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Kool-aid dyed yarn

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robayre
on June 14, 2010
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Speaking of Tumbler (my lil post the other day)…

Yesterday I posted this old picture of some yarn I spun from wool I dyed with kool-aid. Today I found that picture was posted on tumblr by robot heart. Currently that image has been “noted” and “reblogged” 47 times. How cool is that?

I love tumblr, but usually I just “heart” images that I like, and only share my own images, as I kind of feel weird reblogging another person’s work. BUT, in the case where my image is the one being reblogged, I’ll jump in on the fun and add it to my own tumblr.

Three things

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robayre
on April 21, 2010
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I saw this “three things” list on Leethal’s blog and decided to participate myself.
Three names I go by:
1. Rob
2. Robbie
3. Robs

Three jobs I have had:
1. Night audit/ front desk clerk at a hotel
2. Nursery supervisor at a church
3. Study hall aide for 7th and 8th graders

Three places I have lived:
1. at my parents house (residential neighborhood)
2. In a farmhouse out in the country
3. In an apartment building, next door to a murderer (really, not kidding at all)

Three favorite drinks:
1. Slurpees
2. Thai iced tea
3. Boba drinks

Three TV shows I watch:
1. Lost
2. 30 Rock
3. Check Please (chicago pbs)

Three places I have been:
1. Juneau, Alaska (not on a cruise, thank-you-very-much)
2. Blarney Castle in Ireland (and yes I kissed the Blarney stone)
3. Breaking for “REAL BEEF JERKY” in Texas (I also break for cheese curds in Wisconsin)

Three places I would like to visit:
1. Japan
2. The East coast of the United States
3. Seattle (I’ve been, but only stayed overnight and didn’t get to see anything really)

Three favorite old TV shows:
1. Six Feet Under
2. Arrested Development
3. My So Called Life (but, I can’t watch it anymore. It’s like looking at old awkward pictures of yourself, it’s embarrasing and makes you start reflecting on a time you’d rather forget.)

Three favorite dishes:
1. Home cooked in the crock pot - Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana
2. Tuna Casserole (my mom’s dish)
3. Sausage & Rotini (my mom’s dish)

Three makeup/beauty products I cannot live without:
1. soap
2. deoderant
3. toothpaste (other than that, I really can’t think of anything I couldn’t live without. I won’t die if I can’t find my mascara.)

Three things I’m looking forward to:
1. This kind of makes me sad because a thing I’ve been hopefully looking forward to, will most likely not happen
2. I’ve been dealing with this today
3. And, it’s hard for me to think of anything else to look forward to right now.

Wow, that didn’t really end on an uplifting note. I think I will add another category just so it doesn’t seem so sad.

Three songs that make me happy:
1. As Is - Ani Difranco
2. Halloweenhead - Ryan Adams
3. Breakin’ Up - Rilo Kiley

And then just for fun, A bonus round: 3 things I made and added to my Etsy shop recently:


This handbound journal that I’m in love with. It’s similar to one of the very first items I made and sold on Etsy, eons ago. The inside pages are an assortment of different papers, and each page is next to a different kind of paper. There is watercolor paper, graph paper, and even some papers I designed and printed myself. I really need to make one for myself, because describing it right now, I want to take it out of my shop and just keep it. Control yourself, Robyn. lol.

This orange and aqua spiral stratum ring. I actually made it as a custom order for a customer who apparently decided they didn’t like it because it still sits there days later. booo. Oh well, I like it and I probably wouldn’t have thought to use those colors if they hadn’t requested it.

Lastly, here is one of the 3 or 4 alphabet badges I made. It’s also being featured in this alphabet inspired treasury. Cute!

Please play along! Let me know if you posted three things too, I’d love to read them.

365 project update - And Robayre around the Internet

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robayre
on March 15, 2010
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I’m 50 days into my Lazy Man’s 365 project. This means it’s time to present my second mosaic. (1st set)

Last week was pretty cool. I was excited to be featured several places.

 

First there were a couple green/spring themed treasuries on Etsy.

Then I was featured in this gorgeous spot at The Craft Begins. I love Bri’s Friday Favorites, so it was an honor to be included.

Then I got a message that my grass journal was featured on Ruby’s Playground.

