tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87997395863798994452024-02-07T16:55:57.653-05:00beth pohlmanbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-65306718059614243372010-01-14T21:34:00.003-05:002010-01-14T21:38:00.108-05:00Hello 2010!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO0HsK8vGWYyffLv-erVnVoLRoYikoOTnymjc2A-KSZAKN3mXt46KMS5dy-DZZcjxYktsunwKcB2bXqzdq41reuH4R3g0VIoko72YaaNKotnAjvaEYDf3TDjMdrRVkKIljHxGr0lp34n1/s1600-h/heistad1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO0HsK8vGWYyffLv-erVnVoLRoYikoOTnymjc2A-KSZAKN3mXt46KMS5dy-DZZcjxYktsunwKcB2bXqzdq41reuH4R3g0VIoko72YaaNKotnAjvaEYDf3TDjMdrRVkKIljHxGr0lp34n1/s320/heistad1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426790020251873186" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hello 2010! I feel like this year is going to be <span style="font-style: italic;">much</span> better than last year.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-18513079870771241682007-11-24T11:59:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:09:51.258-05:00What I Want for Christmas...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfedVhd0lTyFw6VLXDR3gFHm9AsY_8lDwJg8HL_Z6gP-TTIUo63U_iRiuKjGqFal9oIwyjAU6GVF-wtV0VthoIaLf_58THrq7zQbai-bdu0_eAf0uxI7w1E_rPLgbzEwHLU4BFeS_vONO/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.6191732.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfedVhd0lTyFw6VLXDR3gFHm9AsY_8lDwJg8HL_Z6gP-TTIUo63U_iRiuKjGqFal9oIwyjAU6GVF-wtV0VthoIaLf_58THrq7zQbai-bdu0_eAf0uxI7w1E_rPLgbzEwHLU4BFeS_vONO/s320/il_fullxfull.6191732.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136452852045846786" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5397029">Crocheted Dinosaur Skull</a> by knittingneedle<br /><br /> PLEEEEASE.....bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-36206723965820026822007-11-23T14:33:00.001-05:002008-12-11T01:09:52.155-05:00New stuff...I have many new things that I have been selling that I just haven't gotten up on my etsy site. The Thanksgiving break has provided me with a nice opportunity to get some stuff photographed and ready to be put up - so these should be coming to my little shop in the next day or two!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5d7g8nhzv59Blw9CDE2XhD7N8StEt_n-KXLlIHjZL9zcuQx6e7zhvtD6rDjQUTnpcnyGNPV2PpiS-BJV2OE77SQc4ov5FLfSaNGDajHast_RrSmVNKI1WRxbmsYreRKNL7u_V8S0JMRk/s1600-h/japflowerneck3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5d7g8nhzv59Blw9CDE2XhD7N8StEt_n-KXLlIHjZL9zcuQx6e7zhvtD6rDjQUTnpcnyGNPV2PpiS-BJV2OE77SQc4ov5FLfSaNGDajHast_RrSmVNKI1WRxbmsYreRKNL7u_V8S0JMRk/s320/japflowerneck3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136121997830133986" border="0" /></a>Japanese Flower Necklace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwobXgk76XQn8mslV7iZG2EfDQTQbkJkvdZsm4YCgWmOiexblfHfYvoE6t3GVDP0q8nTQi4itpCxcrG1OHHabDUacYxcb7CKyP3-7aKniMU18O7A-AUzdi-OAkvlegFYWgpKtshlPVYq2l/s1600-h/horzcellularneck1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwobXgk76XQn8mslV7iZG2EfDQTQbkJkvdZsm4YCgWmOiexblfHfYvoE6t3GVDP0q8nTQi4itpCxcrG1OHHabDUacYxcb7CKyP3-7aKniMU18O7A-AUzdi-OAkvlegFYWgpKtshlPVYq2l/s320/horzcellularneck1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136122809578952946" border="0" /></a><br />Shadow Cellular Necklace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J3Pgr2wdneIvmsoCUvqK71T2erQJPyVxZuH14mzBP5dA-ro6Q50JLM9WuWWrzhVraIaAIUCXVUnS7H22W_PGEyKM9C6tV3vrop1LDJUfCN2ltKJcKmkGSTd2b9a-clNslnA5iQRKfL_n/s1600-h/budposts1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J3Pgr2wdneIvmsoCUvqK71T2erQJPyVxZuH14mzBP5dA-ro6Q50JLM9WuWWrzhVraIaAIUCXVUnS7H22W_PGEyKM9C6tV3vrop1LDJUfCN2ltKJcKmkGSTd2b9a-clNslnA5iQRKfL_n/s320/budposts1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136121405124647106" border="0" /></a><br />Bud Postsbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-35582593058784717402007-11-23T14:22:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:09:52.983-05:00No sleep 'til Pittsburgh!So, I kind of fell off the face of the earth. Things have been very crazy preparing for the holiday shows. This is a little recap of our first big show Handmade Arcade. We had a lovely time ( minus the snow on the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and got a little vacation out of it to boot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBr208OcY_h77Jp_d0pipezf3JS1wRRxJeSVF_sfPZLQ1jUDyVUSFLoWkyGDR-nNdnRrdfM_-fSh8L2moa9l2v7hKnjyDhW071MghNEXvYcabAID2Dk-bfdbAeB_qh9Ie4QO75xFhdTdM/s1600-h/pittsskyline.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBr208OcY_h77Jp_d0pipezf3JS1wRRxJeSVF_sfPZLQ1jUDyVUSFLoWkyGDR-nNdnRrdfM_-fSh8L2moa9l2v7hKnjyDhW071MghNEXvYcabAID2Dk-bfdbAeB_qh9Ie4QO75xFhdTdM/s320/pittsskyline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136119201806424242" border="0" /></a>The lovely Pittsburgh skyline.