I have to apologize for the LACK of posts. There has been a lot going on in my life, things that have kept me from my business. I will get back in the groove soon, hopefully. For now, enjoy all that you have, give your kids a hug, call an old friend, and create your perfect world.
Check back later!!
Thanks for all the support and love!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
WireFox
This is another of my faves! There are a few pics that I will be purchasing for our new house! (when we find it!)
WireFox has an eye for perfection!
I am inspired by poets, even, no especially, the emotional auto-destructive ones like Edgar Allen Poe, Sylvia Plath, and Robert Lowell. I also adore healthier artists, Pablo Neruda, Frida Kahlo, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and the like. The tension between so much life, and so much trauma fascinates me, and always will. Recently, I've tried to shy away from studying the death instinct, and look as closely as I can at lives lived in full, spurred on passions as well as the need for survival. I also adore rain storms, post offices, caffeine in any medium, hand written letters, and long conversations.
I am inspired as well by my old Professors, Carolyn Harper, the best Theatre professor anyone ever had, and a certain Jessica Rattigan who not only moderated my undergrad poetry workshops, but scheduled private sessions that were better, and more therapeutic than the majority of psychoanalyst sessions.
I've been doing photography since my hands were large
enough to both hold the camera and reach the shutter. I was terrible at it for years. Years. Fellow etsians, remember, you may have talent you are unaware of until you hit a learning curve. I wasn't any good at all until I was ten years old, and using my Mother's point an shoot Olympus on a two week trip to Costa Rica. I've long since lost those negatives and photos, and therefore convinced myself that my childhood assertion that they really were the best photos ever is correct.
However, I was not good enough to market myself until early high school, and I certainly was not a photographer anyone would want to seek our until Late college. Something about the way I saw the world began to change by degrees while I was in New York, and then I spent a summer in California, and the change was so sudden it was as if my vision had shattered and reformed over night. Since then, (that is, around 2007) I've worked as a photo editor for a college newspaper, a head shot photographer for various artists, a theatre photography archivist, a family portraiture photographer, a boudoir assistant, an etsy item photographer, a vacation documentary producer,a projection designer, fashion photographer, events photographer, a cinemaphotographer for five different independent films, and also worked with various models, a chihuahua, and several derelict buildings. Breath. I'm sure I've forgotten something.
Check out her shop! You won't be disappointed!
If you have a chance, stop by her blog!
ENJOY~
Friday, April 3, 2009
Feature Friday!
I would like to introduce....
I so love finding fellow etsians that are from the Northwest. Colleen's designs are one of a kind, and definitely worth checking out! Here is a little bit about her in her own words.
"I was the child of two gypsy type hippies who were both very creative, so I got my start being a compulsive crafter very early on. I spent the majority of my childhood outside, roaming the nearby woods and working on our farm, so my inspiration comes from the out of doors. I am always suprised by the striking colors and patterns that are hidden in the simplest looking bird or flower. The Northern Flicker is one of my favorite birds because, from a distance, it looks like an unremarkable buff-colored bird. Up close, one discovers that it is covered in polka dots, has a red moustache, a black crescent moon on it's chest, and BRIGHT salmon colored feather shafts on it's tail and wing. And did you know that a poppy seed is neither round nor smooth? It is shaped like a kidney bean and is covered with the most beautiful, intricate hexagon pattern! These secret discoveries make my heart beat fast and make me want to create.
I have a degree in Marine Biology and then went on to the University of Washington to study scientific illustration. I worked in both fields for some years before having my daughter Bronwyn. I then decided to stay home with Bronwyn, and began sewing clothes for her and accessories for myself as a way to have a practical creative outlet. I am a self-taught seamstress, and I draft my own patterns because I find it difficult to read other people's patterns. In addition to sewing, I enjoy spinning natural fibers, knitting, embroidery, gardening, bird watching, drawing, hiking and spending time with my beloved family and friends."
Colleen's products can be found in shops from Washington to New Zealand, incase you aren't near one, check her out on Etsy.
BCharmer
I so love finding fellow etsians that are from the Northwest. Colleen's designs are one of a kind, and definitely worth checking out! Here is a little bit about her in her own words.
"I was the child of two gypsy type hippies who were both very creative, so I got my start being a compulsive crafter very early on. I spent the majority of my childhood outside, roaming the nearby woods and working on our farm, so my inspiration comes from the out of doors. I am always suprised by the striking colors and patterns that are hidden in the simplest looking bird or flower. The Northern Flicker is one of my favorite birds because, from a distance, it looks like an unremarkable buff-colored bird. Up close, one discovers that it is covered in polka dots, has a red moustache, a black crescent moon on it's chest, and BRIGHT salmon colored feather shafts on it's tail and wing. And did you know that a poppy seed is neither round nor smooth? It is shaped like a kidney bean and is covered with the most beautiful, intricate hexagon pattern! These secret discoveries make my heart beat fast and make me want to create.
