Happy Halloween!

This is my Halloween card design, I didn't get them printed or sent to any family or friends, does the thought still count if I blog about it? I am doing nothing for this Halloween, seems that 'maybe next year' has been my mantra lately.

Hope you guys all are doing something fun! I'll have a cocktail and call it good:)

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craftyFOLK featured on Decor8, how awesome is that?

I was up early due to this day job (snore), having my morning coffee and browsing my google reader, when I stumbled onto Decor8 which had posted about my Wooden Dala Horse Brooch. Aha! Awesome! I think I had a mini heart attack! I had no one awake to tell, I twittered and Elise of Argyle Whale responded with the appropriate amount of exclamation marks!! and CAPITAL LETTERS. This was a capital letter moment, and someone understood my excitement, thank you Elise:)



I've really been working hard at brainstorming new ideas, making those ideas into tangible pieces for the shop. With the holiday shopping season just about to ramp up I feel an excitement and urgency to do these things sooner and not sit on them for too long. A new brooch, necklace or custom design each week or two is a reasonable goal, more designs available for you to peruse and ultimately purchase (wink). I'm working what feels like non-stop and aiming to be a "Quit Your Day Job" story on Etsy in the future. I want craftyFOLK to support my family and be able to enjoy the good life, with health insurance! Cheers to that.

p.s. If any of my day job co-workers are reading this, no offense, you're great.

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New Horse and Bow Brooches and Necklaces

There are 3 new designs in my Etsy shop. Two polka dot bows, green/beige and black/beige, available as either brooches or necklaces & a dala horse brooch, which I'm smitten with. I love Swedish design and this is my ode to Sweden. This time I wanted to incorporate my pattern work, in the big picture I want to extend my illustrative work into textile design, so this is a good way for me to build upon my library of original patterns in a way that supports both the present and the future. Both these patterns began with a pen and paper, then scanned and digitally colored. I love photoshop and I love my sketchbook, we work well together.

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