It's getting so close to Halloween! I wanted to make sure you had access to the playlist I made for the occasion. To me, Halloween is about dressing up and having fun, and having fun generally includes dancing (for me). So there are some classic Halloween songs as...
You may have heard the news about Bug being illiterate, but lucky for you.. that just means two posts about the best cat ever in one week! Bug is ready to share his costume with you. He's a bat this year. He wanted to make sure I told you guys that he would murder a...
Last month, I posted a list of ideas for things to do this season! I love Autumn a lot, and I was really excited to go to Larriland for the first time with my friend, Jenn. It's a large piece of land, full of fields to pick apples, broccoli, and other fruits and...
All great ideas come after midnight, right? Sure. I was opening some mail that I picked up earlier today, and inside a Halloween goody bag from Michelle was an orange balloon. All of a sudden, I knew what I had to do. Yep, you guessed it. I tried to communicate with...
I want to thank you all for your support! Let me send you a postcard! Step 1) "Like" Uncustomary Art on Facebook Step 2) Send me an e-mail at mary@uncustomary.org with the subject "Uncustomary Postcard" and tell me your name and snail mail address. Step 3) Do steps 1...
Hey, you beautiful beasts! Before I share the happiness that's surrounded me this week, I have an announcement! Last night I launched Inspiration For Your Inbox! It's a series of 30 e-mails to uplift your day-to-day with variety, a fresh perspective, and fun ideas....
Oh hey, Monday! Today is Celebrate The Mind Day, and what better way to do that than by making mail! Write a letter, send a postcard, or ship a box of goodies to your best friend. Care packages don't need to be saved for when your daughter is having a miserable time...
I wanted to take a second to thank everyone who has supported my Monthly Marvels subscription service thus far. At this point I have sent out three rounds of packages, and I've had fun with each one. Today, I'm going to showcase September's package, which was...
One of my goals before I turn 26 was to eat vegetarian for a week. I've never gone without meat for that long, and I thought it would be an interesting challenge. I figured if I could go without Facebook for a week and drink only water for a week, I could do this! For...
If you were to look at the last twenty-five years of my life, you'd see many parallels with my interests and activities. I've always loved balloons, the color yellow, and glitter. I've always enjoyed picking out pumpkins, looking at carnival lights, and watching The...