Coffee from Blue Bottle Coffee in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Monthly Archive for September, 2010
In honor of National Coffee Day which is today I thought I would document my love of coffee. It may sound odd but anything that makes up your life is scrapbook worthy – it’s all about documenting the little things that make you YOU!
So go celebrate this Wednesday with some coffee and think about the daily stuff you can scrapbook!
Michelle Underwood has a new kit out today called, Sweet Serenity which is delicious!
And to top it off she has a freebie as well to go with it! Stop by Two Peas in a Bucket to pick them up and also go to Michelle’s blog and wish her a Happy Birthday, which is today!
I didn’t have a very good weekend so I’m going to pass on the “Weekend Wrap Up” post today more or less. Although I just read a tweet from my pen pal friend Whitney and she said ”every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” So to be positive I will be happy that I got a pedicure on Saturday and finished up some designs on Sunday. Today has been less then spectacular as well but I will be happy that I took care of an errand that I had been putting off. What about you – what good has come from your day? Even if you have to dig deep here, try to because it could make you feel better like it did me (even if just a little).
I wanted to share with you today a piece of art I worked on displaying what “Inner Peace” means to me. I love how tranquil, calming and whimsical this design is. It makes me smile when I look at it and I hope you do too. What’s inner peace mean to you?
Anyways, happy Friday and have a great weekend! See you Monday for my Weekend Wrap Up!
Happy Fall! I’m so excited because today I sent out my first newsletter!! Are you on the list?? If not, you should be! To celebrate Fall and my 1st newsletter I designed a free iphone wallpaper for you to customize. But ONLY newsletter subscribers have access to it though. If you need help setting up or customizing your wallpaper please let me know. And even if you don’t have an iphone like me feel free to customize and use this on your blog or post on social media!
I’m working on some fun things for the blog and lining up several wonderful guest bloggers to share some tips and tricks for documenting your life! If you have an idea for a post or want to be a guest blogger please feel free to contact me.
Photo booth funI originally wrote this article for Pink Ink Studios but thought it was worth sharing here as well. If you spot any cool trends you want me to feature please leave a comment on this post.
Following trends and staying current is one of the keys to a successful business. It’s important to stay on top of consumer trends and to strike when the iron is hot. Trends help keep your business stay relevant to the times.
I recently noticed the return of the peace sign & symbol in the design world although I’m not sure it really ever went away. It seems everything from clothing to home decor to jewelry is decked out in these fun loving peace icons. Even many major companies like Target, Pottery Barn Teen and Old Navy just to name a few have a ton of retro peace related products in their stores. Pottery Barn Teen has some great peace related ideas that would make awesome props for your photo shoots including pillows, 3D peace signs and various backgrounds.
So the next time you need to funk up your photo shoot or designs maybe you’ll consider incorporating some peace icons into your next project. And to help your designs get groovy you can purchase my Peace Symbol Brush Set at Pink Ink Studios.
Be sure to stay tuned next month for more pop culture trends to help your business stay up to date and in the know.
This past weekend was a whirlwind of fun, food and celebration – our 5th wedding anniversary. We usually try to explore some part of NYC for this occasion and this year we planned on heading to Park Slope but unfortunately the surprise tornado changed our plans. Despite the change in plans we had a great weekend and here are the highlights:- The Meatball Shop: We saw this on Unique Eats on The Cooking Channel and HAD to go. The menu is pretty neat – you select what you want with a marker and you have tons of choices. Our meatball selections were amazing but I think dessert was the best. My homemade mint ice cream sandwich (1 cookie was a brownie cookie and the other chocolate chip) was AMAZING!! This wasn’t like any type of mint ice cream I have had – made from real mint leaves. I can’t wait to go back there just to get this ice cream again. Just thinking about it makes me hungry!!
- San Gennero Festival: Since we were in the neighborhood we figured we would at least check this festival out for abit. We aren’t big into crowds so we didn’t last long here. Some of the food looked good but it all started to look the same table after table. Fun to check out once but I’m over it. Sorry Little Italy, it’s just not my scene.
- Williamsburg & Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Spent Saturday walking around these 2 fun neighborhoods in Brooklyn exploring the sights, sounds and streets. It’s hard to believe it’s just across the rive from us but you feel like you are a world away. We could literally see our apartment complex from the riverfront which was weird and cool at the same time. We enjoyed a really great day together exploring and taking photos.
- Peter Pan Bakery: We decided to check out this place because Tina Fey said Peter Pan Donuts are the best in April’s Esquire Magazine. She was quoted saying, “The best doughnut? That’s Peter Pan doughnuts in Brooklyn. It’s a Polish bakery. We shot nearby once for 30 Rock. It’s a white-cream-filled powdered doughnut. And I really believe, when I first tried it, if I had a penis, I would put it in this doughnut. I finally understand what you guys are thinking about and what motivates you guys.” Now if that’s not a glowing review I don’t know what is. “I want to go to there” – so we went. We were hoping to get the donut ice cream sandwich but sadly they didn’t have ice cream BUT the donut was still awesome.
- Blue Bottle Coffee: This coffee company was featured on FoodCrafters on The Food Channel and looked pretty interesting. So when we found out they had a store in Williamsburg we had to check it out. The coffee was fabulously rich and had a great taste. I would go there every day if they were closer, so that’s probably a good thing for my wallet!
- Brooklyn Bowl: Another great find we saw on Unique Eats on The Cooking Channel. The food was amazing as well as the space. Very cool decor and design. It’s hard to come here and not bowl so we figured we should play a game. John totally whopped me though, so next time I come I need to be better prepared.
- Artists & Fleas: Cool space where artists and sellers are displaying and selling there good. Came across some great artists, vendors and products. Here’s some of my favorites:
- Awesome notebooks and misc. items made from old board games and other funky finds: anotherworkinprogres.etsy.com/
- Cool artwork & jewelry: http://helenepe.com/
- Fun t-shirts: http://www.gnomeenterprises.net/
- Flea Markets: I love flea markets and garage type sales and boy does Williamsburg have them! Didn’t buy anything but we saw some very cool old gems from the past at several places. We even saw the exact hutch we got rid of a few years ago that was my grandparents. Apparently it’s brother hutch found us!
- TiMer Movie: Cute sci-fi romance movie we watched on Saturday. It was different and I liked it although I can’t say I was happy with the ending. That’s all I’ll say in case you see it but I’d recommend it.
- Objectified Movie: From the same guys that brought us the fun documentary Helvetica comes Objectified, a documentary about industrial design. Objectified details the field of industrial design and its effect on our culture. This movie makes me pay closer attention to the objects that make up my life and made me realize that every object does have a story.
This weekend was great but I’m pretty tired and I think I gained 10 pounds from all the delicious food. And I took about 165 photos in 2 days which I’m still going through. I’ll try to post some of cool city scene on Flickr soon so look for some of them later this week or next!
Hope you had a fabulous weekend and a good week ahead!
Today my husband and I are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary! Although we may get on each other’s nerves and drive each other crazy there is no one else I would rather have drive me crazy then my J! We’ve weathered many storms in our years together but we alway come out stronger in the end, even if we don’t realize it. So it’s only fitting that we have a tornado strike and change our plans this anniversary. But no matter what he will always be the other pea in my pod. Happy 5th Anniversary!
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