i've been busy, i swear!

even the sun has an awesome grill at sfai

the view from school, as breathtaking as ever

superbowl spread on the day the saints made history

sometimes he sneaks up on you

new batch of little girl headbands in the works

quick visit with djuna and her parents
(djuna models the mini beret i gave her for her 2nd birthday)

anton, writer/producer and all around sweetie
(currently script supervising for his short "charity")

extra fancy

the choos have recruited me to embroider large monograms for their series of custom prize ribbons. if you must have one, float jill & alethea an email here. the one pictured above was a gift for the lovely leah who was a tremendous help at the fair and as always, a delight to be around! while modeling the L at the fair, i was followed around a few times by admirers--- it was quite a hit!

everyone's a winner

jill made everyone's day at the renegade craft fair with this amazing cutout of the coolest bunch of hot steppers you ever did see.

for more fun fair photos, visit small stump's blog.

aftermath

with renegade finally over, i find myself awash in projects that couldn't be wrapped up in time for the fair. this means that i will be posting new stuff on etsy a bit more often!

i am slowly getting back to work, but will be taking a much-needed trip down to LA for a long weekend. when i get back, i will be starting work on a sketch series as well as some new designs for little otsu.

a wee prize

little bits

should i stay or should i gocco?

my gocco equipment finally got to see the light of day again! i was up late in to the night printing a new button design for, yeah-huh, the craft fair.

i opted for candy instead of dinner.

two birds, one stone

very

i'm posting this ridiculously cute button i just made as the first entry for my new label past lives. in its past life, this button was a pair of embroidered silk underpants. i thought such a cute sentiment would garner more compliments on my sweater than my butt cheek.

today, i am toiling with choopy-choos at choo headquarters getting ready for rcf. our agenda for the day is prize badges!

button breakthrough

i learned a new trick today! this choo-approved cuteness will be available on my etsy shop soon and of course at our booth for the renegade craft fair come july.

fun with chemicals

pouring over my fabrics the other day, i realized that there were quite a few i'd like to use but the color schemes weren't really jiving for me. a fun and smelly way to fix that is with a plain ol' bleach bath. i love watching the colors fade slooowwwlly and letting intuition tell me when i should pull stuff out. and look! that stack of fabrics look so cute together now whereas before, they would have been way to clashy for my taste.

the bleaching party was a part of my preparations for the renegade craft fair in july where i will be sharing a booth with the choo twins of studio choo. i can't wait!!


who doesn't love a "before and after?"

they're back, and they're badder

i am getting together a new batch of bad baby buttons-- now with ridiculously buggy red eyes thanks to old school fabric paint. when i get back from new orleans, i'll add them to my etsy shop where it will be joining it's fraternal twin, pirate baby.