http://www.eleen.com good stuff * hand made Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:50:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I dare say that this has been one of the craziest busy weeks I've had in awhile! But I had to take some time out to share a little of the progress I've made inside the store. First, we had the walls painted! Goodbye yellow and pale green (not that we ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/10/setting-up-shop/ All's been a bit quiet on the home front over here lately, but it's only because I've had some crazy exciting fun in the works! Ya see, the thing is...I'M OPENING SHOP! I'M OPENING SHOP! EEK!!! Yup it's true. I hardly know where to start, but luckily this has all really ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/10/introducing-modern-mouse/ I've found a slew of new color tools, thanks to 99designs' morning tweet about this awesome and very thorough blog post on Different Methods for Choosing Color Schemes in Web Design! In it, web design agency Vandelay Design introduces a great selection of tools and articles to help web designers ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/10/i-like-your-colors/ I've been telling my friends about Ebates since I first signed up in 2006, and having just received yet another cash back check from them in the mail, I thought I'd spread the word about them again! What is Ebates? Ebates is a website that helps you earn up to 25% ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/09/want-a-big-fat-check-try-ebates/ rainbow lorikeet photo by mrclean1982 This post is inspired by my friend and neighbor Adora, who sent me a note last night in which she happened to say: "My dream job is to name colors... like, colors of paint, nailpolish, lipstick, etc.  My friends randomly point to objects and ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/09/name-that-color/ There's something about stamps that I find so hard to resist. Every time I see a new stamp design, I'm like "Ooooh, must have." Like this King and Queen of Hearts 44-cent stamp. Neat! Used to be, I'd indulge myself and buy a sheet or two to use for the occasional ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/09/44-cents-and-rising/ Wall, Info, Photos, Discussions, Boxes. Those default tabs on Facebook Business Pages are great, but oh so limiting don't you think? Sure, you want all your standard business info on your fan page. But what about that special content, like "where else you can go to buy my supercoolawesome stuff"?! Right, ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/08/add-custom-tabs-to-your-facebook-business-page/ It was such a great time romping around New York City last week experiencing so many of its sights, sounds and smells. And while I may have physically been away from my shop and my studio, they were never far from my mind. Here's me getting excited over a couple of ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/08/out-of-sight-but-not-out-of-mind/ Answer: The "ID, Please" Folding Card Case in Forest Faux Bois fabric, of course! I awoke this morning to a fun note in my Etsy inbox informing me that one of my "ID, Please!" folding card cases was nominated for the "Which item gets you into a fabric frenzy?" poll in ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/08/question-which-item-gets-you-into-a-fabric-frenzy/ Anna gave me a gift certificate to fabric-printing company Spoonflower awhile back, and I've been hoarding it while trying to come up with just the right fabric design. But how's I gonna do that?! So every now and then I hit the web to browse for some design inspiration, and ... http://www.eleen.com/2009/07/peachy-patterns-for-purty-projects/