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New product – Vintage Photograph Garlands

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on February 21, 2013

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It has been way-way too long since I’ve added a brand new product to my online shop. If you follow me on instagram or flickr you may have seen some sneak peeks of this new product, vintage photograph circle-cut garlands.

I’ve had this idea in my head for so long and I’m so thrilled with how they came out. I went into my studio earlier this week with the intentions of working on something else, but next thing I know I’m whipping up these pretty babies. These garlands (color, or black and white) are made from actual, real vintage photographs. I know, gasp! Rosa ;) The pictures in these garlands came from a HUGE bag of pictures I scored at a flea market a couple of years ago. As beautiful as these pieces are though, I do believe future garlands will be made from prints made from the collection, rather than actual vintage pictures.

Reaching into the bag while I worked, I kept pulling out pictures that I just couldn’t bring myself to cut up. Here are a few, and you will see what I am talking about.

That girl in the middle saved this picture with her adorable hat alone!

I couldn’t cut apart this grade school picture, but it did inspire me to make future garlands from vintage year books, which I have a good collection of as well.

That face. Really? Heart melting.

And last but not least, this bathing beauty. A stunner, right? There are actually A LOT of pictures of her in the bag so I wasn’t so protective of each. Good news, that means she’s featured in some of the garlands.

These garlands are now available in my etsy shop. Please stop by to see them and many other pages of my handmade products. Thank you!

Breaking the Ice

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on December 9, 2012

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I haven’t posted in so long, I have that feeling like “where do I even begin?” Not that soooo much has happened, quite the opposite in fact (at least in the studio). I feel like I might be stuck in this rut where I have all sorts of things I want to do, but I can’t get myself to do anything.

I know I just need to get the ball rolling again. This is my attempt at that. Just get the ball rolling.

I actually have been adding plenty of jewelry to my etsy store. I think I’ve added over 16 pieces, and still have a dozen or two MORE to add! Now, if I can just find the daylight hours to photograph all the pieces.

Since I’ve been gone I got a treadmill, and have been using it daily. It’s something I’ve wanted for years and years. With the cash gifts I’ve received over the year, along with a very generous house warming gift from my sister, we were able to find a machine we liked in a great price range. Fortunately because we were dilly dallying so long, we were able to even score an amazing black Friday deal on the machine we already wanted, and that saved us around $300! Tuesday I will be doing week 3, day 1, of the Couch To 5K workout. Cool Running’s C25K is something I was first introduced to back in 2007. I’ve even had it as a link on my sidebar that long, but as long as I’ve attempted it, I’ve never completed it. I think the furthest I got was the 20 minute brick wall. I’m hoping with the treadmill I’ll finally finish it and actually run in a real 5K this upcoming spring.

Right after Thanksgiving I also held my 7th annual Gingerbread House Making Party. This was the winning entry, a mushroom house by Sister-in-law’s sister, Alyssa. Adorable, right?

There were a lot of really amazing pieces this year including the white house and Disney Castle!

Okay, so this is all I have for now. It always seems like feast or famine here. When I get in the zone I have to fight the urge to post multiple times in one day, and then other times I won’t post for weeks. Hopefully the inspiration to post will strike again very soon. Oh yeah, and speaking of posting, my blog was down for a couple days with problems on the backend of the website. When I got it back up I did a wordpress update (which hadn’t been done in years) and now things are all new and different. For example it took me a minute or two to figure out how to add pictures to my posts.

Lace Little Books

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on September 12, 2012

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Earlier this summer I was contacted through Etsy by a customer that saw this notebook and wondered if I would be able to make 22 more of them for her wedding day. The lace I had used on that particular piece was something I only had a small amount of but I was able to work with the customer to find something that she liked even better.

Last weekend was her wedding day and I sent her a message letting her know I had been thinking of her on her special day. She messaged back and let me know she loved the books and how they used the books. They set one on each of the tables at the reception and asked their guests to write letters to them that would be opened up on the anniversary that corresponded to their table number. Now these books will be part of, not just their special day, but their marriage for quite a long time to come!

Congratulations again Brynne!

Framed Yoyo Pieces

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on September 9, 2012

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I have finally been adding some framed yoyo pieces to my shop. It took me this long because the act of photographing, editing and listing is a daunting task, but I have had about 17 framed pieces to add for quite a while. I’ve added 12 and still have 5 more to go. If you are interested, feel free to take a look at what’s available.

Framed yoyo pieces were some of the first pieces I created and that sold well in my etsy shop since back in 2006! I’ve been making yoyos since I was in high school, creating them with scraps my mom had handed me down from her own quilting. Now I use a variety of new and vintage fabrics. I’ve also recently created a small handful using secondhand/vintage sheets AND frames. They’ve been featured on Etsy front page, on Decor8 and many other blogs.

