November 24, 2009
IT WAS A SUCCESS! my first craft faire went really well. we had fun with friends who came by to visit and some who stuck around for a few hours when it was slow. in all, it was definitely worth the hard work. i made great sales and new friends, and hopefully future projects will develop from new contacts. i can’t imagine doing renegade at this point though, with the workload that went into this tiny craft faire. we’ll just have to wait and see…
November 12, 2009
I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT in preparation for the craft faire next weekend…and let me say, it’s really hard getting into it without a tree. i even bought a ‘holiday scented’ glade candle to set the mood. i think it’s working. three new note card designs added to etsy, more on the way: reindeer greetings, silver flurry, merry little circles.
October 1, 2009
LOOK FAMILIAR? in honor of october, my favorite month of the year, branches gift tags and personal stationery added to my shop.
September 8, 2009
FRESHLY CUT PAPER neatly stacked, a thing of beauty. two other things of beauty, my friends charles and laura’s upcoming wedding AND finishing their invites. now that the invites are mailed and delivered i feel comfortable giving you a peak at mr. peacock himself. i do love him very much.
i’m also in love this terrific nikon d60 i’ve been borrowing, thanks to my in-laws. temporarily taking my photos up a notch and saving my pennies to purchase my own digital slr.
July 29, 2009
new design on etsy. the spindle monogrammed personal stationery available in four colors with coordinating envelope.
July 20, 2009
so let me just tell you what’s going down next year at this time…mark your calendars, Lord willing, i’ll be at renegade 2010. that’s a big goal, i know! lots of work, i know!!!
saturday was exhilarating – just like christmas morning ‘86 when i got a talking cabbage patch kid doll AND my first sony walkman – absolute spastic body-gyrating excitement. surrounded by amazing talent and creativity, i couldn’t keep a focused mind on anything. i’m pretty sure i clipped the heals of at least twenty folks with the stroller. we darted from booth to booth like hummingbirds in search of sugar water. i mostly led the frantic pace, tommy and wren didn’t seem to mind too much. we went with some friends who were just as crazed, we were all overwhelmed and way too excited to focus on one thing for more than ten seconds. the downside was that i didn’t take many photos as planned and i forgot to purchase most of the artwork i had intended to buy later in the day. devastating.
best parts of the day: finally met my paper pal adriana from in-vita paper studio. met matt cipov {LOVE his creatures of the deep and zombies} chatted a bit about future projects and told him that even though a few of his creatures are a little too scary for wren’s room right now, we’ll enjoy them elsewhere in our home. also met the very talented lorena siminovich from petit collage. chatted with a nice gal from etsy, forgot her name, but scored some yummy handmade chapstick. and finally, made a purchase for wren’s room, that cute whale above by handmade julz. everyone was very friendly. a great, positive vibe.
we couldn’t end things without a bang though – massive blowout care of wren right before we left. fortunately, everyone waiting in line at the changing table was patient {thanks adriana and calvin}.
next year can’t come soon enough.
July 6, 2009
hello friends – a special summer treat for you, printable gift tags. hope these fun little designs add extra cheer to your warm weather celebrations and gift-giving. yay for summer!
download: cabana stripes gift tags pdf
June 30, 2009
two new designs on etsy. piccolo was one of my favorite designs back when i sold designs a la carte {now on hiatus as i work on new designs}.
