Baby Book

Just finished this little photo album for Chrissy's baby today.

It turned out pretty nice, and it will look even nicer with photos in it!

(The first three images are before the final label was put on)

It's a good thing she doesn't read my blog or the surprise would be ruined, I say RUINED. I'm hoping to bring it to her in the hospital. Time to have that baby Chrissy!

Book Book

Have you seen this???

These are hardback leather cases for macbooks...that look like old books! I love it.

I need one now! Oh wait, I don't have a macbook :(

Happy Valentines day to Annette? ya right

For more info see:

designsponge

Twelvesouth

I also found this other original macbook protector:

manilamac.com

Hand Papermaking

On Thursday and Friday of this week I went to Tryst Press for my job and helped make beautiful paper for an upcoming project my Boss is working on.

It's not an easy process and it takes a lot of practice, but the paper is well worth it! From pulp to dry flattened sheets involves many many steps. I've included a video that shows one step in the process. In this clip Rob Buchert is at the vat where he uses his handmade paper moulds to scoop up the fibers and form a sheet. He then passes the moulds to Ethan who couches them onto felts. They make it look easy, but it's not!

Whenever I'm in these extremely odd environments involved in processes that are hundreds of years old I'm amazed at what a great job I have!! Just putting my respiratory therapy degree to good use Dad.

You can visit Rob's website for more paper making videos:

http://www.trystpress.com/Paper_Mill.html

So Sleepy

Today I went down to Tryst Press to make paper for work. I didn't take a camera but I'm going again tomorrow so I'll post some photos after that.

By the way...making paper is HARD work and I'm tired...so I'll leave you with this beautiful painting I just discovered by Casey O'Connell

Thoughts On...

...Babies...

This is Chrissy (and me)

She is my best friend, and she's having a baby!!! She'll probably kill me for putting pictures of her pregnant self up, but shucks, she's just adorable don't you think?

We had a shower for her at my place last week. Here are some of the pics:

All of my friends from high school are having/adopting babies. It's a bit nutty. Not that they're having babies, but that these are the girls that used to give each other wicked wedgies and save up bags and bags of shredded newspaper so we could dump it on other friends' lawns in the middle of the night.

Good times.

I know we're all growing up, but babies are still uncharted territory for me. I'm just a little too uptight to enter upon that phase of my life without a little paranoia/overthinking.

Don't worry, I'll grow up some day too!

What Type are You??

This is a fun little personality quiz I found. Give it a try!

http://www.pentagram.com/what-type-are-you/

password: character

p.s. I was Marina Script - lovely!

New Zealand Book Council

Who are these amazing people?