December 2012
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November 2012
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October 2012
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September 2012
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July 2012
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Harp & Thistle Stitchery
Erin Flanagan Lind of Harp & Thistle Stitchery drew quite the crowd around her booth at Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012. She was perched at the entrance of her booth actually working on a punch needle embroidery piece. Working on your craft during a fair can be the best way to draw people in and get them interested. Unfortunately its easy for a customer to look at something handmade and...
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Head Case Press
Holy moly—this is my 10th profile of an artist from Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012! This doesn’t seem so impressive… but I’m a pro at thinking up series of things and not following through. Series of prints, cards, posts, everything. So, hitting 10 posts in the same series is kind of a big deal. (And there are many more to come!)
Head Case Press was quite possibly my...
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Arcane Arts
It seems like it would have been impossible to wander through Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012 and miss the bright, whimsical Illustrations from Adrienne Vita from Arcane Arts. I sure couldn’t resist them!
Arcane Arts creates watercolor prints of villages, families and wild life, prints on wood, and delicately illustrated animal pillows. These are much more fun to look at than read...
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Chime - Jewelry Handcrafted from Recycled Drum...
It doesn’t get much cooler than jewelry made from used drum cymbals. Leslie Barrett created Chime to bring her edgy upcycled accessories to life!
Jewelry made from recycled materials is most interesting to me when you can see the progress from reclaimed material to new fashionable accessory. Chime was set up at Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012 with giant cymbals with holes cut out of...
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Fisk and Fern
The silly Peanut Butter and Jelly tea towel is what first drew me into the Fisk and Fern booth at Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012. Then I saw the eggs and the veggies towels, so fun! Art that makes me giggle is my favorite, and these tea towels did just that.
Fisk and Fern also has a bunch of adorably illustrated greeting cards. I’m a big fan of the Howdy bean.
Their booth was...
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Chili Pepper Woodworks
The next artist from Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012 I’d like to showcase is Chili Pepper Woodworks. Their booth was quite impressive, with large candle holders, serving trays, light fixtures and tables made from old wine barrels. Each piece is a gorgeous result of taking something old and upcycling it into something you can use every day.
My favorite pieces were the serving trays and...
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Neogranny
Neogranny was one of the first booths I came across during my Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012 adventure. I must have picked up every item saying “Look at this typewriter pin! Ooooo little eye glasses! How cute is this sewing machine?!”. (I know I know, this is super annoying to the seller, but I promise I put everything back in the right place!).
Molly Reilly is the artist...
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Taylor Ceramics
Renegade Craft Fair is full of bright, colorful, textured, folksy, eclectic, crafty stuff (and I love it all). But a modern booth with delicately detailed, light colored ceramics can really grab your attention. Taylor Ceramics did that for me.
All Taylor Ceramics pieces are made by Cara Taylor. The simple details on her pottery somehow feel both natural and unexpected. Like shapes you’d...
June 2012
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Jennifer Jeremias Jewelry
Jennifer Jeremias’s booth at Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012 was packed with clean, thoughtful, polished jewelry. There is such a technical, mechanical quality to the geometric earrings and bracelet, that originally pulled me into the booth.
Once inside, I noticed the itty bitty pieces that would add something unexpected to any look, like the dart earrings below (available in brass...
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Miniature Rhino
Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino is another artist that caught my eye at Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2012.
The DIY alphabet button kits drew me in at first, but what really made me gasp in delight were the zodiac embroidery kits. They are just so lovely! I’m a big fan of artists offering DIY kits, they recognize that their target audience are in fact crafters themselves.
And if...
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Scotch Tape Nail Art Tutorial
“Scotch Tape Nail Art Tutorial” might be a misleading title for this post… “Tutorial” makes it sound like I actually know what I’m talking about. In actuality, this is a collection of steps I followed from a combination of other tutorials found here, accompanied by a series of photos documenting this nail art experiment. I was pretty proud of this first attempt...
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Renegade Craft Fair - Claudia Pearson Illustration
Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn took place over the weekend, June 23 & 24. I got to spend a few hours Saturday roaming the aisles of crazy talented artisans.
I collected LOTS of business cards from artists I liked, have already bookmarked most of their websites, and even added a few of their items to my wedding registry. I thought I was being selective with the cards I took… then got home...
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May 2012
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April 2012
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Color of the Week, Week #5
This week we’re going all the way… neon yellow! Bright colors and neons are so much fun, and they’re everywhere right now. So go buy some yellow paint (or yellow beads, fabric, or just use that yellow highlighter you have laying around) and get inspired!
The below collection includes photography from Ara 133 Photography, faux leather feather earrings from Love Sexton, felted...
March 2012
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Color of the Week, Week #4
Admittedly I didn’t push myself that far out of my comfort zone this week. I chose a cheerful, deep red-orange that I use a lot in my personal work, and around my apartment. (Not to mention its the main theme of my wedding this October!)
Use this color and you’ll be right on trend for 2012—Pantone named a very similar color, Tangerine Tango, as color of the year!
Featured below is a...
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Color of the Week, Week #3
Pastels are a big trend this coming spring. Usually when the pastel trend comes around I don’t really participate, but I’m kind of feelin’ it this year! Especially when its a beautiful color like this aqua, a flattering pastel that won’t wash you out.
Featured below are beads from Funky Pretty Beads, elephant hook from Juxtaposition, pottery from Blue Sky Pottery, and...
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Inspiration from Israel (part 4)
And here it is, my final inspiration board from Israel. Featuring a sculpture from outside Yad Vashem (Jerusalem’s Holocaust museum and research center), metal signage from Tzfat, heart graffiti from Tel Aviv, and prints from the studio of Avraham Loewenthal, contemporary Kabbalistic artist from Tzfat.
Check out the Israel Outdoors website to learn about how you can have your own free trip...
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Sweet Love Wedding TOMS
A few months ago I was contacted for my first wedding custom TOMS order, and I couldn’t have been more excited! To play a part in anyone’s wedding is an honor… and if I’m being honest, a bit intimidating. That was before I even heard the details of this tall order: birds, buttons, tree bark, the wedding date and the words “sweet love”. I do cover my custom TOMS...
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Inspiration from Israel (part 3)
Even more Israeli inspiration. The Tel Aviv market was full of fabric shops, I was sure to find paisley somewhere! Also featured below: the Golan Heights Winery logo, metal antique jewelry pieces from a market in Jaffa, viewpoint signage, salt & rocks from the Dead Sea, and colorful leaves on the floor of a synagogue in Tzfat.
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Inspiration from Israel (part 2)
More inspiration from my trip to Israel. Colorful tiles from the Jerusalem market, stone walkway and doorway from the old city of Jerusalem, and a beautifully lit bamboo roof.
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New Item! Cafe TOMS!
Brand new item available in my Etsy shop! If you’re like me, and you have a serious caffeine addiction, you should probably own these. Buy them here.
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Inspiration from Israel (part 1)
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to spend about 2 weeks in Israel, on a Taglit Birthright trip. It was a physical, educational, and unexpectedly spiritual journey packed with creative inspiration. I obviously had my camera out the entire time snapping photos for memories, and some purely for inspiration down the line, including textures, signage, typography, and colors. Here is the first...
February 2012
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New Facebook Page
Over the past year I’ve been slowly transferring my online presence from “Designosaurus” to “TriSERIFtops”.
Designosaurus (as cute as it is) was just used too often. There were people before me with that name, and others have started using it since. It was time for something more unique, but I wanted to keep the quirky dinosaur and graphic design references....
January 2012
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Color of the Week, Week #2
This week’s color is Pantone 5115 U. If you don’t usually use purple (or wear it for that matter), this shade is a great way to start, because it works as a neutral or an accent.
Technical Details: Pantone 5115 U RGB: 111 85 100 HTML: 6F5564 CMYK: 52 74 34 14
Why a color of the week?
Sometimes we all get stuck in a rut, using the same colors, same fonts, and...
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