Yardsale

Peter Pan collars

2011-12-28T08:39:00.000-08:00

Usually when I'm home with my Mom and my sister(s), we get crafty. Nothing was different this Christmas break. I had been seeing a lot of Peter pan collars in stores and online and wanted to try to make some myself. I drew up a pattern, sat my mom down at the sewing machine and we cranked out a handful! I think the embellished ones are so cute.

Snowboard #2

2011-12-06T20:14:00.001-08:00

And now my girls board is up :)

So proud of this one! Check it out here.

Sibs-giving crafts

2011-11-29T17:54:00.001-08:00

This year was the first year that all my siblings got together (sans parents) to have our own thanksgiving. My sister and I love to craft so we thought we'd bring some fun to the table settings. I made napkin holders/place cards for everyone with their portraits on them, and Shannon set up a great table "cloth" and decorations for the kitchen.

Gazelle!

2011-11-22T10:44:00.001-08:00

Here's my (almost complete) second board for Rhythm! So excited to be doing these. I've seen photos of the finished boards of my first design and still think it's an amazing opportunity. This one above is a girls board. What'cha think ladies?

Turkey-day craft preview

2011-11-21T10:09:00.001-08:00

I am making some fun things for my family for Thanksgiving. I don't want to give anything away yet, but here's a sneak peak. More photos after Thanksgiving–I want to keep it as a surprise to them!

2011-11-14T13:32:00.001-08:00

I know I have just been posting a lot about Rhythm lately, but it's still really exciting to me to have my designs be on a snowboard. Along with designing boards, I am also working on an image for shirts/sweatshirts. It will most likely be close to this top image in the end.

Finished product:

2011-11-11T12:51:00.001-08:00

And now my board is for sale! The guys at Rhythm just revamped their site and added this year's lineup of boards, including my lovely vintage lady board. Go check out "The Chop"

2011-11-01T12:13:00.001-07:00

Check out the (nearly) finished boards for Rhythm. Finished products coming soon.

DIY pouch

2011-10-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

I found a post for a hand dyed leather and neon pouch on etsy that I loved, but it was sold out and a tad out of my price range. (Below: via ClutchNY on Etsy)

Not even a month later I stumbled upon a blog post for a DIY neon painted leather pouch. All you need is a leather pouch (like the ones from American Apparel I had been stalking for months) and acrylic paint.

Here's the link to the blog post.
Ta-da! Finished product: I'm obsessed.

Devito Pumpkin

2011-10-21T08:03:00.000-07:00

Halloween is my all-time favorite time of the year, I think I like it more than Christmas. Sadly, I won't actually be able to really celebrate halloween since I'll be out of town at a wedding, but I still had to carve pumpkins. For those who know me, you know that I get way into pumpkin carving. It's serious business. For the past 4 years I have created a Dwight Schrute pumpkin (I don't think a photo exists), A Mickey Pumpkin, John Lithgow (WHICH he tweeted about!) and this year a Danny Devito pumpkin:

2011-10-10T12:26:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday I had a little art sale at Bucketfeet's Trunk show. It was pretty successful, I sold a few things and got pretty positive feedback with a lot of my paintings and prints. I'd love to do something like this again, hopefully with a bigger crowd next time. Also I'll be posting what didn't sell on my etsy page soon, so keep an eye out for that.

2011-10-07T09:44:00.000-07:00

Come out to BucketFeet's trunk show tomorrow (previous post). I have a stack of new paintings and prints I'm lugging over and check out their shoes too. Bring yer friendssss.

Ohhh yeah

2011-10-06T13:44:00.000-07:00

A work in progress... just wait a day or two for a final product. I am excited for this!

2011-09-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

Got plans next Saturday? Now you do. Come to BucketFeet's trunk show where you can browse some shoes for sale and I will also be showing and selling some of my paintings. Come please!

Sneak preview

2011-09-29T12:34:00.001-07:00

Working on a sweet illustration. More detail to show soon.

2011-09-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

More images from the upcoming Communityler.org website. Check back soon!

communiTYler

2011-09-26T13:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some versions of logos I've created for the website communityler.org. The site isn't live yet but check back in a few days when it is. The idea is to get people to do something good in their own community all over the country. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Crafty Type

2011-09-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

Just finished another type project, made an all cut paper card. My fingers hurt. I basically did it because I've been seeing some really awesome cut typography on blogs lately and I just wanted to see if I could do the same. Here's a couple in-progress shots and the final thing.

