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A bug worth catching: Firebug add-on for Firefox

A bug worth catching: Firebug add-on for Firefox

Brother-in-law Don added Firebug to my Firefox browser when using my computer awhiles back. He told me something about Firebug being a tool that could help me troubleshoot web design issues and/or figure out how an element that I…

Deliver de banner, de sooner de better!

Deliver de banner, de sooner de better!

I was so psyched to have ordered myself a real deal vinyl banner for my Bazaar Bizarre booth…until I found out it wasn’t going to arrive until the day AFTER the show. DOH! So much for de sooner, de better.…

Make yourself a Leafy Zipper Pull

Make yourself a Leafy Zipper Pull

I was lucky enough to be able to contribute this little tutorial to yesterday’s Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco Art & Craft Fair program, and here’s the full-color detail version to go along with it!

What is that, you…

Embellished bibs for babes

Embellished bibs for babes

I had the pleasure of attending a baby shower today for our friends who run the delightful and delectable Teacake Bake Shop, which sells the most sinful yet delicious sweet treats online and in their three retail shops

The invisible zipper

The invisible zipper

I just ordered up a slew of invisible zippers from ZipperStop.com to use in my pillow covers, and here they are! Note: Turn down your volume if you click onto their site! It plays Sinatra’s New York, New York

DIY wedding ring pillow

DIY wedding ring pillow

Kevin and Olivia’s ivory silk ring pillows weren’t too hard to construct once I figured out what I wanted them to be. Each pillow was 8 inches square, wrapped once around in a feather edge ribbon, topped with artificial magnolia…

Latest discovery – Adobe Illustrator brushes

Latest discovery – Adobe Illustrator brushes

LAAAAA! That’s the musical note sung with vibrato as the kind of sound that would trumpet with the gates of Heaven opening up, like the way I just opened up a whole new world in Adobe Illustrator! I…

Fun with collages and watermarks in Picasa 3

Fun with collages and watermarks in Picasa 3

Google’s Picasa 3 beta was released earlier this month, but I didn’t hear about it until I saw the cool collage over at Filipina Sakura’s blog. “Ooooh, cool collage!” I said, and ran straight over to Google to…

Three columns!

Wow. I gotta say, I didn’t think I had it in me. But I did! Well, sorta. I added a third column to my WordPress theme and even figured out how to make the dang thing match, but I haven’t…

Figuring out how to get better product shots

Figuring out how to get better product shots

I’m lucky to be surrounded by a ton of friends and family who are WAY into photography, so now that Jimmy’s got some new equipment, said friends & family have started hearing from us. =]

While they’re definitely far…

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