Lynn from satsuma press is organizing a fantastic raffle to benefit relief efforts in Japan. She has a truly drool-worthy list of vendors donating goods. I'm adding two snakes to the mix of prizes. I'll post more info next week once the raffle officially begins.
It's been a busy couple of weeks. I'm planning to post a few updates soon!
Lynn just posted about the prizes for liam's giveaway.
My jaw dropped as I scrolled through the list. It was nearly impossible
to decide which images to post but here are a few favorites (plus my contribution). In reality I
should have just posted the whole lot - all of the prizes look so good!
Go donate so you have a chance to win.
(from top to bottom: plainmade, the wild unkonown, stephanie congdon barnes, heath ceramics, rifle paper co, modaspia, elisabeth bentz)
Hi friends! Sorry it's been so quiet in this space recently. Pregnancy has left me feeling very distracted and unfocused. So things like blogging, emailing or calling people back hasn't been happening as much as it should. Only two and a half weeks until my due date. It's wild to think that the little guy could really decide to show up at any time now. In case he arrives early I wanted to make sure that I get this exciting bit of info posted.
Lynn from Satsuma Press is accepting donations and hosting an amazing series of giveaways from a really talented bunch of people for a really great cause. You can find out all of the details and donate here. One winner will take home one of my table runners. Seriously, take a look at the list of artisans - it's incredible!
I'm back from my whirlwind trip to Portland. We stayed for 5 days but I felt like I needed even more time to fit in all of the things that I hoped to do. However, the main goal of this visit was to be a part of the Sunday Best sale and that was absolutely great. The vendors were amazing and the turnout was fabulous.
I did a terrible job of documenting the sale but here are a few snapshots of my set up. I thought I would take photos of the other vendors' tables but it never quite happened. Trust me, everyone had great stuff.
I have a good selection of linens that I will be putting in my etsy shop this weekend - I've just got quite a few photos to take in the meantime.
I'm planning to post a few photos this week of what I'll be bringing to the Sunday Best sale. I'm starting off with one of my personal favorites, the catnip mice. Yesterday I filled up a big glass jar with 40 newly made mice for the sale. Portlanders, come early on Saturday and get the pick of the litter!
Well, I have a busy couple of weeks ahead of me. I'm hoping to work, work, work up until the Sunday Best Sale in Portland, OR on November 28th and 29th. I can't believe how soon it's coming up!
Here is the mailer for the sale. If you click on the image you'll be able to read all of the text. Also, there is a lot more info on the blog if you're curious - including a bunch of vendor profiles (which is personally my favorite part to read).
There is a really great group of artist participating this year. To be honest I'm just as excited to shop as I am to sell. I plan to make a big dent in my holiday gift list.
I hope you'll drop by if you're in Portland that weekend.
I think that I might be the last to admit that summer is over and fall is here (ahh, it's still hard to write that!). It's been cold and rainy the last few days and we've been using our new wood stove. I guess I can't ignore the evidence any longer. So long summer, looking forward to seeing you again next year.
One thing that I'm quite excited about with the onset of autumn is that my very favorite holiday sale in Portland, OR is right around the corner. I've been participating in the Sunday Best Holiday Sale since day one. This sale is actually what motivated me to start screen printing on linen four years ago. I wanted to hang out with some of Portland's best crafters and artists so I came up with my printing plan.
The blog is just starting up again for this year. Lots of info is already there, along with photos and profiles from last year. And I'm certain a lot more info will be posted in the coming weeks.
The picture above is of me and Julie from last year.
This weekend I spent a lot of time sorting, organizing and unpacking. The garage, which is also known as my studio, houses a number of lingering boxes from our move and I felt like it was time to deal with them. Some how this prompted a complete re-organization of my studio too. I'm not quite finished but I feel about a hundred times better about the space already.
Luckily I was able to break up the organizational madness by seeing these guys play at the britt on Saturday night. It was a really great show and the weather was perfect for sitting outside on a blanket listening to music.
the online portion of the summer social sale is open NOW! Quantities are limited so the early bird definitely catches the worm. I had a hard time picking which items to include above because there is a lot of really great stuff. One thing that I like about this sale is that you have the opportunity to select items from a handful of artists and pay for it all on one bill (with one shipping fee).
My etsy shop will probably not be restocked until next week. It was a hot and busy week here so I'm a little behind on my to-do list.
Happy weekend to you all.
