Links and Stuff

Why, hello, Little Bloggy! It's been a while. Today's post is what one blogger (wish I could remember who!) calls a "faux-st" or faux post. It's when you want to post something on your blog but don't have any new projects to post. I've been so busy working and baking that I haven't had time to upload pics of anything!

On a side note, did you know that most of the chain thrift stores (Savers, Goodwill, Arc, etc.) have 50% off sales on July 4th? I'm going to try to sneak out in the morning before my BBQ.

In the meantime, here are some flower pics from weeks ago (we had a great peony season here in Minnesota, didn't we?) and some awesome links:

• http://www.jimspancakes.com/ - art made from pancakes!




• http://www.oldbookillustrations.com/ - just what you'd think - a place where you can find old book illustrations that are categorized and free to download




• http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeyYoYo - a great Etsy shop that has all kinds of cool cupcake supplies and a good selection of paper straws. Retro stuff, too!

Happy Memorial Day, Free Graphics, and the End of May

Hope everyone is kicking off summer with some fun (unofficial summer but summer nonetheless.) I recently discovered a cool website where you can download vintage graphics, type, and clipart for free - thanks to a generous blogger! I found the bathing beauty above on her site: http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

One other thing - I've finished my "Post a Day in May" project and am AMAZED that I was able to post every day in May without missing a single day! I hope that my reader(s) enjoyed it. It was fun but I don't think I could do it permanently. Hopefully, I'll still be posting several times a week as the summer fun heats up!

Post a Day (in May) and New Links

I've decided to shake things up a little and have set a new challenge for myself: I'm going to post something every day for the entire month of May. With school and life in general, I've been neglecting my blog a little. It may be difficult to find something interesting to post each day but I'm going to give it a whirl.

To start out, I'm going to cheat a little and provide some new links!

http://www.bakersroyale.com/ - an excellent baking/dessert blog

http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2010/04/very-curious-party.html - another really cool baking blog and check out these treats made for an Alice in Wonderland party. Impressive, right?

And here are two event-planning blogs I check frequently for inspiration:

http://www.thepartydress.net/

http://www.amyatlas.blogspot.com/

More Links and an Eliot Porter Photo

Here are some more art/design/craft blogs to check out:


Geninne's Art Blog: http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/

Aesthetic Outburst: http://www.aestheticoutburst.blogspot.com/

d. Sharp Journal: http://dsharp.typepad.com/dsharp/

Liquid Sky Arts: http://www.liquidskyarts.com/liquidblog/blogger.html