painter ian francis

you don't say

from Presents of Mind shop: link to art print 'you don't say'

we grow where there is room

Like ivy, we grow where there is room for us
- Miranda July from 'No one belongs here more than you.'

Madewell looks for fall '08

madewell (a j.crew company) has some fab looks for fall (click the link to view the picts)

blog of note

www.accucut.typepad.com: crafty site about die cuts & scrapbooking in which I've found some fab inspiration



die cut cards

dress box die cut (gives you an idea of how the boxes are cut out & fit together)

wedding dress favor box

place card favor box


die cut

completed from die cut above




flourish die cuts

vintage die cut shapes

scalloped circle die cut

ribbon die cut

file compression for mac

Free file compressor for mac or windows. A great alternative to paying for Stuffit Expander & Drop Stuff. For the layman, as I basically am: it zips & unzips files (i.e. compresses large files to allow them to be emailed, then opens the large files to their original sizes.)
link to 7zip

The Rasterbator

The Rastorbator creates huge, rasterized images from any picture. Upload an image, print the resulting multi-page pdf file and assemble the pages into extremely cool looking poster up to 20 meters in size FOR FREE! I'm digging this idea & just need to find a fab photo for the process!
Check out these examples from their website: