This weekend I spent a little time putting together some gifts for a couple of friends. One way over due and the other should make it just in time.
Lots of stickers and some notecards with a custom illustration of her dogs for a friend in Chicago.
Notebooks and prints for an old friend and her little son headed to Norway.
happy february. here’s a heart filled background for your computer and iphone to match your letter C calendar and planners.
my niece made me a mailbox from an unused box. she thought it would be perfect for the blog, so i had her write something and take some photos. here’s her post.
Letter C design’s valentine day cards are now available. choose from 12 teeny tiny flat cards – perfect for kids to hand out to friends or for adding to boxes of chocolate and other gifts. not sure which design you want? not a problem, get an assorted set with 2 of each design.
looking for something a little simpler? pick up a set of kraft little love notes.
enjoy 20% off your order of $15 or more. use the code 2013love.
valid until february 10, 2013.
the backordered 2013 patterned wall calendars are out the door and on the way.
up next – valentine day cards. here’s a little sneak peak.
also, i’m trying out instagram – @lettercdesign
over the years i have collected a lot of 3-ring binders. to update them a bit (and to get rid of the vinyl covers) i have been giving them a makeover.
1. first take apart the binder. a craft knife or utility knife works for me, but you can use scissors. cut the binder on both sides of the spine. then carefully cut a slit in the vinyl on each piece and get out the book binding board that is inside. be careful not to cut the board, you will be reusing it. depending on the type of binder you have, the screws for the ring mechanism will either be on the spine or on the back. take as much of the vinyl off around the screws as you can – making sure not to bend the board.
2. now cover the front and back with the label paper. my labels are not large enough, so i use a sheet and a half. leave some of the board visible on the edge that meets the spine. wrap the labels around to the inside.
3. for the spine you are going to need book binding tape (i use filmoplast t tape). it is important to use this kind of tape. it will allow you to be able to open and close the binder time and time again without ripping or wearing. you can get rolls at talas online or somewhere that sells book binding supplies. if you can’t find it, the alternative is to use a piece of book cloth and pva glue.
cut three pieces of the tape – one a little longer than the spine and then two slightly shorter. center the spine on the longer piece of tape. take the cover of the binder and place it next to the spine. you want to leave some space in-between – at least as thick as the board. fold the cover up to make sure that there is enough clearance for the rings. do the same with the back board. flip over the binder and press the tape with a bone folder. do the same on the inside – making sure to get the tape in the space between the boards.
4. cover the insides of the covers with another label sheet. don’t worry if it doesn’t meet the spine.
5. take the shorter pieces of the tape and place one on each side of the spine board and cover boards. take the bone folder and make sure to get the tape down inside the space between the boards. that’s it – a new and improved binder.
i like the simplicity of kraft paper with white, so that is what i have been using. you can get full sheet labels at office supply stores and print a pattern, photos or an inspirational quote on them.
other options are paper, book cloth, wall paper, washi tape, gift wrap … the possibilities are endless. if you are going to go with an option that doesn’t already have an adhesive you will want to use a pva glue. it is a book binding glue. regular glue might warp the board or rip the paper.
happy organizing!
happy new year! here’s a background for your computer or iPhone to match your letter C design wall calendar or planner.
click the links to download:
1900 x 1280
1920 x 1080
iphone
every year i try to give my nieces and nephew an ornament so that when they have a tree of their own they won’t have an empty tree. this year a took a striped sweater my grandmother used to wear and made some hearts.
the ornaments were super simple to make. i took two squares of the sweater, sewed them together with a heart. then i cut around the heart. i used some bakers twine to create loop for hanging. now, i just need to wrap them up.
with christmas and the new year just weeks away it has been busy at the studio & home.
here’s some of what i have been up to:
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you can choose from patterned note cards and simply drawn illustrations. the cards are printed with wind power on recycled paper.
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