PUZZLE HEAVEN

I think I just died and went to puzzle heaven! This beauty you see here is a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle where each piece contains a unique color on the CMYK spectrum. The creator, Clemens Habicht—a true Renaissance man, working as a director, designer and illustrator—insists that because of the changes in color differentiating each piece it is actually much easier and more intuitive to put together than traditional illustrative puzzles. While that statement is yet to be seen, I wouldn't be surprised if it stands true for me, being a complete and total color nerd (I know, what a surprise!). Learn more about the puzzle, not to mention buy your own copy, at the very awesome Colossal Shop here.
p.s. This puzzle is a total analog version of this test, don't you think? 

MAD THANKFUL

One of my favorite activities growing up as a kid was to play MadLibs. I loved how silly the fill-in-the-blanks game was, creating wild and wacky outcomes just through the random selection of nouns, adjectives and verbs. So I thought it would be fun to create my own version for you to play with friends and family this Thanksgiving. It's the perfect activity to do while you are waiting for pie to be served or trying to scarf down that second helping of stuffing.

So, care to join me in some silly sentence-based shenanigans? Download and print a pdf of the O.I. turkey-themed MadLibs here. I have designed it to print on a regular sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper; just fold the paper in half and fill out the right side (without looking at the text and spoiling the surprise) and when done, unfold to reveal the crazy sentences you have just come up with. Sound good?

Enjoy! And Happy ____________ Day!

HAPPY WEEKEND!

What are you up to this weekend? I am pretty much on lockdown here. It's supposed to rain in New York and I working on a two-week take home test for school—the last assignment I have to complete before I can officially call myself PhD ABD (all but dissertation).

Whatever you have planned, here are some fun links to tide you over until you can get them started.


Aren't the dominos above beautiful? They could make me pick up the game again!

I need to get myself a new coffee table/desk. Thinking this, this and this tutorial could be good.

How pretty are these dish towels? They would look perfect framed and hung on a kitchen wall!

Always looking for ways to keep track of my to do lists. This idea could be good.

I can't decide if these are totally cute or a little lame. I bet they are comfy though!

The perfect father's day present?

Totally making this tonight. Yum!

My college art museum is doing amazing things. I wish I still went to school there!

This is pretty funny. :)

A super fun DIY with spectacularly beautiful results.

How to conquer that email mountain.

I just started doing this yesterday. It's a doozy!

Simple, effective tips for better photos.

Just bought this top (not the bottoms!) and I am in love.

So excited to see this glowing review of a stupendous show. Bravo, Carter and Nick!


Have a lovely weekend! I will see you back here next week.

NSS 2012: OLD FAVORITES

This post is part of an ongoing series of wrap ups from this year's National Stationery Show. Please forgive any discoloration or graininess of the photos (the lighting in the Javits Center stinks!) and check out all the other NSS posts here.



    


Guess what, guys? Today is the last National Stationery Show post! Remember yesterday's whirlwind wrap up? Well today is part two! So strap in, get psyched and click through a big ol' batch of eye candy . . .