Minnie the Meanie

My gorgeous, fluffy, mean kittie has been so cuddly lately. It's hard to believe that at one point in time, you couldn't touch this cat without being bit or scratched, and definitely hissed at! Anyway, she decided to make herself at home on my leg while i was sleeping one day:

Happy Earth Day!!

To celebrate, I'm having a sale on this tote bag, made completely from recycled materials, Banana Tote Bag, for today only! It's a steal at only $15 (usually $25!!)! Refunds will be made via paypal. Happy Earth Day!

Pretty in Paisley!!

I sold a tote bag today to one of my fellow sneak attack buddies (HandmadeBySandi, check out her shop, she has some GREAT items!), and it finally gave me the kick in the butt that I needed to finish the tote bag that has been sitting in pieces on my sewing room table for weeks! I walked down to the coffee shop that I go to every morning and asked one of the barista's to model my bag (trying to take a picture at home by myself was a little difficult). This is the end result of it all:

This tote is part of my sale along with all of my other totes, buy one for the normal price of $25, buy two for $40! You can check out my sale and my shop here: KtOriginals

The Urban Garden

So I've never been good at gardening, or keeping plants alive (I once killed bamboo. Isn't that bad luck?), but I've moved since last summer and actually live in a place were there aren't 100 trees in the yard taking up all the sunlight.


Snap dragons are the first thing I planted while my toes stayed warm in my monkey slippers!

This is the end result. Basil, garlic chives (yum!), oregano, spicy oregano (can't wait to try this one!), thyme, dill, parsley and i think there's a few other things in there as well.


And, of course, catnip for the kitties! This picture wouldn't have been so blurry, but Minnie was so excited that she wouldn't stop moving! It was pretty cute.

Tote bag sale!

When I'm out selling my wares at festivals, I always sell my tote bags for $25, 2 for $40. So, I figured, why not do that on my etsy shop? Check 'em out at www.etsy.com/shop/KtOriginals. I'm currently working on 3 new totes, one of them is a custom order for a friend. Well, I'm going to go back to eating homemade brownies and sewing!

I love handmade gifts

When my niece was born, she lived with my family until she was about 3 1/2 years old (I was still in high school at the time). One of our family friends that was AMAZING at taking care of her took her to one of those paint your own pottery places, and she painted this for me (she was only 3 at the time!). Of course, she didn't do the lettering on it :)

I try to use this mug everyday that I can. It's one of my favorite mugs, my other favorite came from my best friend and has an owl sitting on the handle of it! Now it's time for me to patch a hole in the butt of my favorite jeans!

Do you know what a S.N.E.A.K. attack is?

If you don't, then you're about to learn! Twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, the S.N.E.A.K attackers meet in the Etc. forum on Etsy to "attack" shops with little to no sales, resulting in a slew of new sales for the unsuspecting shops! It's a great boost for a shop just starting out, or for someone who is low on sales. Anyone and everyone can join in on the fun!! For all the information on sneak attacks, go to handmademovement

Anyway, last Monday I hosted a sneak attack with Danaswove as a "victim". She sells all sorts of cute cell phone pouches (including ones with owls, my favorite!!) and adorable retro aprons. I decided to save the owl pouches for someone else, and instead, I bought this one for myself!

One of my favorite pair of pants to go hiking in has no pockets (i like to carry my cell phone with me when i'm hiking), and this pouch is the perfect size for my phone!

This is how I ended my day today...

How can you go wrong with a water fall, 3 bridges and a train using one of them? I love Ohio.

Artisans Alliance (the other AA!)

I think, for not really having anything planned, our last minute meeting on Saturday went great! I'm really glad that people are still interested and want to get involved with AA. More people showed up then I expected, and we even have some new people joining! The weather's getting nicer and all I can think about are all the upcoming artwalks, farmer's markets, music festivals and gatherings to come. I can't wait wait for this summer! Taking on the Artisans Alliance will be a big task, but I know I'll be able to handle it, and I have some great friends to help me out too! If you want to know more of what the Artisans Alliance is about, you can check out our myspace (i know, who uses myspace anymore? hehe) at www.myspace.com/artisansalliance. If you can enjoy the wonderful weather today like I can, go do it!

Useful website for vendors and sellers of handmade goods

I just found this website with tons of great, useful tips for outdoor vendors. I'm posting this to keep track of it for myself, too :) Even seasoned vendors could get some use out of this!

www.craftsreport.com

My first blog in years!

I thought it might be nice to keep a blog of my unorganized thoughts. Lets see how this goes!