Done!

I got my huge wholesale order done for New Seasons today! 1,080 cards total. Whew!!

That was so much more work than I thought it would be. It was a great experience though. I learned a lot of what to do, and not do, that is for sure. One of them being to always make sure you double check the proofs. Make sure they've printed all the designs without leaving ;)

also, double, triple, and quadruple check your shipping addresses. and don't be afraid to ask for help, most importantly.

anyway, it's done, and now I want to make more!
Look for them soon in my Etsy shop!

24 Little Hours

What a difference between today and yesterday.

Sometimes I wish someone would just tell me to get over myself. I forget to tell myself this, and so I just live in my head worrying and tripping over my thoughts.

anyway, things are going a bit smoother today. I got an illustration done and I am really happy with it. I'm planning on doing another today, I just gotta get myself to the store to get some groceries before it gets too late. I'm planning on making some potato leek soup tonight! yes, I will be blogging about it...

We'll see how this goes. I haven't made it for sometime...

It's such a lovely day outside. a bit chilly, but the sun is out and I went and tried to absorb as much vitamin D as I could this afternoon! :)

Oh, I also wanted to mention that I will be doing a craft fair this Saturday at New Seasons Market on 33rd and Killingsworth! Come say hi to me! It goes from 9-5.

Okay...gotta get some errands done!

C O M M U N i T Y

Yay for community!

I never really thought about community and what it means until I worked for New Seasons.
New Seasons is a locally owned grocery store that strives to proved local produce and products to the community. They want to create a store that not only provides groceries for the neighborhood, but also support the community by creating jobs and supporting local farms and food peeps. New Seasons really stress the idea of knowing where your food comes from and learning about the people that provide it.

Bringing people together through food! It's a wonderful way to connect with people and learn about each other.

And with that I would really like to introduce a fellow Etsy peep's newest endevor a cookbook that provides receipies from all of your favorite Etsy sellers :) JJM Finance has compiled a cookbook that features Etsy sellers best recipies :) What better way to bring a community of artists together than through food! Yay!!

The cookbook Sharing Recipies...Sharing Life not only provides some really great recipies, but also stories behind the recipies. I am really happy that he decided to do this. I love being a part of the Etsy community, and I think that this is a wonderful way to take part in that.

After reading the intro to this book I really started to think about community and about this little internet community that I have been taking a part in. I have come to the realization that there is a really amazing community that exsists through the internets, and without it it would be really difficult to make a living and share our work with so many people.

One of the things that I miss most about Portland is it's strong community, especially within the art scene. It's a really tight knit group of people where everyone pretty much knows everyone, and I really miss that. However, with the internets I still feel like I am part of a really great, talented, group of people and that makes me feel a little less lonely :)

Alright...I am going to go see if I have all the ingrediants for AnnieRexic's easy vegan apple crisp :) Hope everyone has a great weekend!