Comments for Love Driven Prints http://ldpgraphicdesign.com Graphic Designs by Lillian Davenport-Partac Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Design Hero, Alvin Lustig by Aaron Cohen http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/07/design-hero-alvin-lustig/comment-page-1/#comment-1798 Aaron Cohen Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:25:02 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=496#comment-1798 Check out my Flickr Photostream for more great Lustig (and other) images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37148192@N07/sets/72157623533952024/show/ Check out my Flickr Photostream for more great Lustig (and other) images:

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]]> Comment on Typography Cupcakes: An Edible Type Tutorial by Rose http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/12/typography-cupcakes-an-edible-type-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Rose Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:48:15 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=974#comment-321 Oh. M'Goodness. These are gorgeous. My favorite part, what I would say is the most elegant part, is that the letters stand up! So delicate. We are cupcake decorators in the house, particularly my gf. She makes animals, kinky cupcakes and cupcakes that look like a plate of spaghetti. She'd be quite interested in this typography thing. Although she'd probably spell profane words. But if it's pretty enough, people might not notice. And these are pretty enough. Oh. M’Goodness.

These are gorgeous.

My favorite part, what I would say is the most elegant part, is that the letters stand up! So delicate.

We are cupcake decorators in the house, particularly my gf. She makes animals, kinky cupcakes and cupcakes that look like a plate of spaghetti. She’d be quite interested in this typography thing. Although she’d probably spell profane words. But if it’s pretty enough, people might not notice. And these are pretty enough.

]]> Comment on Typography Cupcakes: An Edible Type Tutorial by Colleen http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/12/typography-cupcakes-an-edible-type-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Colleen Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:01:37 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=974#comment-316 Great job Lilian! I love the color fo the letters - very Martha! Great job Lilian! I love the color fo the letters – very Martha!

]]> Comment on Typography Cupcakes: An Edible Type Tutorial by Anneliese http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/12/typography-cupcakes-an-edible-type-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Anneliese Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:38:11 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=974#comment-313 Nice work, and great post! It's unlikely that I'll be making these cupcakes any time soon, but I sure did enjoy eating them! I think the first one I grabbed was "%". Because, really, how often do you see a cupcake with a percent sign on it? Sorry to hear about your hand mixer. :( Nice work, and great post!

It’s unlikely that I’ll be making these cupcakes any time soon, but I sure did enjoy eating them! I think the first one I grabbed was “%”. Because, really, how often do you see a cupcake with a percent sign on it?

Sorry to hear about your hand mixer. :(

]]> Comment on How I Decorated My Apartment for Next to Nothing by Rose http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/11/how-i-decorated-my-apartment-for-next-to-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Rose Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:31:52 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=931#comment-183 Indeed. Also, in the process of making a duvet cover out of silvery-pewter sheets. So far it's taken a bit of time, the rest shouldn't take more than an hour, but somehow that hour doesn't fit into my day... Have the guts and paint! You can always paint over it if you don't like it, and you can really pick any color since your walls are white, maybe something like avocado, you have some beautiful olive colors going already - what can I say, I just love your place. Indeed. Also, in the process of making a duvet cover out of silvery-pewter sheets. So far it’s taken a bit of time, the rest shouldn’t take more than an hour, but somehow that hour doesn’t fit into my day…
Have the guts and paint! You can always paint over it if you don’t like it, and you can really pick any color since your walls are white, maybe something like avocado, you have some beautiful olive colors going already – what can I say, I just love your place.

]]> Comment on How I Decorated My Apartment for Next to Nothing by admin http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/11/how-i-decorated-my-apartment-for-next-to-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-177 admin Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:36:03 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=931#comment-177 Painting and reupholstering furniture is something I've never had the guts to do, but I have a hankering to do it to a couple of things I own right now. See, it just takes a little savvy to make a space look great for not much money, right? Painting and reupholstering furniture is something I’ve never had the guts to do, but I have a hankering to do it to a couple of things I own right now. See, it just takes a little savvy to make a space look great for not much money, right?