And lastly, I was VERY EXCITED to be able to contribute to one of my favorite sites, photobooth.net. I always keep my eyes peeled for photobooth/strip sightings in movies and tv and when no one else had submitted the sighting on Lost, I jumped all over it. So, read my lovely description, then check out the rest of the site and track down a photobooth near you. Don’t forget to bring props :D

Day Seventeen - Faux Bois Magnets

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on February 17, 2010
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Today I was going to make some art buttons, but as I rummaged through my papers I saw some of the same wood pattern that I used on yesterdays TAD pages. I just was going to make faux bois buttons, but then as I was working on them I thought it might be more fun to turn them into magnets.

I have to shout out to Rosa for notifying me today that my Random Acts of Kindness painting was featured in an article on Etsy about…you guessed it…Random Acts of Kindness. Check it out here. It’s a great article with TONS of awesome feel good and RAOK links.

I was featured…

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on February 16, 2010
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on the blog CreatureComfortsBlog with my white on white Paper Wrapped Spiral Pendant. It’s a collection of work that was inspired by her brother’s drawing. What a wonderful article to be included in because I am in love OBSESSED with childrens’ artwork.

Check it out, and others like it at my Etsy shop!

First Week of Octoberrrrrrrr

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on October 6, 2009
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I’ve been adding some things to my Etsy shop, including these paper wrapped spiral pendants. They were kind of a hit in my shop before, so I’ve made a bunch more. I also do custom pieces, so if there is a specific color scheme you would like, let me know and I will create it for you, no extra charge.


I also have all the new reproduction pieces ready to add to my shop. I’ve already added the one above, but keep an eye out for more through the rest of the week.

I have just a few more quick links I’d like to share of things I’ve gathered from the internet lately.


I have been waiting for this pattern from my friends Kelly and Jenny. Together they designed the most comfy sweater ever. And with the temp.s dropping lately we all could use a little coziness. Check it out!


I’ve been listening to artist Haley Bonar. I think she came up on my pandora and I was drawn to the adorable picture on her album so I just had to find out more about her and her music. I read her genre was Alt Country (which I love) but I would say she sounds an awful lot like Tegan and Sarah, so if you like them, you might dig her music.


Speaking of Tegan and Sara, Sheasy blipped this video a week or so ago and I’ve been listening to it tons.

I found this flickr group pool devoted to etsy packaging! Gotta love great packaging. I know I’ve kept some beautiful envelopes that I’ve received over the years. How about you?


A couple of weeks ago my altered art shoes were featured in an article on AOL about creative uses for chalkboard paint, on ShelterPop. Check out the article here, I was so excited about the last feature which had an entire car covered in chalkboard paint. I want that car!

Thank you Bumblesea

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robayre
on July 20, 2009
in Artists, Cool Links, Coverage, General Update and Projects
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Have you seen the breathtaking jewelry of Bumblesea? I know I’ve spent time gazing longingly at Jennifer’s work, dreaming of rewarding myself (for who knows what) by purchasing one of her lovely pieces.

Then, can you imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered the other day that she featured my work on her own personal blog. I was absolutely thrilled. I think she must be a kindred spirit as she said she has wanted a room with fake plastic grass (rather than carpeting) since she was a child, and she apparently hates Metallica (according to her bio blurb). Well, Jennifer, I’ve never had a fake grass carpeted room, but I incorporated the stuff into almost every art class I took in college. And as for Metallica, well, I went to a music festival once where they headlined and I made sure to exit well before they came on because I loathe them sooooo much.

Not only did she feature me, but then the next day she used one of my paintings to illustrate her post. I feel loved.

Thank you so much Jennifer, you made my day!

And since she asked about my ecosphere. It’s still going well. I think most of the tiny water flea-like things have perished, but the snails, and the brine shrimp-like creatures are thriving. I don’t know if it is just me, but the plant’s roots seem to have grown deeper as well.

The thing that is so cool about the ecosphere is that, although it is just a jar, each and every time I sit down and begin gazing long enough I discover new life. For example, just now I discovered an almost microscopic, white creature, with what looked like it had a shell, but was swimming around freely. How cool, huh?

Weekend Wrap-up

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on May 17, 2009
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clouds & concrete, originally uploaded by robayre.

I hope everyone had a relaxing, yet productive weekend. The weather today was perfect.

I have a few things I wanted to share.