About page on Etsy

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on July 24, 2012

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Have you heard about the new About page on Etsy? Now, in addition to a Profile page, there is an About page. There were several posts on Etsy to help you flesh it out and so it got me thinking. I scrapped my former profile page and created both from scratch. The thing I like most about the new about page is the rotating images. I picked images that I felt went with the whole feel of my shop.
To see the whole thing, click here.

BTW, the little mini buntings pictured above are a little extra goodie I put in with each order.

Book Shack

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on July 23, 2012

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I’m very proud to announce that my paper spiral jewelry (necklaces and rings) are now available for purchase at the Book Shack in Brisbane, Australia.

These paper spiral pieces are made from vintage used books, so my jewelry is a perfect fit for the Book Shack, which is a secondhand book store and boutique. They have a variety of pieces made from vintage fiction (text pages), vintage atlas books (maps), as well as a few pieces made from comic books. That was an idea inspired by Sharon (the owner) and a brilliant idea at that!

So, if Brisbane is your stomping ground, check out the Book Shack and say hello to Sharon! Otherwise, for those of you elsewhere in the world, there are a small handful of pieces in my etsy shop and I still have leftovers that need to go up from the craft shows earlier this year. I will post again soon when they are ready for a shop update.

Alphabet Poster with Moss

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on May 9, 2012

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This poster idea has been in my brain for years and I am sooo glad to have finally executed it and now offer it in my etsy shop.

The idea began back in 2009 when I started my ongoing series of polaroid pogo prints, which you can read about here.

Do you know how hard it is to find good moss, let alone a large enough area that is consistent? Well, it took me since 2009 to find it. I’m glad that I kept hunting though. I think this poster would be a great piece for a nature themed child’s bedroom, or even the classroom. That being said, I also think it would go great in a living room, as that is where mine has been, not that I’m prejudiced or anything.

This poster is 16″x20″ which is a standard poster size, so frames this size are readily available. I bought the wooden frame in the photo above for only $12. The poster itself is professionally printed on matte photo paper. Please check out the listing on Etsy for more information.

I hope you like it. I’ve had poster design on the brain for a couple of years now and this is my very first, with hopefully more to come.

Grass Pouch and Handbound Book

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on March 27, 2012

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While I was packing for the craft show I found several items that I had made to sell, but then never listed. Things that I LOVED and thought others would probably LOVE as well. They were sitting patiently in my Etsy shelves with all the other products, stacked and ready to package and send off. It kind of goes to show how my real passion is for making things, and NOT necessarily for photographing, editing, composing and listing items. I’ve had the afternoon off, so I took some time to photograph and share a few new items in my shop.

First, this fun Grass Zipper Pouch. I made my first grass pouch, probably 10-15 years ago and so in that time I’ve been able to add a few touches that make them that much sweeter.

The outside is plastic grass fabric, and the inside is red and white gingham, like a picnic blanket. The final touch is an ant and adorable mushroom on the zipper pull.

Next is this adorable handbound book, with a green binding and a graphic alphabet cover on the front and back. The fun doesn’t end there because much like the grass pouch, the inside has a surprise.

The inside pages are made from a variety of papers I’ve collected or made. There’s graph paper, watercolor paper, lined paper, manilla, illustration pages and more.

Both of these items are now available in my Etsy Shop.

Thank you for stopping by and don’t miss out on a chance to win a free chalkboard ring or treasure box, leave a comment on the post at this link before the first of April.

airmail buttons

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on February 27, 2012

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I just added these adorable, airmail themed, 1″ pinback buttons to my shop.

This weekend I was thinking of the mail button set (above) that is in my Etsy shop. I wanted to make another set, but in different colors. Like that, all of a sudden it came to me that I should design and print out a red and white striped airmail paper and cut the same envelope shapes out.

I love how they came out, and they were so fun to design and create. I think they would be a cute present to send a penpal.

A $10,000 Sock

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on February 12, 2012

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Would anyone like to buy a $10,000 sock?

In response to the bad news (she didn’t win the IL Powerball Lotto on Saturday), I set up an Etsy shop for my sister. She won’t be able to quit her job just yet, but in the meantime if the Etsy shop takes off she can work from home, selling her handknit socks. $20,000 a pair. Okay, I kid, I kid, I didn’t actually set up an Etsy shop for my sister. She really does make awesome handknit socks, and I am the proud owner of two pairs. Those are some of the pairs she’s knitted up, in the mock etsy shop image above. I just doctored up this image because of a story she told me.

She made some socks for a friend and the friend’s husband was so amazed at her skill that he said she should sell them. The thing is, to make it worth it for her, and for how long it takes her to finish them, she said she’d have to sell each sock for $10,000. That cracked me up. $10,000 for ONE sock! I’d like to meet that customer. I didn’t have any pictures of just one sock, so the listings were pairs for $20,000. I am kind of making myself laugh just imagining the heart attack she is going to have when she begins to read this post and thinks I actually set up an Etsy shop for her. Yes, I’m evil, but I hope she also gets a kick out of it :D

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