Slept in.
Made lots of journals.
Petted cats (really, is that how you say it?).
Buffed some buckles.
Found out a new Tori album is coming soon!! (This is perfect – my lady is coming back to me)
This is bliss, friends. Pure, sweet, ginger bliss.
is more than a little deceiving. If only you knew what it took to make this thing fit me.
I’ve been playing around with clothing a little more recently and I thought I’d give applique a try. I’ve done lots of reverse applique and patchwork in the past, but nothing quite like this.
It’s all a relatively simple pattern, but I like it because it reminds me of peacock feathers. Maybe when I grow up I can be a beautiful boy peacock; all proud and boastful. Only time will tell….
I recently bought a coil binding system in order to cut down the costs involved in making my record cover journals. I was super happy to find that the whole process is much easier than I anticipated.
I was able to whip out a bunch of journals in a day. I took some quick photos so that I could showcase them here.
Belt buckles!
The holidays are coming and I’m getting ready for all my shows and preparing wares for my retail locations. Here’s a few of the of my latest.
I’m finally home after a long weekend of crafting, travelling and selling. As I mentioned before, I took part in the annual Women’s Art Festival in Kingston, Ontario. Sunday was a beautiful day. It started off sunny with a nice light breeze, but the humidity quickly amped itself up and I was sweating buckets! I had lots of people stop by to say hello and check out my new wares. On Friday and Saturday I made a new line of fridge magnets (I’ll tell you more about them later) and I got some positive feedback on those. Lots of my resin belt buckles found happy new homes and I’m pleased with that.
I spent most of Monday lost. My doctor relocated her office and it’s not listed at all. At one point I was on the phone with 411 and unknowingly sitting about 7 steps away from her office. Thank goodness I started looking for her office with at least an hour to spare. I found her just time time. Just in time to sit for another hour in the waiting room. A little annoying, but such is life at the end of the business day.
I also added to my injuries list while I was away. I had a 6am fall down the stairs while I was carrying a tub of crafts. The silver lining is that it woke me up (or shook me up) just in time for my hour long drive to the art festival. I have a pretty (painful) carpet burn up my forarm and on my left knee. Even tonight I slipped and fell in my craft room. If standing on my two feet wasn’t so convinient I would stop it at this point.
Earlier today I got to take a trip to one of my favourite thrift stores in the world. I bought a cart full of clothing, books, knick knacks and fabric for just over $80. My grandmother thinks my husband is going to divorce me for bring home so much “junk.” She’s the one that trained me to thrift store shop – she should know better than to call it junk. A shameful word indeed.
I’ll spend tonight and tomorrow photographing some of my new vintage finds. I’ll be adding them to my Etsy throughout the week. Check back for updates!
I’m wrapping up yet another weekend full of glorious crafting. I’m taking another stab at screenprinting. I’ve avoided this particular craft for quite some time now. I’m not fantastic at the preperation process, but I’ve sought out some expert advice on coating screens and such and I think I’ve done alright (who knows for sure?!).
Yesterday morning I hosted my second Resin Casting Workshop at Made 4 You. It was a smaller group this time which worked well for organizational purposes. It was also nice to have a timer right off the bat.
I spent last night cutting out pieces for some new resin belt buckles and serging new yoga pants. Exciting stuff for a Saturday evening I know!
Anywho, almost time to start a new week. Here we go…
