Embroidery Book

I picked up a great 1970's embroidery design book last night for only $4 bucks! I usually only come across these books in libraries, so I was delighted to find one that I could add to my collection. It was the embroidery font below that won me over. The pink font is my favorite. It looks like it is lined and filled in with tons of tiny split stitches. This poncho is pretty awesome too. (images from Embroidery 48 new designs by Marshall Cavendish Books Limited)

Busy time

Lots of business schtuff going on this week. I'm busy prepping for the April Antics Craft Sale at Knit-One-One in Berkeley(3360 Adeline Street, Berkeley) this Easter Weekend. If you are in the area, come by and check it out. It's Saturday, April 3rd 10am-4pm. I'd love to see some friendly faces.

I also dropped off lots of new items at my favorite clothing store, Pretty Penny. Stop by and check out my new brooches, moustache necklaces, and a few nautical inspired jewelry items. So many wonderful goodies at this store.

Look at the variety you have to choose from!

One of a kind necklace only available Pretty Penny. Wish I could find more of that tassle stuff!

How about a pair of dangling moustache earrings? Also at Pretty Penny!

Weekend Ventures

Took a nice long walk down to Lake Merritt for brunch on Saturday with my boyfriend. We stopped by a used bookstore and ran into these two cute furry shop dogs. That's right, I said TWO. You're not seeing double. It was so funny to find these guys sleeping down adjacent aisles. They were super soft and so clean! I wonder how many times during the week their owner takes them to the groomer?

I also came across this adorable little cat on our walk back home. I love how cats just hang out on their stoops. It's so typical but cute!

Spent the rest of the weekend finishing up some new items, like these brooches, and taking photos. Hope you all had a nice weekend too!

I plan on giving my ole' furball Cosmo lots of kitties snuggles this weekend.

My little gray guy had a little dental surgery yesterday. He got his teeth cleaned and one tooth pulled that was causing him a lot of pain. Poor Cosmo hadn't been eating very well for the past couple weeks so hopefully this little but very expensive surgery makes things better for him. He is such a trooper!

Craftiness

Here's a little sneak peek at a tote bag I have been working on for awhile. Hoping to finish this buffalo some time soon. Just need to fix the satin stitch on the nose and add a few more accents. Excuse the wrinkles.

And last night my sister helped me craft some new necklaces. Aren't they cute?

Etsy Items: Bookworm

I love crafting, and I love my little business but it has one major negative side effect: it consumes all my free reading time! I love curling up and reading a good book. I also love libraries. I can spend hours in them just wondering around, browsing the shelves. Since I sit at a computer all day, my library perusing is limited, so what do I do? Browse Etsy. It's not the same but you can still find lots of bookish items on there.

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From left to right:

1) Jane Austen necklace from Cosmic Girl, 2) Anne of Green Gables Book Handbag by Spoonful of Chocolate Hope, 3) Book Love Print by Marmee Craft,, 4) Librarian Bear Journal byPickle Head, 5) Trip to the Library Necklace by Kylie Perry, 6) Mini Green Book Earrings byAntico Valore, 7) Library Card Journal by Lollipoop Designs, 8) Librarian Bookended Print by Miss Bridgette, 9) Bookplate Stickers by Sunshine and Ravioli

Have you had a chance to read any good books lately?

If so, what are you reading?

Art Exhibits

embroidery work by Cathy Pitters

I just heard about an upcoming embroidery art show in Portland called, One Stitch Forward, One Stitch Back via twitter. I am very tempted to make a roadtrip to Portland to see it. If anyone out there knows about these artists or ends up taking/finding photos of the exhibit, will you please let me know? I'm really interested in seeing the work they included and how well the curator executed the theme of the show.

I have another art event that I am going to tomorrow night. My friend Sam, is having his senior thesis art opening. He will be serving pie and will have a live musician playing relaxing music during the opening to help enhance the viewer's experience. Sam is a very talented artist so I am absolutely thrilled to see his new work. Just look at his show flyer above. It's amazing!

Even though Sam's work is not craft related, I plan on sharing photos of his exhibit with you later.