The Most Awesome Gift (That I may Have EVER Received)

I have gotten some pretty awesome gifts in my life-time. I had one Christmas as a child/teen when i got a new computer and the things to set up a dark room. However my boyfriend amazed me tonight with what may be my favorite present of all time.

I am notorious for killing plants. I do have a cactus, which i have had for about 4 years. It is not dead, but it does grow in an odd way... I may not have killed it but I think I have scarred it for life. So as someone who is dating a plant killer and someone who doesn't have the best track record with plants himself my boyfriend presented me with this as part of my Christmas present.


It is so cute and I am so very much in love with it. He let me help him make the mushrooms and made himself one as well. I am so excited with them and how they turned out we are considering making a few to sell on Etsy. It was so nice to be creative outside of the fabric world!

Now i am off to keep working on my papers i have been making little to no headway on! Have a great night all :)

My Etsy Updates!

Ok, so here is what has happened to me in the Etsy World in the past week or so.

• Someone put Harry in their treasury!
• I went to a virtual lab and actually got a critique... yes i know! it is amazing! i am still amazed myself! (i pinched myself)
• I tried to join an etsy team and they said they weren't taking anymore fiber artists...
  

I am super bummed about them not accepting me...i was super excited about the idea of working with other artists in the area, and doing stuff... what that stuff was i didn't know, i just knew i wanted to do it.

I had this image of various people sitting in a coffee house talking and drinking tea... maybe i could make a team with that as the crux. How does it sound to other people?

harumph! my new etsy goals are...

• redo my photos
• promote myself more...(I have NO IDEA how to do this...so any suggestions are welcome!)
• make more things!
• package up some old supplies to sell
  

The Thursday Blues...

I have been in a huge crafting slump...and in the worst time to be in one...right when i should be ramping up for Christmas!!!

Sometimes i feel like i should save my money and not craft since i feel like no one wants what i make. i put so much time and effort into making my plushies and it makes me sad to see them sitting in my shop going no where.

I think i need to really sit down and make a crafting schedule and make myself do things in the alloted time. I am a full-time student and i work and maintain a cosy apartment so between chores (eg. cooking healthy meals), classes, homework and work i feel like my "me time" dissapears.

I feel like when you are an etsy seller not selling it totally saps your will to create and spend more... but maybe i will try a little harder, since my promotional skills are lacking and see what i can accomplish this holiday season!

Good luck to all my fellow crafters out there :)

Back in Boston....Finally

Hi everyone!

Sorry i have been so negligent to my blog all summer. I was busy working all the time and didn't have access to the internet as much as i would have liked.

But now i am back home in Boston and getting in the swing of things. I moved back here full-time in September 8th and have been busy starting classes again and REORGANIZING my "Studio". I figured i would show you some pic.s of my progress!

But first here is Josephine, a puppet i got at the rummage sale at the church, literally right next door. Guess how much she was! $.50!!! She even has a stick to move her hands! I love her!


But here is my new and improved organizing scheme!

This is my craft side...complete with my new sewing machine i got in may! It is awesome but i haven't used it nearly enough.

Here is my computer/homework/printing/shipping section!

We moved the bookshelf from the bedroom into here! it is much more at home here and houses my favorite little guy...

Gary with his new home!

And the piece de resistance! The cleaned & organized craft closet!
And i even found a good way to store inventory!

And here is the last shot... My fabric cubby, which shows that i really need to get going and start crafting again! It is Jam packed.
Anyone who reads this, please yell at me to craft, i need a little push... :)

AT LAST! PICS OF THE ICE CREAM TRUCK!

Here is my ice-cream truck, in all her rusty glory :)

I decided it was a "she" because it is decorated with girly things... i call her Bertha. Look at all Bertha's great decorations that Etsiers sent me :)

And here are the GREAT Etsiers who sent things :)

I hope you all had a great 4th and got to eat some Ice Cream!!!

Another VERY overdue post! Sorry for being a bum...

