This Is Not a Blog Post
I have always been fanatical about narratives, but I hadn't really contemplated the possibilities of the book as an object until working at Special Collections in college. From 19th century miniatures to hand-printed Yolla Bolly aquatint etchings, books came to be portable sculptures, records, decor …
Quit Your Day Job: Spiderbite
Sarah Jane, the creative mind and savvy businesswoman behind Spiderbite, was just 8 months out of earning her degree from art school and working at the Subway fast food chain when she decided to make selling on Etsy her full-time business venture. She's truly been able to start from the ground up with a …
A Notebook for All Seasons (Especially Back to School)
We asked our readers to nominate and then vote on their favorite back to school journals and notebooks. Thanks to everyone who voted! I know I'm feeling very motivated to get more of these brainstorms down on paper. So which was the most inspiring notebook of them all? The community's favorite is (drum roll …
Back to School Showcase: On Sale July 16, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET
UPDATE: Bags and Purses and Paper Goods is available for sale as well as the other categories listed below! Sorry to break it to you, kids, but school really is just around the corner. Think of all the fun things you'll need before you enter those hallowed halls of learning: blank notebooks, new outfits, a …
Vote! Which Notebook Would You Take Back to School?
I'm not attending any classes this fall, but all the back to school buzz has me in the mood for a nice, crisp new journal. On a recent visit to my parents' house, I dug up my middle school diary (complete with an account of my first kiss and the devastating heartbreak shortly thereafter). Yes, my handwriting is just …
Etsy Finds Vintage: Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent
As a vintage lover and treasure seeker, there's nothing more exhilarating than rescuing a piece of history from certain doom in a landfill. While I love to use and display the many objects that I collect (skulls, doll heads, quilts), there are inevitable leftovers that leave me scratching my head. What should …
A Comic Con Survival Kit
Comics books geeks unite! In honor of the super fun and overwhelmingly inspiring Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MOCCA) Festival this weekend (June 6 and 7, 2009), I've put together your trusty comic con survival kit. Brush up on your early cartooning history before you go. Find more vintage comic books. 1886 …
How-Tuesday: Make a Do-Si-Do Book
A do-si-do book, like the square dancing move with your partner, swings between two signatures. These books are like two books in one and are excellent for dual purposes, like drawings and notes, or double themes like opposites or pairs. A do-si-do book makes a meaningful, handmade gift for a recent grad: one …
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Spinstersummer's Ode to the Queer Animal Kingdom
Nicole Georges, a.k.a. Spinstersummer, has been making zines since she was thirteen. Her ongoing autobiographical zine Invincible Summer is about bands, relationships, animals, vegan food and beehived hairdos. Nicole's Etsy shop is full of goodies, from fun zines to stuffed sock monkeys, narwhals and queer …
Free Comics Day: May 2, 2009
I predict...Comics will rain from the sky today. You know why? It's annual Free Comics Day! Alex Cox of Rocketship, a local comic shop here in Brooklyn, says, "It's pretty much our favorite day of the year, when we can say 'thanks' to everyone in the neighborhood, with big piles of free comics!"Stop by and support your …
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