freddy&ma

tuesday is free font day

I'm a sucker for handwriting fonts. It probably has something to do with a little pre-school incident that scarred me for life.  My handwriting changes depending on my mood or my pen and I love to try out different penmanship styles.  You can click here to download a whole bunch of free fonts, for MAC or PC. Enjoy!

handle with care

vday
Originally uploaded by amypigliacampo

wrapping gifts is something I enjoy very much. I often use brown kraft paper, which we keep in the office for shipping purposes and reuse shoeboxes, shopping bags, old ribbons and fabric, magazine clippings, feathers, you name it......I was especially proud of my Valentine's Day packaging where I created a card out of an old map of NYC and a discarded file folder, a heart label made from red oak tag, raw edge scissors, red wool and black thread (stitched together) and in lieu of printed wrapping paper, used some leftover FM fabric to create a huge heart which was then attached to the craft paper with the ever so key ingredient, spray mount. Love is in the air.

proper attire

Living in NYC, whether I like it or not, I am forced to deal with the elements.  I must say, I've adapted well, i.e., managed to acquire tons of gear over the past 7 years.  One of my new additions this year were these VERY practical 5 inch platform "snow" boots.  They are not comfortable, they are not warm, but they look kind of badass.  No pain, no gain ;)