A couple weeks ago my friend Jamie asked me to be part of a panel discussion on careers for their teens for Lake Valley Camp. (Which is a super cool organization by the way so check out the link.) So I whipped together this digital portfolio of my "regular" full time work, my freelance card design for RuvaCards, and my rubbishREMADE art/craft.
The other panelists came from totally different walks of life and everyone had a different story to tell. The teens were really nice, but pretty quiet overall. I imagine it's pretty overwhelming to hear all the information that was presented. It made me think back to the time I was that age and how much I really didn't know about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, about going on to college and general adult stuff that wasn't really on my mind yet!
It turned out to be really fun experience and less nerve racking then I expected it to be. I've always been a bit shy of public speaking, but as I grow older and more knowledgeable and confident in my skills and abilities talking about stuff I actually do is really not all that bad at all. I'm out for now, but hope to be back sooner than a month!
Showing posts with label Craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Craft. Show all posts
11.10.2010
New Look!
As you can see things have changed a bit around here. I'm attempting to gather all of my "stuff" to one central area online. This blog is a transformation of that. What started as a place to post random design projects, ideas, sketches and generally keep myself creative has become my catchall for everything Jess Poisl related.
I will be updating the new Design Portfolio as quickly as possible, as of right now Logo Design is the only active part of my portfolio. This has been a long time coming. I've been talking about an online portfolio for ages. It's time.
You can also view my rubbishREMADE Etsy Shop here as well. Please join us on facebook for updates on products and general rubbish fun. This is another place I hope to be adding more new product to. Stay tuned for updates. New items in the shop will be posted on this blog and on the fb fan page as well.
And the Resume & Contact section is fairly self explanatory. This won't really change much - more informational than anything. So if you or anyone you know needs some design work, please email me!
And for a little eye candy here is a shot from our Happy Halloweenie Party. I was really excited about the centerpiece I threw together especially because it was made of rubbish! Thanks to mom and dad for the little pumpkins from their garden and to my friend Jamie for the inspiration to use old beer bottles as candle holders. Brilliant!
I will be updating the new Design Portfolio as quickly as possible, as of right now Logo Design is the only active part of my portfolio. This has been a long time coming. I've been talking about an online portfolio for ages. It's time.
You can also view my rubbishREMADE Etsy Shop here as well. Please join us on facebook for updates on products and general rubbish fun. This is another place I hope to be adding more new product to. Stay tuned for updates. New items in the shop will be posted on this blog and on the fb fan page as well.
And the Resume & Contact section is fairly self explanatory. This won't really change much - more informational than anything. So if you or anyone you know needs some design work, please email me!
And for a little eye candy here is a shot from our Happy Halloweenie Party. I was really excited about the centerpiece I threw together especially because it was made of rubbish! Thanks to mom and dad for the little pumpkins from their garden and to my friend Jamie for the inspiration to use old beer bottles as candle holders. Brilliant!
3.28.2010
Hair Flower
Today I'm proud to bring you my hair flower for the wedding. I need to get a clip for the back so it can actually be placed in my hair but the overall flower is complete. I had some green and off white satin ribbon some faux pearls from a necklace my grandma gave to me, a little bit of sample lace from my dress and some off white tulle and dark green duponi-ish remnants. Enjoy!
3.19.2010
Button Bouquet
The newest wedding diy development I have to share with you is the button bouquet. This will be for our flower girl the "Mad-Rose", who will be donning a cute green, orange and pink polka dot dress.
This is another project I've seen in quite a few different places online and a fair amount of etsy sellers that have them available to buy. The concept is pretty simple, get some buttons, floral wire, floral tape and ribbon. I made a few little ribbon petals that were strung on before the last button. It was fun, took a while to actually get an arrangement, especially since I've never arranged a bouquet of anything. The whole process was overall was fairly intuitive.
This is another project I've seen in quite a few different places online and a fair amount of etsy sellers that have them available to buy. The concept is pretty simple, get some buttons, floral wire, floral tape and ribbon. I made a few little ribbon petals that were strung on before the last button. It was fun, took a while to actually get an arrangement, especially since I've never arranged a bouquet of anything. The whole process was overall was fairly intuitive.
