I have never been a doll person, even as a little girl. Would I be opposed to my girls gettings Barbies or other dolls? No, but that doesn't mean that I would prefer them to get something else, like a Transformer. ;-) The Zombie Attack Barbie, on the other hand, is a doll I can get behind...
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Writer's block. Lack of inspiration. They are the bane of any blogger's existence, and I must confess that they occasionally make me want to just throw in the towel too. Today, Katie writes about how she finds inspiration and even gives us a few choice quotes that may help other bloggers tackle writer's block as well. Even if you're not a blogger or writer, I'm sure that you will find this post helpful and inspirational. Enjoy! I'm excited to be guest posting for Jenny while she, J and Claire enjoy their first few weeks with little Aerin. I've known Jenny for three years now through her blog and really appreciate what she has to say on her blog about motherhood, her faith...
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I may be a geek and a gadget-lover, but I don't always embrace new technology. I like to stay old-school in some aspects of my life, including my preferences of old-fashioned books over e-readers, physical keyboards over touchscreens, and even a pad & pencil over many phone apps. And this is precisely why I love the Little Printer. Created by London-based design firm BERG and running on BERG Cloud, a web-based system for controlling wireless products, the Little Printer is an adorable web-enabled printer that prints mini-newspapers containing content from the Internet. Users select the content — anything from news to puzzles to status updates from friends — using an iPhone or Android app. In other words, it makes mini receipt-sized newspapers! Check out these examples of what the...
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You know me. I can't resist well-designed pieces of graphic art, especially when they relate to my favorite television shows, movies, books, and video games! So when BreeAnn offered to submit a guest post on Olly Moss — whose work embodies all four subject matters and much more — I couldn't help but be excited. A big thank you to BreeAnn for introducing me to this wonderful artist, in addition to highlighting some of his best works! And to my readers: I hope you all enjoy this post as much as I did! I tend to geek out when I come across a movie poster or book cover design that utilizes a minimalistic style with a clean, brilliant idea. And while Saul...
Continue readingAfter watching this kickass stop-motion video announcing the birth of baby Althea Elicona, I wish I had been more creative in announcing my pregnancies and the births of my children...
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