wow.  It's been quite awhile since I've posted.   I have been so busy with my new job that besides a few coptic bound journals I made to sell in Colorado I haven't done anything.  So I signed up for two shows (maybe three) this fall to MAKE myself create.  I've been having a fun time the last few weeks getting stuff together... and some sewing stuff which I've never done before.   I'll have to get some pictures up soon....if I have time.

we're not the practical kind.

Z's teacher's didn't get anything the could actually use from us this year. But I thought it was cute watching him give each one a flower.  He was super excited and even practiced his "Thank you for being my teacher" line to get it to be just the right volume.  But once we stepped into the classroom he was overcome with shyness and mumbled it with his head down, flowers limp in his hand. 

In an etsy treasury!

I was included in a dancing themed treasury!!

Check it out:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd98f958de56d91c962b237/sacred-dance?show_panel=true

I don't completely understand treasuries.  But people are able to put together small collections of items from various shops and sometimes they're used for the front page of etsy!  It's always fun to get a message that a stranger has picked one of my items to include in theirs!

perspective.

soon.... I'll look across at you...

and with a twinkle in my eye whisper

"Can you believe we're actually here!"

I got a job this past month.  I love it.  But at the end of the day I have no energy to create anything new... which is fine because my new job is great and pays way more than basement handicrafts.  Which is also why I haven't updated in well over a month.  My March my etsy sales have totaled $4!  four whole dollars. I have also decided to put craft shows back in the cupboard for now.  Maybe I'll do one local one this summer if I have enough time to create some things, because I do love everything about the process of creating and selling.

My kids, who have been going back and fourth with each other all day, are now on the couch watching tv before bed.  I went in and Kate was asleep.  Zachariah told me that she "looked like an angel".  I have no idea where he got that from... but there is hope yet!

german ladybugs.

I was asked to make a journal for someone who loved ladybugs and was going to germany for awhile.  After quite a bit of sketching and abandon attempts I finally came up with this...

It's my second coptic journal I've done. 7 signatures. 16 pages a signature.  It's the first one that's I've actually made the cover boards for.  A mixture of white and random papers. Two sewn pockets.

And last week was a good week for Zachariah... he got a tie, which he insisted on wearing for a few days straight, and a harmonica.

just had to do something!

The bad thing about getting cable is that I've ended up spending too many nights watching the lamest things. The good thing about getting cable is that tonight I got SO sick of sitting on the couch that I took out the printing blocks and cutter I got for my birthday (six months ago!!) and made my first stamp!  I hope to hone my skills.. but I'm still relatively happy for my first stamp since junior high!