This is just a smidgen of what I’ve been up to. I’ve been doing quite a bit of crocheting and sold my first shawl on Etsy this week (“Crochetbycara”)! There have been several sets of earrings made for birthday girls. I’ve started a new circle scarf using bamboo yarn (soon to be up on Etsy!) I’ve also pressed (all by myself!) our new calling cards for Im-press-ive and you can now call me “master edge-painter!” Let’s see… oh! And with Chloe’s help we combined water color with letterpress (also on sale on our “Impressletterpress” Etsy site.
Hey everyone! I recently completed 2 more items and have added them to my Etsy shop. They include a Noro Scarf and Crochet Flower Bracelet.
The Noro Scarf I crocheted using the Bufanda del Lago pattern. I’ve done a few of these already, the stitch is just beautiful and people seem to really like them. This scarf has a variety of bright colors in it and will make quite the fashion statement. Its also extremely warm. I toyed with the idea of keeping it for myself, but if I miss it badly enough I will just make another one 
The second item is a completely unique pattern. This Crochet Flower Bracelet is made from #10 cotton thread and includes a button for the closure. The button allows the bracelet to be adjusted to the width of your wrist. The flower colors include light blue, brown and green. It is a trendy little piece and very hippy chic.
Let me just say, Etsy is ADDICTING! And not only for shopping, but for SELLING! We opened an Etsy shop this year for our letterpress stuff and it has proven to be quite lucrative. As I stumbled over a bag of my crochet goods in the living room I had a though; why not sell my crochet goods on Etsy as well! At the very least it might pay for this rather expensive habit! So I opened a shop this week and am slowing posting products on it as I have time. Feel free to check it out!
My latest posting is this cute crochet baby hat. I can crochet them pretty quickly and in any color. Isn’t it adorable?
It had been a long time since I pulled out my camera to take shots of nothing in particular. Last week, when the weather warmed up a bit, I walked around the yard taking shots at random and here are some of the goodies that came of the impromptu photo session.
I’m learning that running two businesses means I don’t get to crochet quite as much as I used to. I worked on this scarf for the better part of a month but it is finally finished.
This scarf was a design of my own. I found a circle motif I liked (that wasn’t too terribly difficult to crochet – this is supposed to be relaxing after all) and then began piecing them together. Once I was done with the outer shell of the scarf I came up with a motif to fill in the centers. So there you have it! Another project finished right in time for the colder weather AND holiday parties to come!
Chloe had a birthday party recently and my camera was fixed right in time! Here are some cute pictures from the party along with the letterpressed invitation Chris and I designed and printed for her!
I am pleased to show off this save-the-date I designed for the Baylor College of Medicine’s Partnership event taking place next year. The annual event will have a cirque theme so they asked that I incorporate the theme into the save-the-date design.
I have greatly enjoyed working with the ladies at Baylor College of Medicine over the years. Since 2005 I have been doing pro-bono work for The Pink Ribbon House and it has been such a great experience meeting so many wonderful woman who have combined forces for a great cause. The 2012 Pink Ribbon House is underway and I urge you all to check out the website and tour the house this year!
This past weekend we went to visit my cousins at Camp Mystic as well as taste some wine in Fredericksburg. This pictures was taken at Camp Mystic and pretty much sums up just how “mysical” the place really is. I was a camper there for 5+ years (Kiowa) and the camp and the owners haven’t changed a bit. So many wonderful memories reside in this place and I hope to be back for a visit with my sweet cousins again very soon.
C2 recently completed this latest edition of Cooper News and I just love how the publication is taking shape. This is the 5th edition I have designed since taking over the job in 2010 and I can safely say it is one of the most enjoyable jobs I work on.
It is that time of the year again, and this time we have a LETTERPRESS to back us up. I’m sure you have already started thinking about your company’s holiday card design going out to clients. Give us a call today. Theses are a few we have already designed for our shop and they ready to be purchased!
