Author Archives: amy

I never remembered Hannibal Lecter being this cute.

See more lovely little iconic micemen (and micewomen) over at The House of Mouse, all handmade by Anna who is now based in the Netherlands.

One of my dearest friends, Junkyard Sam posted up a wonderful post that basically covers everything you need to know to fully set up your digital art studio. If you wanted to get a printer (he leans more towards HP) or would like to know more about the variety of inks out there, and the whole printmaking shebang, then his post is a godsend — especially if you’re into digital printing.

I am looking for a printer myself to finally be able to sell my own digital prints(!) and although I’m leaning towards getting a HP Photosmart because I love the fact that HP nozzles are directly on the cartridges, I’m frazzled by what certain sales people has told me. It’s a battle between the HP D5460 and the D7260 for me, mainly because the D9180 is out of my price range at the moment.

If you have any tips on printers, it would be great to hear it — even if it isn’t a HP!

Samantha Purdy and Sara Guindon run not one, but two etsy shops between them. Sam works with vintage textiles and cross stitches her own designs on to handmade brooches and earrings. Sara is an illustrator and designs paper toys and T-shirts. One of their shops, Pin Pals has this wonderful flip book, a concept which I love — in addition to screenprinted tees and totes!

Their other shop MaudStitch specializes in cross-stitch jewelry including pins, earrings, pendants and buttons — like the one you see here. Read more about the two at their blog!