Showing posts with label writing tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing tutorials. Show all posts

Friday, July 18, 2008

Celebration!!!

I couldn't quite get the hang of photographing myself while I did a happy dance and jumped for joy, so I submit this photo from our last family water balloon fight.

My
etsy sales meter hit 300 today. Yey!!!!!! I am hosting a give away for number 333. Stay tuned.

AND today, Lark books invited me to design for an upcoming book of woolen goods. I'm happy to be asked! I've designed for two of their books, which will be out next spring. As you know, I love designing, and the whole experience was fun (except for cutting the shipping date a little close). I envision my future to hold exciting new design projects, being published, writing for magazines, and teaching. And creating. Always creating!

It's a nice burst of fresh air after a few difficult weeks. It's not fun to talk about while IN the trenches, but I can now say my kids are getting over whooping cough. Son #1 caught it at the end of school and it went undiagnosed, then misdiagnosed for quite some time. Poor guy! Son #2 caught it, and we were all run down from sleepless nights and way too much coughing and worrying.

Then there was the quarantine weeks and cabin fever. The kids have been more cranky and quarrelsome than usual
. My typical solution is to take them on a hike or bike ride! But... when the child coughs till they throw up at the slightest exertion, that's not an option. =Cabin FEVER! We are not big tv watchers and have a video game -free house. Luckily we have lots of fun card and board games, and as you know, lots of cute animals to occupy us. It's not been a terribly "fun" summer so far however. Looking forward to the rest!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Sneak Peek!


"When Life Gives You Lemons, Make ART" is the name of this fabric jewelry necklace I made last month. You get a sneak peek here - sshhhhhh- because I am now writing a how-to for an upcoming Lark Book. A great chance to design something unique, and get paid to teach.

They originally contacted with an invite to be part of their "Pretty Little Cozies" book due out next year. (See how Etsy is good to us? You never know WHO is shopping!!! Bring it on, Martha Stewart!!). Soooooo, I'm nervously awaiting a response about the two cozy projects I just sent in today. I will let you know when I hear back from them. In the meantime, I will enjoy your "waiting" company.