April 1, 2013 / diy, holiday, instagram
We’re a bit bunny obsessed in my casa. Did you know that we adopted a sweet Holland Lop rabbit back in November? Yep, Sherman is our new buddy and our pug/beagle mix, Ula thinks she is the bee’s knees (yup, you read ‘she’ correctly, her gender was misidentified twice – c’est la vie!). My Instagram feed is littered with photos of our two sweet fuzzy buddies, if you’re interested in getting a glimpse, or two.
Last year, the mister and I experimented with coloring eggs, we had a ton of fun, but the results were a bit… blah. This year, we were delighted with the results, though I have no clue how to really explain the process! We bought a super cheap gold paint kit and mostly just made up our own rules. We also experimented with marbling with food dye and shaving cream, which you probably saw on Pinterest, just like I did. We layered the two techniques and came up with some mighty fine egg art, if I do say so myself. Brian grew up crafting with his mom, she’s an expert quilter amongst other talents and I love that B knows his way around a hot glue gun. He always comes up with clever costumes, gifts and is game for whatever hare-brained DIY I have in mind for us. I feel perpetually lucky to have such a fun partner.
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May 9, 2012 / instagram, national stationery show, photography
Instagram has been one of my favorite iPhone apps for the last 16 months, combine that with photos of great stationer’s show prep, new product and sneak peeks and I’m basically in heaven! Search under hashtags for #NSS in Instragram and you’re guaranteed daily eye candy the next few weeks. You can find me at @crowandcanary.
{all images via webstagram}
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Carina has had the pleasure of blogging about talented stationers, gift designers and retailers since 2008. The blog often features up and coming companies and is known for their extensive press coverage of the National Stationery Show each May. Buyers and boutique owners turn to C&C to discover new talent and identify industry trends. Submissions are welcome and can be sent to carina@crowandcanary.com — images should be at least 600 pixels wide.
