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Typography Monday! The Caret »
This is most commonly used when editing documents. It's a mark you use to signify that something needs to be added. It comes from the Latin phrase it needs. ...
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 8 »
I found a few more vintage animal postcards and thought I'd share the rest! They're all just so inspiring
This just seethes saccharine sweetness. Except I feel like those cats want to nom that little bird as soon as possible.
Oh gees. A...
Beagle Love »
My two beagles, Ruby and Hairy, are beyond-verbal-description wonderful.
I love these two little dogs as I'm sure you love your pets.
I love how, on sunny mornings, they follow sunspots around the house. The sun carries them between their...
Ink Review | J. Herbin’s Ambre De »
What a fancy name.
Ambre De Birmanie
It certainly matches the lovely hue of this ink.
Here's a page from a Moleskine. You'll see I wrote in many different styles and even doodles. You can get a good sense for how the ink looks and...
The Pet Communicator Came To Visit »
My two beagles, Ruby and Hairy, were napping on a dog bed perched below a window; looking out onto the street below. My husband and I were wrapping up a few odds and ends in the office and then I heard a light knock on the front door.
"She's...
Fun Ink Day 2010 »
I think we pen, letter-writing and doodle enthusiasts can get on board with this, no?
If you're feeling it, whip out your favorite color ink on:
Friday, February 12, 2010
And, if you've got the time, post photos up throughout the day on Twitter,...
You And I Will Change The World »
This is my favorite saying. It's actually from a Hebrew song that I just adore (I can hear the tumbling notes bobbing around in my head) and it's something I truly believe.
This saying is so important to me that my husband and I had it written...
Typography Monday! The æ »
The æ can be pronounced ash. In English, it represents the greek alpha iota. In some European countries, it represents one of the a vowels.
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 7 »
I love animals. Especially cute vintage ones. ;)
The inscription at the bottom reads "worth its weight in gold."
What a beautiful valentines card. I love the colors and the floating hearts.
Neato.
I'm not sure on what ocasion this...
Typography Monday! The Question Mark »
A question mark is a punctuation mark. It belongs at the end of interrogative sentences.
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 6 »
Man, we're on the 6th installment already?
Lot's of inspiration!
This is such a sweet photo.
Oh gosh! But this is even sweeter. Look at that little lamb.
This is a nice moment.
Happy creating!...
Yoga; Lots and Lots of Yoga »
On January 3, 2010 I began reaching for a lofty goal...30 yoga classes in 31 days. That's a lot of yoga. In preparation, I penciled in all the yoga classes I was planning on going to. I moved appointments around. I adjusted my hours at work. I...Typography Monday! The Comma »
The comma is used for separation. The Greek word komma means 'a short clause' hence where our comma comes from. The comma is used as a decimal point in many European countries.
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 5 »
Something that's been done before always holds opportunity for improvement.
Hmmmm, not sure what the goal was here. I'm sure it got lost somewhere in the decades gone by.
Sherman. 'nuff said.
This photo is striking. I wonder what the story...
My Daily Makeup Routine »
Simplicity Embellished | Simple Daily Makeup Routine from Simplicity Embellished on Vimeo. This is Cole's tried-and-true daily makeup routine. Developed after years and years of mistakes, mishaps and mooching off of other makeup...A Happy Little Watercolor To Make You Smile »
I've been known to pull out my doodling skills.
The manatee is my favorite thing to illustrate.
Happy Thursday.
By the way, I use a fountain pen (Lamy AL-Star) to do my linework, and the color I used was diamine Damson. I like drawing with...
Typography Monday! The Double Dagger »
This mark is used in footnotes. People also call it a double obelus or a double obelisk and a diesis.
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 4 »
What are you inspired by? Or perhaps you're searching for new places to draw inspiration and creativity from. Here's our 4th installment.
Wouldn't you love to own that hat?
I've always wanted to know when someone first discovers they can do...
Family Heirlooms »
My husband and I were in visiting my mother-in-law and family this past Monday. January in West Virginia is cold, just like January in Ohio is.
We were all sitting in the living room Monday afternoon, just chatting and talking, and my MIL got up...
A Fancy Appetizer »
There are several restaurants I know of (that shall remain nameless) in several hip cities (that shall also remain nameless) that serve a dish to their customers that is basically scrap.
Stuff that they would have tossed down the...