Pasta Type!

2011-09-21T07:54:00.000-07:00

I went a little crazy last night (trust me, what follows this sentence is not usually what you'd hear after that phrase) and wanted to take on an experimental typography project. For some reason or another I ended up making PASTA TYPOGRAPHY. It was fun, extremely tedious and really sticky. No glue involved, just fresh pasta. Please excuse my photography skills and lighting but I had to capture it before it dried. I left a Tupperware top over it last night and when I woke up this morning the noodles were mostly in the same shape but turned brittle and a few curves straightened out. It was pretty while it lasted.

2011-09-20T09:02:00.000-07:00

After completing an album design for the band "Treehouse", I took some of their imagery we worked with and started changing it up for another design option, to create something for myself.

One zin necklace

2011-09-15T12:48:00.000-07:00

My sister has started selling her handmade earrings, barrettes and now necklaces on Etsy. She just posted this one the other day (I actually have the exact same one in my possession--Thanks sister!) Check out her site, she will be posting a lot more of these necklaces soon.

2011-09-13T08:21:00.001-07:00

And it's up! Hersteria

These are fun

2011-09-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

Making some fun banners for a coworker's blog called, Hersteria. Go read it–now.

Portfolio update

2011-09-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

Since I recently updated my portfolio site (thisisyardsale.com) I thought it was time to revamp the rest of my promotional materials, so I made a new portfolio book (perfect bound yeahhh!) and printed up some business cards for the moment. I was impressed with my binding skills and how my book turned out because if anyone knew me in college, you'd know my craft was not the cleanest. I guess I was lazy back then?

2011-08-24T13:55:00.001-07:00

I put this together to illustrate how my prints could be turned into some really great things for the house... fingers crossed.

Brilliant-phase 2

2011-08-18T13:41:00.000-07:00

A logo (I'm actually proud of). Although a bit complex... it's just for me... and a non-existent company (for now).

Immortalized-ish

2011-08-18T11:47:00.000-07:00

Someone pinned my work for ChiPubLib.org to their "illustration" board on Pinterest. (Thanks for the comment below Shan)

2011-08-18T10:30:00.001-07:00

A little something for myself this time... working this into something.

Little brother

2011-08-16T08:04:00.000-07:00

And now to post on my brother... He just posted his newest project, "Doom Laser" on bandcamp. Click below and download or stream, pretty good stuff. The track titles are the best.

&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://doomlaser.bandcamp.com/album/doom-laser"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Doom Laser by Doom Laser&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
Oh and here's a crazy video my brother's friend Brady made to go with the track:
Untitled from Garrett Burke on Vimeo.

The faces of "Treehouse"

2011-08-15T11:15:00.001-07:00

2011-08-10T11:20:00.001-07:00

A little more on the comic side...

2011-08-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

Here's an odd bunch of characters... they're for something that works better all together but here is just part of the characters themselves, that I've illustrated. The samurai isn't really done, he's giving me problems. I am not a comic book artist.

2011-08-08T08:34:00.001-07:00

Justin cut-outs

2011-08-08T08:21:00.000-07:00

A good friend, Justin, is taking a hiatus from Chicago for a bit to go back to school in Madison. While he won't be too far, we had a bit of a surprise-going-away get-together for him this weekend. I made sure to bring cardboard cutouts of his face for everyone who showed up. Normal, right?

Obstacle Art

2011-08-01T10:43:00.000-07:00

Taken Saturday at Montrose Beach. I thought it was some sort of art piece but it was actually just an obstacle for a 5K on the beach.

One re-design coming up...

2011-07-28T13:40:00.000-07:00

I am in the midst of creating a brand new shiny portfolio and with that I have redesigned this whole "yardsale" theme a bit. More on the new portfolio coming soon.

2011-07-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

An Illustration I am working on....

Not too bad, Iphone...