I have a degree in Marine Biology and then went on to the University of Washington to study scientific illustration. I worked in both fields for some years before having my daughter Bronwyn. I then decided to stay home with Bronwyn, and began sewing clothes for her and accessories for myself as a way to have a practical creative outlet. I am a self-taught seamstress, and I draft my own patterns because I find it difficult to read other people's patterns. In addition to sewing, I enjoy spinning natural fibers, knitting, embroidery, gardening, bird watching, drawing, hiking and spending time with my beloved family and friends."
Colleen's products can be found in shops from Washington to New Zealand, incase you aren't near one, check her out on Etsy.
Stop by her blog to see what she has been up to, and whats to come in her shop.
Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
BOXIE BLOG!
I am loving this! I now call it my Boxie Blog!
Well, I have officially taken on an employee!! Yipee!! Ok, it's Aaron, my husband, but still he works for me. Hehee. I have been busy promoting my shop, and having fun writting features for Friday! I am having Vinyl made for my car, http://wordbirdvinyl.blogspot.com. It will be weird having words on my car.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
Well, I have officially taken on an employee!! Yipee!! Ok, it's Aaron, my husband, but still he works for me. Hehee. I have been busy promoting my shop, and having fun writting features for Friday! I am having Vinyl made for my car, http://wordbirdvinyl.blogspot.com. It will be weird having words on my car.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Feature Friday!
I am starting Feature Fridays. Every Friday I will be posting a new Etsy shop! So please check in for some fun finds!
*JUST BEADING IT*
I love her shop! Nikki has some amazing jewelry, she has now added baby blankets to her shop. Her creativity started in Girls Scouts, and hasn't stopped. She is not only a fellow Etsian, she is also a teacher.
She has been making her products for about 3 years and joined Etsy in November of 2008.
She has been making her products for about 3 years and joined Etsy in November of 2008.
Please check out her shop....You won't be sorry! I own one of her scarves, it's like heaven on your neck! I love it!
Also, if you convo her and mention the blog, she will give you 10% off your entire order! Have fun shopping!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Giveaway!!
Carried Away Bag Team is doing a huge St. Patrick's Day Giveaway!!
Please check it out! You could win the Grand prize!
Welcome! You've found a Carried Away SHAMROCK SHOP! Hidden somewhere in one of my listings is a lucky shamrock or the phrase "bag of luck." Find it and you could win a BIG BAG OF PRIZES from Carried Away: The Etsy Bag Makers Team. The grand prize is valued at over $100(US)! For full details and how to enter, please see our blog at http://www.carriedawayteam.blogspot.com/.
EARN FIVE EXTRA ENTRIES: Even if you don't find the Shamrocks, you can still win.
Make a purchase of $25 for my shop or the other SHAMROCK SHOPS listed on our blog to earn five extra entries for the GRAND PRIZE!
Make a purchase of at least $10 from ANY Carried Away team shop and earn 5 extra entries for FIRST PRIZE. For full details and how to enter, please see our blog at
http://www.carriedawayteam.blogspot.com/.
Good luck and we hope you get Carried Away!
Like I said, Please check it out, you could win big!
Check back later, as I am going to start a monthly giveaway!
Please check it out! You could win the Grand prize!
Welcome! You've found a Carried Away SHAMROCK SHOP! Hidden somewhere in one of my listings is a lucky shamrock or the phrase "bag of luck." Find it and you could win a BIG BAG OF PRIZES from Carried Away: The Etsy Bag Makers Team. The grand prize is valued at over $100(US)! For full details and how to enter, please see our blog at http://www.carriedawayteam.blogspot.com/.
EARN FIVE EXTRA ENTRIES: Even if you don't find the Shamrocks, you can still win.
Make a purchase of $25 for my shop or the other SHAMROCK SHOPS listed on our blog to earn five extra entries for the GRAND PRIZE!
Make a purchase of at least $10 from ANY Carried Away team shop and earn 5 extra entries for FIRST PRIZE. For full details and how to enter, please see our blog at
http://www.carriedawayteam.blogspot.com/.
Good luck and we hope you get Carried Away!
Like I said, Please check it out, you could win big!
Check back later, as I am going to start a monthly giveaway!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
SALE SALE SALE!!
For those readers of my blog, I am having a BOGO sale! Its buy one get one 50% off! Just enter the CODE HU50, and I will refund accordingly!
For those readers of my blog, I am having a BOGO sale! Its buy one get one 50% off! Just enter the CODE HU50, and I will refund accordingly!
I have been enjoying the outdoors a little too much. Nothing new to add to my shop. I do have some new fabric, and new ideas. I will have to get to work!!
My daughter uses a mini "blanket" called a LOVIE, and she does love it! I will be posting some on etsy soon, Girlie ones for now. They are so fun! (thanks Celia!)
Chao.
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