2.18.2010
Much Belated Paper Bead Update
I was scrolling through some of my past posts and came upon the one about paper beads. I described the paper beads as being somewhat water repellent due to the clear acrylic coat I put on them. Well it turns out they are a bit more resilient than I anticipated!
This summer I made a simple paper bead bracelet for myself. I enjoyed it for about a month before accidentally leaving it in pocket. And as things go when one leaves things in pockets they end up taking a trip in the washing machine. After discovering what I had done to my bracelet I was pleased to see the bracelet was more or less intact. The beads seemed to have lost some of their pigment and were less shiny but overall the bracelet was still wearable. I probably should have tried to put another topcoat on the top after the washing machine incident but as it usually goes I forgot about it. Until my bracelet got washed a second time.
SHOOT!
That my friends is when the beads started to noticeably degrade, we experienced some major unraveling and the hemp became quite frayed. For as many times as I've washed and dried other things left in pockets - lip balm being the main culprit, which is a whole other can of worms - I never seem to learn my lesson. So ruined bracelets and oily spots on clothing still aren't enough to get me to remember to check my pants pockets before I chuck them into the laundry bin.
The pictures of my bracelet are pre-washing. I'll have to make another for this summer.
This summer I made a simple paper bead bracelet for myself. I enjoyed it for about a month before accidentally leaving it in pocket. And as things go when one leaves things in pockets they end up taking a trip in the washing machine. After discovering what I had done to my bracelet I was pleased to see the bracelet was more or less intact. The beads seemed to have lost some of their pigment and were less shiny but overall the bracelet was still wearable. I probably should have tried to put another topcoat on the top after the washing machine incident but as it usually goes I forgot about it. Until my bracelet got washed a second time.
SHOOT!
That my friends is when the beads started to noticeably degrade, we experienced some major unraveling and the hemp became quite frayed. For as many times as I've washed and dried other things left in pockets - lip balm being the main culprit, which is a whole other can of worms - I never seem to learn my lesson. So ruined bracelets and oily spots on clothing still aren't enough to get me to remember to check my pants pockets before I chuck them into the laundry bin.
The pictures of my bracelet are pre-washing. I'll have to make another for this summer.
2.17.2010
Wedding Garland
Hello friends! Today I return with another wedding decoration post. "paper garlands". Like all my other ideas this came from somewhere else. I thought it would be fun to hang it on the head table, gift table and cake table. We are not opting for the colored table linens so I thought these would bring a little brightness to those white table cloths.
2.09.2010
Wedding Shenanagins!
In an effort to share and thank those for posting great projects online I'm sharing my internet scrounging for DIY and re-purposed wedding projects with pictures of my DIY results.
Our centerpieces will utilize empty wine and spirits bottles paired with "floral poofs" made from the yellow pages. Via Jessi Hack Weddings Blog. The only thing I did differently was to round the corners before pulling them apart much like the Martha Stewart version which uses tissue paper. As far as the empty bottles go I would like to create a milk glass look like this. The large blue bottle in the middle will actually be filled with wine to serve at the tables. The petal shape motif comes from a DIY post on Design*Sponge. I'm planning on spray painting these yellow.
I also found the time this past weekend to rock out these stellar cupcake stands. Three separate trips to three different thrift stores gave me quite the collection of old plates and vases to work with. Some glue from JoAnn's and a couple hours Saturday afternoon resulted in these bad boys! So many places of inspiration for DIY stands all over the interweb: Ashley Ann Photography | The Crafty Nest | Elizabeth Ann Designs | Design*Sponge
Enjoy! More DIY wedding shenanigans coming soon! For real, I promise. Plus I've got to get invites designed. The pressure is on...
Our centerpieces will utilize empty wine and spirits bottles paired with "floral poofs" made from the yellow pages. Via Jessi Hack Weddings Blog. The only thing I did differently was to round the corners before pulling them apart much like the Martha Stewart version which uses tissue paper. As far as the empty bottles go I would like to create a milk glass look like this. The large blue bottle in the middle will actually be filled with wine to serve at the tables. The petal shape motif comes from a DIY post on Design*Sponge. I'm planning on spray painting these yellow.
