Just for you…

…a second set of vintage advertising bookmarks available for download as a PDF over there on the right. This time around there’s Pepsi, Schlitz beer, Ethyl gasoline, Tanfastic self-tanner, Lea & Perrins, and nylon (just in general, apparently).
Don’t worry, the grungy edges aren’t on the actual bookmarks — you’ll have to get out the sandpaper [...]

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Vintage advertising bookmarks

So I found myself with not enough hands to keep my place in the book I was using as reference and type at the same time, when it occurred to me…
…if I had a bookmark, I’d regain the use of my left hand.
No longer would I have to try to fit my elbow in [...]

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Book sale (Auckland only… sorry)

Word on the street is that Random House is having a book sale this Sunday, 15 June, with proceeds going to Literacy Aotearoa. Now there’s a very fine cause.
The nitty gritty: 18 Poland Road, Glenfield, North Shore City, with doors open from 9am to 2pm.
I don’t know if there’ll be any books on craft in [...]

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Second pencil tin (with gnome!)

The weather’s been so dreadful, and I was so excited to actually put this pencil tin into use that I’ve got ‘action photos’! This is (a small portion of) my desk at work. I used to use a chipped coffee cup to hold my pencils, but while it was adequate it wasn’t really stylish. I [...]

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On ideas and design…

…which makes this post sound rather more pretentious (and meaningful) than it’s ever going to be.
Did anyone make it to Pecha Kucha? A small group of us gathered — short notice and all — and trundled off to The New Dowse for what turned out to be a very enjoyable evening. As to be expected, [...]

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