I worked at Urban Outfitters and H&M during school and I was all over that shit. After two or three years of working in retail, I realized that after every year I’d have nothing from the year before. It wasn’t worth anything to me; it wasn’t worth anything to anyone. I felt like I wasted so much money and was impulsive on trends and I just ended up wearing the same thing as everyone else. After I stopped working there, didn’t have a good discount anymore, and only bought stuff at the thrift store, I felt like my style was much better. I felt cooler and looked better trying to be creative with second-hand things.— Crushing on Audrey Cantwell (via wornjournal)
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Still so good after all these years.
hazelimogen asked: I randomly found your blog (searching the name Hazel...which is also my name) and thought it was funny that we are both studying graphic design. :)
Hi Hazel! I find that because of my URL a lot of other Hazels follow me but you’re the first I know of who’s also in graphic design. I think this calls for a bro fist: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwtjr58MtP1r071j5o1_500.jpg
Maybe we should start a club for all the Hazels out there, hahaha
I’d love to see more of your work! Congrats on getting into the Honours Program, by the way
I was feeling unusually crafty yesterday evening and came up with a way to repurpose an old book as a cover for my new eReader.
My last eReader broke from being crushed under a few textbooks so you could say this was born out of paranoia coupled with a desire to be frugal instead of spending $20+ on the covers they sell in stores (which look terribly bland, by the way).
Here’s how I went about it:
Find a small hardcover notebook with an elastic band. Mine was actually an old weekly calendar from Chapters which just so happened to be the perfect size to hold my Kobo. Be sure to test that the device is snug when held by the elastic band. Finding the right fit is the most important step! Second most important is finding a stylish cover.
Examine the binding. By doing this you’ll see how the pages are attached to the hardcover itself. I noticed that in mine, the pages inside the book are held up by the front endpaper (the red paper in between the first page and the cover).
Say a small prayer to the bookbinding gods and rip the front page from the front endpaper. Just close your eyes, brace yourself, and rip! Kind of like waxing.
Cut through the cloth holding the pages together. You can easily rip it with your hands but it’s neater with scissors and feels less blasphemous that way.
Do the same for the back. Say another prayer to the bookbinding gods and tell yourself that you’re ripping up a book for a very good reason.
Cut the front endpaper. This is to hide the unsightly look of the spine. Be sure it’s long enough to bridge over the spine. Using an x-acto knife, a ruler and a cutting mat would probably be helpful at this stage.
Glue the front endpaper to the back endpaper. I used rubber cement to stick it on but other types of glue will work too.
Cover the gaping wound and be sure it closes easily. Don’t make the same mistake I did by gluing the endpaper to the spine! It won’t trigger the end of the world but it’ll be a bit stiff.
Tuck in your eReader and give yourself a pat on the back. Aww, look how cute it looks!
Look what I made! :)
I was trying to write out a list of resolutions for the new year but I think this piece by Erin Hanson of Recovering Lazyholic says it all.
Cheers to a better year!
Since it’s 2012, let’s all try harder, yes?
(via noitmatters)
You absolutely can’t miss this spellbinding series of ultrashort “video paintings” directed by Alex Prager for The New York Times.
Aaaaand another one! Lorraine Peterson’s Devotionals for Teens, via Bonjour Girl
Lorraine Peterson’s Devotionals for Teens, via Bonjour Girl
