I’ve added three new backgrounds, seen here…

…And two new wallpapers.

This one features the mythical jackalope, a taxidermist’s fusion of a rabbit with antlers that roams freely (and fictionally) in the Southwest. I was sort of fascinated with these things as a kid. And really, any excuse to draw a bunny.

And this one is a quote from Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. I am trying to read lots of the classic books that I’m told everyone reads in high school (though I don’t think anyone actually does anymore, because I definitely didn’t). As hard as I am trying with this, I had brief relapse from the scheduled reading plan when I picked up a copy of Twilight (and shut up you know it was awesome. It’s like eating candy for dinner).

Love,
Sarah

I’ve added a new wallpaper to the site:

I’ve also made three new backgrounds:

…And a new font. Cursive fonts are terribly difficult to make, especially with the cheesy free software I’m using, so this typeface is a little wonky looking. Probably works better at smaller sizes.

That’s all for today!

Yours,
Sarah

I’ve got seven new background patterns!

I drew some of them by hand and some with software this week, so I’m all over the place with colors and styles. Drawing these things by hand tends to make them look a little more old-fashioned (or at least more homemade) than what I usually do with software and a mouse. But I’ve got to mix things up now and then.

Yours,
Sarah

Here are seven new backgrounds for you:

Maybe it’s time to freshen up that Twitter profile?

More patterns coming in June!

Much love to the late Dennis Hopper.

-Sarah

I’ve added eight new patterns to the site, which brings me to a little milestone.

There are now 200 patterns available for download! I can’t believe I’ve made 200 of these ridiculous things. The backgrounds page is taking an awfully long time to load nowadays.

For this batch of backgrounds I experimented a bit with watercolors. The watercolor look is pretty hard to duplicate using software, so I splurged on a $2 set and did it the old-fashioned way.

That’s all for now. Ciao!

-Sarah

I am finally getting around to updating this little site. I’ve got five new backgrounds for you to enjoy:

I also uploaded a few new iPhone wallpapers to my Flickr page.

When I was out and about today I noticed the line of people in front of the Apple store waiting to buy their iPads. I figured that since lots of people are buying tiny new computers today, I might as well make some tiny new wallpapers to fit them. I believe I got the right dimensions for the iPad, but since it’s so incredibly new there’s some debate about what resolution these things use. I went with 1024 x 1024. If that’s not right, then please, one of you early adopters has to let me know.

I uploaded 24 designs to Flickr. Most of the designs have been seen before in some form on this website, but many come in exclusive sizes and colors.

I’m working on a new embroidery, and (because I never learn) a new font, so hopefully I’ll add those soon.

-Sarah

I’ve added six new backgrounds to the site:

I’ve been kind of overwhelmed lately by all the comments and traffic this site has been getting. It’s a little baffling, but thank you, visitors! I’m still crossing my fingers that this site won’t crash in the next three days.

-Sarah

I know I’ve gotten bad at this lately and I only manage to update once a month. I guess I have a ways to go before I become one of those people who become millionaires from blogging. Those people exist, right? All those infomercials at 2 A.M. can’t be made up; everyone in them is always wearing formalwear and drinking champagne next to their hot tubs. Surely TV would never lie to me!

Speaking of TV, here’s another TV-related embroidery. It’s of Tracy Morgan and Kenneth the page from 30 Rock, as Raphael’s angels. I totally love this show. Anyway…

There’s also four new backgrounds that I’ve made and added. I’m pretty fond of that floral even though it’s a little traditional.

Don’t forget to help out Haiti if you have the means.

Yours,
Sarah

I’ve added four new Christmas-colored backgrounds.

There’s also a new PDF of some printable gift tags. They’re free to print and use, though this new batch takes a little longer to load than might be expected. And don’t forget I’ve got plenty of free Christmas stationery, as well.

On a totally unrelated note, a while back I decided that I was going to create something arty and amazing using only MS Paint. For those who have never used this magical program, MS Paint is a horrible pixelly drawing tool that comes free on your PC. It’s also been around for a very long time (I remember running it on Windows 3.1) and unlike so much software, Paint never seems to improve with time. I was planning on making some kind of MS Paint masterpiece, but then I decided that life is probably too short for this crap so I’m going to post what I’ve already done and walk away.

(Clockwise from top left: Stephen Colbert, Shirley Manson, Audrey Tautou [in Amelie], Oprah, Salvador Dali, Marcello Mastroianni, Hugh Laurie [as Dr. House], and Rita Hayworth)

I’ve updated the links at the top of the site to include a link to my Spoonflower fabric shop. I get a small commission on the sale of any of my designs, and there’s 13 patterns available to choose from.

Happy Holidays!

-Sarah

I’ve added four new backgrounds to the site:

Also, there are two new fonts available to download. One is a 1940s movie throwback, and the other is a creepy looking typeface for Halloween.

Sooo… HAPPY HALLOWEEN, everybody!

-Sarah