good long while

right around the corner

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.

looking to the days ahead...

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.

summer social: recap + online sale

The summer social was a really fun event. I hardly took any photos, but lucky for us there is a flickr group with other people's images. There were so many cute and thoughtful details, a talented group of vendors and good times too.

I've been busy working away in the studio this summer and showed up to the sale with lots of goods. So I still have a great selection of items after the summer social. Abby is organizing an online version of the sale for those who weren't able to attend. The online shop opens officially this Friday at 10 am PST and will be open for only two weeks. More items will be added over the coming days including some of my work.

Also, I'll be re-opening my etsy shop soon (it's in vacation mode right now). I'll keep you posted on when that happens.

two for the road

I thought I'd be able to squeeze in lots more photos of what will be appearing at the sale but I ran out of time. But before I pack up the car and make my way to Portland here are two departing images. I picked this apron and this pillow to show you because I only made one of each and these were the two things that I momentarily considered keeping for myself.

I hope to see lots of you Portlanders on Saturday. It will be fun to meet some of my internet friends and also to spend time with some old pals too. Please come by and say hi if you can!

sale sneak preview

Here is one glimpse of some items that will be heading with me up north to Portland next weekend for the summer social sale. I'll post a few more peeks over the next week of what I've been making.

The top photo shows a batch of zipper pouches that I sewed over the weekend. You can see the new blue linen that I just started using. The bottom photo shows a handful of the many catnip mice I've made. A few of the mice have rattles - something new that I've been experimenting with. Also, the mice are now filled with bamboo fiber and they still have a good dose of the potent organic catnip that I've used in the past.

summer social

I've been meaning to post about this for a while but it seems that time has just been flying by these days. I'm super excited to participate in the Summer Social sale hosted by the very talented Abby on July 25th in Portland. It is certain to be a great time. Along with a really good selection of photography, letterpress, screen printing, jewelry and vintage goodies for sale there will also be music and ice cream! To me it sounds like the perfect summer outing. Plus, look how cute the poster is.

I'll post more details about what I'll be selling in the coming weeks. You can also check the sale blog for lots of good info about the event.

catching up

Although I have tons to do right now I can't help but catch up with a handful of my favorite blogs. I love this photo from the sartorialist. I'm also excited to keep checking in on this -- the portland version of a street fashion blog.

in route

I just shipped off a nice selection of napkins, tea towels and pillows to ink & peat. They should arrive at the shop very soon. I always enjoy seeing people's orders gathered together before they are sent off.

prolific

I wish I could have made it to the opening of Jill Bliss' new show Prolific at Life + Limb last week. I really love this series of succulent illustrations. The show will run May-June. Maybe I'll figure out a way to sneak up to Portland before it comes down.

a little nervous

Today is the day. We thought we'd be driving down to Ashland on Sunday but the closing dates were pushed back a day. I think we're all a little nervous (animals included) but also very excited about the big changes ahead.