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happy dappy bits
blog.happydappybits.com
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Happy Dappy Bits creates whimsical photographs, fine print goods, and handmade items. And we love recycled and eco-friendly materials! This blog is all about the things I find inspiring and unique and will also be a place for me to share my process and new works. Thanks for stopping by! Contact: jane@happydappybits.com
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Nerdy and fun-filled finds for this week. Enjoy!1. Nietzsche...

Nerdy and fun-filled finds for this week. Enjoy! 1. Nietzsche nose eyeglass stand from ArtAkimbo. 2. Wool felt French barrette from LoftFullOfGoodies. 3. Vintage London birch clock from DesignAtelier...

1 day ago

Cheerful translucence

I’m a big fan of transparencies, and really like the dimension it can add to simple clean design. I love the unique colors that form in the overlapped areas, often really awesome and always com...

4 days ago

Little book of happy things

After some extreme busyness, I’m back and in full swing! I spent a good part of last week working on a large order and am excited to announce that my cards and mini journals will be in a B&...

23 may 12

Some awesome Eco-friendly handmade items I recently came across....

Some awesome Eco-friendly handmade items I recently came across. Enjoy! 1. Organic cotton cloth bicycle napkins from ohlittlerabbit.2. White oak recycled necklace from Afloatstudios.3. Artichoke book...

22 may 12

Boys & birthdays: a custom request

Apologies for not posting sooner! My lack of a proper schedule sometimes means that I don’t always get around to the things I’d like to as quickly as I’d like to! Recently I had a r...

15 may 12

Typographical Dad cards

Based on my recent Mother’s Day cards and originally from my I Like You cards designs, I have two new cards for dad this Father’s Day. The first card has the words “BEST DAD EVER.&#...

07 may 12

Damn cool dude

With Mother’s Day coming up soon (Sunday May 13), Father’s Day is not too far behind (June 17)! So I have a few new cards in my shop that are perfect for an awesome dad in your life. :) T...

04 may 12

A colorful congratulations

The last week has been crazy busy but I finally have a chance now to share some new items I’ve recently added to my shop. One of them is this Congratulations card! I used one of my favorite fon...

03 may 12

Marine inspired finds for this week!1. Starfish hand carved...

Marine inspired finds for this week! 1. Starfish hand carved rubber stamp from GreenGardenStamps.2. Urchin terraniums from peacocktaco.3. Chevron wall hook from oneeyeddog.4. Natural hemp knotted bra...

25 apr 12

Photo

22 apr 12

Eco-Friendly Travel Journals

I always bring along something to jot or sketch in when I’m out and about, on a nature frolic or vacationing. Inspired by Helen Keller’s famous quote, “Life is either a daring adven...

20 apr 12

Mothers Day cards: new additions

As Mother’s Day is quickly approaching (May 13th for those of us in the good ‘ole U.S. of A.), I have two new additions to my Mother’s Day cards collection. The design is based on m...

12 apr 12

Botanical drawings

This is the second of a series of hand drawn mini journals (sketchbooks) I’m offering in my shop, inspired by Earth Day. :) I love taking small journals with me literally everywhere, on nature ...

09 apr 12

Green is the prime color of the world

I love this quote! With earth day just around the corner, I thought this quote would be perfect to incorporate into my line of 100% post consumer fiber mini journals / sketchbooks. I really wanted to...

04 apr 12

New Einstein Prints

I am a huge fan of Albert Einstein, I find his quotes to be simple, quirky, thought provoking and fully meaningful. So, I have two new Einstein prints as part of my color type series! The first one f...

29 mar 12

A soft Spring inspired eco-friendly collection. Enjoy! :)1....

A soft Spring inspired eco-friendly collection. Enjoy! :) 1. Eco-friendly insulated lunch bag from carriedawaybags.2. Ceramic eco-friendly travel mug from yevgenia. 3. Organic cotton cushions from my...

28 mar 12

Typographical art prints

I have some new items to share on this bright and sunny Spring morning! These feature two of my favorite quotes as a start to a new series of typographical art prints I’ll be rolling out. The f...

23 mar 12

Thank-yous: warm colors

Yesterday I shared a new set of Thank You cards in cool colors, today I also have a new warm set now available in my shop… The same design, these are in warm bright varying shades of coral red, musta...

21 mar 12

Thank-yous: cool collection

A new set of Thank You cards are now in my shop — I’ve used a similar layout for photographing these products as my last set and I have a few other revised product photos that I’ll be sharing soon. :...

20 mar 12

Spring inspired thank-yous

In my attempt to solve the issue of how to photograph a set of cards, I decided on this setup. I think it marries well with the style I’m going for in my shop — simple, clean and a bit earthy. I’ll b...

15 mar 12

Triangles: 3rd installment

I’m happy to announce I’ve added another new addition to my triangle pattern mini journal (sketchbook) series. About a month ago I shared the first revisit of the original, so welcome #3! This one is...

13 mar 12

Spring inspired Cheerful Finds #4. Enjoy! :)1. Hand-embroidered. ..

Spring inspired Cheerful Finds #4. Enjoy! :) 1. Hand-embroidered heart buttons from deepindigo.2. Yellow flower earrings from laurenblythedesigns.3. Embroidery hoop art from ThreeRedApples.4. Yellow ...

08 mar 12

euniyah:Rethink Scholarship at Langara 2010 Call for...

euniyah: Rethink Scholarship at Langara 2010 Call for Entries This is great. :)

06 mar 12

Gearing up for Spring

For anyone living in New York, you’ll know how much of a lackluster Winter we’ve had in regards to snowman building, sleigh-riding and fun frolics through several inches of snow. We really only had o...

05 mar 12

Sweet wishes

Yay for Friday! I have one more birthday card to share before ending the week and switching gears for some new items coming next week. This card was inspired by my love of loops. It has a yummy cupca...

02 mar 12

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” - Mahatma Gandhi

29 feb 12

Super awesome birthday

One of my goals for this year is to create more designs using light brown recycled card stock. I also spent part of this past weekend looking over some sample swatchbooks and saw a few new recycled p...

27 feb 12

Go shortcake, its your birthday

Another new addition to my birthday card lineup is this kawaii style eco-friendly design inspired by popular song lyrics. :) The front of the card says “go shortcake, it’s your birthday.” and has a h...

23 feb 12

Garden inspired eco-friendly finds #3. Enjoy! :)1. Botanical...

Garden inspired eco-friendly finds #3. Enjoy! :) 1. Botanical vial necklace from StudioBotanica.2. Assorted vegan soap from HerbivoreBotanicals.3. Clay herb garden labels from paulova.4. Reclaimed dr...

23 feb 12

Today is the best day

I’ve been keeping busy working on a new series of birthday cards (yay!), the first of which is this typographical card, “Today is the best day of the whole entire year”. :) I mixed the fonts and comb...

22 feb 12 1 person likes this

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