Solid Brooklyn Hangtime

Last week involved non-stop hanging out in Brooklyn.  On Tuesday I went to the Etsy Success Symposium, which was uh-mazing. 

That night I had a long overdue sleepover at Sibhan's lovely apartment.  I walked in the door and she presented me with red wine,  gave me a killer hair cut, and then we went to Habitat for wing night. 

On Wednesday I had a nice catch-up dinner at Five Leaves with my cousin Rebecca where we shared lots of exciting news (!!) over ravioli and scallops.

Then, on Thursday, I went to Cafe Colette with Brooke and Colleen for an amazing dinner followed up with a long, very, very fun night at Brooklyn Winery.   We had a serious girl talk sesh over lots of wine and photo booth shoots.

2011 Calendar: Woodland Garden

This is the calendar I designed for my swapmate Marissa from Marissa Makes for the Design Crush/Greedy Girl Calendar Swap 2011.  

The calendar is printed on 55% linen and 45% combed cotton from Spoonflower and is approxmately 19"x 25" and is finished with mitered edges.  And that means that the calendar can be used as a tea towel/dish towel in 2012!

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New 2-Color "Tribe" Print on Pillows

I designed the Tribe print this summer, but just got a chance to try screen printing it.  I was a little scared of trying a 2-color, but it worked without a hitch!  I'll be posting some more in different colors later this week.  Purchase these pillows as a SET of 2 and save a couple bucks!

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The Ancient Art of Temari

I learned about something new yesterday - the anicient Japanese craft of Temari.  Esentially, termari is the creation of hand-stiched thread balls.  The balls were used as toys and eventually became an art of the upper class.  Historically, temari balls were given as gifts, but with the emergence of sites like Etsy, temari balls are being sold by crafters for $40-$80. 

Some of the temari balls I see for sale are so gorgeous.  I'm thinking that would be fun to have an assortment of them in a bowl on your coffee table, use one as a pin cushion, use one as a very expensive cat toy (and I don't mean that to be sarcastic, I know there are people out there who appreciate modern, finely crafted cat toys), but mostly I'm thinking that these could make really awesome Christmas decorations!(Hmmm, I smell a craft project....)

Lots and lots more examples of temari balls after the jump!

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New Items in my Shop: Zip Pouches

Need a little zippered pouch to hold your pencils, makeup, or your point & shoot camera?

Search no more - you can get exactly what you need for a mere $16 and it's 100% handmade (well, except for the fabric, zipper & thread - I'm not Superwoman).

This pouch is carefully constructed from heavy duty cotton fabric that has been hand screen printed with my grid pattern in white ink.   Each pouch is lined with a colorful, coordinating fabric.

The pouch is secured with a black plastic YKK zipper and opens to 9". Approximate dimensions:  9" x 6".

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