tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36780789919294389002024-03-13T14:06:36.696-07:00scientific culturescience + crafts = awesome! (with the occasional dabble in my love for budget fashion, music, post, and the internet)Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.comBlogger1396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-65476266406736510892017-11-09T15:18:00.001-08:002017-11-09T15:18:07.966-08:00Life Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been quite the busy time around here so I thought I should take a moment and give you an update on what is going on with me. Evelyn! In January I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl (Evelyn or Evie for short) and she has been completely taking over our lives. She's now just over 9 months old and I am trying so hard to get things back on track. She can be quite the happy distraction though - check our her monthly montage:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woo! One down two to go! The first one went pretty well considering I took my baby away from her usual schedule and home for 10 solid hours and she didn't totally lose it. Plus she discovered how much she LOVES the magic wands I make:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adorable right? (I know, I'm biased). So two more markets to go and we will see how I am doing about opening up the Etsy shop again. My crafty hiatus has been much longer than I expected, but that's how life goes sometimes. I am always available by email with any craft requests or special orders though so keep that as an option if you're hankering for some Kate-made goods. Hooray! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently I'm brimming with crafty ideas and super short on time. I get maybe two hours of work time in a day (when Evie is in bed), but usually that is prime showering/eating time making that work window all the shorter. One day she probably won't be as much work (or as likely to want to eat everything I try to make) but that's a ways off I imagine. Ah well. She is one smiley, happy, chill, and charming little girl bringing sunshine and giggles into every day! Welcome to the world Miss Evelyn! You've forever changed my life for the better (and slightly less crafty)! Yay!</span></div>
Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-75970664221396773072017-01-11T14:18:00.002-08:002017-01-11T14:18:38.081-08:00hiat-o-tron time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well blog pals, my pregnancy related illness is still in full swing and with a newborn right around the corner I've decided to take some self-care time and put my life of crafting on hiatus for the time being. I had planned on re-opening my Etsy shop in the new year after the xmas season, but health calls so I will be postponing that until I feel more capable. Hope everyone is having a wonderful 2017 and wish me the best with my new life adventure of motherhood!</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-52975511574198086832016-12-04T13:37:00.000-08:002016-12-04T13:37:13.676-08:00Holiday Shipping Deadlines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a little update for any online buyers out there - get your orders in before December 12th if you'd like your parcel to arrive by christmas! This, of course, if not actually a guarantee as things can happen and hold things up at customs but it is the recommended ship time. Just like last year, I'm going to save my sanity and shut down my Etsy shop after the 12th. If you're an international buyer, unfortunately your deadline has passed - and even more so if you're from Africa since that deadline was November 21st.</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-70580067276322401842016-10-12T19:21:00.001-07:002016-10-12T19:21:15.028-07:00The cutest little cactus planters!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a long time fan of happy little cactus and succulent plants and these little ceramic planters from noemarin (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/238739798/ceramic-small-plant-pot-ceramic-planter?ref=shop_home_active_1">link</a>) make them even more adorable:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously. So. Cute. Unfortunately I am attempting to downsize my plant hoarding due to 1) total lack o' space and 2) tiny spiky plants aren't baby friendly. How you may wonder am I trying to downsize my plants you ask? Why I am letting the natural survival of the fittest selection go in full force and will see how many plants I've killed come February when baby is scheduled to arrive. That counts as baby proofing right? I hope so...I'm not feeling very prepared...</span></div>
Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-71333153650279607632016-09-26T14:51:00.003-07:002016-09-26T15:11:02.935-07:00Fall/Winter Craft Show Schedule<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fall is in full swing and before we know it the holiday season will be upon us! Come check me out this October/November at these fabulous markets I am signed up for (also to be found in that handy "shop" tab at the top of my blog):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Oct 22nd </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">(9-4pm) </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">The Red Barn Artisan Market</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> - 4409 Lakeshore Rd, Kelowna BC. Free Admission and lots of fun!