(+) enlarge I originally bought some craft pipe-cleaners from Daiso thinking that I would make a heart-shaped ring tutorial for Valentine’s Day. I made some heart rings, alright, but they looke...
Here’s a snapshot of my desk. It’s a small round table actually and though I post tidy pictures of it on Instagram, its normal state is chaotic. Anyway, JetPens sent me a bunch of station...
blogs i enjoyed annplified mr. kate style diaries cute and delicious clik clk frankie blog thrift-ola links loved dream big and set goals technicolor asos ss12 custom gold docs vintage fabric bow bro...
Choward’s Lemon Mints I bought these candies for their charming wrappers. I’ve been seeing these candies around since I was a kid. I did a little research and found out that these candies...
Hi everyone, here are some vintage-label inspired shapes for your blogs. Unlike these pre-designed labels and tags (PNG), you can enlarge or shrink these shapes to any size without loss of quality. Y...
I learned 2 things this week. The first was how to combine Photoshop shapes as taught by Method and Craft. The 2nd and maybe most important thing I learned is that I like — no, not just like ...
I was flipping through my Oct. 2011 Harper’s Bazaar Australia and tucked away in the Beauty News section on pg. 152 was a single photo from backstage of the Chanel haute couture runway A/W 11-1...
Today Creature Comforts has a lovely post about Mary Kate McDevitt’s 365-Day Handwritten Letters Challenge. As I read, I couldn’t help but think of Educardo Recife and his collages, in wh...
PARK & CUBE. What can I say in just a few words to describe how I feel about Park & Cube? I want to spend hours there and soak in every word and every photo of every post. Don’t take my...
Hi guys, I just made a fresh batch of post photo layouts. There are 6 layouts in 2 sizes (600px + 900px) and 2 styles: one with concave rounded corners and another with beveled corners. At the center...
I decided to do something wild for a change and go to breakfast at Ella’s, a place I’d heard good things about. It’s not that Ella’s is so wild, it’s that I’m real...
I’ve spent the last few hours watching video tutorials at Method and Craft. I found myself gasping with amazement at the depth of the resources these leading professionals have generously share...
I’ve made quite a few animated GIFs here at Pugly Pixel and I’ve received numerous requests for a tutorial. Animated GIFs are simple to make — all you need is a sequence of images t...
I finally wrapped up my bookkeeping for 2011 and now I’m freeeee! Once-a-year bookkeeping sucks up an entire week. Lesson learned, again — for realz, this time. Well, despite being chaine...
Back when I had my Etsy shop, one of the best selling items was my hand-punched heart garland kit. Unlike some of my other products, which required forever many hours to create (because of ink-drying...
Sweetheart Candies: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 | color palette details If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already seen the raw versions of these photos. I really got a kick out of taking these pictures &...
flashcards tou: personal use As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been preparing some iPhone flashcards that you can view with the Photo App. Flashcards are a fun, easy, and convenient way to r...
(quiz time! mouse over image to toggle answers) I really love my 27-inch iMac and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else. But sometimes, when I’m working on one side of the screen in Photo...
Here’s a short and easy tutorial showing you how to create photo albums on your beloved iPhone using iPhoto and iTunes. If you’re like me, you have all your photos in one ginormous folder...
Greenhouse Cafe, West Portal // painting by Catherine Lockner The other day, I read a really sweet tweet that said something like, “Pugly Pixel is leading one of the most coveted lives…...
I love hats. I wear a hat everywhere I go, usually the same ol’ grungy, brown hat — I love it! I may never own a yellowfield7 cloche, but just looking around the shop has given me ideas t...
Hey guys, it’s been a while since I’ve done a links loved post. Here are some links I really enjoyed: tara jarmon spring 2012 how to make almond milk no point or purpose an experiment in ...
(Blog Photo Layouts Part 9: #1) Have you noticed that more and more style blogs are moving towards a super-blog format called the blogazine? I’m sure you already know about Oh Joy!, Oh Happy Da...
This is my first week of photos in the January Photo-a-Day Challenge on Instagram. It’s hella fun, guys. FUN! You can check out the daily prompts on Chantelle’s blog, Fat Mum Slim. (#janp...
This was supposed to be my first outfit post for 2012. BUT, the 3 poses I tried looked stiff and robotic and my face began to twitch more and more with every photo. I like to do outfit posts, especia...
(nagel’s pencil #1 // pastry images from babycakesnyc.com) The other day I mentioned that I would share some pencil brushes I’ve found online. Why do I think this is noteworthy? Well, han...
I’ve been visiting sfgirlbybay for a long time. Originally, Victoria’s blog was on Blogger and sfgirlbybay sported a fluid layout that would fill up my screen (time machine). Those were r...
Have you ever made something you love, then you sleep on it, and when you wake up the next day, you wanna change everything about it? That’s what happened with my hand-drawn calendar. When I lo...
Harper’s Bazzar UK 10/2011 | color palette details I like Alexa Chung. She’s outspoken and her style is chic, yet simple. Effortless. I was happy to see her featured in Harper’s Baz...
Here are some photos from the last week of 2011. I spent some time with the pups in the Marina District and showed them the Palace of Fine Arts. It’s a gorgeous neighborhood and they were suita...
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