bag and ottoman

it is no secret that i have been swamped with design work this week. i always have a struggle between work which pays the bills and craft work which i truly love. design always wins the battle which means that i have art projects in various stages of completion spread out about the house. i finally have a weekend where i can breath, no deadlines looming (well one little one, but it should not take long).

so now i have to pick between an amy butler purse pattern called the weekender which truth be told doesn't look like it will hold much more than a pair of jeans, and an ottoman which needs recovered. i retrieved the ottoman base out of a dumpster (where i find many great things, honestly!) it was covered with the most repulsive faux black stinky leather, but i loved it's lines. i have painted the wood in a high-gloss white laquer and couldn't be happier. now, i need to sew a cover for the foam pillow that fits on top. the overall fabric is the green you see and i will pipe it with a sunny yellow polka dot. i also have plans for some pretty fancy buttons, but you will just have to wait and see how it all turns out. my biggest problem is finding and purchasing upholstery tacks, anyone have suggestions?

sleep and caffeine

this is my drug of choice today. i gave up real coke last year, and weaned myself down to diet coke. two weeks ago, i realized my addiction was full force again, so i stopped diet coke cold turkey.

but after going to bed at 2am last night, i really need this. there are not enough hours in the day to be mom, wife, designer, artist, housekeeper, bookkeeper, blah, blah, blah.

i might need about 10 of these to get through today!

etsy and sales

i started uploading items to sell on etsy this weekend. i love everything about this site. it is such a great tool for crafters to get their artwork out there, plus the support you get from other people who do what you do is amazing. i love how a random buyer can find you through the thousands of shops this site supports.

i returned home last night to find that i had my first sale! this sweet stamped bunny card is the first one to go. i love the glitter following the scalloped edge of the front flap. it is perfect for baby showers or to be used as an easter card. so thank you JEWB, you made my weekend!

pride and photography

i am so excited to finally be getting my etsy site up and running! the talented jessica from peachtree photography was over yesterday helping me get the perfect lighting for my lamp photos. i just love this shot. i had my laptop open all last night just so i could catch glimpses of this soft feminine beauty. i want to blow it up and put this photo on my office wall, that is how much i love it.

so today i thought no problem, i would shoot my remaining 12 lamps and in a flash they would be posted to etsy. wrong, wrong, wrong :) if i had not seen jessica take this photo from my camera, i would not believe that my camera is capable. nothing worked for me today. i tried it with morning light, afternoon light, bathroom light on, bathroom light off. and not one of the 100 shots i took, ever came close to this softness.

time to register for camera classes!

in the meantime, check out www.linwoodavenue.etsy.com and let me know what you think.

a new year and a trip to the ER

so i had big plans for the new year and this blog. big plans until my husband and i ended up in the ER sometime well past our new year's eve celebration. let's just say that one should never drink and ask for a piggy back ride. after 8 hours in an ER (which i will never return to), 2 cat scans, a chipped tooth, multiple x-rays, a broken finger, road rash and many bruises, we are resting at home.

that being said, once i am over this minor blip, i hope to, i plan to post to this space every day. so stay tuned, if the past few days are any indication, this is bound to one crazy and exciting new year!