iSew blog feature

A couple of weeks ago, I got a special order from a fellow Etsy seller, iSew. She makes these super cute monkey gadget cozies (you know me and monkeys!) and amazingly well-crafted bags, quilts, bibs, among other great stuff. When I get an order from an Etsy seller, I'm always really nervous. Other crafters inspect your work a little more closely because they know technique!

So I sent off the little onesie and waited anxiously for the feedback. When it was positive and included a lot of detail, I breathed a sigh of relief. Yay! She even uploaded a picture of Ryan the Yeti to her flickr page (check out her cat with the furry toes -- just like Sasha!).

Yesterday I got a google alert revealing her blog post featuring my shop. She even included a little mini of some of the items from my Etsy shop. So you should head over there and check it out. Her blog was recently featured over at Craft because of her tutorial on fabric labels. It's definitely worth adding to your Google reader.

In other blog feature news, one of my sistahs over at the Pittsburgh Craft Mafia featured a few of us on Subu, Inc., her wordpress blog.

I really appreciate all this support. And yes, I know I haven't posted on the Brooklyn Indie Market yet. All in good time...

Heading to Brooklyn

The Lemon Cadet bus is once again hitting the road. Find us Saturday, August 11 at the Brooklyn Indie Market in the Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill neighborhood next to the Eckerd Drug at Carroll Park on the corner of Smith and Union Streets. Find a map and directions here. I got the above photo from the Brooklyn Indie Market's photostream on flickr. They have a nice catalog of photos from previous weekends. I chose that photo because I love the banner and the cute kid. It's hard to see but all the action is happening inside the tent. There are also cool looking kiosks on the other side.

As with every market or craft show, there's something new. Finally, the Yeti Brooches are finished and all packaged up!!! There are three different colors: orange, turquoise, and pink. Also there will be a smaller bean doll available in two differnt patterns: a gorgeous vintage inspired quilt fabric and that hip retro floral print you've seen in the beans.

The market's hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Please stop by.

The Moo stickers have arrived!

My fabulous Moo stickers were in the mailbox yesterday when I got home from work. They came packaged in a sleek white envelope.

The are so amazing. I'm surprised at the great print quality. I thought they'd be more like those sticker sheets you get out of the photo machines but they're really beautiful.


After snapping some pics of Groucho lounging and striking poses with the stickers, I started working on my business cards. I've been working on a new design so instead of getting rid of the old cards, I gave them a Moo makeover with my stickers. Much better!

Collage city

This weekend I'm going to do the Brooklyn Indie Market. Every time I do a craft show, I'm overwhelmed with setting up. I want it to go more smoothly. So I made this collage of where I want everything to go on the table.

Yes, it seems crazy but this is how I work. A drawing just won't do and I'm a visual person. This will help me when I get there and draw a blank.

I'm also going to do a better job of packing up the bins so I'll be able to put out the display smoothly and without a hitch. I wanted to do some rearranging from the way the table was at the Lancaster Eastern Market so I printed out some of the photos, cut them out and moved them around until they worked. I also printed out some pics from earlier shows where stuff wasn't blocking another piece.

See my flickr image for notes if you want more info on what's going where.

A moo apology?

I ordered some Moo stickers about a week ago. They are these tiny glossy stickers that you can have printed from your Flickr pictures. As I'm addicted to both my Flickr account and tiny things, I couldn't see how there could possibly be a better product to buy. They also have Moo cards that you can get. If I could decide what to put on the back, I'm sure they'd be here by now.

Today I got the cutest little email from the Moo robot guy apologizing for having lost some information. I don't even remember what color I ordered! So far, the whole Moo process has been great. It was easy to order, easy to choose photos and crop, easy to pay. I can only guess that my stickers will be equally great. I'll post some pictures as soon as they arrive. The suspense is killing me. I really want to start decorating all of my packages with them.

I am in awe at how clever they are with their customer service.

My My

I sent out a big order to Taryn of MY MY. She just opened up a brand new storefront selling all the amazing stuff from her website and a lot of newly acquired handmade goods. The shop's in Hatboro, PA. There are six pairs of panties and six baby/toddler items.


She made me that snazzy little button there on the left to add to my growing "Retail" section. Taryn also has a great online Indie Craft Fair Guide. I'm thrilled to have my stuff at a *real* store, especially one as cool as My My.

The Secret is Out

So TinaSeamonster and I have been brainstorming an idea for a really cool website that will feature all the hippest handmade stuff for kids. It was her idea originally and when she asked me to sign on, I didn't hesitate.

We have some great ideas in the works and some artists have already committed to contributing coloring book pages that you'll be able to download for free.

So the site is still under construction and we're still in the planning stages but I was able to snag a treasury since I was so excited about it and then TinaSeamonster got excited about the treasury and wrote a blog post about it which inspired me to get all excited and write a blog post about her blog post about the treasury about the yetis loving the seamonsters containing the longest run-on sentence in the free world.

I'll post more info when we have the grand opening of the website. In the meantime, if you'd like to contribute, send me an email. Definitely check out her more informative post without all the run-on sentences.