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwqZ7I3cODmunjFwmIdyyN17m02J8-KN_Fp86UiBRhlG6DW_i9FJRWAQLSVvyZQdrQCBGylJWsah47MzeJaXBhPIaSjeS9AmiRlKa8HtLcwkMMfr1wsWFsWxEEWDSg_eys29istAiyOU2/s1600-h/bethathandmade.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwqZ7I3cODmunjFwmIdyyN17m02J8-KN_Fp86UiBRhlG6DW_i9FJRWAQLSVvyZQdrQCBGylJWsah47MzeJaXBhPIaSjeS9AmiRlKa8HtLcwkMMfr1wsWFsWxEEWDSg_eys29istAiyOU2/s320/bethathandmade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136119038597666978" border="0" /></a>This is me. I am cold. I was cold for two days. This is before I bought a stocking cap from another vendor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9G7YGCJvbG0tEdVbCb7KIhmL1v_sImVM7hs22jWe1i9oMlF6vXlMwS238pfJKCZO3UrdkYYJV0w4oF1iqJgYkJguetUcaQuylJvrGL0adSm0IN8SMToF3AYwA7nHUlieLz8uHbgPWN8D/s1600-h/pittsmonkeys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9G7YGCJvbG0tEdVbCb7KIhmL1v_sImVM7hs22jWe1i9oMlF6vXlMwS238pfJKCZO3UrdkYYJV0w4oF1iqJgYkJguetUcaQuylJvrGL0adSm0IN8SMToF3AYwA7nHUlieLz8uHbgPWN8D/s320/pittsmonkeys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136118828144269458" border="0" /></a>An AMAZING Elementary school we found while slightly lost. The whole doorway was this very elaborate, beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">menagerie</span>.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-11679734704959129922007-11-23T14:13:00.001-05:002008-12-11T01:09:53.657-05:00TexturesI took a lot of pictures of nice texturey things in Pittsburgh - here are a few of my favorites:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rJJB15buBY6Wrxvt6Dpw0QlJmDgn2tKbLWo51h4iypU1HHMfPvich1OYT6c96bKqGc_qgXvPi47we1j_MoHQaTlYhTK25EUZh72J0HmyGOs_zmdfBYRO3KLTSBb4XqyeH7dPmBk39753/s1600-h/pittsbricks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rJJB15buBY6Wrxvt6Dpw0QlJmDgn2tKbLWo51h4iypU1HHMfPvich1OYT6c96bKqGc_qgXvPi47we1j_MoHQaTlYhTK25EUZh72J0HmyGOs_zmdfBYRO3KLTSBb4XqyeH7dPmBk39753/s320/pittsbricks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136116921178789970" border="0" /></a>I love the brick side walks that they have, their colors are much more interesting than they are here in Baltimore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYrD0FiKGiCLQFWEzY6CR4hN7bXKGSMOpDPHfo8PIlU2PuzAn8OlCXGKYfa6tlD3lCjW51r2Bkdth0wdTn-Ag-dxiSWpztJKb1M4hd9UqvI0ZGQN6XySxEFgjlqGJC7X0DCFNmOsAljmU/s1600-h/pittsginko.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYrD0FiKGiCLQFWEzY6CR4hN7bXKGSMOpDPHfo8PIlU2PuzAn8OlCXGKYfa6tlD3lCjW51r2Bkdth0wdTn-Ag-dxiSWpztJKb1M4hd9UqvI0ZGQN6XySxEFgjlqGJC7X0DCFNmOsAljmU/s320/pittsginko.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136117840301791346" border="0" /></a><br />These are funky little stunted ginko leaves.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88bzwAz3-X_UoL868zf6jP2VTEigKziEnArpLQBeFQ5bbzcPPaHPHTwWXd-AeuvLBLQWqL7_oUrynTGHpkeixcYVas4e4vLy2n8gGE7gJZ36gIq-3OMvFOYQ8o3WuBqulWfnyFQG9_Rgj/s1600-h/pittssewer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88bzwAz3-X_UoL868zf6jP2VTEigKziEnArpLQBeFQ5bbzcPPaHPHTwWXd-AeuvLBLQWqL7_oUrynTGHpkeixcYVas4e4vLy2n8gGE7gJZ36gIq-3OMvFOYQ8o3WuBqulWfnyFQG9_Rgj/s320/pittssewer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136116495977027634" border="0" /></a>You know what this is, but I like the way that it looks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwd19Jo8lpO-WmB3FELXjmxNVs_gN2127OmptnbX8WRABhozrXFjDvcMEDmR-FB26xdTCgzbk30gQW4hG8SKEqKhyVFSeRJ-5hAUCMN31OngTfu_dTNZZwHIkEUcoas2ekYceEjvnEXxiC/s1600-h/pittsfeathers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwd19Jo8lpO-WmB3FELXjmxNVs_gN2127OmptnbX8WRABhozrXFjDvcMEDmR-FB26xdTCgzbk30gQW4hG8SKEqKhyVFSeRJ-5hAUCMN31OngTfu_dTNZZwHIkEUcoas2ekYceEjvnEXxiC/s320/pittsfeathers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136116324178335778" border="0" /></a>We went to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. I took many very bad pictures of birds there. Birds just don't hold still. Dammit. I did manage to get this nice feather shot of one of the birds, though.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-33254143544156643462007-10-25T12:26:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:53.852-05:00Yeah! Goin' to New York!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiutyi4xUCD24NJKrnT7AhxGn6s2bRVlP-iLlsi9lQvZ4DIjtsb5BKFV221KyGj8edpDh2HvPzqjiRueboWW3WhynVX46BufX9XPxyuBamscrqPgA6R6rxv2bGVVu_Y-jafLMSfToTBY7/s1600-h/header.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiutyi4xUCD24NJKrnT7AhxGn6s2bRVlP-iLlsi9lQvZ4DIjtsb5BKFV221KyGj8edpDh2HvPzqjiRueboWW3WhynVX46BufX9XPxyuBamscrqPgA6R6rxv2bGVVu_Y-jafLMSfToTBY7/s320/header.