2008? Time for a break

There’s a price break going down at the esty shop. The copper-wrapped jewelry and select sale items (including medium and large prints) are on the mark down ’cause I’m clearing house…
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Etsy and the four-letter word

Not long ago I ran around using two four-letter words almost constantly. E-T-S-Y and L-O-V-E, as in I heart Esty. Now, like every relationship, there are issues…

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Books, books and more books

Spending much of the day in an environment that revolves around words and information means my bookcases are bulging and my wish-list overflowing. Books — instructional, informational, graphic novels, historical, painting, photo, biographical, art-related in any way — take up as much of my ‘work room’ as my materials. So it’s only a matter of time before new finds and favorite picks show up in blog posts…

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Twitter is giving me the shakes

In Progress: Tote BagIn Progress: Tote BagIn Progress: Clutch

So, instead of tending to unfinished projects (see above), it’s time to debate the efficacy of Twitter in regards to my daily life…

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Almost forgot…

clutches

The clutches! Here’s a sample of the most-completed stitchery to date. Everything else is still in various states of completion and pairings — vintage cloth and tapestry here, leather, suede and grommets there. To say nothing of the potential linings, zippers and threads. It’s taking a while since this is my first go-round with leather, but I can’t wait to tackle the purple hues that just came my way.

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Notice the snow?

Wrapped Pendantsview from a workroom

It snowed last weekend. Not the huge blizzard everyone got all twisted up in a bunch about, but enough to require two good snow-shoveling efforts…

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No more distractions!

A few days straight of nothing but blog entries, then… nothing? What gives, you ask?

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