Party!

Since my artwork is so apealing to little ones I thought it was time to do something bigger with them...

Thus the party pack came into motion. Little items to put in gift bags at birthday parties. Come to think of it, a teacher or anyone else working with children could use them as incentives, rewards and other things.

So, along the lines of children here is something I turned up in Etsy today that I'd really like to share.

One of the more interesting aspects of etsy are all the self publishers out there. Some indy, some how-to, patterns, and here... children's lit.

Here is The Boy Who Had Moldy Cheese Pizza Under His Bed by Rynski. Cute book, interesting title, sure to make kids giggle at the thought of it.

Etsy really makes it possible to do things you couldn't normally do, like showing your hand made books and selling them. Even with Lulu and amazon marketplace... Etsy lets you have real books made by hand be real people, and for children that is showing them something important even at a young age.

Another interesting aspect is that a lot of sellers will sell digital versions of their books for you to print yourself. No shipping, you don't have to print it so you can save trees. It really is the pioneer of e-book trading.

Pottery Angels

This is an older bookmark that I am uploading today. I am working on new fairies at the moment, and trying to do another watercolor (I need water color paper first I think).





So instead I'll just jump right to the sharing of other peoples items.



Maid Of Clay has taken the vampire craze and run with it. Can't blame her, and she has such cute mugs. I am so tempted to buy one myself!

Finished the fairy. It took all of two hours to complete, all while I sat watching a sci-fi show on netflix.

I really love the way this fairy turned out. The background is pretty good to, but her face and that corset really worked out.



Today's cuteness is "Hello Wars".

What do you get when you cross Star Wars and Hello Kitty? You just have to go look at the shop! It is so worth it! Darth V Kitty is just so cutely evil!

Fairies and Robots

I have added a Robot Charm today.

I also painted a fairy (which will be added to the shop eventually).

This is the first watercolor I've done in years, and I am not quite finished with it. However, it is far more finished then anything else I've done in quite some time, with a background and everything. Hopefully I'll be doing a few more watercolors like this as it actually worked out well.

Touring through etsy I found this charming little shop. French Market Stitch.

Ever since coming to Washington, and Seattle, I've been fascinated by the burlesque scene, and corsets. Of course I love the ones in this shop.

It has been suggested that I put in sets so that people can pick and choose... so in that line here is my first set. Robots!

I believe my second set will be fairies. I'm working on them at the moment. After that... Dragons? Mermaids? Any suggestions?



The third thing I like about Etsy is that you can find some of the most amazing artisan crafts, things you could not find in, say, walmart. You have to go to someone who will make it custom for you, and thus we have Merimask who does leather masks, a true artisan craft.

The Wonderful Thing About Etsy

Two great things about Etsy, of the thuosand or so that there are.

1. All natural products, be they beauty products that are completely new, never seen before, or organic food which is just a healthier version of something you've already seen.

2. People who use their shop to raise money for non profits even if it is for a month or two.

Etsy is a community, not just a business, and that's the true fun of it.


As for my own post of the day, I added a ladybug charm.

I believe I have some fairies to draw now.