Hi there!

Just popping in to say hello, and let you know I've got a promotion in the Etsy shop for this weekend! Just use the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY10 to get 10% off your total purchase! EVEN BETTER NEWS: No more waiting for adjusted PayPal invoices, because Etsy applies the coupon for you!

Also, my logo/branding ADD has kicked in again, and I made new business cards and a new banner. Thank God VistaPrint is so freaking cheap, otherwise I'd be stuck with the same old business cards forever! Anyway, here's the new look:

New card!

New banner!

Hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving!

I love Amy Sedaris

And you should, too! Check out her interview on Etsy here. She's whoring out her new book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.

This pretty much sums it up:

That is all.

Pretty much the cutest thing I've seen in a while

An Awesome Book of Thanks! from Dallas Clayton on Vimeo.

Pretty much the funniest thing I've ever seen

Well, maybe not ever, but in a long time. You should go watch it, now.

Funny story

I changed my business cards again. Before the Indie Craft Parade. But I'm so glad I did. I'm really happy with them (for now). Especially because the horizontal ones incorporate my stamp from Primele! :)

And now on to the actual Indie Craft Parade. What an amazing experience!! There was so much great art, and so many creative people! It was wonderful to meet some "blog friends" in real life, and make some sweet new friends, of course. I was thrilled to meet Bonnie from Going Home to Roost, Bonnie from Carolina Postcard, and I was lucky enough to be beside the great peeps from Canoo, and next to them the sweet Kina from Joretta, who had her adorable baby with her!

I was of course thrilled that Sally from Sew Few and Elizabeth from Yellow Elm were there--great girls with great products!

I got some AWESOME stuff, mostly traded (which I love!), but I bought a kitty catnip squid from Canoo because they're just so freaking cute. The cats have hidden it somewhere...

Check out the goods!

Awesome grid notepads from Two Over Zero

Gorgeous pillow from Going Home to Roost!

Sweet bag from lightnest (I was too busy stuffing everything in it to get a picture of it by itself!)

My booth (view as you walk in the door--I was amazingly lucky and got Booth #1, right in front of the main entrance!)

My booth (view from the aisle)

So, yeah, the Indie Craft Parade was pretty much one of the coolest things I've ever been a part of! More pics are below if you want to take a virtual tour of my favorite vendors!

Top row: Tracie Kelly Designs, canoo, and Going Home to Roost; Middle row: Joretta Natural Hand Knits, , and Illyria Pottery; Bottom row: Pretty. Simple. Things. and Finkelstein's

 

 

 

Seeing as it's almost a week after the Indie Craft Parade actually happened, I'm clearly late. But all that matters is how awesome it was!!! I can't wait to do it again next year!

Once again, I've decided to change my business cards et al. I got this AWESOME stamp from Primele, and wanted to somehow incorporate it, but working full-time, making jewelry for the Indie Craft Parade, and making jewelry for two stores and two brides just doesn't leave me enough time to individually stamp 1,000 business cards! So I'm doing the easy thing and throwing some stuff together in Gimpshop, then sending it to VistaPrint. Here's what I'm thinking...for now:

Clearly that's the regular one. Here's the vertical one:

I'm sure I'll change my mind in five minutes and make a new one!

In other news, I am now the director of the non-profit child development center where I've been working on and off since high school!

I'm also gearing up for the Indie Craft Parade, and making lots of new pieces! I'm trying to come up with interesting ways of displaying my pieces and really making my booth stand out. I'll be in booth numero uno, which could be awesome or terrible, depending. People could be so stunned by my awesome stuff that they want to go ahead and spend money at my booth, or they could decide that they want to see what all's out there and skip me. Hmmm...not sure how that will go. Either way, I'll post lots of pictures from the ICP here after it's over.

Love and other indoor sports,

Jess

Sad face

I've been a bad, bad blogger. Sorry to all 2 people who actually read this!

But the good news is....I got into the Indie Craft Parade!!! Yup, I'll be peddling my wares September 10-11 at this Etsy-sponsored event. Yay me!

I've been trolling lots of design blogs lately, and it's made me antsy to do some redecorating. I repainted the front hallway. Again. This time I'm in LOVE with the color--we used Behr Premium Plus Granite Boulder, and only needed half a gallon. I'm telling you, this paint + primer action is awesome. I think I'm going to use the rest of it to paint the front living room. As soon as we get it cleared out....whenever that happens.

Nick and I also took a trip to Ikea, where I got some things for the craft room, which I will now be calling my "studio," because it's looking so professional lately! I swear I'll post pics as soon as I finish it....but I wouldn't hold your breath if I were you! In the meantime, here's some gorgeousness from some of my new favorite blogs. Enjoy!

i suwannee

bryn alexandra

Coincidentally, both Jamie from i suwannee and Bryn from Bryn Alexandra live and work in North Carolina! Go Southern ladies! Click on their pics or links to read their blogs and enjoy the beauteousness! Happy reading!