Jessica@SheekGeek

Show Your True Colors – Peacock Word Art

January 24, 2013 by Jessica@SheekGeek

This past summer Adam and I went on a road trip to my family farm. My great uncle currently leaves there and owns some peacocks. This is the original picture I took of one of his peacocks. It inspired the idea of showing your true colors and being your true self.

From that idea, I found this Dr. Seuss quote: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Isn’t it lovely?

I played with font types, font sizes, and font spacing. These are the resulting beauties.

The one above uses the free font Hero, and the one below uses the free font Metropolis.

I thought the font was too small so I made it bigger.

I also like the idea of the font being hard to read – like a mirage of thought.

I researched to find out which Seuss book this quote came from and it seems to be a mystery. Many sources site the quote (“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”) to Seuss, but there is a similar quote by Bernard Baruch which states “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” Anyone have insight over this mystery?

Whatever the source, they are words to remember.

∞Jessica

Revamp your Jewelry Box with this Redo Roundup

January 23, 2013 by Jessica@SheekGeek

Without doing any research, I made-over a jewelry box for my niece. When I decided to post about that project, it made me curious to see what others have done with their own jewelry box projects. In my searching, I found a lot of beautiful ideas. Here is a roundup of the awesome ideas I have found.

Craft Room Chaos Continues

January 22, 2013 by Jessica@SheekGeek

So my craft room was literally pink and blue all over. That is how I inherited it, but I tried to make it better with a soothing blue. Well, that soothing blue didn’t have the drama I was looking for, so I went darker. If color is something you can lust for, I lust this color. It’s lavish and bold. It makes me swoon for my craft room!

My Craft Room’s Beginnings

January 21, 2013 by Jessica@SheekGeek

I have a tiny room in my house. It is like a closet with its own closet. Keep in mind that my husband and I live in a house with four bedrooms. What do two people do with four bedrooms? Fill them with children? Well, we don’t have any (at least not yet). So we have our bedroom (1), our “SheekGeek” warehouse (2), our office (3), and this tiny room (4). This tiny room was destined to become my craft room, but it was not an easy journey.

Resources for Creating Background Images

January 18, 2013 by Jessica@SheekGeek

I had this idea that Microsoft Paint would be a capable background image creator. I am sure it is, but I didn’t have much success with it today. During my semi-failed attempt, which I will still share, I found a new site and rediscovered an old favorite.