Color + Packaging: Opinel Knives

Over the weekend I ventured across bridge and bay to check out a warehouse sale of products made in France and came home with these colorful knives by Opinel. They are sharp(!) in more ways than one.

Aside from a nice block of kitchen knives we received as a wedding gift, we were still using a very dull set of table knives I bought at a discount store about 15 years ago, and had only one paring knife in constant rotation. We hardly need more kitchenware, but in this case there was no danger of buyer's remorse. Luckily, my husband likes the knives too. He said, "You should put those on your blog." So, here they are, cute as a knife can be (if you like cute knives).

Good to the Last Squeeze

Cutest ink packaging ever!

I was thrilled to learn I could buy ink by the quarter pound, in tubes. It's cheaper and space-saving, which is a consideration for the time being. Now, along with my larger supply of whites and black, I can begin mixing more nuanced pantone colors. These represent a lot of the standard pantone colors, and are a mixture of rubber, oil, and soy-based inks.

Holla, 2011!

I am ready for a new year. For clean spaces, new starts, renewed vigor.

































And I wonder if I had this this awesome golden recycled wooden sign (as spotted on sfgirlbybay) on my wall, if it would remind me to welcome things. Or be cheerful. Or keep a sense of humor.

A less room-altering start are these (more practical, less expensive) really cool downloadble desktop wallpapers I randomly came across while browsing through The Donut Project website:

Letterpress-related: Wood Type Alphabet

Practical Information in a Handy Form

I Work Because I Love This Shit