type camp!

I had never heard of it until just now! What a fantastic idea. A designer friend sent me a link to a great website called iLoveTypography.com and there was this fun article about letterpress, but then I kept reading and found this about TypeCamp! and look where it is taking place. Oh, how I want to go!!! But it turns out registration ends today and I regret to say that I just can't be that spontaneous now that I have a sole-proprietorship and a wonderful family including a 2-year-old. I wonder if the location where TypeCamp takes place has to reveal a beautiful example of typography in order to be the chosen spot?

ps. while we're on the subject of type ... watch this video ... very funny.

Craftivism

Want to be part of the craft revolution? There are so many ways to become involved! (i'm going to start small and only suggest 3 here as not to overwhelm anyone)

1. Pick up a copy of Ready Made Magazine and marvel over the amazing things crafty people come up with
2. Take the Handmade Pledge and buy handmade from Etsy
3. Get inspired to create yourself and find blog with instructions for a fun project to do with your kids

(see theBirdDog Press above featured in the Etsy Paper Goods Showcase!)

down on the farm

Have I ever mentioned how much I love old houses with character? Especially farmhouses and bungalows. Look how adorable these country homes are, located in my home state of Tennessee or close by in North Carolina. I am always daydreaming over here on this website about a cabin in the mountains or a little country farmhouse outside of a town no one has ever heard of on a long gravel road. I can only imagine the inspiration surrounding me on that huge front porch.