]]> Comment on How I Decorated My Apartment for Next to Nothing by Rose http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/11/how-i-decorated-my-apartment-for-next-to-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Rose Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:42:17 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=931#comment-176 Gorgeous house! Love the whole look and feel of it. SUPER cute. And I agree: Craigslist, Craigslist, Craigslist! Some ideas: Some of our stuff is originally from IKEA, but we got it on Craigslist! Same stuff, we just didn't want to pay full price for it. I got an Expedit shelf and three lamps for $15 total, and my IKEA dresser (which I bought to match my gf's and have a nice uniform look) was also super cheap. Pair those items with some vintage-in-the-flesh furniture pieces, and the look can be marvelous. Our office space doubles as a sitting area, and the shape of it required us to sell our cute but too-deep desks (on Craigslist of course). We saw online the cost of a sleek, modern, clean lines 15" deep desk that could run the length of the room - we wanted super long and skinny. The minimum was priced at $200, ridiculous for just a surface to put our laptops and sewing machine on. So, we built our own desks, two to put together to make one continuous line, in espresso finish - $30 total, we love how the work space turned out. I also had an open craft shelf that I got on Craigslist for under $20 that was holding my fabric - it looked a bit busy sitting open like that full of so many folded prints, and it was too close to the ground, so the cats made it their personal playhouse - so instead of buying a new shelf, I got some cute toothpick style furniture legs for $1.50 each at the hardware store and created a curtain out of fabric over the front - it's up off the ground and creates a nice airy look, like an entirely new piece of furniture. The kitties don't touch it anymore, lucky me. We have country-style chairs in the kitchen with that see-through wicker backing that would be hideous if they weren't painted and reupholstered. Usually I don't recommend painting wood, but if the furniture is not cute to begin with and there's no finish that will save it, painting and reupholstering will pretty it up - our chairs are black (counter-intuitive right? but they turned out great!) with black and white damask print seats - they draw the eye with the lacey backing and give the illusion of space because you can see through them, cute and fun. Gorgeous house! Love the whole look and feel of it. SUPER cute.
And I agree: Craigslist, Craigslist, Craigslist!
Some ideas:
Some of our stuff is originally from IKEA, but we got it on Craigslist! Same stuff, we just didn’t want to pay full price for it. I got an Expedit shelf and three lamps for $15 total, and my IKEA dresser (which I bought to match my gf’s and have a nice uniform look) was also super cheap. Pair those items with some vintage-in-the-flesh furniture pieces, and the look can be marvelous.
Our office space doubles as a sitting area, and the shape of it required us to sell our cute but too-deep desks (on Craigslist of course). We saw online the cost of a sleek, modern, clean lines 15″ deep desk that could run the length of the room – we wanted super long and skinny. The minimum was priced at $200, ridiculous for just a surface to put our laptops and sewing machine on. So, we built our own desks, two to put together to make one continuous line, in espresso finish – $30 total, we love how the work space turned out.
I also had an open craft shelf that I got on Craigslist for under $20 that was holding my fabric – it looked a bit busy sitting open like that full of so many folded prints, and it was too close to the ground, so the cats made it their personal playhouse – so instead of buying a new shelf, I got some cute toothpick style furniture legs for $1.50 each at the hardware store and created a curtain out of fabric over the front – it’s up off the ground and creates a nice airy look, like an entirely new piece of furniture. The kitties don’t touch it anymore, lucky me.
We have country-style chairs in the kitchen with that see-through wicker backing that would be hideous if they weren’t painted and reupholstered. Usually I don’t recommend painting wood, but if the furniture is not cute to begin with and there’s no finish that will save it, painting and reupholstering will pretty it up – our chairs are black (counter-intuitive right? but they turned out great!) with black and white damask print seats – they draw the eye with the lacey backing and give the illusion of space because you can see through them, cute and fun.

]]> Comment on How I Decorated My Apartment for Next to Nothing by Tweets that mention How I Decorated My Apartment for Next to Nothing | Love Driven Prints -- Topsy.com http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/11/how-i-decorated-my-apartment-for-next-to-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Tweets that mention How I Decorated My Apartment for Next to Nothing | Love Driven Prints -- Topsy.com Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:52:19 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=931#comment-175 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jocelyn W, Lillian Davenport. Lillian Davenport said: Just posted a blog about Interior Design on a budget! http://lnkd.in/8KXpXh [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jocelyn W, Lillian Davenport. Lillian Davenport said: Just posted a blog about Interior Design on a budget! http://lnkd.in/8KXpXh [...]

]]> Comment on Renegade Craft Fair Highlights by R Walker http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/09/renegade-craft-fair-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-33 R Walker Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:33:12 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=589#comment-33 Wow, looking at this I begin to think there may be a post wino phase in my development. Sure has appeal to the closet eclectic in me. Wow, looking at this I begin to think there may be a post wino phase in my development. Sure has appeal to the closet eclectic in me.

]]> Comment on Renegade Craft Fair Highlights by Tweets that mention Renegade Craft Fair Highlights | Love Driven Prints -- Topsy.com http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/2010/09/renegade-craft-fair-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Tweets that mention Renegade Craft Fair Highlights | Love Driven Prints -- Topsy.com Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:39:44 +0000 http://ldpgraphicdesign.com/?p=589#comment-32 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tugboat Printshop, Lillian Davenport. Lillian Davenport said: RENEGADE! (as in Craft Fair, not the early 90's TV show.) http://fb.me/wsrYal1P [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tugboat Printshop, Lillian Davenport. Lillian Davenport said: RENEGADE! (as in Craft Fair, not the early 90's TV show.) http://fb.me/wsrYal1P [...]

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