I’m addicted to the Internet. Some people’s vice might be coffee. Not me. The Internet and ice cream. Those are the two things I over indulge with one a regular basis. Rocky road for the ice cream. And for the Internet … well, I’m all over the map on that. Right now I have a few favs I want to share.
1. Etsy Vintage
I was listening to an episode of the podcast Paperclipping Roundtable and Tim Holtz happened to be guest panelist. He suggested listeners go to Etsy and select the vintage tab and then search for whatever you’re interested in. I selected type and paper ephemera. Both gave me some cool, super cool results. So much so, I’m addicted. There are old blocks of type (like the one pictured above); vintage paper dolls; old dictionaries; and the list goes on and on. I have gotten so many great ideas, inspiration and of course, I did a little shopping too. AND I have plans for some future mini kits that will be created based on my Etsy finds. Those will be in September and October … so stay tuned.
My one year old is a terror. Not a mean or nasty sort of terror. The kind of terror who climbs on everything and opens every drawer, cabinet and door in our house. He is in to everything. EVERYTHING. This morning I turned my back for a second and he shot across the room, opened a drawer, got a yellow marker, drew all over himself … and was sucking on in when I urned my attention him again. The worst part? He’s so stinkin’ cute and sweet. I love his happy smile and even when he’s demolishing my house, it’s hard to get mad at such a sweet face. So this web site, Sh** My Kids Ruined, is hilarious. I can SO relate to it right now. The tag line for this site is “the strongest visual birth control on the market today.” Check it out. It’s super funny. And if you’re child is doing what my child is doing right now … then you need a few laughs. We all do!
3. ShutterCal and Plastic Bullet
I take a lot of phones with my iPhone. But I never really do anything with them. The photos, which I love, just pile up. I don’t feel guilt like I must scrap them all, but I do want to do something with them. Enter ShutterCal … the Web site says it’s “is a free, calendar-based photography project where you can document your life and improve your photography skills at the same time.”
It’s a free service where you upload a single photo a day. And then, ” over time you calendar fills up with the important moments in your life. Soon you’ll have a simple and beautiful visual record of your days.” You can even order prints of your pictures and they’ll send you a show box full of your photos. Cool, right? By no means is this going to replace my scrapbooking … but it’s just another way to tell my story. ShutterCal even has an iPhone application, so you can take the photo on your phone and upload it from there too. Easy Peasy! Check out my photos, my user name is crazydaisykits.
Another gem of an application I discovered (thanks to Izzy and Paperclipping Roundtable) is called Plastic Bullet. it lets you take drab iPhone photos and make them FAB! The photo above was a plain old iPhone photo, but with the help of Plastic Bullet, it’s now a really awesome photo.
4. Paislee Press
This is a fun, craft blog that I recently discovered recently … and I love it. One of my favorite parts of the blog are the “how to” and “freebie” tabs down the left-hand side of the blog. There is so much great and inspiring content. On a regular basis you can get full page digi templates for free or a cool tutorial to spark your creativity. Totally worth checking out.
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