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125312111106984162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got into the <a href="http://www.bust.com/craftacular/about.html">Bust Holiday Craftular</a>! It is going to be Dec. 8th up in Manhattan! I am going to have to make SOOOO much work for this. It is going to be absolutely amazing and HUGE. Apparently they are having around 300 vendors this year. I'll see you in New York!bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-5951182261914566742007-10-25T12:07:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:54.061-05:00AVAM - Finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8O9eDgkEVADC6sD2df_AagzONztJ1qeaGJvayjEpOBaFET2VHqMFsrLs3x3Rqx2FOYyAktmxI9vWu4VpPfbq0GtmAw-drcsIo172rN75kJG92XNrfDqJkpKfvkwjCV6qt6put8tGiycX/s1600-h/MVC-036F.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8O9eDgkEVADC6sD2df_AagzONztJ1qeaGJvayjEpOBaFET2VHqMFsrLs3x3Rqx2FOYyAktmxI9vWu4VpPfbq0GtmAw-drcsIo172rN75kJG92XNrfDqJkpKfvkwjCV6qt6put8tGiycX/s320/MVC-036F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125306952851261634" border="0" /></a>Kasimir and I went to the <a href="http://www.avam.org/">American Visionary Art Museum</a> FOR THE FIRST TIME last Friday. This is utterly shameful. We've lived in Baltimore for years and never gotten around to going. I admit I expected it to be neat, but that's about it, but the museum totally rocked me. The work that is there is so moving and personal, you are almost peaking into someones soul. I loved it.<br /><br />The have a special exhibition going on now called <a href="http://www.avam.org/exhibitions/index.html">All Faiths Beautiful</a> which shows work that explores people ideas, hopes, and relationships with whatever god they worship. Part of this exhibition includes hundreds of postcards from <a href="http://postsecret.blogspot.com/">Postsecret</a>. I consider this the most moving part of the exhibition - you are literally reading people's secrets. I'll admit some of them made me cry.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-15429074339876398972007-10-25T12:01:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:54.302-05:00Devotion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog7P2NfpzJNrY3qTBodXad5aTzsp36q7eVWQH34PW-EOgI_KAxw3DqBDVsCM9wEbBatwfVrDepeS5ojutEOsClJCfz2fzTpGMrP5yPC35UohBp-VaYcKAS0Hn2Ax1rgZ5sEExPTbQRR13/s1600-h/Devotion-Pohlman.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog7P2NfpzJNrY3qTBodXad5aTzsp36q7eVWQH34PW-EOgI_KAxw3DqBDVsCM9wEbBatwfVrDepeS5ojutEOsClJCfz2fzTpGMrP5yPC35UohBp-VaYcKAS0Hn2Ax1rgZ5sEExPTbQRR13/s320/Devotion-Pohlman.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125305337943558322" border="0" /></a>This piece, called "Devotion" was one of my Senior Project Thesis pieces. I recently had to bring the image out for an event at school and I had forgotten how lovely it was. Most of that is probably due to my lovely model Sanghee... I miss you Sanghee!bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-80105495832253998072007-10-11T10:53:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:54.443-05:00Yeh! Heap!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNbhZHQMaanEsAZxuaxsgJplN0VL52RA86JqQ-HyJnkxOTW7lDQlXESRYctGCbAUBhYXfRmXkawAlcAfPKLb2ApXtYpN0p3uOB4jvNiY1HHW3CueoEefuVzbXaMIA7vsAUGYdW1ejo-Gn/s1600-h/cccm_logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNbhZHQMaanEsAZxuaxsgJplN0VL52RA86JqQ-HyJnkxOTW7lDQlXESRYctGCbAUBhYXfRmXkawAlcAfPKLb2ApXtYpN0p3uOB4jvNiY1HHW3CueoEefuVzbXaMIA7vsAUGYdW1ejo-Gn/s320/cccm_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120092727922930274" border="0" /></a>I found out yesterday that I was accepted to the Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap. It is taking place Dec. 1st in the BEAUTIFUL St. John's Church in Charles Village (Baltimore). The last show was amazing, so I can only expect this one to be even better. <a href="http://www.charmcitycraftmafia.com/wordpress/">Here</a> is their site for more information and an eventual vendor list.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-62319795804637983972007-10-11T10:40:00.000-04:002008-12-11T01:09:55.040-05:00vinyl, vinyl, vinylSo , apparently, right now I am obsessed with putting vinyl decals on EVERYTHING. Here are a few that I'm not sure if I can live without.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydNnTYDpJ1x9iOOZxquEV2SbI1rnXMz8M48WttB7OgYlUXAq-EkwZXq9bcaTg-UMXC4aSFOi2hrb0TQ7VrJqI8csJKBJUvjFt-cwrF-xiSiemdgHD1ueLos2AJQf1peajzNU_4jmTJVP7/s1600-h/il_430xN.12480408.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydNnTYDpJ1x9iOOZxquEV2SbI1rnXMz8M48WttB7OgYlUXAq-EkwZXq9bcaTg-UMXC4aSFOi2hrb0TQ7VrJqI8csJKBJUvjFt-cwrF-xiSiemdgHD1ueLos2AJQf1peajzNU_4jmTJVP7/s320/il_430xN.12480408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120089609776673298" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7390458">Jellyfish Toilet Vinyl Graphic </a>by Vital<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaamWYvtoF_JyYP5r3O5s0vKAyBVVGrDwtJtyw_MH3v-9HQqUDCtQDUPsP4O4KX1DpWwcR8MogWJRHaIYFdvfToUDdDd2EAyghOpE0sfitXbo9keaS_SnRJyo0qfbiKmAKRWQWJBlCH5Ra/s1600-h/il_430xN.12024472.