Trying something new

As you know, I am a big fan of etsy.com. I love all of the tools that it has, not just for sellers, but for buyers as well. One of the tools that they use for buyers is the treasury. Members find the things that they love (usually in a theme) and post them as a group in the treasury. This is a great idea. So great, in fact, that the treasury is usually full. 

So I am taking matters into my own hand. I am going to be posting a mini-treasury (complete with themes). My plan is to post four lovelies that I have found. I hope to make them creative and fun. And if you have ideas for things you would like to see, let me know!

I thought it would be best if my first was something you all know I truly love: CUPCAKES. Enjoy!

Cupcake stand to die for!

It sure looks like a cupcake!

A real (vegan) cupcake made by a genius!

 

Photos of cupcakes are good too! 

Peace 

K

While I Gather My thoughts.

We have spent the weekend working in the yard. We now have two Hubby made raised beds, and a brand new compost bin that he made as well. I made a rock garden in the awkward space between trees, or started to anyway, as things still are chaotic back there. We planted seeds and a few flowers. We also bought a little greenhouse to start the seeds in! I am so excited about that. And I can say for the first time since moving into this house I can see how things might shake out.

So, please enjoy these photos from my weekend

SALE SALE SALE

I am having a sale in the shop. Take sometime and take a peak. This guy is $5off and ready to go to a good home!

Happy Valentines Day

My hubby and I celebrated on Friday. A lovely Indian dinner and some silly games. It was very fun.

For you, I have photos of the valentines that I made for Little Bit. They are darling little ladybug cards that could easily double as bookmarks. They were a big hit. I also made a more elegant, grownup version with sequins for eyes and embroidery thread antenna. 

Have a wonderful day full of love and loved-ones

Peace

K

Some new stuff in the shop!

I posted some new brooches in the shop. I hope they take off. 

Also take a peek at this paper brooch. That's right, paper. Dyed paper is sealed and stiffened then placed on fusible interfacing. Makes for a sturdy brooch that is certainly different.
Also, for those of you on Facebook, I added a fan page.  Please feel free to add and to share. That is a great place to learn more about what we are doing in the shop.

Blessings

K

Oh Bother.

No photos to go with this post. We are down to one too few computers in my house, and my son had homework that took precedent. I can't download to the laptop I am using to write this, as it may just be older then me.

Let me start my saying that my heart goes out to Haiti in this time of need. I am hoping to get together with some people to do a bake sale to get donations to the Red Cross. 

I am overwhelmed, it would seem. Either that, or totally unmotivated. I have several things that I really need to post and get into my etsy shop. But I just can't seem to get it done. Call it the winter blahs, or possibly even a fear of failure. Whatever it is, I am trying to banish it to the wastelands.
I made the template for the valentines card that will be going out to little bits friends. I also have been working on a hodge-podge set of 10 cards. And book marks. And marketing. And packaging. And baking. And cleaning. Well, you can see how this is going. 

I also have been working on a mission statement of sorts. In my future, I would love to have a space to help people gain access to art. In a tangible, make it way. I want to provide studio space, and materials, within reason. I also want to provide the opportunity for people to sell their art on a very local level. I have been working on the business model for this for awhile now. Part of me is telling me it is getting closer to that time. We shall see. 

For now, peace.

K

New year, new ideas

The girls and I went out walking all over, taking in the sights and photographing everything we could. That included the weird little seed pods above.

I spent this first weekend of the new year in the studio making cards, finishing up projects and dreaming of the future garden. Below are two of the cards I finished.

I have some great news. There is a new scrapbook store not far from my house. I have had to schedule trips across town to even by plaind card stock. This will save lots of time, but probably not money.

And in the bad news dept., my car died. Her brakes went out and we decided that it was not worth the money to fix them this time. We will save up and get something more reliable. In the mean time, I will use this as my opportunity to get into shape.

Blessings in the new year

K