Hello! You are reading pearls of wisdom and rick-rackery by run-on sentence maker Sarah Neuburger who runs this online shop called The Small Object. The Small Object actually began oh-a-way-back-when in 2004 and is run by me, just the one lady train and is the place where I sell the stuff I make + design. I live in Savannah, GA and agree that's an amazingly beautiful place with all the quirky small city charms.
Now, what you are reading is The Steno Pad which is the blog for The Small Object. The Steno Pad is essentially a great word for an otherwise very guttural word also known as a blog. You are welcome to use photos on your blog/website if you credit and link back to The Small Object and you don't have to ask first. Just credit me and we're good to go. I also try to answer all questions back at the original post. Read even more about this steno pad here. Below are links to embarrassing podcasts and answers to things you might now be thinking.
For all those happy couples out there, why not top your cake or cupcake tier with a glowing beam of two happy smiling faces! Yes! That's one happy piece of sweet goodness.
Sharing is good. Here are a few things you can download and print out as often as you like until your heart's content and you never have to pay me a dime. Seriously, it's all free. Just scroll down on the link below to find the one you want.
These are the things you folks seemed to really get a kick out of making and doing. For all you folks who are just joining us, here's the best of what you missed in the step-by-step and holiday category (bottom of the list). Hop on board!
You can shop our products through this website by clicking on "products" at the top of this page (underneath the photo of my hand posing as a teapot). Orders are accepted for both international and domestic purchases. If you prefer, you can also shop online through our Etsy shop! The choice is yours! Though, to see the complete collection, click here, because I don't have everything listed over at Etsy.
People can say very nice things about us and it makes me most happy. Sometimes, they even include us in their books. You can view the list of all the major mentions (click here), cause that makes me even happier. :) The list includes links to download Adobe pdf versions of the articles. You can also find most of the online mentions by searching for "press" (click here). I try to make it comprehensive but frankly, sometimes I miss a mention or two, or three or four. Who knows. I try.
A new semi-regular post featuring my newest Etsy favorites. There’s so much stuff I come across this seems an easy way to share, unless you check my favorites weekly, which really, who does that?
Here goes…
Reading the Stars by MiniatureRhino, $28.
Embroidered constellation of your choice. I want Orion. It grounds me.
Organic Oh Snap Handkerchief by potatohavetoes, $16
We already own one and it is super soft. And I would be remiss to not mention Evah’s thaumatrope on Baker’s Dozen that I have been wanting to make for years. I’m so excited she made one! I also own this print by Hanna Konola from the shop and love it.
Flossy the Pony Embroidery Floss Bobbin by sugarcookie, $12
I’m a sucker for floss bobbins and this one is SO awesome. I need 20 of them. How amazing would that be?! It’s also as a pin here.
Diary Wooden Stamp Set from cottonblue, $12.75
This is a cruel one to post because I’ve already bought it but I have it seen it on Etsy before so they should be floating around. Makes me want to make a calendar/diary stamp set. I’m on it.
Lion Tamer Silkscreen by animalsleep, $35
A five-color silkscreen that needs to hang in this house.
(All images are from their respective Etsy shops.)
The Small Object is now on Facebook! Become a Fan! You can upload your own fan photos of The Small Object goods in action which I’m excited to see! I’ll be posting new content over there, too. I’m thinking some videos and more behind-the-scenes action shots.
(0)Jul 1, '09
My nephew is with us this week, we’ve been happily in slow summer chill mode with some daily making on both my part and his part.
Pool swimming + floating.
Cupcake making. Lemon cupcakes from a Sprinkles mix that was on sale at Williams-Sonoma. I’ve never had one of their cupcakes and they are a denser cupcake more like pound cake, but that wins big with me. The lemon icing recipe in the kit was very tasty, and online there are recipes for their Strawberry Cupcakes, Dark Chocolate Frosting and Vanilla Peppermint Cupcake. I’m assuming the latter recipe would be similar for a standard vanilla cupcake, less the peppermint extract. It is the same proportions as the wet + fresh ingredients in the Sprinkles mix for the lemon cupcakes so next time I’ll try it.
+ some peep making. This was his creation, a green Abraham Lincoln. More pool, beach, watermelon and covered button making coming up.
I decided to try and make a few ready-made, ready to ship wedding cake toppers to keep in my Etsy shop. I like the making some with the unique elements I have or the thoughts that pop in my head. This is the first one, a double tier Tie the Knot Wedding Topper.
Sometimes I fall for a picture. I want to release a set of photographs one day because sometimes I really fall hard for them. Such was the case for the button hand picture from this post that looks remarkably like the new photo I took below.
I liked it so much it was one of my new photograph business cards I had printed up a few months back. They continue to be my main business card since I have fallen so deeply for them. (Know what other photo business card is currently circulating? This photo. It might be my current favorite!) So as I’ve been handing out this photo over the past few months, the idea for The Small Object to have some buttons and pins got me more and more excited. So I reworked the design a bit and ordered more fabric from Spoonflower and I have been making covered buttons in the background for a bit.
Some of the designs are the old favorites along with a few new characters. Along with this Complete Collection set, there will also be this 3-pack set coming of “Handmade” buttons.
Now the big excitement comes from realizing that along with buttons for all you garment making folks, the Complete Collection will be sold with optional pin backs. And the best part? The pin backs can also double as thumb tacks for bulletin boards!! So you can use it as a pin one day and then use it to hold up your papers the next! Or give one away as a pin and keep the rest for you to use as thumb tacks!! That is so insanely cool to me. Coming up next week!
The Wedding No. 54
The Wedding No. 55
The Wedding No. 57
Wedding Dress Option: Center Ruched Dress
Wedding Dress Option: Vintage Pleated Dress
