Month: August 2009

Monograms and Doc Martens

Writing about monograms (and continuing to find beautiful pictures) I have found myself thinking about identity. One might with good reason tell me I have

Ironic 50th Birthday Party Decorations

Hello Kitty. Hello 50. And, I made this by cutting Hello Kitty wrapping paper into rectangles of overly varying shapes, folding said shapes inaccurately, muttering

Saturday Morning at 8:08am

My Sister Turns 50 by High WASP featuring Levis jeans Yesterday my sister turned 50. Today is her birthday party up at my father’s. I’m

Bags Without Logos, The Budget Version

So let’s say you want a bag without a manufacturer’s monogram. Otherwise known as a logo. Logos and other branding tchotchkes (Yiddish word of the

Monograms In The Year 2009

I’m game for a little good-natured deconstruction of monograms in this day and age if you are. Symbols are symbols, after all, and I am

The History And Meaning Of Monograms

TP asked me last week what my thinking was on monograms and where one ought to find them. In truth, my thinking on monograms has

Saturday Morning at 7:33am

Other people have cute children too. I’d like to introduce you to Cody. He belongs to Dani at Weddings Fresh. (As you can see from

Speaking Of Antique Ivory Mirrors

The mirror, on the right, was my grandmother’s. With her monogram before her marriage. SBB. After marriage she was SBC. And yes, I do have