@blackbirdletter diy icosahedron ornament
what you’ll need: 20 paper circles (2″ to make a 3.5-4″ ornament, approximately or visit Blackbird Letterpress’s etsy shop to buy a kit) triangle template scissors glue (we use PVA glue but a good...
View Articlein review
Hope you’re having a merry / had happy holidays! While we’re still off visiting family and friends, we thought you might enjoy revisiting (or perhaps seeing for the first time) just some of what we...
View Articledo overs, double takes & duties
d.i.y. 1. give second life to cracked cups with kintsugi repair kit by lotte dekker 2. slow tarnishing of silver with chalk 3. make your own cement basil planter kit or fashion one out of newspaper...
View Articletuesday tip(s) – turn up the heat
lincoln log living~ from Popular Science, February 1941 for the apartment dwellers ~ Popular Science, February 1941
View Articlefools, fishes, buoys and gills
Last week’s egg hunt jape left us little time to come up with a good April Fool’s prank. Luckily, friend and man with a pen, Jason Polan, is quick on the draw, sending us this fish in exchange for some...
View Articletuesday tip – so fresh and so
clean products without the added extras~ from 99 Ways to a Simple Lifestyle, 1977
View Articletuesday tip – nest cafe
fine dining for our fine feathered friends ~from Reader’s Digest Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills, 1981 Thanks for the book, Amy!
View Articlehandmade :: homemade
1 french rolling pin made of bamboo 2 no knead crusty bread recipe by honey & jam 3 handcrafted bespoke cheese knives by irvingstudio 4 cook and garden’s simple herbed farmer’s cheese 5 olive...
View Articlehand printed tea towel tutorial
Just in time for Mother’s Day, guest contributor, Amy Rowan of art school girl and click+pixel (yes, she is that multi-talented), demonstrates a d.i.y. project that would make a sweet gift and could...
View Articletuesday tip – dew or don’t
an early natural cleaning product – we’ve tried worse~ from Encyclopedia of Superstitions by E. and M.A. Radford, 1949 thanks for the strange book, Amy
View Articletuesday tip – diy book covers
kraft paper opt out back to school craftIt’s Fun to Make Things from Scrap Materialsby Evelyn Glantz Hershoff, 1964
View Articleso much to wine about
1 the best of oenophile writing in The New York Times Book of Wine 2 forged circle corkscrew or pocket a funny antique one 3 perfect pours - anchor hocking clear glass measuring cup, 8 oz 4 at long...
View Articleall hallow’s eve woodland gathering
Into the woods on a crisp autumn night, cocktail in hand to temper our fright. Oh, enough of that! But we did throw a small pre-Halloween bash and raised a toast to the departed in a nearby cemetery....
View Article#holiday gifts of thanks to have on hand
1. vintage metal ice cream spoons + a few bites of artisanal jam 2.individual salt cellars + flaky maldon salt or a sample from the meadow gourmet set 3. glass bottle with chalkboard square for...
View Articletuesday tip – pinecones with spark! DIY
better lounging through chemistry ~ The Complete Christmas BookEverything for Christmas, How to Give, Entertain, Decorate and Celebrate AND A Treasury of Christmas Joysedited by Franklin Watts, 1958
View Articlethat’s a wrap – kraft paper gift packaging
1. typographic gift wrap by Chris Gardner of man made would be especially appropriate disguising a book 2. nautical printable – perhaps to envelope an engraved Harry’s grooming kit, not that pirates...
View Articleforaged films – themed food, decor & a diy
Your patience is now rewarded…the promised table decor, replete with eggshells and a cornish hen under a bell jar. Nope, we didn’t eat it, but attendees were immediately curious just what they were in...
View Articletuesday tip – expressive valentines ♡
old fashioned a-wooing~ Creating with Paper: Basic Forms and Variationsby Pauline Johnson, 1958
View Articlelove letters – handmade cards & printables
BUY: 1 freaks & geeks | the great lakes 2 mar hand cut heart | essimar 3 all that I have (not a card but a signed art print, still ♥) | amy rowan / art school girl editions 4 it’s kind of gross |...
View Articlelove squirrels DIY by Kathryn Hunter
Looking for a weekend project? Perhaps a crafty Valentine for your nature loving mate? Multi-talented artist Kathryn Hunter of Blackbird Letterpress has February 14th covered with this adorable...
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