Showing posts with label valentine's day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valentine's day. Show all posts

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Fun with Lasers


 I took an amazing class this evening through the Women Design Build organization.  They partnered with Kristen & Eve from MakeATX to introduce the laser-cut technique on food...chocolate no less!  MakeATX is known for their laser-cut paper and wood crafts and jewelry.  They have this huge laser named, Patty Princess of Power, in their studio space in East Austin.  By looking at it, you can see that it could laser through anything.  But to be so powerful and yet so delicate as to not blow our bars into smithereens was a sight to behold!  Most definitely a Princess!



Grrrr...sexy beast!  ha!

We first met with Eve and picked out an image or text and font.  Then Kristen took us over to another computer and uploaded our creation.  We took our Theo bars and placed them in the laser face down...Kristen pushed a button...and voila!  Easy peazy!

While we waited for our turn, the girls had all sorts of fun crafts for us to do.  They had a table overflowing with crafty goodness - glitter, pom poms, cute wood & paper cut-out hearts, colored pens and pencils, glue, felt hearts, colored hard-stock paper and envelopes...and my favorite....laser cut-outs to make our Love Monsters with.  I could have stayed at that table all night!

Monster Cowboy of Love
I highly recommend taking a class with Women Design Build.  Everyone and everything was lovely.

AND I highly recommend taking a class, becoming a member or buying some of the goods that MakeATX has to offer.  They are so creative and talented!  Go girls go!

Heart Day Gifts for Our Men

Let's hear it for the Boys!  Valentines are for men too, you know ;)

Amazing Etsy finds:

Beer Soap of course

Dr. K Soap Company Shaving Kit

Black Bird Tees

Animals on Bikes Tees
Longitude/Latitude Keychain
They're closed right now...but love this idea!  Geographical coordinates...of where you first met possibly?  Love. 

Love Ninja Plushie!

I Feel Lucky Print

Vintage Bar Set

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Art from the Heart...and a poem from Me to You.


https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmuop2xckCs5p6vJXCDefQrWBrTFGgBrbCHdNWAY85fSGRdvwY2H0oKxmHxfY4jUqhq6B6tC6HVgfG-3iFkpPUPI3fOWnjcsjh7FhRb_NU2OpB1X0l2ODCtiOCiK99XGC0NoRVOrjXwMG/s1600/love.jpg
an oldie from Pretty Little Thieves








Sweet Valentine,  

Won't you be mine?

With eyes that shine,

And sparkle anew. 

The kind that melt

And distort my view.

You have my heart,

Can I have yours too?


*i can rhyme simply!*







I love this artist's work!   I found her on Etsy moons ago and own 2 of her works.  She has prints, sketches and little painted plates!  Adorable.





 

                              a newer creation - on sale here!