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Valentine's Half-Off Sale
'Ello! I hope everyone had a wonderful heart day. Mine was pretty nice. I'm kinda of a romantic nerd for the holiday (and all the time). Last night entailed dinner with my husband at a nearby public house. After eating cheeseburgers & drinking lovely wheat-y beers, we did a hand-holding stroll around the neighborhood. We also did some some gift exchanging which included a record vinyl album & cute lil' designer collectible toys.
Guess what?! On the internets I'm offering a half-off discount on my handmade heart goodies. Click images above to view. It's this weekend only & limited quantity. So don't dilly-dally, if you have been all googly eyed over them. Sale end's Sunday night (2/17/13) at midnight.
Valentine Heart Garland
It's here! It's here! It's here... just in time for Valentine's Day!
Handmade by yours truly. Hand-punched. Hand-dyed. Hand-threaded.
Hearts are made of pages from a 1960’s Funk & Wagnalls Standard Family Dictionary. Each garland is unique. As a little added bonus, you may discover vintage illustrations on hearts.
15 hearts + 6 feet long Choose from dip-dyed red or original. Purchase garland here in my Etsy shop!
Hang the garland on a wall, doorway, window, or anywhere.
I hung the garland on top of a vintage map in my living room. 'Oh Darling, Let's Be Adventurers' screen-printed art poster is by Fifi Du Vie.
New silly avatar for '10 & Tuesday's accomplishments
A week or two ago I was pondering the idea of creating a new avatar for my Flickr, Twitter, and every other social networking website that is linked to A Tea Leaf. I mean it's a new year, that should mean a new avatar, right? I'm a lil' sad to leave behind the "I Can Has Plum" pic; it sure was a silly one. This year's avatar includes a pretty sweet coffee mug that was just filled to the brim with Yerba Mate. I love this white glass mug, it's fantastic. It has a lot of sentimental value to me; it use to be my grandmother's. I remember when I was a wee one, watching her pour coffee into it and thinking to myself, 'why would anyone drink coffee', blergh. Obviously, in present time at the ripe ol' age of 27, my taste buds have changed. As many of you know, not only am I a bit obsessed with Hello Kitty and Norwich Terriers, but hot beverages as well. Mmm... Yerba Mate.
I've been hyped up this week. It sure has been a productive one. Sometimes I wish I had my own chopper on the roof, though, so I could get to point A to point B uber fast and be so much more productive. I decided that I'd try something new in the sketchbook. Since I love documenting and all, I doodled Tuesday's accomplishments. I used one of my favorite mediums too... Gelly Roll Moonlight opaque pens. (Click on image to view larger.)
I had a ball drawing this. I'm definitely up for another one in the next month or two.
It's a new year... Let's get excited & make things.
Poster created by Matt Jones of London.
Yes, that's right. 2010. Let's make things. Let's do things.
In fact, my '10 resolution is related to this inspiring poster. As I sit here sipping my chai latte, I'm getting excited for a brand new year. I want to share my art with the Portland community, be it in a coffee shop, a boutique, or a gallery. I have decided on another way that I will be giving back to Portland as well. For the year 2010 I will be donating 5% of my Etsy sales to the Portland Rescue Mission. Almost everyday I see homelessness around Portland. I really want to help give hope to those men, women, and children.
Year two in Portland has been life changing. I met lots of peachy creatives, either crafty, design, or technical. I submerged myself into the Portland creative community. With these new friends of mine, we planned a few graphic design meet-ups. We did happy hours. We had crafting afternoons & evenings. We went to coffee shops and doodled in our sketchbooks. We geeked out over art supplies at art stores. We also did street fairs. We did craft shows. I did my very first Crafty Wonderland craft show... and a second one, the very last monthly Crafty Wonderland in November. And even the monstrous Crafty Wonderland Colossal Holiday Sale. 2009 was the year I started this blog, February 14th. In 2009 I also started making necklaces, earrings, Herb drawings, and lest we not forget the monthly documentary video shorts.
I hope everyone has found the Holiday Season enchanting. I hope you were able to create memorable moments with close friends and family even if you were snowed in and unable to be with them in person. I am personally thankful for Skype & webcams. I do hope this blog post finds you well.
I will leave you with this mosaic. The first mosaic I have ever made. It's filled with photos from 2009 of the things that inspired me.
Passing along some 2009 inspiration bliss, enjoy!
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