stone and gem collection

hopefully these will be turned into jewelry at some point,
when I learn more about stone-setting.

sticker page

here is an idea for a Thankyou, Enjoy sticker sheet that I could include with orders. Eventually I would like to get click pens with my logo on them, but this idea could be a good start. It just seems like if the emphasis here is handmade and personal, there should be something extra included with each package mailed out.

behind the scenes

worked on a cuff today using this vintage ribbon.
it’s going to have turquoise thai silk lining and felt ball buttons.

here is a pic of my workspace. it’s a corner at the end of a hallway
near a freight elevator. blue tape on the floor marks my invisible walls,
just like Less Nessman on WKRP in cincinnati.

pure sterling

made something out of sterling, leaving the happy trees out of it.
these got listed in my shop tonight. 

Thank you, Enjoy – by Artur Silva

a brazilian artist named artur silva made this sculpture
of a giant takout container and titled it “Thank you, Enjoy”.
i’m not the only one who was inspired by this packaging.

“fresh and new” treasury

my felt fortune cookie was included in a treasury titled “freshandnew2″ which made it to the front page on etsy. it was a nice surprise, because i didn’t expect much to be going on this weekend. also another sale today. my confidence is building and i’m gaining a lot of motivation to experiment with new ideas and put more work out there. the treasury was curated by femputer.

etsy gift guide

another one of my pieces was chosen for the etsy gift guide
in the “gifts for best friend – female” category.

treasury

it’s a good day. i’m featured in a treasury on etsy.

gift certificates

it was a fun etsy day today. joined in on a virtual workshop at the etsy labson gift certficate making. i volunteered to take notes and won a t-shirt GC.woot! christmas came early. here are the beginnings of a GC for my shop:front:back:look out for a storque article soon on the subject.

menu icon 2

decided to revisit the chinese menu project.here is another icon from the menu that i re-drew.maybe it will be easier to finish if split into and thought of as single pieces.