Monday, March 9, 2009

work. sleep. work....

i've been away for a while. most of my "free" time lately has been spent on new work. and photographing new work. and listing new work. 

so. much. work. 

my evenings have been spent scouring the internet for a vacation home to stay at this summer. while the end result of this will be more than worth the effort, it feels so much like homework. endless streams of houses, high prices and low availability have left me feeling like a zombie at the end of each night. the only thing that has made this even remotely bearable is my sister-in-law. my friend, really. she sits on the other end of the phone, many miles away looking at the same pictures and making me feel as though we are in the same room. laughing and laughing. making all this work seem a little more fun.

so i suppose there are worse ways to spend an evening.

here is a look at some of my newer pieces...

i am so happy with how they have turned out. truth be told, though, i've been fretting big-time about whether or not they will sell. i have loved my little silk blooms, but i can no longer make them. i will pop some in my shop here and there, but my true direction is these newer ones. made from found and re-purposed fabric and buttons from my huge collection of vintage buttons. in every way, they feel like the direction i need to be headed. the question remains, though: will anyone come along?
a little light came to me on friday when i found this incredibly sweet post about my shop at bronette. thanks so much for giving me a little boost when i needed it most! a lot of encouragement has been coming from here lately as well. thanks, k.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

lazy monday morning


at least one of us likes shipping days. oh, the glorious brown paper...

well, i'm off to the post office.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

new flower


just listed in my shop now. this is exciting because it is the first in a line of flowers that are really made from salvaged materials. as much as i love silk ones, they simply need to be made with all new materials and don't reflect the nature of my shop's name. these have been kicking around my mind in one way or another for a while and it is so great to see them take shape. 

folks have really taken a shine to my silk flowers.
let's hope they like these babies, too. 

happy weekend,
j

Sunday, February 8, 2009

handmade awesomeness

almost everything i received for christmas and my birthday came from the second storie indie market, and they have helped brighten up an otherwise cold and somewhat dreary winter. thought i would share my favorites...


earrings by foundling
glass etched vase by lizz switzer
tshirt by gina sherwood
velvet scarf by kyla keglar
print by jim delucia
earrings (purchased for myself!) by polestar

Monday, January 19, 2009

feelin' good

i have been away too long....
again.

someday soon i plan to sit down and write about gratitude and what this new presidency will mean to me.

for now though, the exciting news is that i finally got my etsy shop up and running! it has been doing fairly well in that month and a half. i am both pleased and busy!

kirsten of tollipop was sweet enough to feature my tangerine flower pin on her blog today.
thanks kirsten!

2009 is off to a great start.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

a good start

i know that it's true
it gonna be a good year
out of the darkness
into the fire
i tell you i love you
and my heart's in the strangest place...

the walkmen
"in the new year"

Thursday, December 4, 2008

oh boy....

it certainly has been a long time. i feel sheepish. all i can say for myself is that all of my time over the last couple of months has been devoted solely to second storie and making sure it was as awesome as it could be.

and it was.

i have more to say on this, but it will have to wait until later. for now, it is enough that i am posting something new! thanks to all who left such sweet comments on my last post. i still get a little giddy when i think about our wedding.

pictures and more coming soon...