YIKESSS!! and YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Had to mail off my Philly show deposit this weekend. And i'll admit, i was more excited than scared. Then i remembered....this is JUST THE DEPOSIT!

The first person who can correctly tell me why this collection is named "Ruthins", will win this necklace :) Im looking forward to hearing your guesses, and would love to chat with anyone who can correctly guess! Happy researching!

And while scouring etsy I came across these GORGEOUS peacock treasures!

RedRubyRose

Farouche

ImogeneandAnnie

Urbanflare

Its a wonderful fall day here in charm city. I hear leaves rustling, the air is chilly, pumpkins are starting to appear. i love it!!

Well, I survived Crafty Bastards! It was a lot of hard work. but definitely worth it. Crafty Bastards organize an awesome show, and are beyond helpful. They make everything SO easy for their vendors!! I love doing their shows! Thanks Crafty Bastards!

At this point, im working of off the hundreds of lists I have made for myself. "Do this first...", "photograph this...", "dont forget...". You get the picture. Happily, one of the things on my list to pick up tonight includes.....

Check it out!

And the countdown is on.... only 5 days left until Crafty Bastards. HOLY MOLY! Within these next 5 days (in addition to completing as much work as i can) I also have a wedding, and overnight trip to my aunts planed, and a full week of work. I foresee lots of Starbucks trips!

So here is what my tray looks like after a very productive night. Not nearly enough for the show, but a good dent! And, its mostly all new stuff! Which is fun to make, and good for catalog completion.

Ok, Im starting to get a little stessed. Luckly, I am one of those people who works well under pressure. My mom and casey may not agree, as they are the people who get the "freak out" phone calls. But none the less, its crunch time and I will get it done!


Crafty Bastards is 10 days away, and I have TONS more work to do. Im trying to coordinate all the new work I will have for the show with my catalog update. Which means A LOT of planing before the making. Its all under control though, thanks to many MANY post-it notes :)


I will have 6 new images being put into production here. They look great! Here is a little peek at what you can expect. Along with new images, I will have new bezel shapes and combos as well.

And I JUST got the email from the American Craft Council that i was not accepted for the retail section, but am on the wait list for the wholesale section. Im really excited, but dont want to get my hopes up too high. Its a wait list, i could be number 3024803 in line. I will find out my actual rank next week.

So, anyone with show experience, particularly ACC- what do you think. Do people actually decline their real invitation? I HOPE THEY DO!!

Somehow I lucked into getting both yesterday and today off work. So that mean i got two extra full studio days. It was heaven!! I couldn't have hoped for more productive days, and it was so much fun. I still have a ton to do before crafty bastards, but im getting there.

Let me just start out by saying...no, im not engaged, or married.

After a few 11 hour days this week, im hard at work in the studio all weekend. But you wont hear me complaining. As I work the day away im daydreaming of when I can do this all week long, and not have a "real job".

I just got the folloing infomation emaile dot me, and thought i would repost. Sounds pretty interesting!

Artists' Professional Development Workshops
This fall, Maryland Art Place will partner with Maryland Lawyers for the Arts to host a series of professional development workshops for practicing artists:
Protecting Your Work: Copyright Issues
Saturday, September 27, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith OberKaler attorney and MLA Board Member Cynthia Sanders- - - - -
Marketing Your Work
Saturday, October 11, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith art consultant/dealer and MLA Board Member Ann Clark Prifis- - - - -
Protecting Your Work: Navigating Contracts
Saturday, October 25, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith Gorman & Williams attorney and MLA Board Member Michael Yang- - - - -

Seating is limited, to reserve a space for any of the workshops please call 410-962-8565.All workshops are free and open to the public.For more information, please visit: www.mdartplace.org

Follow this link to see what I have been playing with all morning. This just makes me happy from my head too my toes!

It has been an interesting weekend here in Baltimore. We spent most of Saturday dealing with the tropical storm that made its way up the entire eastern sea board. Mainly just rain and wind, nothing serious, and no damage. Just your typical rainy day. By Saturday night the storm had blown through and we made it out to dinner with friends. Just before dinner this is what i saw in the parking lot: