next up we have personal favorite of mine – hammerpress. i first love them because they’re based out of kansas city (where i spent 8 quality formative years of my life), and, more importantly, for their vibrant letterpress work with bold typography that’s all about having fun. today founder brady vest shares a look inside…
this first sneak peek of the day is a special one for me because it’s the first real working letterpress studio i ever visited: gilah press in baltimore, maryland. it’s the perfect mix of fun and sophistication, combining modern technology with good old fashioned printing. with mica grad kat feuerstein at the helm, it’s the…
though i’m flying mid-air while this post is going live, i wanted to welcome mackenzie sala of kenziekate to the d*s guest blog this morning! our flight got cancelled last night (along with seemingly every other north bound flight out of virginia beach) so we had to get up early this morning to catch an…
Thanks so much Grace, for the invitation and the opportunity to share my little corner of the world with your readers, and in such creative company! For those who may not know me, I’m Mackenzie Sala, owner, designer, secretary, janitor, and head of customer service over at Kenzie Kate Invitations, a small luxury wedding invitation…
ac and i landed safely in virginia and are off to find a beach that can handle two desperately pale people. in the meantime i wanted to do a weekly wrap up that would include this week’s, as well as last week’s, highlights because i had a small technical glitch and wasn’t able to post…
despite the fact that i’ve have never been a huge artichoke fan (and i don’t think grace is either), living in rome, it’s impossible to avoid them. as with just about every other food i’ve learned to prepare here, eating an artichoke was a relatively new experience for me. these pictured are called cimaroli (pronounced…
seeing as it’s friday and “in the kitchen” day, it only seems appropriate to share a sneak peek of the kitchen of food photographer lara ferroni. you may remember her from her great toasted sesame and vanilla ice cream recipe she shared on d*s a couple months ago where the pictures look as delicious as…
tomorrow ac and i are heading down to va. beach for an engagement party my family is throwing us. i’m so excited to go home, dig my swimsuit out of the closet and dip my toes in the ocean. few things make me happier than feeling warm sand on your feet and smelling the salt…
ac and i are about to hop on a flight to virginia but i have a bunch of posts lined up for today so there’s plenty to come between now and 2pm. i wanted to start the day with an update about this year’s rock & shop in downtown raleigh, north carolina (click here for…
this fantastic scarf has already made the blog rounds but i couldn’t resist adding it as a little eye candy this morning. how fun would it be to give this to any math major or math-related career friends? i know, hokey grace, but i would get a kick out of it. click here for more…
last but not least for today is a story of two chair makeovers, both courtesy of d*s reader hilda de schutter. the first (above) was born from the following equation: one chair in bad shape + pile of old lace (unused for years) + one crafty woman. the second was inspired by the cover of…
for the past few weeks i have been seriously binging on episodes of tlc’s jon and kate plus 8 (i’m watching the “garage shelving” episode right now). i’m not sure what it is about that family that gets me but i’m ready to pack up the zip car and head out there to play with…
when barb at knack sent over this before & after i instantly took a liking to it because it uses the same snow & graham gift wrap i used to line my dresser drawers (i’m a big fan of using gift wrap as drawer liner). with a little love, a coat of blue paint and…
i consider any morning our cats don’t aggressively (and relentlessly) wake us up at 6am a small wonder. but these small wonders might actually beat a blissful morning of sleeping in. starting today, garson baker fine art in nyc is having a great show called “small wonders” featuring some of my favorite artists like lena…
this is one of those mornings i wish i knew how to knit. these knitted bicycles and swing sets by artist christina oh are so, so cool.
we came across these tiles during one of our regular hardware store browsing sessions. normally used to tile your kitchen or bathroom, they’re an irresistible bargain at 45 cents apiece. add a little spray painted design and some stick-on vinyl pads for feet and you’ve got yourself a custom trivet for less than $1. (while…
d*s reader mariana leung submitted this great diy project as part of this year’s diy contest. having recently purchased a new home (and spending “every dollar” she had to “make it livable”), mariana didn’t have a big budget left over for decoration, so she turned to her embroidery skills (which she uses in her career…
this post combines two of my favorite things right now: diy projects and wedding dresses. designer mariana leung is a fashion designer and embroidery designer based in nyc. her embroidery designs are seriously gorgeous and i’m thrilled that we have a special diy project from her coming up next! stay tuned for that, in the…
this year i traveled across the country to hold design*sponge’s first series of nation-wide biz ladies meetups. it was such an incredible experience and was easily my favorite part of running the site this year. i was such an honor to meet talented designers in philadelphia, chicago, san francisco, seattle, portland and los angeles. and…
some days i wish i had the ability to spontaneously take on numerous crafting skills like neo took on jujutsu in the matrix. it’s seriously my dream to wake up one morning and think “woah, i know how to embroider and sew”. until then, i’ll always enjoy looking at other people’s handiwork when it comes…
