Monthly Archives: August 2009

JAAAHWS

5613_1218472664185_1299930400_626076_1930507_nI realize it’s a bit early for figuring out a halloween costume…. but.

My neighbor Brian brought over this set of fangs yesterday (after I gave him a medium sized piece of homemade carrot cake). I instantly stuck my head inside the GIANT teeth. Then I took them to work, contemplated wearing them as a printing uniform when they reached over and bit my press, verdie! goodness!

5613_1218473384203_1299930400_626077_439186_nIn these days of vampire obsession, I am pretty sure these fangs are going to be the HIT of the Halloween parade. I am trying to figure out how big of a cake I can bake to convince Brian to paint me some blood on them fangs. then I can dress up as a mouth from either True Blood OR Twilight……

OR, better yet, I can wear them next time I go to the dentist. That will confuse her!

get a pair of your own from Jaaahws.com

Variations Launch Party – The Full Report

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I have been so busy catching up with my day job at tiny pine that I neglected my blog responsibilities (for silly tea parties and episodes of Madmen) to post images from the super fun party at Urbanic Paper Boutique last week… (Fortunately Audrey at Parcel Post and Gia Canali were more diligent with their blogging)IMG_8780

In preparation for the party and because it was at a store, I created a bunch of stationery to sell there that night. It kind of makes me feel like I should open an etsy shop.. that’s next on the to do list!!

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It really isn’t my normal style to solicit attention, but when I delivered the album to Urbanic and Audrey thought to combine the Abbott Kinney First Fridays event with the Launch of the Variations collection, then I had to agree… I mean, I couldn’t resist a chance to have some amazing music,IMG_8934 yummy snacks AND a really cool Project Social (as they like to call it there at Urbanic when they make crafties on the back patio)

The Tiny Pine sponsored the project social – mix CD sleeves for someone you love or like…. I had a bunch of leftover sheets die cut and pre-glued… I brought a bunch of myleftover materials (leaves, flowers, rhinestones, rubberstamps) to combine with Urbanic’s pile for all the visitors to create their little works of art.

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Anyways, that night was really fun. Lots of friends came out to support me and I am very grateful for to them –

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Particularly Cheryl & Angelo Catering for creating the yummiest snacks and to DJ’s John & Jeremy- for spinning the music that everyone used as inspiration for the cd sleeves…. also they stayed til the very end, which led to me getting my groove on after everyone had left…

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Ok. There’s the report… Any questions?

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THANKS EVERYONE!!

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xoxojennifer

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Photos by Paul Esposito
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Tiny Pine Press – Variations

This past Friday night I had a launch party for the new album collection of invitations which are available now to view and purchase at Urbanic Paper Boutique in Venice, CA. (it’s the first store I have offered any invitations – custom & pre-designed)

Photos of that party are forthcoming but I thought I would post the designs. They are also viewable as scans on the Tiny Pine Press site but these photos are a bit nicer and bigger….

On a side note, these are all variations on invitation designs I have done in the past as custom options. I think this shows 9 of the all time favorites which have been redesigned for the brides all over who can’t meet to create custom invitations.

They are digitally printed (but can be done letterpress, obviously) and use recycled papers and some tree free papers… to be as green as I can!

Take a look!

waves

waves

horizon

horizon

california

california

garden

garden

flora

flora

sky

sky

sugargrove

canopy

canopy

polecat ice cream cake

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So Anne, of Card Tricks Designs, ‘s daughter came back from a summer trip and had requested another roadkill cake upon her arrival home. We were happy to oblige her. I gave her a few choices…. Coon, Groundhog or Polecat…
She chose polecat.

So we made a plan. I baked a devil’s food loaf pan body, a large cupcake head and 7 small cupcake tail. Anne was then instrumental in the construction… mint chip ice cream for the body layer and then icing to make the pole cat come to life…

upon further research we realized that the term polecat covers many types of critters including ferrets… so this is technically a striped pole cat. and it sure did taste good!!

All I have to say is you might be a hillbilly if all you want to eat is possum and polecat….n707219468_2034034_6255611