Happy Halloween!

I'm going to leave this basket at work today. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Friday's Thank You Notes #20 (10/28/11)

l make a list of serious and silly thank you's (a la Late Night) and post a picture of one of my handmade thank you cards every Friday. Have a happy Friday and a nice Halloween weekend! 

This is more of a Halloween card than a thank you card. So, um, thank you, Halloween?

THANK YOU, HALLOWEEN...


-for pumpkin carving and lit jack-o-lantern trails!

                     

-for CANDY! and cavities, but CANDY!

-for somehow making it okay for women to be scantily clad. It's actually not okay, but if they want to freeze they can.

Other Works of Art: Mail

Today, I received a letter in this "envelope" from City Harvest, an organization that educates individuals to make healthy dietary choices, feeds the hungry, and supports access to affordable nutritious foods in low-income neighborhoods. The top of the bag says, "27 cents fills this bag with 1lb of food for a hungry New Yorker."

What a simple and innovative way to get people to donate!

It's a really great organization. Check them out!

Spiders

The spider webs were created using the tutorial from
Omiyage Blogs

Sushi Halloween costume!

This is the first year that I somewhat "made" a Halloween costume. Here is a sneak peek!

Orange felt covered in white felt stripes
A red belt covered in black duct tape

A round thin cardboard box made to look like a sushi roll that I'll be using as my "purse"

Other Works of Art: bookmarks

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Jennifer Godbey's bookmarks

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Illustrated bookmarks by Felix Doolittle

Friday's Thank You Notes #19 (10/14/11)

l make a list of serious and silly thank you's (a la Late Night) and post a picture of one of my handmade thank you cards every Friday. Have a happy Friday and a nice weekend! I think I'm going to work on my Halloween costume this weekend. 

Thanks for breakfast. It doesn't look like a plate or a piece of toast, though.

THANK YOU...
-artichoke hearts, for your poor attempt at making me eat you. The lovely "hearts" in your name will not fool me, buddy.

-haircuts at a salon, for making my hair look amazing...until I wash it and dry it myself.

-the sound a soda can makes when it's being opened.

-freshly laundered sheets and blankets.

-oysters, for being on the "Top 3 Dangerous Foods to Eat" list along with raw sprouts and raw milk. Too bad I'm going to an OysterFest tomorrow...

-the Halloween costume, Anna Rexia, for poking fun at anorexia. Fantastic, that's a great message to send to people. What's the next costume going to be? Dee Pression? Bully Mia? Petey Esdee? It makes me so angry.

-for reading this. Enjoy your weekend!

Boo.

Have you seen a cuter ghost?

If only ghosts at haunted houses could look like this...

:D

Emoticons can be nice.

Friday's Thank You Notes #18 (10/7/11)

l make a list of serious and silly thank you's (a la Late Night) and post a picture of one of my handmade thank you cards every Friday. Have a happy Friday and a nice weekend! I think I'm going to work on my Halloween costume this weekend. 

Fangs so much. Thanks so much. Har har. I'm such a ball of corn. 

THANK YOU...
-Steve Jobs.


-Ikea on a weekday night, for being a relaxing stroll along beautifully decorated rooms. Weekends can be a nightmare, but weekdays are amazing. It reminds me of (500) Days of Summer.


-cold and dark mornings. My snooze button has been getting a lot of attention these days.


-pleasant surprises, for being pleasant and surprising. Win win.


-for reading! Have a nice weekend!

Leaves.

I'll probably make more fall seasonal greeting cards than I made for the other seasons combined. Thank goodness I don't have to rake my backyard anymore now that I no longer live in a place with a backyard.

Here's a simple autumn greeting card.

  

                                                                                                                The  leaves on the trees outside are still green. 

Other Works of Art: adorable illustrations and Coca-Cola designs

a)

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Seeing cute elderly people walking slowly with umbrellas has the same effect.

b)

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Sarahjanestudios on Etsy created this beautiful+cute (beaut?cutiful?) illustration.

c)

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Now that it's October...

I think it's safe to put up my Halloween cards.

Peek-a-

Boo!
It would be a delightful surprise if he opened the door.