Tuesday, March 6, 2012

pretty pink flamingos...

i've always had a thing for flamingos..
i think it has something to do with the color...
or maybe it reminds me of tropical weather...
anyhow, one "ugly sweater" christmas party i made:
(which we have every year... the year after the ugly sweater was ugly hats.. then ugly socks.. i think we're trying to eventually go for a whole outfit...;))

ok, this is an extremely bad photo.. but it's basically two flamingos hanging out wearing 
christmas scarves
^____^

lately i've been seeing a lot flamingos..
makes me happy...

i particularly love this rafia one by charlotte olympia
it's kind of kitsch in the best way possible..
i want it..
OVERSIZED



$495 at net-a-porter.com

my florida trip is so close i can taste it!
<3 <3 <3





morning surprise!

yay!

i remember submitting my name to this a while back..
i <3 apartment therapy...
for soooo many reasons...

Monday, March 5, 2012

it may be late, but i feel GREAT



today and yesterday has been filled with
ALLERGIES FROM HELL!

i never had allergies until last year,
and i have to say,
they are as bad as everyone says they are!

so i basically didn't have time to browse the internet,
or do any projects,
let alone post anything alllllll day.

-but-

today, was a twinko working day
(after our day jobs of course)
and no matter how sick or gross
we can NOT skip out
(well, not because we can't, but because we don't want to)

SO,
even though i'm tired from work,
tired from my allergy meds,
and just plain tired from EVERYTHING

i feel GREAT,
and i think karen does too!

we worked and fulfilled 
one wholesale order,
and one online order...

here's the handcrafted craziness right here:

twinkoland color-me-in lunch bags
recycled canvas
customize with fun colors using color fast fabric markers

polo tee right after we screen printed it:
this is BEFORE it's heat pressed and has a label sewn into it
this is with the label sewn on and it heat pressed ready to go!
our crazy labels!
this is our ORIGINAL label (which is only found in a few places)
we call it "vintage twinko" because this was the first label we ever made...
you can tell by toby's eyes..
it's not flowers anymore, but i still love the creepy cuteness
(i would...)

at one point i had to take a break and make these guys...

they're for the grand opening of the store this order will be sent to.
it's a little card promoting twinko, and a free pin
<3 just a little love <3

2 burp cloths come with each bib set;
i surge the edges, karen screen prints them
t e a m   w o r k !
each one is made out of organic cotton interlock

i'm happy to say they ordered our signature tees!
how cute is toby in that bright blue!

i thought i'd offer a little "behind the scenes" photos.
here's one of our screens-
yup! we hand silk screen every one of the items we sell!
-- we actually even hand paint all the "touch ups" along the way --
gotta make each one as beautiful as possible!

we recently started making our very own blanks.
we don't buy blanks anymore from a different vendor-
these are all designed by us!
this is our onesie...
so tiny!

of course, we couldn't let a package go out without a hand written note to the store
on their grand opening night!
they're such a lovely couple and i'm so happy that we get to be apart of their store
-hopefully we'll have a store of our own soon
and get lots of grand opening love-

online order-- it was a special gift so we put a cute little tag on it!
the little "ditsy bag" is an organic mesh bag the bib and burp cloth set comes in
we try our best to add a little pin at the top as a free gift :)

rice ball
aka "twinko's little helper"
passing out while karen and i are running around
finally
our 7 days a week set!
ok, ok, so this is not the final packaging, but it worked for now.
we actually ran into a few hiccups trying to figure it all out, but we still love the final product.
we kind of just went with our best option because of time,
but hopefully we'll have something even more PERFECT soon.


~the front~
mason jars- everything in and on this sucker is made in the u.s.a.
*cutting each label out and adding the bit of tack tape to each label isn't fun,
but oh so gratifying at the end
*

the back has a little label so you can easily see what bibs are available inside
my favorite is "grumpy day"
:)
we love reusable packaging!
and of course
can't end this post without a little inspiration...

karen got me this:

O N E   D A Y
hopefully soon
twinko will have it's own!!!

but for now- this is more than enough...

thanks karen for a wonderful night!!!
<3

a labor of love,
can't wait for the day to come when this is all we do...
;P

soon enough though! i'm sure of it!

Friday, March 2, 2012

i'm REALLY afraid of heights..

but i dream of being on vacation...
and possibly going..
http://www.pipelineroad.org/en
---
T G I F !

kitty tape dispenser

i'm trying hard to not spend any money
---
let me correct myself....
i'm trying hard to not spend any money
i have no money to spend,
but if i did i'd buy me one of these!

i love!



the little things that make us happy
:)


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Thursday, March 1, 2012

cammie

this beautiful little girl is my god daughter,
cammie

she's MUCH bigger now, but i love this photo because i bought her that strawberry bathing suit :)

cammie's mom and i have been the closest of friends forever
practically grew up right next to each other,
passed ENDLESS notes in class to each other,
learned the ins and outs of the neighborhood with each other,
and now she has a little girl,
and my heart is filled with so much warmth when i hear from them.

SO
one of my goals in the next couple of weeks is to make cammie a coloring book.
my valentines day card from them, cammie drew a little inside, and i thought how awesome it would be to see her drawing in something i made her.

i'm also hoping that this gives me some good ideas for a twinko coloring book which karen and i have been talking about forever now.

my research:

the twinko characters would look cute in a book illustrated like this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myzoetrope/6462632619/



girly~*
http://www.etsy.com/listing/87779420/childrens-coloring-book-flowers?ref=cat3_gallery_35

maybe a little too young for this, but i love monsters + weird creatures lookin' cute like this!
it would make a cute gift for someone who's not a toddler ;)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65479675/monster-heart-coloring-book-and-a

a cute "how to"
http://whipup.net/2009/06/10/how-to-build-your-own-little-colouring-books/


O M G
MINIATURE hello kitty coloring book!!!
<3
of course there's no way i couldn't mention these little guys
cat crayons!!!
i love!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62773632/babys-first-colors-all-natural-kitty-egg

hopefully i can come up with something and have it ready before i see her in a couple of weeks
i'll be florida bound soon to go to my brother's fiance's bachelorette
and to see my parents.

lucky for me aneta will be visiting her mom in florida too!
(she'll be coming from TN)
AND
she'll be bringing cammie with her!
i haven't seen them in FOREVER!
it's going to be the best!
<3
<3
<3

i used to spend a lot of time looking for my keys

until...
this past christmas, karen (co-owner of twinko)
got me this beauty:

http://www.newarriva.com/qualy/index.php

it's amazing, and it really does help me not misplace my keys so much.
also, it reminds me not to forget them
which is good- because there have been days..
there have been nights..
and oh, those memories weren't so good.

today, i came across this cute guy:
http://www.dshott.co.uk/cloud.html

i love this magnetic one because then roommates or spouses can put their keys on it too.
but i don't have this one, and who knows if it can hold all that weight...

all in all though, i love my little sparrow keychain
and maybe one day...
;]