Archive - October, 2007

CS Interiors

I’m thrilled to be included in the premiere issue of CS Interiors, a luxe new Chicago magazine!

CS Interiors

CS Interiors: De-Lovely

Now You’re Thinking With Portals

Yep. I just finished Portal.
*Pauses, pushes up glasses…*

Portal: Innovation When You Least Expect It

I love the song at the end. Love! Don’t listen if you don’t want to spoil the ending, but I suspect that many of my readers haven’t played and don’t plan to (though you should). It’s just a guess. ;)

Listen:

*Sigh.*

Jack O’Lanterns

Brandon and I carved pumpkins tonight. Oh! I love the way they turned out!

My Pumpkin

My sister and I carved pumpkins with my mom when we were little of course, but I don’t remember ever adding a candle inside. Egads, it makes all the difference!

I started with a sketch (as I do like to preplan). I wanted a face – no black cats or witches on broomsticks for me.

Pumpkin Sketches

The pumpkin was a little hard to carve with our steak knives, so we used our fancy Wüstof kitchen knives. We had a hard time making detailed cuts, and I was wondering how I was going to cut out the stitches I had planned. Brandon suggested an exacto knife, but as I was looking for it I remembered that I had a linoleum cutter. A ha! It was the perfect tool.

My pumpkin

The stitches at the top of my pumpkin are a little hard to see, but I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out overall!

My Pumpkin

Whereas my pumpkin is a little scary, I think Brandon’s is just scared.

Brandon's Pumpkin

Boo!

Penmanship Stationery

The studio is not ready to be shown yet, but I’m very excited about my latest design!

Penmanship Stationery

There are matching pins and magnets too. I think they’d make a great gift for a teacher from a little boy or girl… so sweet!

Pssst! Wanna save 15% at my shop? Enter GoodPenmanship at checkout! Be quick like a bunny, because this offer ends October 26.

Studio Floor, Finished

The studio looks good, even while empty! It’s amazing how much difference some molding can make – the new bamboo floor looks sharp.

Finished Bamboo Floor

Kim (Four Beds Two Baths) and Raya (The Paper Pony) are installing wood floors right now too… I’m looking forward to seeing their finished results!

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