A Peek Inside my Studio

Posted on May 24, 2013 by abbeychristine

I thought I’d share a mini workspace tour. Check out my new tabletop– can you believe I’ve been working without a proper table for over eight years of business?

For the Love of Maps

Posted on May 21, 2013 by abbeychristine

Source.

New Buttons

Posted on May 16, 2013 by abbeychristine

Check it out: new buttons!

Louis CK looks super Irish on this button, eh? Like a tiny little leprechaun! And with my new puppet photo shoot earlier this spring, I finally had a good picture to make an Omar button. Lucky orderers of either of these puppets can now look forward to one of these button goodies in their package and I’ll have them for sale at the Indieana Handicraft Exchange in June, too.

Growing Season

Posted on May 13, 2013 by abbeychristine

Ben’s 30th birthday was last Thursday so we spent the weekend having a joint birthday/Mother’s Day celebration, doing some of each of our favorite things– brunch at Nana in Bridgeport, Wolff’s Flea Market (yes, again), watching baseball and 50% off day at the thrift store. One of my favorite activities of the weekend was visiting the garden store for our annual plant purchasing– flowers for the pots on the front porch, a tomato plant and a couple of ground cover plants we’re experimenting with in the hopes of eventually going grass-less in the backyard. I’m a little sore from our push mower (that thing is a workout!), but it’ll be worth it to have bright colors, fresh tomotoes and, someday, no more mowing at all.

Print by Tae Takegami

Double Merrick

Posted on May 10, 2013 by abbeychristine

Double Merrick is Merrick Angle, an English designer who’s work skillfully walks the line between vintage and modern, fun and sophisticated. Looking through his prints, I couldn’t help but start calculating bare walls in our house that needed some love.

See more here.

Scratch-Off DIY

Posted on May 7, 2013 by abbeychristine

Hey friends! Thought I’d share a DIY post I did over on the Busy Beaver blog for making your own scratch-off buttons and magnets. The process is based on a tutorial from the Dainty Squid, and since buttons already have a shiny surface they’re ready-made for adding a lotto ticket-style scratch off layer. It’s a super easy project, and would be a cool giveaway for a contest or raffle, or for a super ambitious save the date or something.