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Oct 29th</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> (10-2pm) </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">The Shores Retirement Craft Bazaar</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> - 870 Westminster Ave. Kamloops BC. free admission, coffee, tea, and treats throughout the day!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Nov 6th</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> (10-4pm) </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">RIH Craft-A-Fair</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> - Sandman Centre 300 Lorne St. Kamloops BC $2 Admission going to the Royal Inland Hospital Evening Auxiliary to buy new hospital equipment. I will be in spot 131 on the main concourse level (halfway up to the left of the entrance)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Nov 19th</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> (10-3pm) </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Kamloops School of the Arts Huge Craft Fair</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181919; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> - 1390 9th Ave. Kamloops BC. Admission by donation, concession, draws, bake sale, kids craft corner & more!</span></span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-63995449680524808512016-09-12T20:18:00.001-07:002016-09-13T00:11:22.974-07:00Leslie Sale<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello happy readers! I am planning a little trip up to visit my sister in the north-to-me wonders of B.C - and as per Leslie's request will be bringing a few goodies up with me to peddle while I am there. That being said - my entire crafty set up takes up pretty much the entire truck and that won't be doable for this trip, so with limited space comes this lovely post! We will now take a little tour of my current crafty set up thanks to the wonders of the internet and anyone interested can request which items I should haul with me. Ready? Ok! Here we are - my typical set up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These beauties come in three shapes (star, heart, and flower), are lovingly hand-stitched using felt, ribbons and dowel, and are fully loaded with as much magic as your imagination can handle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like all my earring creations, the backings are gold, white gold, or silver and free of any nickel or cadmium for those of us (like me) with ridiculously sensitive skin. There is quite the variety of shapes with these babies ranging from geometric shapes (triangles, circles, hexagons, diamonds) to some nature themed darlings (bees, cats, owls, birds, acorns, clover, leaves, lady bugs, whales). Oh my!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These lovelies vary just as much as their stud counterparts and have loads of designs including shapes and more nature themed beauties. I differentiate between the "small" and "large" sizes by using two different sizes of card to hold them on and the prices differ accordingly. Most popular of these earrings tend to me the leaves, bees, hexagons, and little pinecones. Leslie has a pinecone pair she apparently wears often.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I must say these are one of my favourite items I wear on a regular basis and despite my attempt to make an easier to view set up, they don't get the love they deserve at craft shows. They're made of sterling silver, show off a variety of vintage images including Canadian mammals, kitties, pyrex designs, vintage sheets, and a few pulp sci-fi. They come with a 30" silver ball chain (which I can easily adjust to me smaller if need be) of you can add a dollar and upgrade to the thicker (also silver) rolo chain. Oh, it's adjustable too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Featuring some of my heartfelt and lovingly illustrated drawings by yours truly, these art postcards are super high quality glossy printed and perfect for framing or sending. They're 5.5' x 7" in size and come in the sets shown above. I also have a studio ghibli set (including totoro, soot sprites, and calicfer) which isn't shown as well as a few limited solo cards (like thumbs up yeti) that I sell for $3 each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have made quite the selection of embroidery hoop art pieces over the last year and despite them taking ages (I mean <i>ages</i>) to lovingly hand stitch, I am a sucker for making more! I decide what saying/creature/embellishment I want to go with, find the right fabric to make it from (mostly vintage prints and high end cottons), and then (sometimes) cut out letters or pieces from wool felt and get stitching! I'm very open to doing custom orders if you have a saying in mind and can often recreate a hoop depending if I have the fabric kicking around. I love their mix of classy granny-chic embroidery with updated sass to make the perfect combination art piece to go in pretty much any home. Ok, I'm a little obsessed in how much I love these...lots of other hoops I've made can be found on my instagram account since I seem to share loads there when creativity strikes. As stated above I price these based on how long they take me to make and although they are a true labor of love, I do not sell my hoops in consignment shops since I don't really make any money off them to begin with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I can think of quite a few little girls who love spending time trying on pretty much every single ring on this stand! There is quite the