narcissism be thy name.

{card by wiley valentine}

I usually shy away from talking up my birthday. I've never been much of a party planner and more often than not, let things just play out naturally. Which can sometimes turn out a bit, well... lackluster. My birthday is this upcoming Saturday, August the 22nd and I've decided to not only make a big deal about it in this little blog, but to give someone else the opportunity to score some schwag in the honor of my big (or historically speaking, not so big) day.

The rest of the week I'm going to be featuring birthday cards I'd love to give or receive. And of course details on the big birthday booty giveaway. It's gonna be a doozy...

{image via wiley valentine}

laser lust

{vinyl silhouette by sillyette}



{laser engraved dollar bills by scott campbell}


{bookends by david stark}

Last week, I began learning to use a laser cutter and am totally delighted and overwhelmed at the endless possibilities that this new medium presents. I'm working on a small line of laser cut papergoods, that I'm super excited about designing and producing. More on that later, I promise... In the meantime, I thought I'd share some lovely laser cut/engraved pieces that I've seen recently, enjoy!

{vinyl silhouette via toxel, engraved money via divine caroline, bookends via @design_sponge}