what an honor. i’m at a loss for words. . . and on cloud 9.

stay tuned for surprise number two . . .

mark your calendars people!

i’ll be receiving my second bruce metcalf dose on july 24th. won’t you join me in new york to hear a dialogue between bruce and chanel kennebrew of junkprints? (have you seen chanel’s video interview on the etsy storque? love it!)read all about the city salon series right here.

clockwise from left:

junkprints’ another big o wig bag

bruce metcalf

junkprints’ ladies of soul print

this should be very . . . interesting indeed!!
by the way, i’m no longer writing that article for the storque on my SNAG conference experience, but don’t you worry. . . something’s brewing for you on that topic. - patience, my friends!

from alisa’s blog:

“i went through all the project runway challenges and found the garden party challange from season 2. i loved this challenge.

here’s photos from bravo’s site. and just to refresh anyone’s memory, here’s a really funny video from that episode.

the challenge is to make something out of real plants. they can be alive or they can be dried. on the show they went to a floral shop to buy supplies, but they also had a budget of $150. i don’t have that budget for this one. you can also go to the park or if you’re lucky enough to have a yard, then just go outside! i’m going to wander to some parks that are nearby. it’s a beautiful day here and i’ll use any excuse to get out for a bit.

on the show they said that they must buy all the supplies at the store, but they ended up using muslin. so i’m not going to restrict my use of metal.”

thanks alisa! i’m off to the park to find some materials!

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Happy Monday!

i completely wimped out on the one-a-week challenge last week. boo for me! kait over at tether perservered- see her results here! kait and alissa- i’m game for this week’s final challenge! everyone, stay tuned to find out what it is!

instead of working on the challenge like a good girl, here’s what i was up to this weekend:

1. finished this monster of a book (976 pages!), the pillars of the earth. i give it 4 out of 5 stars.

2. finished the first finger on that fair isle glove!

3. dug around in the dirt, sowed seeds both indoors and out

4. whale watched in fells point

happy beautiful friday to you!

i’ve never been before and am not sure if i will make it out this year, but how i wish i could go! not only does the lineup include 250 vendors and 1,000 sheep, but i’m seeing that events range from sheep parade and sheep photo contest to junior spinning contest.

there are some new plastic goodies up in the bead shop and hopefully by the end of the day, you will see some new pieces in the jewelry shop.

in closing, i would like to dedicate the following video to juliet and rebecca: