March « 2012 « Michelle J. Enemark

Obscura Day 2012

I’m very excited to announce the launch of the Obscura Day website for 2012. I designed the site and badge this year, and am really pleased at how it turned out. If you don’t already know, Obscura Day (hosted by Atlas Obscura) is an international celebration of unusual places. On April 28th, people all over the globe will attend hundreds of curious events – backroom tours, private collections, and unique expeditions.

Dylan and I will be at as many NYC based events we can cram into one day. I’m especially looking forward to The Forgotten Beaches of the Forgotten Borough, hosted by Underwater NY. They always find the most incredible places to explore.

Drawing on Mugs

This Christmas for my husband’s family gift lottery, I decided to get all DIY with our contribution. Armed with my beloved Pebeo Porcelaine 150 paint marker, I made four camping/nature-themed mugs, and further equipped with Alton Brown recipes, whipped up some spicy hot chocolate mix and homemade marshmallows to complete the package.

I was excited about homemade marshmallows, but they ended up being an awful lot of work and mess for a final product that tasted EXACTLY like store-bought. If I was to do this again, I’d make them special somehow – maybe cardamom marshmallows. Actually…that’s a pretty good idea.