Lots and Lots of Yoga »
For a gift this year, I was given 30 yoga classes in 30 days. Today was day five of day 30 and it was also my fifth yoga class of 30. Daily yoga is certainly a step up from my previous routine which was yoga at home three times a week with an...Great Houseplants »
Having a plant in the house is important. I have this belief that if your house has some sort of living foliage inside; your house is then a home.
Aside from this, common houseplants actually purify the air. They can filter out things like...
LAMY Al-Star Purple Review »
For anyone looking to venture into the world of fountain pens, a LAMY Safari or Al-Star would be a safe bet.
I have several Safari fountain pens. This is my first Al-Star.
The Al-Star is basically the same as the Safari except the body is made...
Typography Monday! The Pilcrow »
This mark isn't used very often today. It marks the beginning of a section, or paragraph. You've probably seen it as an invisible character in Microsoft Word.
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 3 »
Vintage photos are a great place to draw inspiration from. Enjoy SE's third installment. :)
You know what? Seeing this photo inspires me to attempt to rock this hairstyle. It's beautiful.
This is an old vintage postcard. Boy, I'd love to get...
Vintage Find | Antique Musical Carousel »
If you don't already, go to your nearest thrift store on a regular basis.
There are treasures to be had.
Finds to discover.
Trinkets to claim.
Look at this. It's a carousel. Made of some metal of some sort...zinc maybe? No idea. It's...
Lucky Fish Earrings »
It's a New Year. January 1.
Here's to it being a lucky one for you and yours.
My sister gave me these little fishies for a holiday gift this year. I just love them. They are kitsch. They are gaudy. They are flashy. They are...
Happy New Year | Let’s Grow This Year »
It's a new year.
Let's all agree to grow something new this year.
Japanese custom on New Year's Eve, monks in traditional costumes count the last seconds of the old year with an hourglass and welcome the new year by honouring fresh green...
Diamine Ink Monaco Red Review »
Yum. Just yum.
Diamine is my favorite brand of ink. It's a brand I wouldn't have tried unless Doug Kennedy at Appointments in Cincinnati had recommended it to me. Appointments is a little shop downtown and they've determined, through trial...
I love Ruby, my beagle. »
This is one of my simple truths in life.
I just love her.
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Cupcakes »
Some eye candy to get you through your Saturday. ;)
*I took these photos at Sugar Cupcakery in Milford, OH (part of Cincinnati, OH). And, when I looked through them again the other day, they just made me smile. :)...
Christmas 2009 »
This is what I ate on Christmas:
Lots and LOTS of sugar plums!
Recipe is here: http://simplicityembellished.com/2009/12/sugar-plums-a-recipe/...
Etegami From A Correspondent »
Lookie Lookie.
This is an etegami done by Deborah Davidson, from Sapporo, Japan.
I found her blog a few months ago and discovered this ancient Japanese art form called etegami.
According to Debbie, "Etegami (e="picture"...
Why You Sometimes Never Hear Back From A Pen »
It happens. It's happened to me. Sometimes, you have a pen pal that you just never hear from again. And then we ask ourselves: Why is my correspondent not writing me back? Was it me? Or is it them? My pen pal didn't write me back; what's...Typography Monday! The Copyright »
A symbol representing a person or group's exclusive right to reproduce, publish or sell his or her original work of authorship. Did you know that you're supposed to put it on the baseline? Not up top?
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Beautiful, Vintage, Public Domain Photos 2 »
These photos come from the public domain pool on Flickr. I share my favorites here, with you, for inspiration.
Sunday is a day to relax. A day to ponder. A day to become inspired and excited for the week...
Shine Your Light »
A candle is a powerful thing.
One that is lit can instantly turn a dinner party classy, or a table for two into something romantic.
It can magnify the emotion in a room. For example, at a wake or a funeral, they signal that things are very...
Blog Issues »
I wanted to let you all know that the blog has been fixed. There have been several days where nothing posted to this blog. That doesn't mean nothing was there! There was a bug in the system where it just wasn't publishing queued posts (notice...One of those days »
We all have them right?
Please say yes.
Yesterday, I was extremely busy. It was one of those days where 'intensity' was the word of choice. I think I was steadily focused on things for 16 hours yesterday. Man, my eyes were exhausted and going...
A Special Holiday Card »
No matter what holiday you celebrate in December, I think they all have one thing in common.
Light. Candles. Brightness.
Perhaps that sounds sappy, but seriously, let's look at some of the holidays.
Christmas
+ Christmas Lights
+ Lots...