6.01.2009
Bloomin' Days!
Well it has been quite a long time since I've posted. Not very good at this blogging thing. But I've been busy. I now have an etsy store rubbishREMADE. Woot! It's been keeping me busy even though I don't actually have a lot of product posted in there at the moment.
Some of my rubbish will make its way to Kenosha's Bloomin' Days, thanks to my friend Jen Moran. She is the owner of Greenola and Solidarity Clothing and has booth at Bloomin' Days and these lovely bowls and beads will be a few of the many awesome things featured there.
So if your in the K-town area June 6th check it out. Unfortunately I will be missing out on the Bloomin' Days fun due to a trip to Mexico. My friends getting married and I'm so excited. Puerto Penasco here I come!
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Some of my rubbish will make its way to Kenosha's Bloomin' Days, thanks to my friend Jen Moran. She is the owner of Greenola and Solidarity Clothing and has booth at Bloomin' Days and these lovely bowls and beads will be a few of the many awesome things featured there.
So if your in the K-town area June 6th check it out. Unfortunately I will be missing out on the Bloomin' Days fun due to a trip to Mexico. My friends getting married and I'm so excited. Puerto Penasco here I come!
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11.20.2008
Crafty
Ohh boy so a big epic fail on my part. I was totally into the whole blog thing for like a week and then I apparently got busy and stopped trying to output creative ideas on a consistent basis.
ANYwho... I've been busy with creative crafty things, just not design. I like to make things, I especially like to make things out of materials that might be considered garbage or something to throw away. Recycling/Upcycling whatever you want to call it - I'm all about it. It's become somewhat of an obsession of mine in the past year. I've come to the conclusion that I like handmade, usable art objects, and I like them to utilize materials that you have on hand.
So here are two examples of fun little holiday projects for friends. My beer cap ornaments and paper beads, made into bracelets. The beer cap ornaments were something I came up with last year. My sister recieved two of them for Christmas. A New Glarus, and a Leine's Red ornament I believe. I liked them so much I decided other people should get them this year as well, and I would like to have a few to adorn my tree as well.
The paper beads are not an original idea - I think I first heard about the idea on instructables.com from a threadbanger how to. Then I did more searching on the web and found a few different resources and saw some really neat stuff. Paper beads rock. I've coated mine with a clear acrylic so they should be somewhat impervious to water. I wouldn't submerge them or anything but if they get "splashed" on I think they'll hold up fairly well.
One last note: I'm totally against Christmas being out before Thanksgiving, or Halloween for that matter, especially in stores and on the radio - but when you handmake most of your presents you kind of need to plan ahead. I will probably be posting more artsy craftsy stuff for a bit here. I have plans for other handmade things so that, instead of sketching will be filling my time.
Peace!
ANYwho... I've been busy with creative crafty things, just not design. I like to make things, I especially like to make things out of materials that might be considered garbage or something to throw away. Recycling/Upcycling whatever you want to call it - I'm all about it. It's become somewhat of an obsession of mine in the past year. I've come to the conclusion that I like handmade, usable art objects, and I like them to utilize materials that you have on hand.
So here are two examples of fun little holiday projects for friends. My beer cap ornaments and paper beads, made into bracelets. The beer cap ornaments were something I came up with last year. My sister recieved two of them for Christmas. A New Glarus, and a Leine's Red ornament I believe. I liked them so much I decided other people should get them this year as well, and I would like to have a few to adorn my tree as well.
The paper beads are not an original idea - I think I first heard about the idea on instructables.com from a threadbanger how to. Then I did more searching on the web and found a few different resources and saw some really neat stuff. Paper beads rock. I've coated mine with a clear acrylic so they should be somewhat impervious to water. I wouldn't submerge them or anything but if they get "splashed" on I think they'll hold up fairly well.
One last note: I'm totally against Christmas being out before Thanksgiving, or Halloween for that matter, especially in stores and on the radio - but when you handmake most of your presents you kind of need to plan ahead. I will probably be posting more artsy craftsy stuff for a bit here. I have plans for other handmade things so that, instead of sketching will be filling my time.
Peace!
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