assortment of rings available including cast resin flowers and glass tile rings (which have my illustrations, washi tape patterns, and vintage images on them). I can adjust the size of these beauties to fit extra wee to mammoth sized fingers and come in a whole rainbow of colours to match your mood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">These darling stuffed germs are pretty much how I started my science crafty ways after making a few for friends during uni! They are (according to many child critics) the cutest little bean shaped dudes ever and come in a nice rainbow of colours and species. Each colour coordinates to a different species of germ as the sign above states and each little pal comes with his own fact card so you can learn about your new infectious friend! Great for someone you like...or don't like...these guys remain a staple to my craft show display and get a LOT of weird looks and questions. Yes. That is stuffed chalymdia. No. They aren't actually contagious - and you can do whatever you want with them. They're a great desk pal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you're someone who continuously gets something stuck right in between your front teeth like I do, this is the item for you! These surprisingly durable mirrors measure 2.25" in diameter, feature a darling illustrated design by yours truly, and come with a handy little felt pouch so keep them in so they don't get scratched up. If you bulk buy these lovelies (like most of my items actually) you get a discount and these mirrors make amazing little gifts and stocking stuffers. Now to chose which one you like best...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I finally got my hands on bottle opener parts to use in my 2.25" button making machine just around the time I was diagnosed with liver disease making them completely useless for me as I can't drink alcohol or loads of refined sugar (boo) - but perfect for you! As you can see above, you can get a super manly vintage mammal design (ie. moose/elk), a sassy saying or two, or dive into cuteness with one of my illustrated designs. They're very durable and handy and I've been told are especially useful if you hang it on the side of your beer fridge. Looking for a specific design? Let me know now and I can make you one of whatever design you'd like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm a huge brooch fan and love to wear my mustard gold handstitched brooch on my cardigan in the fall! These beauties are hand sewn with love and add a great pop of colour and texture to your coat's lapel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What a perfect accessory for your hair! These flowers are all carefully hand cut and stitched from wool felt and come in a rainbow of colours to suit your needs. The hairbands are made on quite stretchy elastic that easily go on babies' heads to massive noggins like mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I pretty much love searching for fabric so any tiny prints I find I turn into earrings! These come in all sorts of patterns and colours and you're sure to find a pair that suits your needs. Backings are all hypoallergenic white gold, gold, or silver and are nickel and cadmium free. These make awesome presents for anyone with pierced ears and I you can get them 3 pairs for $25 to encourage you to get all the patterns if you have problems deciding. There are also some nice painted wooden studs scattered in here too in domed and flat shapes too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rainbows of flowery fun in all sorts of flower shapes and sizes! These studs are made from cast resin of vintage flower cabochons to come up with some classy flower earrings great with practically any outfit! They have hypoallergenic backings like all my earrings and come 3 pairs for $25 if you're interested in buying bulk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of my favourite accessories, these necklaces are made with hand sculpted polymer clay and wooden beads I've painted with custom mixed colours and combinations. They're hung on adjustable organic waved cotton string and make a stunning simple statement piece to complete your outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I custom mix all the paints for these necklaces to create pieces that are muted and jewel toned. They come on organic waxed cotton cord that is adjustable to suit your necklace needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there we have it - a virtual picture tour of my craft booth! Perhaps not quite as satisfying as actually being able to touch things - but it does the job I hope! Please note that the pricing on this post is based on my current craft fair price guide and is not guaranteed to stay this way for the foreseeable future. Many of my items are available for consignment sales (in which pricing may change slightly depending on the market). I'm also happy to give discounts on most items if you're buying in bulk and most items are given a "buy 2 + get the 3rd for 1/2 price" deal. Well I hope that is clear enough but feel free to throw any questions my way and I will help how I can! Yay!</span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-59106531161043500802016-09-10T17:40:00.000-07:002016-09-10T17:40:49.599-07:00I'm expecting<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been quite the rough summer with a whole lot more vomit than what is typical for my (usually pretty sick) self. One plus of the whole thing? Turns out this ridiculous throwing up is for a good reason. I'm growing a tiny human.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So far pregnancy is FAR from sunshine and kittens as I am into my second trimester now and still throwing up a good dozen times a day. I hope to not become one of those mothers who have their entire life change to only be interested in "mom" things and start thinking my (actually lacklustre) child is a hilarious genius child who can do no wrong. You know what? If I do start being one of those people (and referring to my 3 year old as a "36 month old") I expect you to call me out on it please. Thanks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh and baby is due February 11, 2017. We won't be finding out gender either so unisex baby it is for now! Hooray! </span><br />