2011-07-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

I have been getting together some of my more recent work to photograph and update my portfolio site. It is that time of the year where I look at my website and cringe at the work–time to update and add more. My digital camera is not the best and I'm not looking into buying a new one at the moment, so out of curiosity I wanted to see if my iphone could take some portfolio-worthy work. Surprisingly, a few turned out pretty well. Take a look:

2011-07-21T09:02:00.000-07:00

Which do you prefer?

Weber Organic

2011-07-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

Just finished some logos for WeberOrganic.com. They're just getting started and are still working on their website, but check back soon especially if you're into home brewing. There aren't a lot of options for organic ingredients for brewing, so this is certainly the place to go to.

Pitchfork wrap up

2011-07-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

My brother and sister came up last weekend for their annual visit and to attend Pitchfork. Check out our photos here:

Gif Shop

2011-07-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

The best (?) app I've purchased? Gifshop. Make gifs with your phone! This is just my first practice .gif.

Album cover

2011-07-19T08:44:00.000-07:00

First draft of an illustrated album cover for a friend.

All that's missing is the reflection in the shades.

Food post

2011-07-11T09:42:00.000-07:00

I am in-between a few projects and have nothing substantial to post at the moment, so I'll leave you with some food. I ~~rarely~~ never cook, but last night Matt and I made Grilled Cheese Social's "Thin me up and watch me go" (plus tomato) sandwich. It was amazing, and produced really pretty pictures (or at least I thought so), so I felt they were blog-worthy. Enjoy

Cornhole/Bags boards

2011-07-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, for Fourth of July and Matt's birthday, I ordered some unfinished cornhole boards and painted them for a cookout. The usual "custom" painted boards of sports teams or beer logos you usually see isn't really my thing. So I went with a delicious Chicago dog and a big burger on the beach. (Click photos to enlarge)

Productive Work day:

2011-06-30T11:47:00.000-07:00

I just saw a link today to Curiosity Group that took me to their monthly paper craft calendars. If there's one thing I love it's paper toys so I was very excited to find these. I made the July calendar today for my desk at work:

That was a lot of work, I should probably call it a day and go home, right?

Tank ideas

2011-06-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

Some tank mockups for Rhythm. I love the Burger. (Click to enlarge)

Wedding design-Bring on more!

2011-06-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

I have posted a lot of these earlier on this blog, but here's a little compilation of most of the handmade items I made/designed for my sister's wedding that happened this past weekend. Clockwise from top left: Invitation suite, personalized wire hanger showing my sister's new last name, bridal shower Bingo game, Reply card (part of invite suite), Bridal shower banner, and program "fans" and table numbers at ceremony. I really enjoyed making all these things and keeping with a theme for my sister, so any of you with upcoming weddings, I'd love to take on more work!
(And obviously as soon as my sister's beautiful professional photos go up, I'll be sure to post some here as well)

One Zin in person

2011-06-21T08:15:00.000-07:00

I've been out of town for the past week, so I'm catching up with my blog posts. While I was home, my sister showed me the earrings she's been wearing to promote her etsy shop, One Zin Sister. She has made the cutest "yo-yo" earrings and hair peices on there. She gave me a pair and I've worn them a ton already! Check out her site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shanmae919 and buy some!

... and it was!

2011-06-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

I ordered an Uncommon case for my brother that I designed out of his own illustration to make it into a crazy funky case for his iphone. It turned out great, Uncommon is so quick and the cases look great. Here's the two I've ordered so far, a custom-made one and just a pretty one for myself.

The beginning

2011-06-08T11:06:00.001-07:00

this is going to be great

Uncommon case

2011-06-06T12:17:00.000-07:00

This morning I ordered a really really pretty iphone case from Uncommon. Then I realized what I should have done was upload my own design and make one like this:

Oh well, next time. But–if anyone is interested in something like this or one with any of my other city prints (here), let me know!

Rebuilding Exchange Postcard

2011-06-03T12:20:00.000-07:00

Here's a postcard for the ReBuilding exchange I just finished. You should definitely check this place out, especially if you're into fixing up things or looking to build/remodel a house. It has all sorts of appliances, old tables, light fixtures, cabinets, wood...etc all salvaged from old homes. It's a really neat space and even cooler idea.

