Holiday Heap - Sneak Peek

I'll be at the Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap tomorrow:
10am-5pm
Saint John’s Church
2640 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218











Here are a couple of last minute goodies I'm working on finishing up:







Hope to See you there!

Tis the Season - Daily Dose of Inspiration 12/4/09

I've been struggling with a bad sinus infection over the last week, so I haven't taken many pics. Here's a quick one I snapped of my neighbors Christmas Lights. I loved the red color in the sun and the pattern of the light.

Block Party Press Giveaway on Kind Over Matter!!!!

Head on over to the Kind Over Matter Blog to enter!!!!! Good Luck!!!!!

Buy Handmade and Help The MD Food Bank

It has been a difficult year for many Marylanders because of the tough economy. Many are without jobs and without food. In an effort to help those in need this holiday season, several BEST members will be donating a percentage of money from the the sales of their handmade items from December 1-14. Buyers will have a unique opportunity to support handmade and help feed hungry Marylanders.

The Maryland Food Bank provides nearly 14 million pounds of food annually to 1,000 Network Partners - including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, low-income day care centers, after-school programs, senior centers, rehabilitation centers, and other feeding programs. They supply food for over 50,000 Marylanders each week who otherwise would go hungry or not eat enough, including families with children, the elderly, the homeless, the homebound, low-income workers, the recently unemployed, and people with AIDS and other health problems. For every $1 contributed to the Maryland Food Bank, they are able to provide 3 meals to Maryland’s needy families and individuals.

From December 1st through 14th, the following participating BEST members will be donating a percentage of their sales:

blockpartypress- 10% of Etsy sales
sweetpepita- 10% of all Etsy sales
jenmenkhaus- 10% of all Etsy sales
glowgirl - 10% of all Etsy sales
yummyandcompany- 10% of all Etsy sales
atelieradornments - 10% of all Etsy sales
lanabella - 10% of all Etsy sales
lolamiren - 10% of all Etsy sales
thebrokenplate - 10% of all Etsy sales
tigerlillyshop - 10% of all Etsy ring sales
greenstarstudio - 10% of all Etsy sales
vwstudios - 10% of all Etsy sales

Take some time to visit these Etsy shops, support handmade and know that when you make a purchase between Dec. 1 - 14, you will be helping to provide food and services to someone in need this holiday season. Here are some other ways to support the MD Food Bank:

* Make a direct monetary donation

* Purchase and donate food through the Food Bank's “Virtual Food Drive”

* Deliver the food directly to the Maryland Food Bank at 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road. Please call 410-737-8282 to arrange your delivery.

* Volunteer Opportunities

Happy Thanksgiving!

Holiday Heist - Sneak Peek

Tomorrow I'll be at the DC Craft Mafia's craft show Holiday Heist!! It'll be my first foray into Virginia, so if you're in the area please stop by and say hello! To further entice you, I'm posting some pics of some new items that will be debuting at the show. I've made lots of new stuff, but I haven't had a chance to photograph and list them, so for now Holiday Heist is the only place you can get them. No worries though, if you aren't in the DMV (DC/MD/VA) as I'll be listing the new stuff all next week in my Etsy shop. If you can't wait for me to list something, feel free to contact me and I'll get one out to you! Let the Sneak peekage begin:

A new series which expands on my "Closer Look" Ring design and was further inspired by mushroom gills. This series features earthy colors, chunky components and lots of texture:



Looking at them all together is making me want to create a wall piece. Perhaps after the holidays!

Here's kind of a mixed bag of items featuring sticks in autumn colors, shimmery branches and pinecones, fanciful raindrops, more earthy Queen Anne's Lace and really big floral pendants:


New updated retro tree pendants:




And some new winter cuties - The Smitten pendants:

Be Inspired by the Process - Part 2

Here's part two of my "Be Inspired by the Process" post.

A little more paint porn:



If you haven't already noticed, I have a thing for paint straight out of the bottle. Check out my "paint porn" set on flickr. Despite it's name, it's totally G-rated!

Lots and lots of tiny bubbles. I was trying a new way to make texture. It didn't work, but I did get a great shot of the cool bubbles it created!



Texture:


This collage has a lot of interesting components that look great together or alone:




Sneak peak at the finished collage. Hope to have it available in the shop in the next week!


Remember to enjoy the process and to look for inspiration along the way!