<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-37444689682222482862016-05-26T21:42:00.001-07:002016-05-26T21:42:17.116-07:00One down - many to go!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I may be slow on posting - but my first market was a huge hit! I was feeling a wee bit skeptical of how things would do on a weekday late morning by the library, but I was pleasantly surprised with lots of visitors, a few sales, and zero rain (which was the forecast)! Hooray! Here's a peek at my set up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm trying to purge out some of my less popular items since I have such limited table space (and SO SO much stuff to sell) and there is still some tweaking left to do before it is perfect. Heck, let's be honest. It will never be "perfect." Perfect would be an enormous brick and mortar shop with lots of traffic and zero rent. Alas. One day....As for my market goings - I am about to do my first farmer's market this Saturday so here's hoping the weather stays reasonable for me and I have boatloads of sales! Yay! </span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-30313768238685304682016-05-17T22:12:00.002-07:002016-05-17T22:12:44.881-07:00off to market! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two craft markets happening this year in my hometown so I will be seasonally vending at the Kamloops Regional Farmer's Market (<a href="http://www.kamloopsfarmersmarket.com/">link</a>) on Saturdays (8-12) as well as casually vending at the Kamloops Artisan Market (<a href="http://kamloopsartisanmarket.com/">link</a>) on Thursdays (10-2)! As usual my crafty/"likes to be way over prepared" self is hustling my buns trying to get ready in time for my first markets but hey, at least I have an enormous inventory of crafty goods to sell! So if you're around - come pop by for a visit! Heck, mention this post and you may even get a free button if you're nice. Wish me luck! </span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-88400923269396133462016-03-20T12:29:00.001-07:002016-03-20T12:29:48.673-07:00taco eclipse<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog honesty time - my life has been pretty much falling apart over the last four years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay - perhaps I'm being a bit melodramatic but I certainly haven't been able to keep my life together and even more so haven't been able to keep up with blogging (or, you know, mental health for that matter). I feel like loads of people on the internet try to show the shiny lovely sides of their lives and tuck away that "I'm a complete mess" part away. I certainly <i>like</i> to try to stay positive but sometimes things just don't go how we'd like and you deal with it the best you can. I'm dealing. There are still lots of wonderfully kitten-y good things I'm surrounded with (heck yes to my awesome supportive hubs and first world living), but I have been bogged down with snowballing chronic disease making it extraordinarily difficult for me to function. My autoimmune health problems have split off into some serious chronic pain and fatigue disorders and my mental health has taken an enormous hit as I lose my mom to Alzheimer's. As always, things could be a lot worse so as part of my attempt to pull my life back to a good place I'm hoping to share some fun crafty and geeky things on my blog again and work in some extra self-acceptance and self-love while I'm at it. I'm a work in progress so I doubt I will be to daily blog posts in the near future but it's a start. The social media and blogging community can be one heck of an amazing place sometimes so I'm going to dip my toe back into that sea and go from there. Readers and comments are just the icing on the blogging cake so the fact that you (yes you) are here is pretty special and who doesn't like extra sprinkles on their dessert? </span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-36806812750947846452015-11-18T12:47:00.004-08:002015-11-18T12:47:35.850-08:00Review: Hand Lettering for Everyone: a creative workbook <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been a sucker for a good creative book and this lovely piece by Cristina Vanko is no exception. Behold - Hand-lettering for Everyone!:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heck - even the cover art has me sold. Could you imagine being able to make your own beautiful letters and sayings with your own two hands (well more likely with one hand since very few of us are ambidextrous)? I certainly have high pen pal aspirations for myself and although the extent of my hand lettering at the moment is attempting to print legibly I have been dabbling with more exaggerated handwriting that I stitch up with my embroidery hoops and it is all sorts of fun. Why not take that lettering to a new level and take a peek at a whole publication dedicated to helping you hone your own pen written style? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really like how the pages in this book flow and (as you may know about me and my themed book reviews) I do enjoy a creative workbook. Cristina starts off this book with the basics and moves over to more sketchbook journal type exercises - all with interesting fonts and images to draw you in, just look at that contents page:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Throughout my self-taught designing years I have picked up quite a bit about the history and fundamentals of print and font but it's nice to see it all spelled out for you without being too dry or repetitive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to this I am an open, visionary, relaxed and artistic type! Oh my! Flattery clearly makes me like this book even more. Haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Throw all the information together and in no time you'll be lettering like the best of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my verdict? This book rocks. It covers enough background and factual information to give you a good design basis and leads you through loads of exercises to stretch your creative bones. Good on you Cristina Vanko! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what about you? Do you have your own hand-lettering style? Ready to dabble into more creative font making? </span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-80241858247731583932015-11-09T10:24:00.003-08:002015-11-09T10:24:43.071-08:0016mm glass tile love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the first time in what seems like decades - I got bored. How is it remotely possible that someone who is usually bursting with creativity and aspirations lands up with boredom? Illness - that's how. I'm not sure why my immune system decided to give up on me but for the last week and a bit I came down with one heck of a cold/flu/infection which left me completely useless. All I seemed to be able to manage was laying in bed (but not actually sleeping) and feeling beyond frustrated with my inability to do anything remotely productive. I spent all my time focusing on being able to breathe and searching for tissues. Ugh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I am finally beginning to see the light at the end of the sickness tunnel and although the stomach virus seems to be still tormenting me with being super nauseated with some nice spouts of laying on my bathroom floor - I can <i>almost</i> breathe from my nose now which I call major progress! Aha! I'm also furiously daydreaming up crafty ideas to work on once I am useful again and decided I should write a blog post and share! What a concept! I think is also what is known as "procrastination" since instead of actually <i>doing</i> something - I am writing about doing something instead. Masterful I know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may recall (if you follow me on social media) - I've been having loads of fun dabbling in the world of glass tile jewelry. I expended my glass tile necklace selection to include new sterling silver vintage images of mammals (and kittens and pulp science fiction) as well as came up with a bunch of 8mm and 12mm glass tile earrings! Such fun! I even recently made 200 new 16mm glass tile rings to take to my last craft show and loved all the patterns, colours and images I got to use. Take a peek:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what is next on my glass tile obsession? Why magnets and wine charms of course! Just what the doctor ordered! So I hit the internet to order up some more supplies (probably one of my favourite seemingly productive (but not really) things to do) and am not stocked with materials to make my crafty dreams come true! Now come in your help (pretty please)! What sort of sets do you think I should make? If you were to pick put a magnet or wine charm set what would you want it to look like? Washi tape patterns? Vintage kittens? Anthropomorphic kate drawings? Sure a giant selection is great for an actual craft booth but it doesn't transfer to online sales very easily and since I'd love these to be added to my Etsy inventory I need a little direction. What do you think? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh man - add a little wide eyed smile on these and I'm sold. Maybe I will get ahead on my crafty prep and me able to whip up some happy little amigurimi pals to sell at my booth too! What a thought! Have you ever knit/crochet for profit? Is it ever actually worth it (other than fun of course)?</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-80370296132418063802015-09-30T17:49:00.003-07:002015-09-30T17:49:38.670-07:00More crafty preparation begins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lovely news craft friends! Despite incredibly unlikely odds - I managed to get into this year's RIH xmas craft show! Hooray!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why yes that is a big plushy knit squid hanging out on a squid-like yarn bombed tree! I think I will need to get my crochet hook out pretty darn soon to make my own little squid pal (even though these are knit) and see what I can come up with. In the mean time this will have to do. What is your favourite tentacled being?</span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-51813605937404802702015-08-14T13:42:00.003-07:002015-08-14T13:42:36.841-07:00What's your favourite animal?