December 2011
17 posts
MY LAST CRAFT FAIR OF THE SEASON WAS TODAY
I’m putting my Etsy on vacation for a week starting tomorrow. In the new year there will be a bunch of new items, and new things to share :) Also I’ll start posting on here regularly now that things are calming down a bit. Hope that everyone is having a good end of the year/holiday time.
Dear Friends, Tumblr Followers, and Customers and Supporters of my Etsy,
I beg your patience and forgiveness over the next couple of weeks. The current Holiday season is the absolute most stressful time of the year for me. I often have multiple craft fairs every week, hundreds of orders to send (seriously!), and on top of that a full time job which I am just starting this month. It’s a lot...
A whole world of projects:
Justin and I are going to make another Valentine’s Day CD this year, last year it was a series of Magnetic Fields covers with our friends Pat and Josh. This year one idea we’re thinking about doing is a selection of Appalachian murder ballads, although there are several other contenders this is my clear favorite at the moment.
I spent all day yesterday...
Because there was a fair bit of insistence from my family that I provide a holiday and birthday shopping list, this is what I managed to come up with:
packs of prismacolor black pens
smart wool socks (kids size cuz I have bitsy feet)
winter boots (something waterproof!)
lavender Dr. Bronner’s soap
a new set of watercolors
a jar of nice india ink
pack of the skinny brown kraft paper...
It’s uncanny how the gray mist that’s settled over West Philadelphia seems to suite my thinking this week. When the occasional murkiness of mind seeps in, during the colder months pervading even the sacred treatment of time I have often used to cope … I find little to focus upon, little tangible evidence of celebration (shoots of green amongst the dead barbs of vine). I bury the...
Anonymous asked: You have a new job?What is it? Are you going to stop making art? What about your etsy? WAHHHHH?
bits and pieces:
*craft fair yesterday went well, I’ll be able to get some groceries and much needed supplies before my first paycheck! maybe even a few holiday presents for friends and family.
*the US postal service has lost approximately 10 of my packages this month, it’s really frustrating but I’m not sure what to do about it, the ladies behind the counter are really...
I feel so tired and sick, and like I’m letting everyone down. Which is silly because I’m sick and there’s nothing I can do about it but….ugh.
