Ampersands and I really do not get along. I find them to be the most challenging figure to form, and I spend whole sheets of paper practicing various ampersand styles, testing out my own, trying to perfect the form – and still have not found one that I’m comfortable placing amidst my calligraphy. Knowing […]
Author Archives: Kate
Coming soon: can I save this jacket with a bit of creativity and some TLC? Note the unfinished embroidery of my name on the back – this beauty dates back to my high school days, when I still went by “Katie” and (maybe?) that shade of denim was still acceptable. Before I give up entirely, […]
Often, when we go to gallery openings or art events, people ask us if we’re Artists. We usually back into the title of “art lovers” – because that big A can be so intimidating, and we don’t want to be presumptive. Going forward, when asked the question, I might opt to borrow a line from […]
Happy Friday! We promise we’ll have a margarita or two in your honor, while pondering these things we fancy. Bonnie Tsang’s blog is one that I have filed in my reader under “Inspiration.” I especially love her Stylish Living series, in which she interviews equally inspiring women – but truly, every bit of her content is lovely, […]
The Facebook Invitation. It’s something we at UJCreative are all too familiar with. Though a valuable tool for getting the word out for larger, public events, there are significant shortcomings in the platform when planning a more intimate get-together – the occasional accidental posting of your private party in your public news feed; the stifling list […]
Union Jack Creative is off to the Yucatan for the next week, taking some time to enjoy the off-season travel deals and visit Mexico’s east coast before BP’s disaster destroys the beaches. But, fear not! Posts are scheduled throughout the week, here as well as on Tumblr. And have you checked us out on Twitter […]
This post is admittedly a bit after-the-fact. We had grand plans of making elegant cards for all of the mothers in our lives – and then bit off more than we could chew in this project, and ended up making a watercolor version to send out instead. Though the watercolor cards were also lovely, and […]
This weekend we got to see a friend who no longer lives in Boston – we played darts. Actually, the guys played darts. I took pictures and saved countless lives by not throwing sharp objects in a crowded bar. Breakfast of leftover rice and beans, stir-fried with shredded chicken and veggies from tacos the night before […]
A few weeks ago, I joined a team of 11 other women, none of whom I had known outside of our all going to the same gym, to run a 30-hour relay race from New Haven, CT back to Boston. We had a blast. When I returned home, I had a stenciled card waiting. I […]
Some things we fancy this Friday… The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar is stunning! Kuriositas features many more images in their post about the design – and the exhibits – of this amazing museum. UJCreative would love to schedule a visit. (image credit: Hulivili) These Toms wedges have tickled my fancy – I would […]