New Line for 2010

I've settled on printed fabric belts as my new product for 2010. This line has yet to be named, although I'm sure a name will pop up as work begins! I'm thinking words, statements and basic images, bold colors. More to come! as soon as I get my workroom cleaned and organized.

Find a Free Christmas Gift

Today I was thinking about a website that I visit now and then, it's devoted to 'Found Art'. It's something I've wanted to participate in, but just haven't bothered, for lack of a better word, to get around to. But thinking about Christmas and the fact that I have a lady who wants to come to my Studio to buy a Painted Bag, I think I'm going to try a little Found Art of my own. I'm going to make up 12 Painted Clutches and leave them around town, with a note inside that says something to the effect that 'You have found a Free Gift that you can keep or give to someone this Holiday season'. I need to make up some for the Studio anyway, so why not a few more and just see if anyone let's me know they found them and what they did with them.

Wouldn't you love to find something that you could give as a gift?! I know I would. I will do up a dozen this weekend, and when I'm finished, I'll include a picture here of the bunch. That will surely get me in the mood...I've not done a creative thing for a couple weeks...busy with birthdays and Christmas 'stuff'.

UPDATE: I'm running out of time! So I'm going to pick some items I have at my shop, wallets, clutches, bookmarks...I'll feel like an elf.

T-Shirt Supplier

For maybe two years, while I thought about printing t-shirts I've wondered where to get them in Canada. Keeping in mind this 'eco friendly' movement (sure I get annoyed about it, the cost, the terminology, but at the same time I can't ignore it either) I think I've finally found a supplier who has Canadian made products (let me tell you that is hard to find) who also offers products in Bamboo. Time to order some t-shirts and get doodling! I usually sit and surf in the mornings, over coffee, and every now and then browse for wholesale t-shirts. And while you can find lots of wholesalers, it isn't always easy to find manufacturers. It's not unlike the Sterling silver wire I buy. There is a manufacturer in Canada called 'Imperial Smelting'. Now if you just search for 'sterling wire' you'll get stores that buy from them, to sell to you. But if you can buy from THEM, that's where the savings are. Of course, many manufacturers have very high minimum purchase amounts, or the good discounts are based on large orders, either way, you can't always capitalize on finding them. I'm hoping this t-shirt company will be my solution for t-shirts.

Jerico

Henna

A couple years ago I bought some Henna and tried it out, gave it to my husband who gave it back to me for Christmas. I loved it! of course. Drawing designs on you body, what could be better...well...drawing on someone else! Recently I thought of purchasing some more and I found out that the gal also does workshops. So I'm hoping to either travel to Moncton, NB for one, or wait and see if she makes it to Charlottetown and puts one on here. I even volunteered my shop as a place to hold a workshop. But I'd be glad to get in on a workshop anywhere. Then I could have Henna at my shop, would be fun to do some Henna for folks here and there.

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