<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night before dinner I was crayon drawing with my niece Jean. I asked her what her favourite animal is so I could draw it for her and what was her response? A fairy. First time I've ever heard that before...so what's your favourite animal? </span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-8837525237731203082015-08-13T05:30:00.000-07:002015-08-13T05:30:01.057-07:00Review: Start Where You Are - a journal for self-exploration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's time for more book reviews and today I'm bringing you a beautiful and inspiring new book called "Start Where You Are - a journal for self-exploration" by Meera Lee Patel. (Available now on amazon (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Start-Where-You-Are-Self-Exploration/dp/0399174826/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439431825&sr=8-2&keywords=start+where+you+are">link</a>) and worldwide at awesome book stores). I'm totally swooning over Meera's watercolours and the cover of the book is no exception:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretty cool hey? As with most journaling experiences the book got quite personal pretty quickly so I was feeling a bit hesitant plastering my inner thoughts on the internet - but I got over that pretty quickly. If you're appalled at my thoughts then perhaps you should reconsider reading this? Here are a few pages I found particularly powerful:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't he adorable? Just the right amount of usefulness and quirk to fit in perfectly in my house! Plus if you add some pipe cleaner/pom pom antennae he would be surprisingly reminiscent of the yip yip aliens from 1970s Sesame Street: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. put it on the back of the bathroom door to hold the hair clips I always seem to lose in drawers (especially helpful since I usually go grabbing for them when I'm washing my face and can't see a single thing without my glasses on)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have I sold you yet? (It's a pretty awesome deal for a mere $2.99 on Ravelry (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hanging-monster-baskets">link</a>)) Do you at least fondly remember the yip yips? Any thoughts? </span></div>
<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-81884207600682280582015-08-10T09:40:00.002-07:002015-08-10T09:40:22.732-07:00Book Review: Fairy Gardening and Fairy Gardening 101<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not one to ever pass up a good book review opportunity- so for today, let me present two wonderfully whimsical books I got the pleasure of checking out for Skyhorse Publishing on the subject of fairy gardening:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Ok, so that first statement I made isn't entirely true. I get lots of emails from publishers asking me if I am interested in reviewing their books and I only actually agree when they are on subjects I'm interested in - and since I enjoy gardening (even if I'm not so great at it) and cute mythical little creatures (such as fairies) I figured these books were right up my alley. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first book we will be looking at is "Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden" by Julie Bawdin-Davis and Beverly Turner. As the cover hints, this book is full of inspiring creative little magical gardens with loads of pictures and ideas for making your own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once you add all of the elements up you can end up with your own mini garden perfect for some charming inhabitants like this Alice In Wonderland themed pot (my personal favourite):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up for review is "Fairy Gardening 101: How to Design, Plant, Grow, and Create over 25 Miniature Gardens" by Fiona McDonald. Once again the purple glittery lettering drew me in and the images on this book really demonstrate the step by step process of making these gardens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In comparison - both books did a marvellous job of opening me up to the world of fairy gardening and each had their own way to helping you create your masterpiece. The first book offered loads of inspiring images and information even an experienced gardener could put to use while the second showed very clear step-by-step instructions (with pictures) on making specific types of gardens. I personally feel that Fairy Gardening 101 would be the best choice if you were planning on making a garden with a young child (or perhaps someone who needs a little more direction with their creativity), while the first Fairy Gardening book lets you take it a step beyond and allows you to focus in on the elements to make one heck of a lovely piece! As always, this is just my opinion - so your best bet is to buy the books and decide for yourself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what was my take home message after reading these books? I clearly need loads of creatures in my plant pots at home! With market season in full swing I haven't found time to make up lots of fairy items (which I'm thinking would be awesome to make our of polymer clay), but I did land this darling little brass deer who seems right at home with some of my succulents:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok. I've got a ways to go before I've mastered this art - but as soon as I find some extra time I will be sure to update you on my miniature magical gardens!