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaamWYvtoF_JyYP5r3O5s0vKAyBVVGrDwtJtyw_MH3v-9HQqUDCtQDUPsP4O4KX1DpWwcR8MogWJRHaIYFdvfToUDdDd2EAyghOpE0sfitXbo9keaS_SnRJyo0qfbiKmAKRWQWJBlCH5Ra/s320/il_430xN.12024472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120090404345623074" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7249167">Vinyl Laptop Decal</a> by thosmhicks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jRNyUEgPlxKIkq3QKCDtL3-P0q192prZLQUjCwqI_kQYXViBP_ybbHjwzlAaDpsMygEvsw1D2rYTTG73JJvjRrRl5PjosYu3IvhjBV0olmGTRrnjaCD3olaIjEyopueOlSE-h7IHwYYC/s1600-h/il_430xN.12148690.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jRNyUEgPlxKIkq3QKCDtL3-P0q192prZLQUjCwqI_kQYXViBP_ybbHjwzlAaDpsMygEvsw1D2rYTTG73JJvjRrRl5PjosYu3IvhjBV0olmGTRrnjaCD3olaIjEyopueOlSE-h7IHwYYC/s320/il_430xN.12148690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120091211799474754" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7287632">Hedgerow Wall Graphic</a> by ellynelly<br /><br />This whole vinyl trend takes me right back to 3rd grade when I decided to decorate my entire room with stickers - hundred and hundred of stickers. I am still working on getting off all of the dried on sticker grossness from my childhood bookshelf. I love this stuff.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-12706579874420007432007-10-07T22:45:00.000-04:002008-12-11T01:09:55.810-05:00free day!So Kasimir and I both had a day off together this last Friday (shocking). We hopped on the train and went over to D.C. for the day. Here are a few of highlights:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaImmCDgq2KYjTLDmlrNdgsCCRDN-R_5y2b_Vve6KoiD6JxVh0byZVph4de2o8rXhf0S9o3yP5rYsFiEaYDpwbP7SAyiwYf04xwcuAelRBLD4-gAaR5xMmmawbGSpbndPeYQYZpL8-8rB/s1600-h/goldsworthy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaImmCDgq2KYjTLDmlrNdgsCCRDN-R_5y2b_Vve6KoiD6JxVh0byZVph4de2o8rXhf0S9o3yP5rYsFiEaYDpwbP7SAyiwYf04xwcuAelRBLD4-gAaR5xMmmawbGSpbndPeYQYZpL8-8rB/s320/goldsworthy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118792208836122770" border="0" /></a><br />We finally found the Andy Goldsworthy that is outside of the National Gallery. I have, sadly, looked for it a couple of times before and never found it. This time around, we just kind of stumbled onto it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOcqowzY3JdorMRNMSM2hsOS6HFNUDw4MLcYYelgZCT1EuHqhOvHXswzF_fgPNDoOhAiITiL6e7peQg5kGcr6nZqF46BeMXKUkNQrcAIFtY61AGNCvO87e24eQPUjBJPqseTJJcnlfFaW/s1600-h/bugbittingk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOcqowzY3JdorMRNMSM2hsOS6HFNUDw4MLcYYelgZCT1EuHqhOvHXswzF_fgPNDoOhAiITiL6e7peQg5kGcr6nZqF46BeMXKUkNQrcAIFtY61AGNCvO87e24eQPUjBJPqseTJJcnlfFaW/s320/bugbittingk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118792079987103874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This little bug was trying his hardest to destroy Kasimir with his pinchers in Jackson Park. Needless to say, Kasimir survived.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMSVlmAKgbr9c-gquu5QgWRanEl4IClf9Zb7_TiB8fN6960KN2s2f27qjLFCgQN-I3gzHc3uze4qtm44xIBczThImVqsjBZpOENHabaKzB07hrtyUpy_e-GojQnPN2dIni7BB_YXUc83B/s1600-h/sunsetdc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMSVlmAKgbr9c-gquu5QgWRanEl4IClf9Zb7_TiB8fN6960KN2s2f27qjLFCgQN-I3gzHc3uze4qtm44xIBczThImVqsjBZpOENHabaKzB07hrtyUpy_e-GojQnPN2dIni7BB_YXUc83B/s320/sunsetdc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118791908188412018" border="0" /></a><br />The most ridiculously beautiful sunset sky.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-59002168979093766772007-10-02T11:38:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:56.076-05:00studio shots!Here are a couple of studio shots - I am (hopefully) going to be selling my "Power" necklace. I am taking it apart and giving it a good cleaning. Here is a picture of its skeleton:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx7RsquMqM2vyfeKz4AtgbSVoekkUHrYI3VcP1-QS8csLD80kUHU6vxqJSQOZI5sY4k2i8nmw7CCAd4rgroclLle65cCVchesjFIKGdR6vQA1nYXerjsyjxYK2kabkx6LBuWTCnKM2ggj/s1600-h/studiopowerskeleton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx7RsquMqM2vyfeKz4AtgbSVoekkUHrYI3VcP1-QS8csLD80kUHU6vxqJSQOZI5sY4k2i8nmw7CCAd4rgroclLle65cCVchesjFIKGdR6vQA1nYXerjsyjxYK2kabkx6LBuWTCnKM2ggj/s320/studiopowerskeleton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116764517834568658" border="0" /></a>Here is a shot of my pieces that I have made for my Sphere Earrings. It is so satisfying to see so may things all spread