Category Archives: art, sorta

Jingle brains

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Molly Newman

So Rachel found some swell Christmas ornamental type stuff which she is digging, and that sort of inspired me to go on a quest of my own, and one thing led to another, and I ended up Googling "zombie Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Funny | 6 Comments

Nowell, Nowell

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Molly Newman

First things first: a very happy birthday to my belovedest brother! 28… man, that's getting up there. Second things second: at the suggestion of my genius sister, the Schardt/Newman clan is going Handmade for the Holidays. Yep, break out the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Things That Happened | 5 Comments

Holiday cheer

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Molly Newman

My first stab at a Christmas photo card design, featuring the gorgeous children (and photo talents) of April Anderton and the exquisitely cool "Festive Song" papers & elements by Anna Aspnes. (That's a lotta As.) It is admittedly hard to … Continue reading →

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$20.79

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Molly Newman

That's how much I spent at the grocery store today. I wanted to keep it under $20, but we were out of both conditioner and toothpaste. Here's what that buys you: 5 pounds of potatoes 2 pounds of flour 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Food and Drink, Thriftiness | 10 Comments

An unexpected obstacle

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Molly Newman

So I want to design cute holiday cards for other people and maybe make it so we can have a wee bit of a Christmas this year. But in order to do so, I need some good sample photos. And … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Funny, Portland | 4 Comments

Art! Art and CDs for everyone it shall be!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Molly Newman

The boys and I made some swell art today, and I'm just longing to send it to one of you. Everyone who leaves a comment on the previous post by midnight on Sunday will get some art, also a CD, … Continue reading →

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That’s a lotta comments

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Molly Newman

So I noticed about a week ago that we were nearing 3000 total comments… not too bad for a blog with a readership just slightly above that of the fine print at the end of cell phone contracts. And I … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Weblogs | 11 Comments

Mail art

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Molly Newman

It has been an exciting week here in the great state of Oregon, package-wise. Also for the arts, which is something I know Americans care about a lot here in America. (Yes, I watched the Biden-Palin debate last night. Why … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Things That Happened | 2 Comments

Word up

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Molly Newman

Hey, look what I made: If you have a blog or anything else with an RSS feed, you can generate a "collage" of words found on that page at wordle.net. It's free and it's fun, and you can adjust the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Web/Tech | 1 Comment

Craft 3.0, and then I swear I’ll give it a rest

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Molly Newman

 So you know how good bloggers give away stuff every now and again? Well, because I’m cheap, broke and not a good blogger, I never have anything to give away. But this time is different! This time is special! Digital … Continue reading →

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