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This year with Disney's purchase of the Star Wars franchise, Disneyland hosted the inaugural RunDisney Star Wars 5k, 10k, and 1/2 marathon. It was a full weekend of Star Wars themed runs through Disneyland. In my opinion, the runs were pretty expensive, and it was obvious Disney was milking Star Wars fans and runners for …
The Isetan flagship store in Shinjuku is considered to be one of the most influential department stores in Japan...
About a year ago I was asked to join an annual Asian-American craft show in the area called Koi Krafters. I don't consider myself a "crafter" but I was intrigued at the idea. The organizers of the craft show asked me to come up with some apparel for Asian-American men, since the majority of their …
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For our church's Advent sermon series we're going through the famous John 3:16 as a way to look at Jesus as God's gift to the world. I usually come up with all of our sermon graphics, but I also wanted to create a large display in the foyer of our sanctuary. I had this idea …
After riding in my sister-in-law's Mazda all weekend, I was reminded of this amazing ad. Bet it makes you consider getting a Mazda... and visiting Hiroshima. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5b-vTh9qYE
The other day, I was able to visit my friend Lilly's store Share in Fullerton, CA. She was able to move to a larger space that really gives the store a much "grander" feel. It's a great space to highlight their products. Share & Do Good sells well-designed products that benefit amazing causes. If you …
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I started a new hobby: chalkboarding.
I decided to do a quick coaster project following my Instagram coaster project and my cutting board project. I combined the pyrography pen and transfer paper from the cutting boards and the wooden squares from the coasters to make a pyrography coaster. I love re-purposing leftover materials! You will need: 4.5" hobby wood squares a …
Our 2nd Artist Trading Card exchange happened just before Christmas, and in the interest of supporting local businesses (and our stomachs) we decided to meet at a delicious tamale joint near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, called Mama's Hot Tamales. I hear they recently changed ownership, but still have great food. This time, we decided …
A while ago I saw this post on Instagram Coasters from my favorite manly blog. I loved the idea of using your own Instagram photos on wood! I have so many Instagram photos that I'd like to display OFFLINE, and this was the perfect way to do it. So, I teamed up with Tina from …
