Inspired by Anika Starmer’s monthly “Pattern A Day” drawing challenge, I remembered how fun it is to draw and created a few patterns. I began using my trusty black Uniball pen, then I moved on to color pencils and finally, for the first time ever, I bought markers. AND I WENT CRAZY WITH THEM.
And I mean CRAY CRAY.
I am now a lover of markers.
Come join the fun on Instagram! hashtags: #patternaday #letsmakepatterns
Love,
Amy
EHRMAHGERD.
So I finally bought me a sewing machine.
CONGRATULATIONS IT’S A BERNINA!!! I got it at Modern Domestic here in Portland and my friend Brittany helped me unload it BECAUSE IT’S GIGANTOR.
And, of course, I began to cry because, really, I’m 31 and that’s all I seem to do nowadays.
AHHHH That new Bernina smell. Astounding.
GIGANTOR BOXES. Myself, as Maru, and Brittany, as Sea Captain discovering land.
I AM SO EXCITED, IS IT OKAY TO CONTINUE THE ALL CAPS EXTRAVAGANZA?!?!?!?!
MAY THE LITTLE BRIGHT STUDIO EMPIRE COMMENCE!
Ahem.
Love, Amy
BEHOLD – A revealing truth behind human kind’s greatest scientific achievements – Owls have been behind it all. ALL ALONG. Totally true.
Behind every great scientific achievement, there’s an intellectual owl. Featured in this bag are owls who have hooted inspiration and courage to countless humans. DNA mapping? An owl. Polio vaccination? There were a few owls hanging around the lab nodding in approval. Apollo 11 mission? They say the guys had small owl lockets tucked inside their space suits to honor their smart buddies.
In order to ensure owls continue to be the go-to animals for all scientists, I will donate $10 to The Owl Research Institute, based in Montana, US, which is a state I am dying to visit one day.
Let this tote bag be an inspiration for your future scientific projects. Get it right here!
In just a few days, I will be the proud owner of a brand new sewing machine. It’s been years since I’ve had a sewing machine. So I went crazy and bought me a Bernina.
Well, there goes my dream of ever getting out of debt.
BUT IT’S SO WORTH IT OMG!
This is a stitch sample made during the Bernina new owner class at Modern Domestic, which is quite frankly, one of the greatest places on Earth. It is a sewing shop, classroom and fabric boutique. Oh their new fabrics kill me. I WANT THEM ALL.
HURRY UP BERNINA!!!
Love,
Amy
I am excited about these leather bags.
EX
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Love,
Amy
I am Amy and I like cats, science and making stuff. Not necessarily in that order, but “cat” often trumps other interests, mostly because my own cat, Lt. Kitty Picard Stewart, demands such attention.
Currently, I am designing a collection of really awesome bags. Why are they awesome? Because they are BAGS FOR SCIENCE!! And Bags for Science are awesome because:
Little Bright Studio will work around the social model of “you buy something, I give something” (think Tom’s Shoes or Warby Parker glasses). For example, you buy a pencil case/pouch, Little Bright Studio will donate pencils to a school, or its monetary value. Bringing home a bigger Explorer backpack will guarantee a classroom gets a cool microscope! I hope to work out the kinks of this type of socially responsible business model in the coming weeks.
Science is SO rad and it’s even more rad when young (and older, too!) minds are able to comprehend and apply it. I still dream of being the first Puerto Rican woman in space. Or the first Crazy Cat Lady. Later on, I will explain to you why it’s crucial that we invest in scientific education for our youth.
Thanks for reading and I hope to fill you up with more info and goodies!
Live long and prosper,
Amy
p.s. “SciBags” is a tentative name for this line. Thanks, Rosie!
Oh, just photos from Linnea and I’s trip to the Adelman Peony Garden Paradise in Salem, Oregon. Peonies upon peonies upon peonies. Move along, move along.
Miss Linnea instagraming.
Angie, why are you so pretty and awesome and funny and fantastic and bright and caring and awesome? And why are you so far away? And why haven’t I visited you in Minnehappiness? Cause I suck.
Cannon Beach, Oregon shrouded in absolute Pacific Ocean beauty.
Bitty B.
Low tide at Cannon Beach is heavenly.
As it happens periodically, winter happened, it’s gone and it will happen again. Always frigid cold for this Caribbean, always quiet, always seemingly endless and always emotionally challenging. It has been so since moving to the States ten years ago. A few lovely images were produced, though.
A beautiful snow fell upon NW Oregon late winter. Den and I drove up to his friend’s house in Mosier, just a few miles east of Hood River. Oh, how beautiful it all was.
Biking up the St John’s Bridge in Portland, OR.
Fantastic donuts at Irving St. Kitchen in the Pearl District.
I just can’t get over the Columbia River Gorge. The Oregon side and the Washington side. Hood River and the giant wind turbines past Maryhill. The Maryhill winery and all the windsurfers.
I can’t get over living in the Pacific Northwest.
Oh hi there. I am an adventurer, biker, dreamer, maker, photographer and lover of all things cat/science living in rainy but lovely Portland, OR. I like ice-cream sandwiches. A lot.
My last name is pronounced "Nee-eh-to" but my friends like to call me "Neat-o", because I am quite "neat-o". 