Why, Jello!

You may remember that I've been collecting Jell-O cookbooks since I found a copy of "The Joys of Jello" at my grandmother's house when I was sixteen. Although I've never been a big fan of gelatin as an edible, it's brilliant colors and shine have inspired me for years. In fact, my very first greeting card designs were a series of gelatin desserts (below).


I have cookbooks from a variety of gelatin companies, but the Jell-O brand books are my favorites. Because the Jell-O company produced so many promotional cookbooks over the years, it is surprisingly difficult to collect them all, but I am lucky enough to have ones spanning most of the 20th Century. Here are a few covers from my collection. I will post some lovely and lurid interior photos tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day!

My father makes the best chocolate cakes (above). Here's hoping you and yours are having a wonderful day!

House Beautiful

I am thrilled to have my house featured on design*sponge today! A big thank you to Grace and Anne for making it happen, and welcome to everyone who is checking out my blog for the first time. Here are some more pictures that didn't make it into the post.

It's a Wrap!

I was so excited to see this guest post on Black Eiffel by Brooke Reynolds because I have been collecting chopstick wrappers since high school!! I am loving all of Brooke's posts- it seems we have a lot of collections in common (also lost playing cards and valet tags). And now that I have a working scanner, I can share some of my collections, too!

One of my favorite things about chopstick wrappers is the instructional diagrams on the backs. I have seen a couple of tattoos of this type of design, and I think it's a great idea. I've grouped my wrappers by color and type here, with the backsides last. You can click on any of the images to enlarge them.

Notes from the Point, June '09

Happy National Donut Day!

In honor of what is now my favorite holiday ever, I thought I'd post some pictures. Let's call this series: "Donuts I Have Eaten."

HRS + RISD Love

I was so excited to see my fellow high school and RISD alum, Karla Wozniak, featured on Poppytalk today that I had to share. Andrea from Hulaseventy has a new (ish) weekly feature on PHM, and this week's subject was Karla! It's great to see how lovely her work is these days- it seems like just yesterday I was going to prom with her brother!