Sisterly promotion: One Zin Sister

2011-05-26T12:26:00.000-07:00

I said below I'd post when my sister's shop is up and running, well it is now! She's adding plenty more items but just wanted to get a few things on there to get it going. I am loving the earrings... she should probably send me some, so I can wear them and promote her shop here in Chicago, OK Shannon? ;)

One Zin

2011-05-24T18:30:00.000-07:00

Just created the banner for my sister's new etsy shop. It's not up and running yet, but when it is I will post the link. She's making such cute earrings and things, way to go sis.

Déjà vu

2011-05-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

Finishing up a painting made out of three separate canvases. I've used the image before in another painting, I'm just going back and recreating it for another purpose. More on that later. Now the hard part–finished or do more?

Steel and yarn

2011-05-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

Added some color to my all white bike by wrapping the top tube in crochet. Pretty and protects from scratches! Who else wants one?

Handles

2011-05-18T09:48:00.000-07:00

Ooh look what just came in the mail. Time to start working on the wedding programs/fans for my Meg's wedding. It's only one month away now!

Splash Omnimedia Crew

2011-05-17T13:34:00.000-07:00

So all these random illustrations I have been gradually posting over the last couple months have finally been put to use! My illustrations of the crew behind Splash Omnimedia are up on their site! Take a look.

Business blogger

2011-05-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

I made some business cards for Katie's blog yesterday. Check it out here. (Brussels sprouts are considerably hard to draw by the way)

Delta Event

2011-05-10T09:33:00.000-07:00

This past saturday was the "Going Against the Grain" event that I designed the poster (below) for. It was a great event located at the ReBuilding Exchange. I could have spent hours in there browsing the old doors, windows, appliances etc. all for sale to the public. The people showcasing their DIY green skills were very impressive as well... and the New Belgium was a definate plus.

The Evidence of Things Unseen

2011-05-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

I did the cover design for this tape for Ryley Walker and Plustapes and it is listed here: Go check it out and buy it!

Coming soon to a mailbox...

2011-05-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

Emily sent me shots of the completed Save the Dates I designed for her this weekend. The handwriting on the envelopes is beautiful–but sadly I cannot take credit for that! Can't wait to get mine in the mail!

My poster on New Belgium...

2011-04-27T09:28:00.000-07:00

The poster I did for Delta Emerging Leader's event, "Going Against the Grain" is sponsored by New Belgium, so they listed the event and MY poster on their events section of their blog!

But the layout is a bit funky right now and the map is covering my poster.... but it's still neat to be on there. Check it out here and take a quick look when it loads, before the map covers it up.

And come to the event! May 7th!

EDIT: I've been told that it looks normal on other browsers/computers, mine is just funky. Good to know!

Tape design

2011-04-18T12:18:00.000-07:00

Got a finished cassette cover that I designed for Plus Tapes and Ryley Walker today. I love the orange cassette!

Save The Date

2011-04-11T11:19:00.000-07:00

Finished my friend Emily's Save the Dates this weekend. I really like their unusual format and color. Love the layout. I'll have a photo with the envelopes up soon.

Against the Grain

2011-04-06T10:59:00.000-07:00

Just finishing up a poster for Delta Emerging Leader's next event. It's not the final poster, but it will most likely be a version very close to this. You should all go to it, it sounds really interesting. (Previous event)

Try the new views!

2011-03-31T11:19:00.000-07:00

There's new ways to view my blog!

Just type 'view' after the blog url (www.thisisyardsale.blogspot.com/view) or click here and go through the different views on the menu in the upper right corner. It works with any blogger blog.

March Madness

2011-03-28T11:13:00.000-07:00

March has by far been the busiest month for me yet, so many projects going on at once but I'm glad to be busy. Some of these aren't finished and deserve a post of their own, so until then here's a peek at what all I've been working on.

BWWC printed

2011-03-21T12:52:00.000-07:00

Meghan with the gigantic posters I designed for her upcoming BWWC Conference

Native American Portaits -For Sale!

2011-03-19T12:47:00.000-07:00

Well all four of these Native American Portraits I had been working on are finally posted on etsy.

Buy em here!

Check em out, send em along to people who might be interested! Thanks

My life is lizards...

2011-03-09T13:07:00.000-08:00

at least at work it is. Drawing these little guys all day.