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So how about you? Did you always try to make little fairy havens when you were a kid like I did? If so - it's probably time to revisit that magic and get crafting! Happy gardening everyone! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh my these are darling! The instructions look easy enough and although I've never actually mixed concrete before I doubt it would be <i>that</i> hard. The hard part of this project would be 1) to not make a million of these and bombard all of my friends with little planters and 2) not killing the plants in said planters. Hen and chicks are nice hearty plants when you have them in the ground, but as soon as you move them into a planter (like the ones I try to grow on my deck) their chance of survival goes down dramatically. I even had a few in my living room as part of some succulent arrangements but they strangely ended up being covered in little bugs so I had to get rid of them. I'm not sure what it is about them that attracts those little flies but I prefer insects to stay outside thanks...</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-79470378751213382282015-07-26T10:11:00.001-07:002015-07-26T10:11:03.112-07:00but seriously<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always been pro-equal rights, but lately my feminism has turned up a notch with a line of feminist embroidery hoops I've been selling at the market. The best part? They stir up all sorts of positive feedback! I am a little unsure if there are that many amazing empowered women and men are in Kamloops or if the farmer's market just attracts those types of people. I'd like to go with the first and keep pushing for equality! Yeah! </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that's what I call a fairy godmother! How about you? Do you feel enthused about anything to the point of being an advocate? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I mentioned in my last post, my life seems to be all about prepping for the market these days! I finally got back up and running for the last Saturday in June and now after my second week I am totally in love! The Kamloops Farmer's Market is full of friendly and talented artisans (as well as loads of veg and food vendors) and brings in loads of people for a morning of local shopping! I was a little hesitant how my booth would do at the market as my past experience of selling in town wasn't very lucrative - but I was pleasantly surprised with some awesome customers who decided to shell out their hard earned cash on my plethora of geekery! Hooray! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I put another white rack with some hoops on it on the other side of my table to get a little extra height in there and (as always) a bit of extra colour! One lady stopped by my booth and told me that, "Your booth is a hard one to walk past and ignore!" Yeah! That's exactly what I'm going for! Rope you in with colours and cuteness and hope you enjoy what you see! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've now sold ten of these lovelies and am excited for them to go to their new homes! Best of all - I'm not feeling like I'm super ripping myself off by selling them for too little either - and priced them based on how long they took me to make (so small ones starting at $16 and going up to $38 for the big babies). Yaaayyy! I'm on cloud nine with embroidery hoop excitement and even got around to listing four of the duplicate hoops I made in my etsy shop! Oh my! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now I'm hoping to hear from you. What are your thoughts on embroidery hoop art? Do you have any hanging in your house? Which ones do you like best? and (most importantly) any ideas of other hoops I should make? I'm trying to come up with cute or witty phrases to put on them but apparently my brain has been tapped out. What do you think? </span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-28281743743377598832015-07-03T11:10:00.001-07:002015-07-03T11:10:13.374-07:00Too much<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know what happens when I try to take on too much? This. No blogging on my front. I'm still desperately working on stock for the farmers market and after my first week of selling I have a better idea of what to stock up with! So - I will be back at it this Saturday - and hopefully next week will be a bit quieter (with more posts!)</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678078991929438900.post-12580539143891937692015-06-28T21:30:00.002-07:002015-06-28T23:34:08.854-07:00taking doilies too far<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may already know, I am a huge fan of doilies. I have a few tastefully placed around my home and even have my fair share of doily themed items. That being said - I think this doily-esque item is taking it too far:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure about you, but toilet seat covers (especially ones that go on the seat) gross me out. How often do you think people wash those? Who decided they were a good idea? Not me. But if for some reason you think they're great the lacy teal one I just showed you has a free pattern online (<a href="https://www.freepatterns.com/detail.html?code=FC00709&source=pntrsta">link</a>)...just make sure you throw it in the wash often please...</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969263681190034535noreply@blogger.com0