Photography

Embroidered Headshots

02.01.17

There is nothing more relaxing than a good embroidery session, and I felt it was time to take it up a notch. I have never embroidered anything other than fabric before and thought it would be good to give some photos a try. To get started I printed out some black and white headshots of myself that I thought would be fun to add a little something extra to. I ended up printing them pretty small (4×6) since I have never done this before. The small size made embroidering the entire photo more manageable as I was experimenting with a new process. It was really cool to be able to add different colors and textures onto the photo using the thread.

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DIY / Home Decor

Ice-Dyed Throw Pillows

01.19.17

Do you ever have a project you have been meaning to get around to, but can never find the time? I felt that way about these throw pillows. I had been meaning to make a pair of pillows for my sofa since I moved into my apartment last summer, but there never seemed to be time to get it done.  Plus the thought of dying indoors was a little intimidating to me. I even had all of the supplies waiting and ready to go, but for a long time it was just an idea. Well I was finally feeling inspired to try a dye technique I have been wanting to do for a while now, and now my living room is so much happier. Ice-dying is a really cool way to let powdered dye drip and melt into awesome faded designs, AND it is the perfect DIY dye to do indoors.

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Fangirl Friday

Dif-Tor Heh Smusma [ Live Long & Prosper ]

01.10.17

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HELLO NERDS… and other readers of the fabulous Urk-Art Blog.

Sarah and I met our freshmen year of college through the Penn State Graphic Design program. We bonded over our shared appreciation for all things “nerdy” and it definitely got us through the more difficult weeks of school.

Our late nights were complemented with marathons of X-Files and Star Trek episodes. Our days off with Lord of the Rings. For my senior magazine, I recreated the world of Gotham and she was my first choice for Barbara Gordon. We spent so much time surrounded by these different universes that we basically Pavlov-ed ourselves to only function creatively when it had something to do with Sci-Fi or Fantasy and consequently when a TV was on the background.

So, when Sarah reached out to me to guest blog on her site, it took me about three seconds to figure out what to write about. May you enjoy the below ramblings that were squeezed from my mind grapes.

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Home Decor / Life

New TV Stand

01.07.17

On this rather dreary, rainy weekend I have to admit I mostly relaxed on the sofa and binge-watched season 1 of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. BUT before settling in under the blankets I was able to rearrange some living room furniture and wanted to show you how everything looks now that I have a new TV stand! (Shout out to Shane for spending Saturday afternoon putting it together for me!)

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Holiday

Holiday Mugs

12.20.16

I cannot believe how cold this winter has been so far and it isn’t even January yet! Especially when you compare it with the mild winter last year this one is already brutal. To keep warm I have been making a lot of hot chocolate and to keep in the spirit I thought I would make a pair of holiday themed mugs to drink out of!

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Holiday

Hand-Stamped Gift Wrap

12.16.16

While everyone loves opening gifts the same can’t really be said for wrapping them unless you possess a special talent for making things beautiful. Now I have never been good at wrapping anything, but wanted to try to make something special this year.

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DIY / Holiday

8 DIY Gift Ideas

12.14.16

Still looking for the perfect holiday gift idea for someone, but can’t find anything that works? Look no more! There is still plenty of time to make something, and I have pulled some of my favorite DIYs from this year back up as inspiration for the perfect homemade gifts. These 8 DIY gift ideas are great to show how much you care.

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