Snapped today in the studio.

Look around, we bet there’s one around you somewhere!

-Susie & Heidi

If you read yesterday’s post, I mentioned an invite my friend Angela had created using papel picado imagery.  She read the post last night and gave me the go ahead to post it here on Make Something Happy.  The invite was for a wedding reception for a couple, Hilary and Rob, that were married in [...]

I got into an email conversation today with a friend who is also a designer.  I had sent her some photos of a party that I was crushing on and she pointed out that they had used papel picado as part of the decorations.

Papel picado, which means “perforated paper”, is a Mexican folk art of [...]

We were out shopping at the craft store recently and came across these bright yellow storage canisters. We couldn’t resist their simple shape and bright hue. Remember our big studio reorganization project back in October?  Well, we’re still working on it!  These canisters will be perfect for holding teeny tiny craft supplies.

juice bar - 9th avenue, new york city

This store knows how to advertise itself! I just love when businesses make handmade signs. The composition, the lettering style, the colors choices! This proprietor obviously studied some color theory and knows that orange and blue are complementary on the color wheel. The abundant and inappropriate use of [...]

In a previous post, I mentioned that I’ve been obsessing over fluorescent pink lately and how it looks against simple, kraft brown paper. Today I was fooling around with some craft supplies and went a little nutty, adding glittery gold to my new favorite color combo.

I love wrapping things in somewhat [...]

January is one of several times during the year where we like to debut a large group of new Rock Scissor Paper designs.  During this time of year, store buyers all over the country are attending wholesale gift shows looking for new products to fill their stores for Spring & Summer. As I [...]

If you’ve ever ordered from our online store, you know that we always include a free goodie with your order. It’s our little way of saying “thanks!” to our customers.  After all, who doesn’t like getting a little something for free?

I’ve been a little obsessed with fluorescent pink lately. I bought [...]

Recently, I was driving to work along my usual route when I noticed some major remodeling going on at a local dive bar. There were dumpsters lined up in the parking lot and piles of debris being hauled out by the workers. Over the next few days I watched each morning as [...]

While I love baking from scratch, I like to keep a few quickie baking solutions on hand since I am often pressed for time during the holidays. Some unexpected visitors drop by after dinner?  No problem, I can whip up some treats in under 30 minutes. One of my favorite quickie [...]