QuickKutz Letterpress

There is a new letterpress machine available at Paper Source, that will allow you to make your very own homemade projects. I'm intrigued. Anyone out there tried this yet?


- Ellen

At long last... Personalized Holiday Cards!

We are super excited to introduce our custom holiday cards! Hand silkscreened on gorgeous metallic paper, these are sure to please. And the best part is that they are totally you - make 'em say whatever is on your mind!
Click here to check them out.
Enjoy...
The Jinky Wink Girls

I Love Type!

I must be a dork, because I love type way too much. How cute is this? An ampersand cutting board at House Industries.

- Ellen

I need my space!

Within my household we always grumble about our lack of space. Here is a goregous option from a company in California called Modern Cabana. They offer pre-fabricated buildings that are simple, cost-effective, stylish and sustainable.

I can just imagine my new home office in one of these wonderful spaces.

They even offer fun structures for the kids...

...and the dog

My imagination is running amuck!

- Ellen

Think Ink

Our friendly Neenah rep stopped by to visit us last week and turned us onto this fantastic application for the iphone called Think Ink. It lets you explore color combinations from the Dewey Color System, create custom color palettes and order coordinating paper samples.

All you need to do is take a picture with your phone, or pull up an existing photo. Then you can select the specific spot on your photo you want to sample. Think Ink then provides you with various coordinating color combinations that you can use on your projects. How cool is that?

Feeling Funky?

Wallpaper has come back in a big way. You can find clever examples of how people use it in their homes all over the Internet and on cable tv shows. I have tried several times to convince my husband how fabulous and edgy our home would be if we could incorporate some of these techniques. Unfortunately he just can't get past how feminine a lot of the styles appear. In my opinion, this may not be altogether accurate, but I have decided to compromise.

I have been searching for masculine styled wallpaper and came upon this company called Wallpaper from the 70's. They offer several different styles, but the Abstract group seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. They are located in Germany and ship internationally.


Hopefully I'll be able to persuade him to try one of these wonderful patterns!

-Ellen

9/11 Memorial

Landor has created a new logo for the 9/11 memorial. The simplistic and subdued design allow the events of 9/11 to speak for themselves. It also represent the strength and solidarity of all those affected.


- Ellen