Ok, so i really don't know why posting has been such an issue for me... i have been a lazy bum i guess... I started the ice cream truck on Wednesday, and have today off because it is hazy and gray outside. I hope the weather picks up because it has been SLOW, but it isn't ridiculously hot yet and the summer did just officially begin. I will be posting pictures of the truck soon but have been just trying to get used to driving it first :)

but here are the last 3 AWESOME etsiers who sent items in (sorry i was so late blogging about your awesome-ness)

Risky Beads sent this crazy magnet that is awesome

and some great necklaces! She even has her own post-its which is just too cute!

And Jodi's Craft Emporium sent these awesome crocheted washcloth/coasters! I love the bright colors!


And last but not least is Mitsel8

who made this awesome wooden painted sign, which it just adorable!

Sorry again about my late posting and I hope your all having a great summer :)

First Craft Show Ever.... aka. Why Did I Waste My Time?

Ok. so i worked and worked and worked to make things for my craft show...my debut to the non-internet world and sold a whopping.... duh duh duh...$33 Dollars. When you count that my table was $20 I feel like an idiot. But i know it was a learning experience and not my right demographic and the 101 degree heat didn't help but i can't help but be bummed!

Look how cute my table was!!!


Some close ups of my stuff...





And my poor mom who came and baked in the sun with me for 6 hours...

So due to the disappointment of all that i am taking a crafting vacation of sorts... just kind of bopping along.

And sorry to those of you who really read this... i am now at the parents house on Cape Cod, and let me tell you, time moved really weirdly here... the pace of life is a complete 180 from Boston, so posting has been...well, pathetic but i will try to improve!!!

Maine Vacation

Hi there...here is another overdue post! Here are pics of me and the boy in Maine! We stayed near Bath in a tiny town called Phippsburg. It was so nice to be able to get away especially since now he is living on the Cape being an ice cream man! I start my truck on June 18th but until then am alone in our apartment... it is kinda sad... ok, really sad because i miss him like crazy pants but i have been busy since my FIRST CRAFT SHOW EVER is Saturday the 7th!!!!

ok, here are the pics... :)

The boy Squinting in the sun :)

The boy being coy! he is such a cutie patootie!!!

Me acting goofy making things for my craft fair!!!

Me with a finished fishie!!! I have 10 made now :)

a VERY overdue post

Hi everyone!

Sorry i have been neglectful to my blog. I finished up my internship and then immediately went to the cape for my birthday and then Maine for a vacation and now am crafting up a storm for my first craft show on Saturday the 7th! As you can imagine it has been very very hectic here!

But i decided to post because i NEEDED to let you know about some of these awesome etsiers who sent in things for the truck :)

Gayle from whatshername sent cute tags and seashell magnets! Don't you love her gorgeous business cards! In her store she has great fabric goods and beautiful pressed flowers made into bookmarks and magnets! A must see :)


Buffalo Nerd sent an awesome iPod Cozy!!! I LOVE the fabric, it is so fun and fresh. She has a lot of other great cozies in her store and awesome things for the science nerd in your life! Plus she has great bags made from up-cycled goods!


Kung Fu Cowgirl sent me some AWESOME STUFF THAT I AM IN LOVE WITH!!!!! How perfect are these earrings for me! I can't wait to wear them in the truck, i just know little kids will love them :)

Also the cards and magnet calendar are sooo cute! i am going to stick the calendar in my truck! Go check out her shop! it is adorable :)


And last but not least is Ioulia!!! Can you believe how GORGEOUS that necklace and earrings are that she sent me?!?! I just know people will be asking about them and wanting their own! Plus once her cards are up on the vine i know they will catch peoples eyes! I love how professional they look and how well the pictures are done! i wish i had pics that good for my plushies :) Her jewelery is not only gorgeous but it is also affordable! Check it out today!

Well now i am off to work on some plushies for Saturday! Have a good day :)

Wednesday...2 more days until my LAST DAY AT WORK!!!

I am going to make this post short and sweet... i have been home sick today and all i did was sleep, read and watch 3 episodes of Grey's Anatomy.

