busy bee

Wow! Has this past week been busy or what? With the making of many many badges, the handing in of the first few assignments of the semester and the start and end of my big 3 Day Studio Sale I have officially exhausted myself. And am paying the price too, this weekend as I have gotten a little bit sick. But not to worry, I plan on having the fever and the sore throat kicked by tomorrow!

I am currently super excited about my new find, 'We Swap' blog. It is a place without pricetags where etsy artists swap their goods among each other. Its really lovely and I check for new items about five times a day. I would love to put something up, but I am not yet sure which creation to choose. You can check the blog out at we-swap.blogspot.com. Which of the above new badges is your favourite? To see more, visit me on etsy :)

birds, bees, etc

Despite being uber busy today with the making of 150 illustrated badges and 50 pocketmirrors, I still managed to find the time to seek some quiet moments for tea drinking and blog browsing. Amongst today's finds are french designer Cathy Savels' nature-inspired decorations for the home, Mary & Matt's wooden etc desk sign and the last image I am not so sure about.. but its lovely! Well its back to work..

badge-a-rific and wooly goodness!

I am currently feeling very chipper despite my exhaustion from a long labour-filled day and the late hour for a number of reasons as follows*
1.) I bought my Jose Gonzalez ticket today!!!
2.) I BOUGHT MY JOSE GONZALEZ TICKET TODAY!!!
3.) Because my etsy store is getting lots and lots of positive feedback and I sent off my first sold etsy badge to Maryland, America today! Very very exciting. And I also visited my real life stockists today who will be stocking my lovely badges from the start of next year. I'm totally chuffed! :)
Here are a few snapshots from my olde shoppe:




Aaaaaalso, I found this amazing artist on etsy by the name of Yokoo who makes these stunning woolen winter creations in lovely hues of "fig" and "sweet pea" for example. Totally fantastic and I am struggling to pick just one item off her list! I am also totally in love with the style of photography and the model in her little product ads (which I think may be the artist herself), which I think attributes to a large % of her success! Here is a small taste of Yokoo's goodness so you can see for yourself!

My favourite colour right now ^


Dripping in boyish goodness.


I laugh every time I look at this picture. Brilliant.