The past three months have been mentally draining from my full time job. I haven’t been on the blog in forever and took a break from social media. I pretty much came home and just had to wind down everyday on the couch.
I had a trip planned to visit my brother in San Francisco that really came at the perfect time. It was a good chance for me to take a break from the hustlin’ city and job pressures and responsibilities.
My first trip to San Francisco, there were a limited amount of days I had, so I had to make the best of the trip by overloading myself. My brother and I walked so much, but this time around we didn’t want to do as much.
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Last year, I posted about rain gear I design for some small shops. After the stores punched numbers and calculated customer reports, they approached us for new rain designs because the rain collection had positive selling.
It was reassuring and exciting to hear, but it was slightly nerve-wracking to come up with designs even better than the first round. Just as last year, we had to create new rain boots, rain jackets, and umbrellas – all matching to each other.
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A couple of months ago, I went on a day day trip to Philadelphia with friends. New York is about a two hour bus ride from Philly, but even knowing that, I only managed to go recently for the first time.
We picked a Saturday. Left at 9am and arrived back in NYC at 9pm. It was an entire exhausting day, but totally worth it.
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These days I’ve been on an illustration kick, which makes me feel productive and good. Pop culture is always gonna be my go-to inspiration, so when L7 released their newest song, it triggered me, and I did a little Donita Sparks illustration.
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Before Christmas, I submitted a piece to Feels Zine, whom were taking submissions for their anger theme. The first thing that came to mind when I thought of anger was Mrs. White in Clue talking about flames…on the side of her face.
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During downtime, I recently browsed through my phone photos and realized I never shared the awesome graffiti I found in San Francisco when I visited during Thanksgiving. I can’t believe how fast time flew since then, and between you and me, I’m planning another trip for the summer to visit my brother again. His birthday is in June and I can’t think of a better excuse to plan a trip to see him again.
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Since starting my bullet journal, I’ve been all about buying stickers, markers, and washi tape. It got to the point where I didn’t know how to organize and I needed a pouch to hold them in. It’s easier to have one dedicated to my journal, so I set aside some time to get organized. I made a planner specifically for my “journal stuff”.
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