Hey Troy

2011-03-09T09:50:00.000-08:00

Meg's Bridal Shower

2011-03-08T07:24:00.000-08:00

As some of you may know, my older sister is getting married in June, so my sister and I went home this weekend and threw her a bridal shower. Here's some pics of the things we made; (Banner, flowers, desserts, bingo-present-game, tiny hats for everyone!) And my mom made aprons for all of our guests to take home. She's so crafty! Everything turned out great and I think everyone had a great time.

Steez

2011-02-28T17:23:00.000-08:00

My Mountains of Steez tshirt design I did for the guys at Rhythm. Love the tie-dye!

Do-Do's

2011-02-28T10:41:00.000-08:00

This weekend Matt and I tried out this recipe I found for homemade donuts. We weren't too sure how they would turn out but MAN they were great! We were quite impressed with ourselves. And yes I'm obese.

Wassup Scott

2011-02-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

6th illustration of 7, almost done. Previous

Fourth and final

2011-02-21T17:00:00.000-08:00

Fourth and final in this series. For sale!

Orange DC

2011-02-16T12:41:00.000-08:00

Click to Enlarge

I'm working on some options for a DC print, as requested. DC's skyline... it's just meh, no offense. I've attempted it, but I just don't think it works. So how about a neat print of the capitol building instead? I am working on colors so let me know your opinions, especially you Washingtonians (?). This could look very nice printed poster-size as well. Check out the others.

Hello Robert....

2011-02-14T12:58:00.000-08:00

And now the 5th illustration in this series...

Cheif Joseph

2011-02-12T19:08:00.000-08:00

The third of these Native American portraits is done. Only one more to go. (16''x20'' acrylic on canvas)

Brussels

2011-02-09T10:18:00.000-08:00

Oooh looks like somebody's starting a blog. I just set up the layout for Katie P's new blog. Cannot wait to read all her posts about her delicious and creative food!

Friends in the NorEast

2011-02-08T08:47:00.000-08:00

Get outta here with this. Stop making amazing videos and products.

Buy Hand Built Snowboards from RhythmSnowboards on Vimeo.

I hadn't seen this video yet from Rhythm Snowboards, but I just did today and they can do no wrong. So happy to know and work with these guys.

And for their final tee design for the weekend by yours truly:

Hi Julie

2011-02-07T13:46:00.000-08:00

Illustration #4 (previous)

Mnts of Steez

2011-02-03T10:57:00.000-08:00

Steez? Workin' on the tie-dye options...

BLIZZ

2011-02-03T10:43:00.000-08:00

Worst snowstorm since '67. Some photos from this week's blizzard, including finding an abandoned, frozen and stuck bus on the road. Click to enlarge. (Last photo via Tribune)

Hi Shelley

2011-01-28T13:56:00.000-08:00

3rd illustration in this and this series

Happy Friday

2011-01-28T08:52:00.001-08:00

It's been a busy week:

2011-01-26T09:31:00.000-08:00

2011-01-25T13:57:00.000-08:00

Something like this...

#2

2011-01-22T10:33:00.000-08:00

Finished. [Previous]

Wedding design

2011-01-20T13:43:00.000-08:00

I've previously posted some designs of wedding "stationary" I have done for my sister's upcoming wedding, but here's just a bridal shower invite I just finished. I'm excited for this!

Little baby foxies

2011-01-19T12:45:00.000-08:00

Cassette cover for Plus Tapes and Ryley Walker

1 of 4

2011-01-18T17:52:00.001-08:00

Done

2011-01-18T09:10:00.000-08:00

My brother is crazy/talented. He gave each of my sisters and I books with the pages cut out and sweet sweet illustrations on the inside.

Merry Christmas to me:

2011-01-17T17:00:00.000-08:00

She's a beaut! Just got my 12" x17" lightpad, so excited.

Something like this...

2011-01-12T09:20:00.000-08:00

or these

2011-01-10T09:56:00.000-08:00

A kids book I illustrated (just the cover) at work was just printed. It's actually kind of cute.

A&E

2011-01-10T07:37:00.000-08:00

Sketching out some (rough) ideas for A and E

All cut...

2011-01-10T06:54:00.000-08:00

All (four) cut out, now time to paint and design...