Entries from February 2008
In honor of this day that comes only once every four years, I celebrated by…shopping! Heehee. Well, I’ve been eyeing
this hat by
Heartistic for a while now, and since today was payday,
plus such a rare day, I figured why not! I can’t wait to get it in the mail. Go check out
Heartistic’s shop–she’s got the cutest hats.
In other news this morning, I’m back at it on
eBay again today, already planning what times I have to be at the computer in the next few days so I can win these auctions. Ha. Nerd alert!
Oh, and speaking of Leap Year, there’s an interesting thing going on in Orlando today:
You can read about it here and here. Brian Feldman is an odd guy, but no one can say he doesn’t have unique ideas.
Categories: etsy · shopping
Tagged: ebay, etsy, february 29, leap year, local art, orlando, shopping
Wow, I am all up in the almost-daily blogging here lately, aren’t I? I may be subconsciously trying to discipline myself because soon I will have to begin blogging as part of my day job, and no one likes to be thrown into a new responsibility with creaky knees and rusty writing chops. Or it may be that my voracious appetite for reading blogs is taking over my life–and, consequently, I find myself inspired to post on an almost daily basis. Probably a combination of the two. Soon I think I shall start posting my favorite Etsy finds, to satisfy my desire to support all the wonderful artists whose work I cannot afford to buy at present. Yay!
Anyhoo, I’m mainly posting this as a note-to-self: the CRAFT blog today alerted me to a swell tool called Fontifier (which was brought to their attention by Jessica of How About Orange). Not to be vain, but I kinda dig my handwriting sometimes, so I think I’ll try this. For 9 bucks it just might be worth it. End note to self.
Happy hump day! Here’s a picture of something I made:
Categories: blogs + the internets · design · technology
Tagged: blogs, yay, inspiration, fonts, i made it, note to self
Here’s a great chance to support an independent filmmaker and the independent crafting movement at the same time: enter the Handmade Nation raffle. You could win about 80 bucks worth of rad goodies! A raffle ticket is just $2, and the money will help Faythe Levine complete post-production on her documentary about the handmade movement sweeping the nation.
Categories: blogs + the internets · good causes · handmade
Tagged: charity, good vibes, handmade nation, indie, support
…new AVENUE H pieces are available in the Etsy shop! Go look, they’re neat. More to come, too, so stay tuned! I’m having a ball with my new stash of antique spoons and coins.
Categories: etsy · handmade · shameless self-promotion
Tagged: etsy, fun, jewelry, new, sales
A teensy sampling of some of my recent eBay scores…. Check the shop Sunday (2.24) after 1 p.m. EST to see the finished products!!
Happy Friday! Tonight I made granola from scratch, thanks to a recipe posted by Orangette that I found via Simply Photo (via Simply Breakfast). It’s still cooling, but preliminary taste tests indicated it’s going to be superb. And now we have something yummy + healthy to munch on tomorrow during the Best Picture Showcase Marathon!
Categories: etsy · food + drink · shameless self-promotion
Tagged: blogs, ebay, films, granola, homemade, inspiration, spoons, yum
A few weeks ago my hubby, who ever-so-generously lends me use of his fancy 10D camera for all my jewelry-photographing needs, quite generously loaned said camera to one of his photography school buddies (not sure why his photog friend doesn’t have his own digital camera, but that’s another story). Super, huh. Not so much for me. I’ve got oodles of freshly-crafted goodies languishing on my work table, just waiting to be photographed and offered up on Etsy–to fulfill their purpose, really. *Sigh* So it goes. But I just wanted to let ya’ll know that I have not quit creating, I’ve simply been without a camera.
But I’m getting the camera back this weekend, so mark your calendars! Fabulous new Avenue H jewelry, cards, and perhaps even scarves will be available for your viewing and purchasing pleasure this Sunday, Feb. 24! Yay!! I imagine I’ll have at least a few of the new items listed by, oh, let’s say 1 p.m. EST…so keep an eye on my Etsy shop Sunday afternoon or thereabouts and be one of the first to see my latest creations. Yippee!
Oh, and I’ve been fiendishly eBay-ing it up the past week or so, so in a few more weeks I should have another series of new vintage silverware pieces to show off. I get really excited when I get new materials, so you may even have to endure some gushing about my silverware acquisitions…soon as I get my–ahem, my husband’s–camera back, that is.
Categories: creative process · photography · shameless self-promotion
Tagged: camera, creating, ebay, jewelry, new, photography, waiting
Check out the adorableness by Teresa at Sewing Stars (via the Craftzine blog)! Not only is it possibly one of the cutest elephants ever, but she made it while she was sick! Last time I was sick, I tried soldering some stuff…and gave up after about 10 minutes. I was coughing so badly I almost soldered my wedding ring to my hand. Thanks, Teresa, for sharing this and I wish you a speedy recovery!
Categories: blogs + the internets · wonderful finds
Tagged: blogs, elephant, props, sick
