2012

All of 2012 went by without a new post.  The lost year.  I am working on things and am toying with the idea of posting here again.  Grasping for inspirations.

Hap, Hap, Happiest...

Dearest Everyone,

It's the holiday season! Time for paper snowflakes, friends and family, eggnog lattes and milkshakes, too much food, and emotional meltdowns sparked by this joyous time of year.

Adding to the cheer are these little dears...

These snappy little dandies are here to wish you the hap, hap, happiest of all holiday seasons.

And now for a special edition of Small Things Made of Paper time, a creation of my very own. I made this sample post card for a group marketing project. Our marketing plan was for the Museum of Arts and Design and I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. The final project was also a hit and I am really proud of the whole group.

So now that school is winding down for the holidays and cheer and happiness are abundant, be merry now!

xoxoxo,

Alicia

Holiday Card Sneak Peak

Small Things Made of Paper Time: Bonus Supplement

Something very exciting and unexpected happened this evening. I was on Seventh Avenue, listening to Adele on my ipod and, therefore, walking with much purpose and determination when, suddenly, I was stopped dead in my tracks by a window display. There is nothing as compelling as a window filled with stamps and ink and paper and crafty type things. I took a moment to ponder whether or not I should enter into the card making contest that was being advertised. I dreamt of using all of the stamps. I thought about breaking into the shop and doing crafts.*

And then I saw it. As you may recall, teeny tiny letters make me oh so very happy. So you can imagine my delight at stumbling upon this. The World's Smallest Post Service! "OMG!", I said, looking longingly through the window. "Teeny tiny mail for everyone!", thought I.

This is a promise. There will be tiny mail for everyone! Thank you to The Ink Pad for making all of this possible.

teeny letter that a pixie, squirrel or gnome sent to me a few months ago, c/o Rhiannon

*(this is a dramatization, I did not think about breaking in, I just wanted to make lots of stuff with all of the supplies inside.)

September birthdays are the best

Hello! Happy September!

While I have been neglecting posting for the last month, I have decided that, rather than depend upon rubber stamps to create all the images for the cards I make sometimes, I am going to try my hand at drawing everything myself.

These are shots of two of my most recent endeavors.

For Michelle's birthday I gave her the Dolly Parton of her dreams.

I lined the envelope and made pieces of confetti. All the while going for a glittery, seventies, Grand Ole Opry theme to match the pretty outfit Dolly was wearing in the inspiration photo.

Next up, we have a thank you card that I made for my dear friend McCall. For my birthday she sent me a whole bunch of goodies. Among them was a set of collector postage stamps representing the Pioneers of Industrial Design. As she told me that the pencil sharpener was her favorite, I drew it for her.

This week in small things made of paper time....My birthday was earlier this month and I got lots of presents in the mail from lots of people. Just take a look at this dream come true.

Notes, cards, stickers, postage stamps, vintage hankies, streamers (from party poppers that my roommate used to scare me in the early morning on my special day)...its all there. Thank you to everyone for all of the great birthday wishes!

Speaking of birthdays, I am busy planning something truly special for my friend LaToya for her birthday at the end of this month. I think everyone will very pleased. Stay tuned!

New York Hearts Me...

Today is a very special day. Today, New York and I celebrate our one year anniversary of blissful union. As those who work in the greeting card industry might be aware, the traditional gift for first anniversaries is paper. This is very fitting as I love paper. And so to mark this startling occasion we have this blog post.

Sadly on this 23rd day of August, there is nothing new for you to see. I have been spending every last drop of limited free time at the library doing research for my thesis proposal which is inexplicably due next week. In fact I am freezing in the overly air-conditioned library as we speak, obviously working really hard.

In between working, interning, and pretending to study I have had time to do a bit of much needed life organization. A few weeks ago I picked up this amazing contraption at MUJI.

This is what I like to refer to as my flat file. I like to do this because it makes me feel like a real art collector. I have been wishing that I had something to store all of the cards I have collected and those I have made, for awhile now, and this is just a dream. Here are a few more views of it just because I love its sleek aesthetic qualities so much.

This week in Small Things Made of Paper time...My dear friend Bonnie in Ohio sent these treasures to me last week, through the U.S. Postal Service.

You know how I feel about receiving paper and wrapping paper in the mail! This is very exciting and I can't wait to use these to make something new one day, post thesis proposal. Thanks so much Bonnie!

As there is nothing new to share, I will only say...here is to another year of being pushed around on the subway and continuing to find those rare and uniquely New York moments that make it worthwhile.

Wheels on Fire...

I'm sure you recognize these two ladies. How could you not?

Perhaps you are not familiar with one of the most amazing British television series of all time. Maybe, but that would be sad for you.

There is a slight chance that the reason these two are unrecognizable to you is because I may not be as good at this as I prefer to imagine. But really I don't understand how that could be.

This is the birthday card that I made for my dear San Francisco friend Rhiannon. Rhiannon introduced me to Absolutely Fabulous. Ab Fab if you like. Edina and Patsy, the stars of the show, are the two classy ladies gracing the front of this birthday card. I love them so much, especially Patsy. I have even had a dream about her.

In addition to the birthday card, I tried something new for Rhiannon's day.

These are gift bows that I made out of two pages of an Anthropologie catalog. (Anthropologie catalogs are my favorite things to work with.) I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to perfect this new skill. Thank you to Rhiannon for having a birthday in New York and making this all possible.

Not only did Rhiannon have her birthday in New York but she and my dear Cincinnati friend LaToya were in town to help me move my stuff from Williamsburg to Bushwick. We did a little bit of moving stuff and a lot of having fun, as is evidenced below.

All things did get moved from Williamsburg to Bushwick because of Michelle, Oren, Lyndsey, LaToya, and Rhiannon. Many thanks to all because I just can't, I can't lift anything at all.

This week in Small Things Made of Paper Time...

I have no small things made of paper to show you because as stated above, I just moved and I have very little idea of the whereabouts of many of my things.

However, Michelle sent me a link earlier this week, for an amazing magazine that I simply must have because it is a dream come true. PaperRunway. Yes! Please enjoy and then buy me a subscription. ; )

http://www.paperrunway.com/