Orange accessories

Next up for Orange Week: orange accessories. Glasses , polish , scarf , purse , umbrella , bags , pouch .

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Orange home

Orangify your home with these furnishings! Rug , dishes , sofa , bookcase , screen , chair , bins , pillow .

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Orange wardrobe

Orange Week continues! Top , unmentionables , solid dress , socks , striped dress , shoes , jeans .

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Orange art

Welcome to Orange Week, featuring a healthy dose of orange goodness every day. I'm on vacation this week, but pre-scheduled posts will k...

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Free font: Trocchi

If you're up for a Friday freebie, you might go grab Trocchi , a Clarendon-like slab serif type family by Vernon Adams. Bold and regular...

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Make a simple, stitched vinyl wallet

My hubby Alex likes to carry around a slim, fold-in-half vinyl wallet sometimes, but his isn't quite the right size to fit a dollar bill...

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Free vintage printable images

Vintage Printable is a fascinating (though difficult to browse) archive of vintage photos, illustrations, and page scans. Files vary in res...

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Free Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials

Those who want to learn useful techniques in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and photography might be interested in Nicole's Classes ....

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How to make party decorations out of paper

There's something really satisfying about making your own... anything. And if you're throwing a party for someone, what better way t...

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DIY geometric felt bookmarks

Remember the boxes I made with stiffened felt from the craft store? I found it was easy to cut the stuff by hand with an X-acto knife, so ...

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Summer t-shirt DIY projects

Have you heard? Gap and Threadless are teaming up for a series of "TIY" (T-It-Yourself) tutorials, with a new one posted every F...

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Printable owl bookmark and card

Look at the printable owl bookmarks made by Irene at Gi Det Videre! You can print out a card with a branch on which to perch a little bird,...

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Vintage illustrations as desktop wallpaper

Maraid Design, a small firm in York, England, regularly posts scans of vintage book illustrations blown up to desktop wallpaper sizes. Pick ...

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Practical Origami book

While we're on the topic of origami, the publisher of Practical Origami: Folding Your Way to Everyday Accessories sent over a review co...

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Make an origami dress card

A simple origami dress makes a sweet DIY greeting card. It's a good option for Mother's Day, bridesmaids and bridal showers, or birt...

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Fabric sighting at Decaf Plush

Whew. The last couple days have been a whirlwind of client revisions and crazy deadlines. My poor blog collects dust when graphic design job...

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Modern cross stitch patterns

While browsing on Etsy I bumped into Tiny Modernist , a shop selling cross stitch patterns for little mid-century items. Make four-inch Bar...

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Free printable Mother's Day card

Need a simple Mother's Day card you can print immediately? Download my watercolor freebie right here . The finished card is 5.5" x ...

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Valentina typeface

Valentina is a beautiful didone typeface designed by Pedro Arilla and named after his grandmother. It's available for use in personal or...

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A handful of sewing tutorials

New tutorials are constantly materializing on the internet. So if you like material, here are a few sewing projects you might attempt! Retro...

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DIY stiffened felt boxes

I love the thick wool felt that's increasingly popular, but man. Wool felt in the 3mm to 5mm range is really expensive ($130/yard or so...

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Origami hugs-and-kisses garland

Leyla Torres demonstrates how to fold a paper chain of hugs and kisses, fun party decorations. Watch the video to learn how to make the gar...

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