-I’ve been sooo delighted to be featured on Etsy’s front page not once, not twice, but THREE times within the last 4 days. As I said last week, I get stupidly giddy whenever I make it to the front page. I hope this feeling never goes away as I continue to plug away with my Etsy shop. I just love it so much. My only sadness is that Etsy was not around when I was a child/teenager or even college student.

-I’m still going strong on my goal to ride my bike to work everyday for a month. This too is making me beyond happy. I wish I could do it all year round. At this rate I imagine I will probably be riding to work throughout the summer, well past my goal of one month. It only takes a few more minutes to ride to work, than it did to drive, but I feel that instead of getting into a car, putting on the music, being in the zone and just getting to work, now I am much more aware of my surroundings. I get to enjoy the weather, and nature, greet people along the way, and really have experiences traveling back and forth to work, rather than lost time.

-I’ve been working on my mini zine for the swap-bot swap. If I am happy with the results I might add some to my shop as well. I just have so many ideas and I don’t think I’ll be able to add them all to one zine, especially one this small (it has to fit into a small matchbook).

-Before I forget to mention, I’ve updated my banner. If you are like myself, you read your blogs through an rss reader and probably wouldn’t have even noticed had I not said anything. Now my blog and etsy work together.

-I’ve mentioned my twitter here before, but I thought I’d bring it up again, and invite anyone interested, to follow me there as well. I occasionally post fun/inspirational/informative links on twitter as I come across them.

-Speaking of inspiring site links, here is one I found via booooooom. It’s a website devoted to the upcoming movie of Where the Wild Things Are and all of it’s assorted influences. VERY COOL SITE.

-One last link, a new to me blog.  How could I not love a printmaker who has pet rabbits, and a hedgehog? Then on her sidebar she has a list of goals, things like make a stop-motion movie, learn letterpress, and make a zine. This seems like my kind of gal.

Etsy Item of the Day

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on May 3, 2009
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I’m very proud to say that today one of my Framed Yo-Yo Sets is featured as the Etsy Item of the Day. Check it out!

In celebration and thanks, I’d also love to offer an extra little free gift in each order for any purchases made in my etsy shop today. Thanks Jackie!

Etsy Item Of The Day

Weekend wrap up

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robayre
on April 26, 2009
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How was your weekend? It was beautiful Friday, but rained Saturday and Sunday. Spring is in FULL swing, the grass is green and the magnolia trees are exploding.

On Friday I went to some thrift stores and picked up a couple secondhand white square frames that I was excited to use for my framed Yo-Yo sets. Above is the project I started and had mentioned on Saturday. A completely white set. It’s not even half way finished, and will be much larger than the regular sets because these frames are bigger than the ikea ones I normally use. I think it will look really great white on white. Now I’m kind of debating on using tea to slightly dye some of them so the are all off-white to different degrees. The frames are slightly distressed with the wood showing through in worn places.

Today I had a wonderful surprise when checking out my blog subscriptions. My friend Tiffany wrote the warmest post about me in thanks for a postcard I sent to her.  Last winter when I had my show I had posted one of my mailart pieces that said “I have everything I need”. She commented that it really spoke to her, as it was something her daughter said frequently, so I sent it to her. Tiffany, I’m so glad you, and Q loved the postcard. It always gives me great satisfaction to send one of my mail art pieces and for it to make it’s way to it’s destination and be appreciated. I could ask for nothing more :) Thank you Tiffany for being a friend, internet hugs ((Tiffany)). Did you notice that there was a stamp for each of you?

I would like to give another shout out to etsy seller monpetitfantome. You might recall a couple weeks ago I favorited his shop and was sent a kind message that I was his 1000th store favorite and he wanted to send me a free item as a thank you. I chose a framed rabbit silhouette, similar to the one above, as a tribute to my pet rabbit that passed away last fall. Last week I checked my P.O. box and it had arrived and it is beautiful. Please check out his shop to see if any other beauties stand out to you.

Lastly, I signed up for a mini zine matchbox swap through swap-bot. It’s been quite a while since I’ve participated in a swap-bot swap and this one really enticed me. A while back I blogged about my interest in zines. I look forward to this swap and because of its small size it will be a fun and less overwhelming introduction into zine making. I would love to encourage everyone else to join in this swap, the more the merrier. The parameters for this swap are that each member will make and send 3 zines and the zine will be small enough to fit into a 32 ct. matchbook box. Please join me :)

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