New Etsy Shop!

Please check out my new etsy shop The Big Orange Octopus!!

I took a big leap today after having a night of self pity yesterday. What a great pick me up!

Just as a reminder, I do create custom designs and orders. Please e-mail me  

at: Gabbimf10 [at] gmail [dot] com or message me on Etsy!

Have a wonderful day all! 

Pinterest and other Inspiration

Pinterest.com

So recently, like the rest of the world, I've been procrastinating by browsing through Pinterest. If your unfamiliar, I suggest checking it out here. The amount of beautiful photos, inspiration and random stuff out there, is UN-Believable. Really. Somedays I get so sucked in and so far from where I started, it's crazy. You click one picture to go to another picture, to go to somewhere else to somewhere else. I have to admit, I may be loosing my Facebook stalking fetish because of this. I highly recommend it if your having a creative block, or if you're feeling like you need a new recipe for dinner, or maybe even feeling like you want to do a DIY project over the weekend. Yep, it's all there.

Pumped up Kicks

I'm a sucker for a catchy tune and this is the latest one stuck in my head. Foster The People is an indie rock band from Los Angeles, CA. They were originally called Foster & The People, but people kept hearing it as Foster The People, so the name stayed. If you are in the Philly area and listen to radio 104.5, you will be happy to know that Foster The People will be preforming a studio session there this month! Be sure to check http://www.radio1045.com/! This is their hottest song right now and it's called Pumped up Kicks. *Enjoy*




Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ

For more of Foster The People check out: http://www.fosterthepeople.com/music/

The world will never know.

Today I learned of a great friend/colleague/boss' passing. So sudden and so young.

Its at times like this that I realize how short life is, and how you can be gone in the blink of an eye.

The last thing he mentioned to me a few weeks ago was how truly excited he was to move forward with his life, as he had just started his own business. He said, "I had the best Monday morning of my life today"

Had the world by the balls.

I hope he knows how amazing of a man he was, how inspiring he was to such a junior art director as me.

I also hope that I can live up to the high expectations he had of me and become just as great of a creative director as he was.

Whatever is on the other side, I hope that I meet you there in peace.

Rest in Peace TM you are missed.

Not enough hours in the day.

I hope you all enjoy the latest from my new contributors Susie and Bridget. Both very good friends, knowledgeable in just about everything-but more importantly both live amazingly interesting lives.
I love hearing their stories and the things they run into on an everyday basis.

I've been sort of out of wack lately. Too much free time for my mind to wonder. So i decided I am going to spend more time writing here at the big O, working on my shop, and getting my act in gear for my professorship (gasP!) this coming fall. I'll elaborate on that once my class/students is/are finalized.

The move also took so much more time and energy and MONEY than expected. I can't believe that we are just now finishing it all up. I'll be sure to take some photos once everything is in place.

For now, here are a few things I've been working on.

anniversary invitation

More cute stuff after the jump!

Roll Out the Orange Carpet

Hello hello! My name is Bridget, you can call me Bridge. Gabrielle has been waiting anxiously for me to make an appearance at The Orange Octopus. Here I am. Roll out the orange carpet.

You may be asking yourself, where the heck have you been Bridge? Gabbi presented me with this awesome opportunity in the midst of me finishing up my thesis. Well, that's almost all done. In fact, I graduate in less than 2 weeks. After graduation, I'll be blogging live from New York City!

Here are some quick facts about me:
1. I'm a copywriter
2. I hate meatloaf
3. I ran a half marathon in February
4. I want to be a stand-up comedian
5. I have a plaid back pack
6. I only write with Sharpie Pens
7. I have a puppy named Pickles
8. My parents are my rock
9. I hate cooking
10. I have a slight addiction to Starbucks

Be brave and do brave things,

Bridge

Hold It In

Jukebox the Ghost is not only local to the Philly/DC area, they are also awesome! They have already toured with Ben Folds, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Nightmare of You. They were even on The Late Show With David Letterman this past September. Let's hope they keep getting more buzz for their talent. I personally think they kinda sorta sound like Chester French, but I'll leave that up to you to decide. Here is their website for more of their music too! http://www.jukeboxtheghost.com/ *Enjoy*

Jukebox the Ghost - Hold it in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIJTDwyQw5Y

PS- Here is the Chester French website for you to enjoy too!
http://chesterfrench.com/