K Flick Studio

thrill of the hunt

Now that I am home, sorting through all of my finds, and all the great finds for work I thought it would be the perfect time to share a few pictures from my week away.

picking through an old barn filled to the brim with all kinds of goodies

tons, and tons of old boxes, great for personal use and display

six seats and one set of pedals, someone has a tough road ahead of them

pulled from an old amusement park ride, wish this could have come home with me

two of these are for our kitchen when we take down the wall

all packed up and ready to go

we made a quick stop at the Samuel Clemens house on the way home

May 18, 2012 found objects, road trip, vintage items, work trip

Today I thought that I would share the first of a series of post that Katie and I worked on for the Trohv blog. A few weekends ago we put together an impromptu brunch and are sharing snippets over the next few weeks. We started, of course, with the cocktail. Full of fresh berries, and flavors of spring this is the perfect spring spritzer. I also love this cocktail because it is easily made without alcohol so no one has to miss out. For the recipe and full post hop on over to the Trohv blog. Enjoy!!

April 11, 2012

Boom Boom Pow

It is true, I love pop music. Anything with a peppy step that I can dance around to is right up my alley. Sadly, I live in a row home and I am sure that my neighbors do not share my love of the pumped up jams. This is where my headphones come into play. Well really the 200th place because I use them all the time.

Over the past year my so-so headphones that came with my iPhone gave out. I needed a small pair that I could use at the gym, in the car, at work, while cleaning the house, and for extended conversations with friends and family. Sadly I tried a few options that did not end well. If I had only known about Urbanears sooner!

image via urbanears.com

Urbanears are produced by a collective in Stockholm, Sweden. They believe that headphone should not only have superior sounds but function as an addition to your wardrobe. Here is where I get really excited! Each season they release new colors, yup colors! No longer are you restricted to matte black, or dingy white. I’m in love with the Medis in Raspberry, and Platan in Indigo. Paired with a fabric cord and microphone remote for my phone I am set.

image via urbanears.com

What color do you like? What new music would you recommend?

Here is a bit of what I am listening to these days, encase you were interest.

Britney Spears, Femme Fatale
Florence + The Machine, Ceremonials
Adele, 21
The Black Keys, El Camino
Radio Lab
This American Life
Fresh Air

Happy listening!

March 21, 2012 headphones, urbanears

Tasty Treats

This week I had the pleasure of authoring my first post on Trohv’s new blog. I did a little feature on my new favorite dessert cookbook, The Treats Truck, by Kim Ima. Head on over and take a look, the book is also available in both stores, and online.

February 24, 2012 brownies, cokies, cookbook, trohv

Winter Windows

The holiday season has officially gone, and we are well on our way into 2012. I just realized I never shared the windows that we installed at Trohv for November, and December. They were a true collaboration of many on the Trohv team. Gary, the manager in Baltimore, came up with the concept. Katie laid out the text and got everything organized to go onto the windows. Finally I came in and painted the words. I think that they were some of our best windows yet!

January 25, 2012 display, holiday, musical lyrics, trohv, white, windows

Alt Summit

Sunday night I returned from a fantastic five days in Salt Lake City for the Alt Summit. The summit was a great learning experience personally and professionally. I was also luck enough to travel with Katie of Petal and Print, and Carmen of Trohv. It was lovely to spend a few days away with the girls being inspired, eating good food, and making new friends. I thought that I would share some of my favorite moments from the summit with all of you!

{from left to right}

scotch in flight, photo by Katie McDonough

new business cards, designed by Petal and Print

a little surprise during lunch

wonderful in white, Tara of Tara Wilson Events, photo by Katie McDonough

big rigging in Utah with Katie | calligraphy with Melissa Esplin

Salt Lake City, photo by Carmen Brock | brunch at Market Street Grill

January 24, 2012 alt summit, brunch, business cards, calligraphy, gold, pink, salt lake city, southwest airlines, truck

What to Wear

In 8 days I head off to Salt Lake City and Alt Summit. After talking about this for two years, I am lucky enough to finally be going and can’t wait. I have done all the fun stuff like signing up for camps, and picking what round table discussions I would like to attend. Now I am left with the daunting task of what to wear.

On Thursday night there is a large soiree Dinner en Blanc. Somehow I missed the en Blanc part and am now in a tizzy to try and figure out something to wear. So I have gone hunting for inspiration, here are a few of my thoughts.

1 Red Nails & Gold Clutch | 2 All in White | 3 White Coat | 4 Sparkle Back | 5 Ruffles & Pearls

January 11, 2012 alt summit, glitter, gold, party, white

Pencil Globe How To

I have recently received a few emails about how we created the pencils globes that were in one of the photos from the Trohv DC grand opening post that I did a few months ago. So here is my how to, you will need to gather the following items.

Sharpen all of your pencils. You will need tons, and tons. The size of the styrofoam globe will dictate how many pencils you will need. I think that there are upwards of 400 pencils on each of our spheres. If you will be hanging your globes tie some heavy twine around them a few times. Make sure that it can hold a lot of weight as these will get heavy.

Make a small pool of hot glue on a piece of paper, and dip the tip of a sharpened pencil into it. Immediately plunge the pencil tip into the styrofoam globe. I prefer to work in a grid, but you can be a little less retentive, and place the pencils as you like. The results will be about the same. You can always go back in and fill in holes at the end.

That’s it! Nice and simple.

September 28, 2011 crafts, diy, office, pencil, school, studio, yellow

Shanna Murray

spring garland & beyond measure tiding

Today I am up in New York City today attending the International Gift Show. This year I was over the moon to learn that Shanna Murray was going to be exhibiting. I have been a fan for quite a while now, and can’t wait to meet her in person.

August 15, 2011 decal, New York Gift Show

a little how to

I have been busy making pennants for store displays this summer and shared a quick * how to* with an email group earlier this year. Finally I am getting around to sharing it with you!


Red Tree Summer Window

You will need the following…

* card-stock (or cardboard)

* 8 feet of twine or cotton rope

* 3 to 4 different fabrics, 1/2 yard of each

* thread, or iron on fusing tape

* a pair of really sharp scissors

First…

On card-stock, draw a triangle of whatever size you want your pennants to be, and cut it out. Trace your template onto the back of your fabrics. How many pennants you need is determined by the size of your triangles, and how long you would like the finished piece to be.