out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWfvSq7tuLdj6hY48zV-47zrfJPXNpSBf46Dugx4eSQKC14RVRscERc6_Xo_VoQq7nudQKKPSqXb3uVsV7faRj6Z1fnKWJdKDMowbHmxBrQkgpdh_ODPr4_Z6XkpiDF9vhaQy1X1qCIoC/s1600-h/studiosphereshot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWfvSq7tuLdj6hY48zV-47zrfJPXNpSBf46Dugx4eSQKC14RVRscERc6_Xo_VoQq7nudQKKPSqXb3uVsV7faRj6Z1fnKWJdKDMowbHmxBrQkgpdh_ODPr4_Z6XkpiDF9vhaQy1X1qCIoC/s320/studiosphereshot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116764380395615170" border="0" /></a>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-36926206071319888412007-10-02T10:15:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:56.900-05:00wall artK and I are on the hunt for stuff to hang on our very bare walls. Here are a few of my favorites from etsy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkrKQdOtCMu2ONMHre7D7KZbt5P5MpHwJqmeoz5ayBnfUvobTHeGeS1FWkKS03WZ0yqhUFA2KuOJeHoydJ9JIPWsaLU-qP82PRn0EuXKMKzGrAksAAJNfh1m_kU1gN18x2Z8TSJdiT4Ex/s1600-h/il_430xN.11199859.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkrKQdOtCMu2ONMHre7D7KZbt5P5MpHwJqmeoz5ayBnfUvobTHeGeS1FWkKS03WZ0yqhUFA2KuOJeHoydJ9JIPWsaLU-qP82PRn0EuXKMKzGrAksAAJNfh1m_kU1gN18x2Z8TSJdiT4Ex/s320/il_430xN.11199859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116744425977557938" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6992799">Specimen No. 2</a> by wondercabinet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLq6jmhUNDPwFnPYBLFK0Nx8Am6y8QcpS4j4Ce1IW1XlstyUS5rRpdgHJy4XCRdFGIGAXZxR3GaG1obs6bWSXy1JVnLfoOPs71PtGyT-MUl51jYFr7eQ4Ccg6Gsj1zXWgpDMcXtxTuCtb/s1600-h/il_430xN.12140874.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLq6jmhUNDPwFnPYBLFK0Nx8Am6y8QcpS4j4Ce1IW1XlstyUS5rRpdgHJy4XCRdFGIGAXZxR3GaG1obs6bWSXy1JVnLfoOPs71PtGyT-MUl51jYFr7eQ4Ccg6Gsj1zXWgpDMcXtxTuCtb/s320/il_430xN.12140874.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116743751667692450" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7285143">Central Park March 6th 1890</a> print by ohmycavalier<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiIDD0pC3IBQP0S4beG1SBlC-z8XdCmVP1So6IKZ_4v2Bvm4PlpjkBrCW4GEfGzLd1Z5AnQsKP77Y2GqBoHg0jnGnwVIwq2KMPEvUtUG8fGM_RYCD9AGcvUy8W_eoocmEh2TxRdiILdD4/s1600-h/il_430xN.11865657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiIDD0pC3IBQP0S4beG1SBlC-z8XdCmVP1So6IKZ_4v2Bvm4PlpjkBrCW4GEfGzLd1Z5AnQsKP77Y2GqBoHg0jnGnwVIwq2KMPEvUtUG8fGM_RYCD9AGcvUy8W_eoocmEh2TxRdiILdD4/s320/il_430xN.11865657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116743030113186706" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7200011">you are the one I want most of all print</a> by project8256bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-61265490933837496952007-09-27T13:13:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:57.952-05:00Happy Day = Quilt DayMy mother is officially addicted to making quilts- she is finishing one every few weeks at this point. So as is inevitable - my mother has made me a new quilt! I just got it today and am quite pleased. It is made entirely out of Civil War-era reproduction fabrics. It was so much fun picking out the fabric for it - I needed five or six patterns and ended up with a dozen.<br />Here it is:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZN3JYPQreMINz69vb_W90q3e9ue1qKAV-Y9QRqkpqaReby6mIf-bzPgSq6_Ha-9Nr0XzKIfDzA3ZPhlEU7CAD9QzoFey9EaGDChmx3ySeDUdqKuW2HAfgILXC002DSIwAC2HXB8dC_Ro/s1600-h/quiltphoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZN3JYPQreMINz69vb_W90q3e9ue1qKAV-Y9QRqkpqaReby6mIf-bzPgSq6_Ha-9Nr0XzKIfDzA3ZPhlEU7CAD9QzoFey9EaGDChmx3ySeDUdqKuW2HAfgILXC002DSIwAC2HXB8dC_Ro/s320/quiltphoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116765802029790178" border="0" /></a><br />These are a couple of my favorite patterns!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hd1RIWDOEBeHt1Kn6uS5U30Fa2SgZnjqyIDhWg-UKPwiPCWPRwT7YUCnE48glh-JIuMfle0FO8MJejfQ3ZcTOwojULdaRwwmqMz-DZwvZmSkwrLMbCFbag5KCzQnugKlCZa8PIqUVC1I/s1600-h/quiltdetail2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hd1RIWDOEBeHt1Kn6uS5U30Fa2SgZnjqyIDhWg-UKPwiPCWPRwT7YUCnE48glh-JIuMfle0FO8MJejfQ3ZcTOwojULdaRwwmqMz-DZwvZmSkwrLMbCFbag5KCzQnugKlCZa8PIqUVC1I/s320/quiltdetail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116766171396977666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7OMfW1RGLoeyBWKHS-iLL0jovOMvk_1_twG36D-PRylzYrLjQHQGj3j5dnigqGzlyct6IobXcSPxB8hAQ8cRsJzV8TcNEqWUd44gOq5Lm4sKiSzdNDpBtgd6rVCF3_-DDIoAMaa-36L8/s1600-h/quiltdetail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7OMfW1RGLoeyBWKHS-iLL0jovOMvk_1_twG36D-PRylzYrLjQHQGj3j5dnigqGzlyct6IobXcSPxB8hAQ8cRsJzV8TcNEqWUd44gOq5Lm4sKiSzdNDpBtgd6rVCF3_-DDIoAMaa-36L8/s320/quiltdetail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116765982418416626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ykU9lSvwDZw/RvvlJ4nPeVI/AAAAAAAAAFY/ZekIkyGyQkI/s1600-h/quiltdetail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ykU9lSvwDZw/RvvlJ4nPeVI/AAAAAAAAAFY/ZekIkyGyQkI/s320/quiltdetail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114933759787891026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ykU9lSvwDZw/RvvlCYnPeUI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/sGznrSNMilo/s1600-h/quiltdetail2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ykU9lSvwDZw/RvvlCYnPeUI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/sGznrSNMilo/s320/quiltdetail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114933630938872130" border="0" /></a>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-71500883050707252742007-09-24T11:04:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:58.325-05:00Before