diy hand carved stamp tutorial!

I was looking at my old blog posts and found this old stamp tutorial that I made two years ago and I

laughed at how horrible it was haha! So I decided to do an updated tutorial that is more detailed and

fun! I used to make hand carved stamps for my shop EatPrayCreate so it's been something that i've

been doing for quite some time! For those of you that are interested in getting started, be sure to take

your time and practice! I wasn't too good at first (this was my very first stamp that I carved) but once

I continued to practice I got better! Anyways, I hope you enjoy this tutorial I created for you guys! (:

Here is where you can get the materials:

1. rubber carving block - staedtler mastercarve block

2. tracing paper - purchase at any local craft store

3. x-acto knife - purchase at any local craft store

4. pencil - you can use any old pencil lying around

5. carving tool - speedball linoleum cutter

coming tomorrow...

sneak peek - floret letterpress

For the past few weeks, i've been working all day on my letterpress! I've been working hard on creating 

cards, invitations, gift tags, prints, and more for my new shop, Floret Letterpress! I was  planning on waiting

until everything was completed to start listing items in my shop, but I thought, why wait! I recently listed five

cards in the shop, but I will be adding more and more as the days go by, so please be sure to check

back often! I will have be having an official grand opening once everything is set up in the shop!

I thank you for all the love and support! (:

today i like...

...this unique constellation necklace, fun diy projects, pretty star wall art, and of course being a gemini (;

on my wish-list...

1. I'm in love with this glittery duffle bag from Deux Lux

2. It's not spring yet, so for the chilly days, I would like to wrap myself up in this pretty throw!

3. I wear nail polish all the time, and Essie is my absolute fave! Their colors are wonderful!

4. These Mulberry oxford flats are just lovely! Just look at that bow!

5. This is copper ring has seafoam green arrows on it; how unique!

6. I like the lavender color of this leather clutch by ASOS!

7. I've had my eye on this tape dispenser for a while to use for my washi tapes!

my kind of home...

I just wish someday I could live in a home that look like these...

( 1. 2. 3. 4. )

practicing my calligraphy...

I've always loved calligraphy. It's not something I have done for a long time, but it has become such a fun

hobby for me. I just love the way the the letters flow and it feels so natural and organic compared to  type.

Here are some doodles I made today during my morning! I hope you enjoy (:

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This is one of the proofs I made for a custom stamp that you can purchase here!

etsy fave - rainwater design

These seed packets from Rainwater Design are so sweet & well packaged!

today i like...

...stacking bangles, lovely travel bags, flowy shirts, & animal planters.

happy weekend!

Hope you enjoy this little doodle I drew for you guys! Have a great weekend! (:

wish i was a kid again

Sometimes I just wish I was a kid again, because I never got to wear anything like these!

( 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. )

christian siriano

I love the colors of these dresses from Christian Siriano's spring 2012 collection.

etsy fave - sohh

I like these sweet little pouches from Sohh. Simple & cute!

fun time with chanel

Chanel and I were playing some fetch yesterday! She was enjoying it so much! (:

PS. I will be posting more sneak peek photos of my new project soon!

feeling golden

( 1. 2. 3. 4. )

for your tummy - sweet treats

Did you have any sweet treats on Valentine's day? I just had one or two chocolates since i'm

not much of a sweets kind of gal, but these desserts sure do make me want to eat it (:

( clockwise: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. )

a sneak peak...

Remember I said that that i've been busy working on a special project, and that I went on a trip to

New York for something. Well here it is! My very first, and definitely not my last antique letterpress!

This baby is over 150 years old! Wow!

Many of you don't know that when I started my shop EatPrayCreate, I actually planned for it

to be a stationary store (the first thing I ever sold was a card!), but I eventually focused more on

rubber stamps. It's always been a dream of mine to create sweet paper goods, but I never got the

chance to rekindle my love for paper. That was until I stumbled upon this beauty, and that was

when I realized that I could make my dream com true! I've been working on a new paper shop,

Floret Letterpress that I plan to open very soon! 

I will offer custom designed business cards, wedding invitations, ready-made cards, and other

lovely paper products, and you have no idea how excited I am because i've been working so

hard to create something that you all will love.

Since I am still in the early process of building up my website & store,

I will continue to update you guys on how things are going in my studio!

If you want to, you can take a peek on how things are going over at

the Floret Letterpress website, but it's a bit bare right now (:

If any of you are interested in custom stationary / business cards / invitations,

send me an email! I would love for you to be one of my first customers (:

OH! Please follow me on my new twitter account!

today i like...

...spiced star-shaped cookies, wearing flowers in your hair, antlers + flowers, & little baby hedgehogs.

what i've been up to...

Hello everyone! So sorry for not posting anything the last two days!

I know it's saturday, but I wanted to let you all know what i've been up to!

Well, my family and I finally got the chance to drive up to New York! it was amazing, and I

hope to visit again soon! I'll let you know why I went to New York later on in another post (;

Here are some photos I took from our trip!

Have a great weekend!

fluffy chanel

Chanel has been in need of a haircut lately, just look how fluffy her face is! Yesterday, she was rubbing

her face on the couch and when she looked up her hair was all static-y and was sticking up!

I wish I got a picture of it because it was hilarious! (:

want to wear - neutrals

I always thought wearing neutrals was boring, which is why I always avoided them. 

Now that I see these outfits, I can see that wearing neutrals is totally NOT!

( all images found via streetpeeper ) 

today i like...

...lovely patterns, stylish pink outfits, puppies wearing glasses, & the smell of flowers.

for your tummy - fruute

Don't these tarts from Fruute look absolutely delicious!?

etsy fave - dovely / origami tea

These tea cards from Dovely are so sweet! It's a tea bag in the shape of a pretty origami dove! Oh my!

PS. Sorry for the scarceness of posts lately! I've been so busy

with a very special project, but i'll explain more of that in another post (;