“Dirty Dishes” (or “The Girls” as they are titled) Tina, Kim and Kathy - and John Waters of course. I’m not sure I would ever want to eat with these iconic characters, but it could be fun smearing food all over their faces. Get ‘em from Adora Porcelain and various contemporary culture museums.
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This week, I hope to provide a basic summary of the smashing success of SPARKcon 08.
First, a primer: SPARKcon is a festival celebrating and nurturing the local creativity of Raleigh and the Triangle region of NC. It’s 100% volunteer… everyone involved runs entirely on enthusiasm, passion and talent, with a bit of support from some [...]

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To echo Emily from the blog Scoop and Etsy Shop OrangeBeautiful “They’re Back!” Check out the lovely 2nd edition of her Motivate Screen Prints here.

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Every year I go to half a dozen trade shows and see thousands of products but only a very few stand out. This year at the Home and Housewares Show in Chicago I spent some time nostalgically looking at Stanley bottles. De rigueur for farmers and construction workers nation wide. I imagine at least one [...]

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Elum is a design and letterpress house in San Diego, California that began back in 2001. Their work ranges from simple to complex, but each piece is absolutely top quality with wonderful attention to details. Check out these Whimsical Sophisticated WONDERFUL limited edition prints!

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