and After...I love these kinds of shots - the pieces waiting to get put together into something grand! SO here we go: The before shot -<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRbE8Z8sM-0Koe9X2MkqMstfER2XfU65ykYTHj2VltzjilGWTmVmZyDH-PNqDN607QPBDPt3NrE0GkELI7V6zgAgQEme_D1jmaHrc9EraQzAFXyqoYflkzLDz8N4EvOlXuuVvLOYm_gkh/s1600-h/blogpieces1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRbE8Z8sM-0Koe9X2MkqMstfER2XfU65ykYTHj2VltzjilGWTmVmZyDH-PNqDN607QPBDPt3NrE0GkELI7V6zgAgQEme_D1jmaHrc9EraQzAFXyqoYflkzLDz8N4EvOlXuuVvLOYm_gkh/s320/blogpieces1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113787497441098034" border="0" /></a>The after shot. Ta Da! Hopefully I'll get them photographed properly and up on etsy today!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ccchd2SE11axYfygVNEbrgnNbtZDeSKkUzx2fDjKXPUMWUO7IttpXwQQ21Mqt8OGwfTSWB3WsGFRE-ohQuwoas5Mbq-gYUlz-5IYLZChnbCFsFOHTbX5ByHJOrUAd2YP5M9R4xMeXtul/s1600-h/blogearrings1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ccchd2SE11axYfygVNEbrgnNbtZDeSKkUzx2fDjKXPUMWUO7IttpXwQQ21Mqt8OGwfTSWB3WsGFRE-ohQuwoas5Mbq-gYUlz-5IYLZChnbCFsFOHTbX5ByHJOrUAd2YP5M9R4xMeXtul/s320/blogearrings1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113787080829270290" border="0" /></a>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-8783483319258427372007-09-23T10:29:00.000-04:002007-09-23T10:30:27.781-04:00Embarrassing Confession -I can't figure out how to make the pictures on the right side of the blog (Handmade Arcade and Trunkt banners) into links. Help? How embarrassing.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-40333814672999772562007-09-23T10:15:00.000-04:002008-12-11T01:09:59.580-05:00time machine 2 findsMore things I would love to get my grubby little hands on....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113405876711946498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00pOmU_EjSEuuOMsLE40mslLThGeEImCAJsGChcVHMETbx10aKZY6KXW0Mdzv0NAoBzMrMgltkf7FtK5eP5_0d3-h4MJh4qo5mlDVwnXRBBLHfUzE5TORQEEV60nNK3q_VNOSCBMYQ-8b/s320/trilobite.bmp" border="0" /> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7052377">Trilobite Pendant </a>by Neurasthenia<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-8iumdPfT5SheTfwOMiYp-ycUTZyVOeGO5vESZ1tAwXsqJs7HUv4eMiJ93__zbBktCNGBCq2KInmuqY_IJkKNasdbmAGH38ioUzP8UYiM8Nso76G94ffYeyAxyp7P7jTwAQBeidcOqIP/s1600-h/goccomonster.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113405301186328818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-8iumdPfT5SheTfwOMiYp-ycUTZyVOeGO5vESZ1tAwXsqJs7HUv4eMiJ93__zbBktCNGBCq2KInmuqY_IJkKNasdbmAGH38ioUzP8UYiM8Nso76G94ffYeyAxyp7P7jTwAQBeidcOqIP/s320/goccomonster.bmp" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7096827">Gocco Bear Monster Print</a> by Matte Art</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOaONujgM7y4oeI8vyKwIrBODXmaJZCxiWDbEDulM80LwVf87NGNbSuRe_wPyu71kXCtQxeguTx9s8RNpanZEtjxbSws32f5HuHcPSkbUO74bOAsL5hxwrBizb9-JivE-DxBxdtdW6kc7/s1600-h/ninjacups.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113404545272084706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOaONujgM7y4oeI8vyKwIrBODXmaJZCxiWDbEDulM80LwVf87NGNbSuRe_wPyu71kXCtQxeguTx9s8RNpanZEtjxbSws32f5HuHcPSkbUO74bOAsL5hxwrBizb9-JivE-DxBxdtdW6kc7/s320/ninjacups.bmp" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7092654">Ninja Espresso Cups</a> by Lobi's Shop</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7073480"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113403742113200338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nB_MZc7A50XfJ__19act_9ZVKEgVOqv2CMS3WJcdFS-9H0BYpsmeKhXDMbkkq-cxjYq4P5Ek_Klp8KGICA-HRWnaZvZlJ0TdxAvonbqZ6YXl6spneW3NjEbFvC8Y9cW0rueS6f2CdrPp/s320/birchtubes.bmp" border="0" /> Birch Bark Tubes</a> by Small Stump<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-1378058040523415542007-09-23T00:05:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:09:59.746-05:00beautiful but deadly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EzPLMFXo1ztRhRwJewSfX1BOGjxgG6yrNVXcTcaZWLGbLdg72LzDSUT9u8uC15bGc5zMCZiomXjxb2xHj35uk4APrZ0qMZtGRLgCUUNXWczDw5WCuZeyzZNJrhy61vWdF6yUFBYUCbgm/s1600-h/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EzPLMFXo1ztRhRwJewSfX1BOGjxgG6yrNVXcTcaZWLGbLdg72LzDSUT9u8uC15bGc5zMCZiomXjxb2xHj35uk4APrZ0qMZtGRLgCUUNXWczDw5WCuZeyzZNJrhy61vWdF6yUFBYUCbgm/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113246267137292466" border="0" /></a>Aren't these beautiful? They are our haul from our bush of Thai chili peppers. They are only about 1cm long from top to bottom, but they are unbelievably hot! At least they are good lookin', even if I am a little scared of them.