
i think this stamp photo matches the mood of today. it’s gloomy outside, much chillier than it has been, and has that ominous feeling that our long lazy days are about to end. no matter, i’m determined to enjoy august till the very very end and so i’m just rolling out some of my more useful suggestions (as long as they have pretty pictures) before we head off to the beach.
i have become a big stamp fanatic, and now we stamp our return addresses on envelopes (instead of my chicken scrawl) and i even made my cherrypatter cards with stamps which everyone seems to love. they’re not quite perfect but they are charming. i just like that handmade look, and especially using bright vibrant inks on beautiful card stock.
rubber stamps, inc., located just around the corner from where i used to work across from madison square park (how i miss that location), is not exactly a come in and browse store. it’s more of a get what you want done here and they can do pretty much anything in the rubber stamp department. basically, rubber stamps, inc. can make whatever kind of stamp whenever you want, and sometimes you just need that service. while rubber stamp, inc. does the more pedestrian kind of stamps, you can just send them any logo or shape you want and they will make it to order. there are other stamp stores around which are cuter spaces like the ink pad, but i prefer rubber stamps, inc. because they will definitely get the job done. rubber stamps, inc., 11 west 25th street between broadway and 6th avenue, manhattan, new york, .
with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
Excited that modern Chinese takeout spot (whatever that really means) might have a soft opening tomorrow in Gowanus next to fav 4&20 bbirds
