The studio is not ready to be shown yet, but I’m very excited about my latest design!
There are matching pins and magnets too. I think they’d make a great gift for a teacher from a little boy or girl… so sweet!
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Our next big project is going to be the studio floor. Brandon and I will be ripping out the nasty beige carpet and putting in bamboo. It’s the same bamboo that we used in the bedroom a while back.
The bedroom was our first floor experience, and the whole project took eight days (I think). Hopefully we can be a bit quicker this time, but I’m not sure. There is a LOT of stuff in my studio. Heavy stuff. Stuff I wish would magically move itself out of there.
Of course, there are a few things that need to get done before we can empty the room. This mostly means product photography. I actually like setting up my little photo shoots, but I never seem to get around to it.
So cute! Now, off to finish up a few other tasks…
Hi, all! I’m in the studio, listening to Jens Lekman and diligently filling orders that came in from the site and custom orders from Renegade.
Brandon and I had fun meeting you, so if you stopped by to introduce yourself – thank you! Of course, we loved seeing our fellow crafty friends again too. We heart Renegade.
Before I get back to work, let me share some gorgeous earrings by Erica Weiner that I picked up at the fair. My birthday is on the 22nd, so these are an early birthday present from Brandon! I love them.
Say hello to me or my husband! We’ll be in booth #196, near Wood Street.
The Renegade Craft Fair is only one week away now, and I’ve entered super panic mode! Brandon started making some PVC/concrete weights for the tent today, and I’ve been working on some new cards and stationery. Tomorrow we’ll do a test run with the tent, tables, card racks, lighting, etc. The lighting element is new to me, and I don’t need any surprises when setting up at the show. I bought a bunch of cheap shades at IKEA in pink, brown, and orange, and I hope they’ll look as good as I think they will.
I’ve been quietly updating all of my products. The stationery is now cover weight instead of text weight (the thicker paper is much nicer). I’m switching my cards from A2 to 4 bar (slightly smaller). I’m looking into professional printing instead of screenprinting and gocco-printing everything. I am one girl (with a helpful husband and a part-time assistant – hi, Ashley!), and I think it’s time to move away from handmade.
It’s been a tough decision for me, but I feel it’s the right one. If I free myself from production, I can devote more time to designing and growing the business. So… this may be my last craft fair! Yikes.
Je suis nerveuse.
Hooray! My Pink Loves Brown framed silhouette prints are in the October 2007 issue of Philadelphia Style!
I absolutely adore them, so it always makes me happy when others are drawn to them too.
Thank you, Philadelphia Style!
