etsy

I have finally made the plunge into the etsy world and boy is it intimidating! There are so many beautiful products out there that I feel like whatever I put up will just make a little splash and get lost. That might be the case but here is to crossing off a goal for 2012.

Newly added to my etsy shop is a custom designed and letterpressed Valentine's day card. Please excuse the emptiness...photography is a bloody hard part of this whole process and I am not quite satisfied with my results. My goal is to have new items and updates weekly so please check in often!

tattoos and such

With the impending big 3-0 coming up in the seemingly near future I've been thinking of doing something really wild to celebrate my youth. I have been raiding image banks for ideas on what I would want PERMANENTLY inked onto my body and it is a tough decision!

Thankfully swissmiss seems to have read my mind and just launched tattly, a line of temporary tattoos by some pretty sweet designers. These are already in my cart for a test run to see if I have the guts to really pull the trigger in the future!

awwww

saw this at head vs. heart this morning and just had to repost!
how creative and thoughtful!

i have never been in a long distance relationship but this is the type of stuff, i would think, that keeps the romance alive during one :)

props to you alan segama for a sweet design and being a #1 boyfriend!

what's in a name?

i found this tonight while i was sorting through some old files. another concept that was never used or completed but when i saw it again i wondered why. i always felt torn between using my legal chinese name or my american name. It gets old, constantly reminding people how to pronounce yan iuan and so eventually i got used to introducing myself and following it with a quick "just call me sandy". i still haven't sorted it out.. not quite ready to give up either names but maybe one day :)

city farming

if I had a grassy backyard I would definitely get a chicken crib and raise some chickens! how lovely would it be to always have fresh eggs in the house? and knowing my chickens were living in style would make me very happy.

{ via cool hunting }

* * Nancy + Pat * *

these is the final product for my sister's custom letterpressed invitations!

they were the easiest couple to work for. always giving praise and pretty much loving anything i threw at them. the only restriction was the tight turnaround but i'm still very happy with how they turned out because i was able to do everything my way. for a designer that is a dream come true!

the color theme of the wedding is of course purple and i threw in splashes of blue and green to compliment. the pattern was inspired by the cupcakes that will be used in the wedding and the love birds were from a project i did a long time ago that never came to fruition.

i hope the guests enjoy opening this!

more photos on my flickr site!

* oooo and a big shout out to the ARM NYC for letting me use their amazing Vandercook and putting up with all my questions during my studio time! thank you, thank you, thank you! *