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-49687032307462687112007-09-22T16:34:00.000-04:002008-12-11T01:10:00.001-05:00Trunkt!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSz7kh6Z-GR2oR6__r-uSRHCZxQ8uppO5hvcsiPrmYBfSOngjRA-AhJYujQZdmsjkaiFL5_gzYxpX7NOFpnE9roiv5BJo9oe0GvGr0QtW9UEBaRNxmHaJoJtOLft2fgJrtN4FSFuSD817/s1600-h/stemnecklace.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113133597260216482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSz7kh6Z-GR2oR6__r-uSRHCZxQ8uppO5hvcsiPrmYBfSOngjRA-AhJYujQZdmsjkaiFL5_gzYxpX7NOFpnE9roiv5BJo9oe0GvGr0QtW9UEBaRNxmHaJoJtOLft2fgJrtN4FSFuSD817/s320/stemnecklace.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I got into <a href="http://www.trunkt.org/">Trunkt</a>! AHHH! For those of your who are not familiar with the world of Trunkt - it is a self-described "buyer's guide to independent art and design" where you apply for porfolio positions to highlight your work for potential buyers. It is a lot of fun to look through - tons of great work to drool over, so make sure you have a chunk of time before you dive in.</div><div> </div><div>The jewelry catagory is super competitive and I thought that I didn't have a chance! You can see my bare-bones porfolio <a href="http://www.trunkt.org/client.listing_detail.cfm/id/2388">here</a>. I'm gonna have to add and edit a lot over the next couple of days! Who needs sleep!</div><div> </div><div> </div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-9893953684089886342007-09-20T17:25:00.000-04:002008-12-11T01:10:00.169-05:00fanciness at the walters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a1kYnK1ek3ITl1-EsCWUD8PWFGztp6CUUgueTNBlV-ckV_6JgIie45CSiYr_ITcZlIgNHi6vP09E6ooNPDLZs3dshLAeY7c0p8SeCJvrzfHKIIaPLgZkiPCVlyBK3WKhC2_HZT3sg0ov/s1600-h/carlareiter.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112402628186175634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a1kYnK1ek3ITl1-EsCWUD8PWFGztp6CUUgueTNBlV-ckV_6JgIie45CSiYr_ITcZlIgNHi6vP09E6ooNPDLZs3dshLAeY7c0p8SeCJvrzfHKIIaPLgZkiPCVlyBK3WKhC2_HZT3sg0ov/s320/carlareiter.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr38cGsNlFDAOFd1Xp67zR-Xr8GUoAm_MH-0HZc9UM5_10rbUNdVxXedKTZTPABXhFB1IJEO-3u0F1oJvZZIvQswDrIQp733FVODDYdQXKfpLfiiAkJvFOAyYNXDWvtFQoOjpI_VgMJW6x/s1600-h/foamnecklace.bmp"></a><br /><div>The Walters Art Museum is holding "<a href="http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=561">Timeless Treasures: Jewelry Fair at the Walters</a>" Nov. 15-18. They are going to be having a fair where 25 jewelers are going to be selling work - including <a href="http://www.carlareiter.com/gallery.htm">Carla Reinter </a>whose work is pictured above.</div><div> </div><div>They are also going to have a lecture Fri., Nov. 16 entitled "Great American Jewelers 1930-1980" at 10 a.m. for those of you who don't work a 9-5. </div><div> </div><div>There are other events including demonstrations and group tours of the Walters jewelry collection.</div></div>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-78040193907393049362007-09-20T12:12:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:10:00.526-05:00curtains, curtains, curtains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduuzrto6IByxReN2Lhm2sdfs64at9ePXxrqsmhKadE1eG0LnLTNLC4FC_iFt_3-0OlwJYB518kueznsQXER_xv4Tq3sJTmLWcPS4YQfj3lhBjlnwk__W_K5H6NztuGPI3_ozYAJAsZmSA/s1600-h/12365482_11_f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduuzrto6IByxReN2Lhm2sdfs64at9ePXxrqsmhKadE1eG0LnLTNLC4FC_iFt_3-0OlwJYB518kueznsQXER_xv4Tq3sJTmLWcPS4YQfj3lhBjlnwk__W_K5H6NztuGPI3_ozYAJAsZmSA/s320/12365482_11_f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112320011692294434" border="0" /></a><br />I am picking out curtains for my new studio and have a couple of finalist. I do quite like <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=1361013838947426396&itemdescription=true&itemCount=-1&id=12365482&parentid=A_FURN_WINDOW&sortProperties=%2Bproduct.marketingPriority%2C-product.startDate&navCount=3&_D%3AnavCount=+&navAction=poppush&color=&_DARGS=%2Furban%2Fcatalog%2Fcommon%2Fitemlink.jsp">this guy</a> from Urban Outfitters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDajIe6a38Yhicon1-G6z4642He6_r5vLzdcTTU1Hl9cBXbUD22SaLmhIc8XDBX5_XqZJjQNxEfUk7_66zPeoDD7bEIMIJ67LinB_1ug9XEflWFUH9bPWa_hlbH8v3wK43Sa6FhuFrc2GA/s1600-h/13925680_30_f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDajIe6a38Yhicon1-G6z4642He6_r5vLzdcTTU1Hl9cBXbUD22SaLmhIc8XDBX5_XqZJjQNxEfUk7_66zPeoDD7bEIMIJ67LinB_1ug9XEflWFUH9bPWa_hlbH8v3wK43Sa6FhuFrc2GA/s320/13925680_30_f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112320767606538546" border="0" /></a><br />Or maybe <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=1361013838947426396&itemdescription=true&itemCount=-1&id=13925680&parentid=A_FURN_WINDOW&sortProperties=%2Bproduct.marketingPriority%2C-product.startDate&navCount=3&_D%3AnavCount=+&navAction=poppush&color=&_DARGS=%2Furban%2Fcatalog%2Fcommon%2Fitemlink.jsp">this curtain panel,</a> I do love the old lady color and pattern.....