Etsy is everywhere

Ok--I this blog will not be all etsy all the time, but it appears that in the real world, everywhere I look, I read about etsy. The founders are going to be on Martha Stewart tomorrow and there was an article about it in the Financial Times. It seems that its really about to get mainstream. I think its really exciting times for artists, designers and craftspeople in general. I cannot say enough, how amazing the whole concept is. I don;t even know HOW i ever stumbled upon it, but I am extremely glad that I did. This is a dramatic statement--be warned--but I think etsy has made my life better. Its just really nice to be making things, and being creative again. And to do it in a way I never thought possible.

You should also check out the philly artblog because my sister is in it yet AGAIN. Pretty cool. They seem to like her a lot. They have good taste.

Relieved

At last it is friday. You would think I would be all rested from having 4 days off last weekend, but apparently, a 3 day week is just as intense as 5! I am relieved.

In good news, I got a spot in an Etsy ad that will be in the wonderful magazine Craft. They also have a really great blog, which i highly recommend for anyone who loves crafts and making things. You can find it here. It will be on news stands starting May 1, and it comes out quarterly, so it will give me 3 whole months of exposure. I hope that I can get some good sales out of it. I am pleasantly surprised at the traffic I get, and how many I have already sold in my first month. But this can only add to that humble success. Its a fun time.

I just found this on etsy today.....so beautiful. You can see many more one of a kind blown glass items on Juln's site.

The American Public....

....are a weird crew. Very weird. That is all I have to say, or am at liberty to discuss.

Days off

So today I did not go to work. I love having long weekends, and today turned out to be a good one. I basically sewed all day. It was wonderful. I completed four bags, photographed them and posted them to etsy. It is such a feeling of accomplishment. Drinking coffee, the whir of the sewing machine, and life doesn't get much better!

Some of my handiwork....

Making things

I like to make things. When I have a new idea, its like it gnaws at my mind, literally, until I can get it out. Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with me. I have to get it out quickly, or else I might lose my mind from even the thought of making it. I think that is weird.
Even a color combination will pop in my head, or I will see it in the color of a tile, or a picture, or food, or clothing, and I will HAVE to find fabric to create something similar.
Luckily, I got two new designs out of my system last week, but it was touch and go there for a day or two when I had no time to actually make what I had in my head. I feel it coming on again. I think I need to make something new today.

One thing that frustrates me about making bags is that I can't really make them irridescent and sparkly...well, I could, but they would be ugly. I wish I could translate this necklace by nutraj into a bag.