Possible Weekend Project
How gorgeous is this necklace remake?! I need to try this… maybe with slightly smaller beads. The process looks simple enough for a quick afternoon project. This might be happening soon :)
Keychains!
Heya, You may have noticed a bunch of random posts lately coming from the blog. Sorry about that! I was attempting to try out new themes and it wouldn’t reload without adding a new post (too impatient to clear cache every time on WP). Anywho, here are some shop updates …
Shop Addition: Pin Button Machine
Guess who has a new pin making machine? Yep! The Mellowbeing Shop is now fully equipped to make all sorts of greatness (through pins). Thanks to Kickstarter and those who supported me by pledging in this little project of mine. I appreciate it a lot! :) Be prepared to see …
Fun at Work
There’s never a dull moment at my office. Like the day that this flier showed up on the kitchen’s refrigerator: Someone decided it could be improved upon: Then, we were challenged to create our own emoticons (1st row, 2nd col is mine): And this one made us all go “awww”: …
Thing-a-Day: #1 & #2
I may be a bit late to the posting bit of this… I’ve been working on projects since the February 1st but have managed terribly to document this! For Days 1 & 2, I decided to work on 3 smaller projects (of varying time effort): – sewing on a missing …
Mapping NYC
The NYTimes created this information graphic based on NYC’s education, income, race and household information. It’s quite fascinating to read into. It looks as if Midtown Manhattan is pretty well educated and wealthy – not too surprised. Take a look
Pattern: Legwarmers
This pattern is from my original post on Feb 22, 2010 for Thing-A-Day #22. Over a year ago, I saw a simple legwarmer pattern in a book at Purl Soho. The pattern was this: Cast on 56 stitches. K2, P2 all around and bind off when happy with length. This …
Animation: Nothing to Fear
Watched Nothing To Fear from Simon Russell – it’s a haunting animation. Makes me want to sketch more.
Community Generated Art
Long ago, I came across SwarmSketch. As better described on their About page: SwarmSketch is an ongoing online canvas that explores the possibilities of distributed design by the masses. Each week it randomly chooses a popular search term which becomes the sketch subject for the week. In this way, the …
2011: Looking Forward
Goals for 2011 in 3 Major Categories Geek: – Redesign mellowbeing.com & stick with the design – Complete portfolio site – Complete graduate thesis project (still in alpha) Craft: – Make second sweater (Rusted Root) – Complete blanket (about 1/3 done) – Rethink Etsy shop inventory – Paint one large …