“Aldas” (pronounced ull-dosh) is the Hungarian word for “blessing,” and The Aldas Project: 366 Drawings for Good, is a year-long project by artist, Kristy Modarelli that began on January 1 of this year. Art for the greater good, “the idea for this project is two-fold – a personal challenge to create an original drawing every day, for a year; and to raise money for three of Kristy’s favorite non-profit organizations: 826 National, The Schoerke Foundation, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Each original drawing, made of archival materials, will be sold for $100, with $25 going to the buyer’s choice of the three charities. There are no additional fees of any kind, including shipping.” Beautiful, and for a good cause.

images from The Aldas Project, found via the jealous curator

We all know that elves make shoes while the cobbler sleeps, and now the truth is out about hats.
As Sara Grundy of Sorensen-Grundy Milliners told My Modern Met,

“The impulse behind making the hat was based on a combination of factors. There has always been a tradition in millinery to make miniature versions of traditional hat shapes such as the Victorian mini top hat and as a company we have tended to play with scale quite often making mini trilbies, berets, top hats and other classic shapes. We wanted to take this further by playing with the idea of scale for this piece.

Model millinery involves a hat being completely hand made and often there is a huge amount of hand sewing involved. Because it’s such hard work and takes such a long time we have often daydreamed about having the help of a miniature workforce or leaving something half finished that gets magically completed overnight. We trained together in a millinery workroom making hats for Paris and London fashion shows and know what it feels like to be working away behind the scenes and through the night.”

Our hats off to you, Sara, Dan, and your teeny construction workers!

found via My Modern Met, images via Sorensen Grundy

A-1 Scrabble designer edition? Yes, please. Designer Andrew Clifford Capener set out to “revive an old, but loved game. The idea was to excite people about typography by giving them the ability to choose what font their scrabble set would come in. The set would be available in the font of your choice or with an assorted font pack.” Sounds like fun, before the game’s even begun.

images Andrew Clifford Capener, found via FontFeed

Is there anything Anna Bond creates that isn’t adorable? The owner of Rifle Paper Co. has made her mark on the stationery industry in no time at all with her unique illustration style, and you can count us among her smitten fans. I had an excuse to buy some of her cards for recently wed or to-be-wed friends, and I’ll be coming up with more excuses to buy her goods soon.

All images via Rifle Paper Co.

I am loving the new site showcasing Austin designer Simon Walker’s gorgeous work: beautiful, vintage-inspired lettering. And to any Texans reading this—you can find our mailing address on our contact page, which is where you should send a case of that cider…

images via Simon Walker