happy super bowl sunday!
we're off to the biff's house today for a game-day party and her housewarming shindig. should be a great time! the broface, reemy and i will be making deviled eggs a la my housewarming. pat and i will most likely be rooting for the pats to lose - you know, cause they're from new england and we had a few too many samples of beer at the beer expo yesterday.
as for today's unscheduled post, i've been mulling over ideas for expanding the content of ye olde blog. between christa's awesome linkspiration posts and the list posts from so many of the blogs that i subscribe to - (joy the baker's "let it be" posts -, molly yeh's everything in one place recipe/links-list, and design crush's happy weekend posts) - i started to want a space to share all of the really cool stuff i come across. a considerable chunk of my day is spend at a computer desk so there is a lot - a lot - of info absorbed.
so this is going to be the new thing: the sunday ish.
val's in the process of making an awesome little banner for these posts and you'll see it as soon as it's ready to display. excite!
since i'm project-ing this week, i'm sharing another DIY that might get thrown into the mix eventually. a few years ago val and i made some DIY mugs that were decorated with sharpies and baked in the oven to preserve the ink. the designs were really awesome since we were able to use a lot different colors. unfortunately, we found that the sharpie didn't really... bake on. pretty disappointing. my mug is now a glorified pencil holder in my office since i was afraid of seeing the handiwork shmeared off. these mugs look like they've got lasting power.
bloggy, creative types: in need of some stock photos? i found a ton of great, broody photos for journal prompts and background wallspapers alike. the photos peppered around this post were all found at unsplash! no need for permission and use them anywhere and in anyway, but it's always nice to give credit if you can.
i finally used my etsy gift card from juan! even though i spent the full amount on pairs of earrings, river luna's archival ink prints are gorgeous - so gorgeous that i can't decide on even a pair of prints for the apartment's still-blank walls. like, i love the peonies and the fawn and the feathers and stones and etc., etc.
and over at unitedthread i'm totally, woefully unsure of which flora and fauna combo i love best. juan and i love too many prints to make any clear decision this paycheck cycle.
speaking of adorable things: block printed animal pillows. can i have them all?
so juan and i went to the beer expo with pat and a few friends. i was hoping that the crabbie's booth would be there, but no luck. one of our *new* drinks of choice is the moscow mule. holy heck, super delicious! you need to get behind the idea of ginger beer first.
and on the us front, we're steering and more towards having a fantastic elopement. practically speaking, weddings are freaking expensive and we've seen (and heard from) a lot of friends who wished they had had a more stress-free day to enjoy with loved ones and without the time crunch and stress from dropping a lot of cash.
that's all for now. i'll be posting again tomorrow or tuesday to sum up creative-gift week. enjoy the game if you're watching and happy sunday!
