well, i have had my head buried in piles of fabric & paper getting ready for crafty bastards in washington DC & the risd alumni sale here in Providence. so here are some progress shots of what i have been doing so far...
the to do list:
the sewing table:
finished and ready button sets:
finish up sea life:
and this only a fraction of what i have planned on getting done. so i better get back to it, i promise more tempting pictures of things as i finish them up!
i realize i sort of dropped off the internet there! i am sorry! doing 2 craft shows back to back seemed like a good idea, but it was really super draining. i am just now sort of recovering...
craft show round-up, part 1: Felt Club:XL Summer
i shared my table with the adorable Maria of moostoys.com. traditionally a bear maker, she also brought amazing sock dolls that sold out right away. we were also super lucky to have kelly of superbuzzy.com come and help out! it was so awesome to have such wonderful ladies to spend the day with. the show was crazy busy! as we were showing up to set up and help get the space ready 2 hours before the show opened a line was already forming! charles pheonix was an excellent MC, and i think Jenny of sewdarncute.com is super amazing! she ran an excellent show. thanks jenny!!! there are more images i took of felt club on my flickr account, so check it out.
craft show round-up, part 2: Artbeat in Somerville
after selling out of certain items at felt club i was happy to know i still had a couple of days left once i got back from LA to restock certain items for artbeat. well, thanks to an intense thunderstorm that crossed chicago right when my connecting flight was trying to take off i wound up stranded in chicago for an extra day. luckily despite my bag being 'misplaced' (which had my sewing machine in it) they found it and delivered it thursday evening only hours after i had finally gotten home, and friday i worked like crazy.
thankfully i was able to pull it together and so saturday morning erica of coffee-drinker.com and i headed off to somerville. it was super fun, and we got see some of crafty friends there, and at the end we both restocked magpie with our goods...
now i am finally done with craft shows until the fall! yay! but of course it is only a temporary reprieve, there is still so much to do! i know a lot of you wanted ice cream dolls, so i will be back to sewing this week to make more, and post them by next week. it is nice to be back!
naw, just what happens when i prep for 2 craft shows a week apart...twins and quadruplets are made...
i leave wednesday for California! if you are in the southern California area come & see me at felt club july 15th. and if you live in new england come on into somerville and see me at artbeat, july 21st! i will be the tired jet lagged person behind the ice cream doll piles....
just a quick post...i have to get back to work, but i thought the cherries looked so cute after i finished them and before they got attached to their ice cream friend's heads, so i took a quick pic.
yesterday i worked mostly, but i did take out a couple of hours to go down to point judith and eat some fried fish & play on the rock beach for a bit. it was a nice break.
alright, back to working...craft shows are fast approaching!
i usually like to spread out things a bit and talk about one at a time...but it is friday, and i just have to share both!
first: i ordered some mr. bunny moods stamps, and last night got them all preped and ready. i just need to figure out some packaging, and then they will be available in the webshop as well as at the craft shows i will be doing! i think they came out really really well! just think, they are good for letter writing, scrapbooking, or i will be using mine to stamp grumpy bunnies on all the bills i mail out....
second: i made 2 more ice cream dolls, bubble gum & strawberry. for the bubble gum one, i even added the streaks that gum balls make in the ice cream.
i am going to make a few different flavors to take to the craft shows coming up...next to make? i am thinking a lemon sorbet...and maybe a rainbow sherbet too....well that is pretty much it, have a great weekend everyone!!
on saturday i got up very early and took a bus down to new york, met up with erica and we headed over to brooklyn to shop renegade. usually we take part, but this year decided not to. seeing everyone was awesome, and so much better since i could actually spend time seeing what people had, chatting and buying. if you want to see my pics, go to flickr. i made a little set of it...you can even click the slide show button!
other than that i am ramping up production for the shows i am going to be doing (felt club & artbeat). new strange headed critters are about to be born...but before anything can happen i need a cup of coffee!
i have been working on stuff all week, but nothing is actually finished, so you get a WIP post! clockwise from the top left: new promo packs for orders, new traditional style bear, tons of new owls organized my favorite way in zippy bags so i don't loose parts, and more baby buns cut out and ready to sew.
it is friday! yay! it is also going to be a record high of 93 degrees today, breaking the record from 1981 of 92 (thank you weather channel!). i will be filling my tummy with seafood later today at the beach...i can't wait!
have a wonderful weekend everyone!
p.s. i made a new background for your desktop, it is available at the website under freebies!
the alumni sale on saturday was great! the weather was amazing, and erica & i had a good time. we got to see lots of our friends, and people were clumping around out table keeping us super busy.
the giant squid was sold, but i was so happy with him, i am making more today. i am going to spend part of the week making stuff for the shop, and photographing what was leftover from the sale. so be on the lookout for a shop update...
new button sets! i made the lil' rhody ones last night. tomorrow is the last sale i am doing this spring, so i hope some of you new englanders can come down to the show!
alright, i have lots of packaging to do...have a great weekend everyone and i hope to see some of you tomorrow!
today i wanted to share some things that make me happy!
picture 1: i went to the supermarket this morning i got myself some "rhody fresh" milk, yum!
picture 2: a pile of sea critters for the alumni sale on saturday.
picture 3: 3 orders i already have from the etsy shop! yay! thanks ladies!
picture 4: my exclusive to the alumni sale lil' rhody pouches, with anchors for the linings since it is the state symbol meaning 'hope', which is fitting for me today...