<br /><br />hmmmmm......bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-65255420577138064162007-09-20T12:05:00.003-04:002008-12-11T01:10:00.729-05:00lovely!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrQmDYsnk8vUszpvNDGSZWP3VsD84HY5JH7DeM8D4lPKFfQW4eZWGCs_6VSG8zqe1m97Kwh6XUwu1Z-QSeDCSAybvxJtzSttU0UYZnjxZA1G6d4d8EkguraLGKuBR8_jV2kvhNsRE2d2l/s1600-h/775647181_f5d0d99684_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrQmDYsnk8vUszpvNDGSZWP3VsD84HY5JH7DeM8D4lPKFfQW4eZWGCs_6VSG8zqe1m97Kwh6XUwu1Z-QSeDCSAybvxJtzSttU0UYZnjxZA1G6d4d8EkguraLGKuBR8_jV2kvhNsRE2d2l/s320/775647181_f5d0d99684_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112318371014787346" border="0" /></a><br />Last night I ditched the closing reception that I was suposed to go to and went and saw Regina Spektor instead down at Ram's Head Live! I chose wisely. She was so wonderful and charming. She is AMAZING live and I highly recommend you see her if you get the chance. I am embarrassed to admit that I was so into the concert that when she started playing my favorite song as the FIFTH song of her encore, I squealed and jump up and down. (that was Samson, by the way) I loved it.bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-65622267580790169052007-09-19T11:51:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:10:01.303-05:00While I was gone....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkJxDqUQMva726HmNLPBka6HDS55834RGfX1RSsmNApp0xAWWdFqtK-rNfUyPihzQcKthfyK3hqkzfcJYo8YIBheGMp2fvSkCjc-NneY8sq4pa0KEtUqO4QWhKqEsH4xzNwm5MzTpP38T/s1600-h/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkJxDqUQMva726HmNLPBka6HDS55834RGfX1RSsmNApp0xAWWdFqtK-rNfUyPihzQcKthfyK3hqkzfcJYo8YIBheGMp2fvSkCjc-NneY8sq4pa0KEtUqO4QWhKqEsH4xzNwm5MzTpP38T/s320/IMG_0520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111943940060889330" border="0" /></a><br />So, I finally have my computer back, thank goodness! While I was forced to be off-line I got my butt into gear and actually started getting my home studio going! I have only really painted so far, but what an improvement... the people who sold us the house had painted EVERYTHING upstairs this awful orange sherbert color. Why? They loved ugly, apparently.<br /><br />I'll post more "in progress" shots as it comes along!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTAY9jk68ibfR226AUSgRNA2sMKNmLS3E036-sYO03pqh2y746kwuFrE7cLYROrZ68p6Ag_MMxfTeh_YVSil2QZtDkPswVi_3iGUHF-Zsr5xVmCe3lKCOi9YK8wxLlCgh6o1W49cO-wgX/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTAY9jk68ibfR226AUSgRNA2sMKNmLS3E036-sYO03pqh2y746kwuFrE7cLYROrZ68p6Ag_MMxfTeh_YVSil2QZtDkPswVi_3iGUHF-Zsr5xVmCe3lKCOi9YK8wxLlCgh6o1W49cO-wgX/s320/IMG_0523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111944309428076802" border="0" /></a>You can see the last little bit of orange sherbert peaking out here. Goodbye, forever!bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-19474610192355932892007-09-16T14:32:00.000-04:002007-09-16T14:35:02.680-04:00Craftland!I just found out that I was accepted into <a href="http://www.craftlandshow.com/">Craftland</a>! It is a consignment gallery that goes up in Providence for the holiday season. My stuff will be there from Dec. 1-22... joy!bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799739586379899445.post-86722550488336165412007-09-12T12:04:00.001-04:002008-12-11T01:10:01.585-05:00Handmade Arcade!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlJGm9rfiF6i1cUTfWRheIdRCtMGHh2dpDBfIKHA5ponB_kMAOK6llwr8yTPvmu-M9HcuKrslWF0w-9TEWd80yE8dr5MZ5y40UPPWmwJe3F8VFtFMyldn8cwXGR4Hx5fOYTUrC07sLRGM/s1600-h/handmadearcade.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109349353890310082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlJGm9rfiF6i1cUTfWRheIdRCtMGHh2dpDBfIKHA5ponB_kMAOK6llwr8yTPvmu-M9HcuKrslWF0w-9TEWd80yE8dr5MZ5y40UPPWmwJe3F8VFtFMyldn8cwXGR4Hx5fOYTUrC07sLRGM/s320/handmadearcade.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>AAHHH! I got into <a href="http://handmadearcade.com/">Handmade Arcade</a>!</div><br /><p>I am terribly excited! The show is in Pittsburgh November 10th and 11th.... yey! I'll post more details later - but I wanted to share the good news immediately!</p><p> </p>bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868848109839093230noreply@blogger.com4