But i got an awesome package from Side Wing Creations which is such a funny name and a cute pic... i would like to ride in a side car :)

Wendy from Side Wing makes awesome stuff including a great magnet for my truck and a super cool zipper pull that holds her business cards together! PLUS IT HAS A SEASHELL and is ocean colors... i am sure this will be a major hit :)

Hopefully i will feel better soon and have more to say... but here is my schedule for the next week...

Friday: LAST DAY OF WORK
MONDAY: MY BIRTHDAY
TUES-FRIDAY: VACATION IN MAINE!!!

i am psyched for some time away and some time to craft...i haven't made anything in almost 2 weeks now!

Last Weekend in the City...

...This weekend is kind of bittersweet since this is the last weekend that the BF and i will be in the City together until September!

I am happy we will be on the cape...i feel like life there is a different speed, that we are more care free but i also feel like life there has a lot more drama. I do not like drama.

Oh well, enough about me... The sky is gray and gloomy...it is supposed to rain all weekend... nice, huh! it has rained for like the past 4 weekends.

OK, but onto things that make me happy!!!

Look at the great stuff for my truck!

Guess who made this! I think it was Jenny...hehehe! Jenny made this!
(I know, i am corny)
But Jenny is a talented lady who makes "bags and stuff from recycled materials!" which i think is super cool :)
Her stickers are so eye catching, and her business cards are awesome and sewn from recycled paper...i wish i was that crafty :)

This is the sticker and business card from theflashbulb!
Her stuff makes me happy...thats it, just happy inside. The sticker and business card is so well done...it makes me wanto to touch it because i looks like fabric... i think i may need some flashbulb for my walls :)

I had to photo the back of the business card and the card she sent me! She has her own cards! how cool is that! The card is so pretty it is on my cork board! I want my own cards now! i think it is such a nice touch :)

And if anyone wants to know where i will be Monday all i can say is hot dogs and beer :)

Spending a Monday night like this will make me not hate the end of the weekend as much :)

Thank You GypsyGoods!!!

So far everyone has been so great about contributing to the unofficial "etsy ice cream truck"but Kathy of GypsyGoods and AlteredEvents really blew me away.

When i first put out the call for etsiers to etsy my truck Kathy was nice enough to offer to make my display vine. At first i was obviously excited someone would be that generous but to be honest i NEVER thought it would be THIS COOL!!!!

My picture doesn't do this justice...it is hard to photo it since it is so long! :)

i LOVE the flowers. i said i wanted bright and these are so cool and creative (each one is different) ! i like how the whole thing has pins and clips and flowers and beads etc. it makes it pretty and fun to look at because each time you catch a glance of it you see something you didn't see before.

Even her promo bookmarks and business cards are cool!

Last but not least is this little beauty! it is a rack to hold all the business cards i get! which really shows how much GypsyGoods knows what i need more than i do!!! i have been racking my brain trying to think how i would keep the cards close by and visible and easy to grab the one i would need and this left me speechless! how perfect and how inventive!

GypsyGoods how i love thee...

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! for making these amazing additions for the truck... i can't even begin to tell you how much i really appreciate it!

When it Rains it Pours!!!

Well...maybe not pour... but i did get 2 things for the truck today, and one etsy thing i ordered for mother's day!!! Which to be honest...3 non-bill items...for me is kinda a rare event :)
in fact i am not sure it has ever happened before.

So now about the goodies :)

Emerald Coast Arts (aka. alycnwonderland on etsy) sent me a fun sticker and business cards... i really like that each card is different. i had fun looking at each one! plus some are.......GLITTERY!!!! :) (we like glitter here :) )


And Karina of Kreated by Karina who makes "Soap that makes Scents"...and soap that smells like heaven sent stickers and a ton of adorable sample soaps...i showed just a few that were in the box of awesome-ness!!!



And last but not least is the present i got for my mom!!! a Mimi Green Collar for my new "sister" (a labradoodle puppy) who i decided needed some style! and as far as i am concerned mimi green is peachy keen! the must have designer for the pooch in your life :)



Ok...now that i have been a good girl and blogged now i need to make dinner (Goat cheese and roasted red pepper, onion and broccoli pizza...yumm...thr BFs favorite) and then sleep because i still feel funky! but i miss you all in etsy/blog land! i hope you are all well!!