My New Best Friend

Look what I got!
It's a serger! I'm super excited I finally have one, and I even already figured out how to thread it! It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be... I had the day off yesterday (I think I was one of the only people who did), and I learned how to thread it, but that's about it. I'm excited to try it out--that's my next step! I also got started on some new bags which should be done soon.

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! J and I went to the aquarium on Saturday. Apparently we weren't the only couple that decided the aquarium was a good place to spend Valentine's Day! It was so packed; we waited over an hour just to get inside. But it was still fun, and we hadn't been since grade school, so it was worth it.

Here's a friend we saw there:
And look what J got me! There were a few more with it, but this one is my favorite.

And, after all the anticipation a few weeks ago, we got Bonnaroo tix! Woo hoo!

The wait was worth it! The Bonnaroo lineup is amazing! One of the bands that's preforming posted the lineup on their myspace before midnight, which was fine with me! There are tons of bands I'm way excited about and some, not so much (Bruce Springsteen? No thank you) I think this time will be better because I know what to expect--disgustingly hot weather, lots of awesome bands playing at the same time, a wicked long drive...

I just took some photos of my nice clean craft room, and figured I should share them before it doesn't look like that anymore. J and I are moving in May, so I might not have a craft room in the new place. I know, it's sad, but we're downsizing so we can save more money for our trip around the world. We're leaving in 95 weeks, so we'd better get saving! I know you're all wondering, didn't you just move last year? and you're right, we did. I've decided J and I are inherently nomadic, and we can't stay in once place too long (hence the trip around the world). Anyway, here's the craft room:

Before
After

It's still a little messy, but at least there's room to move in it! I didn't do any cleaning after the crazy Christmas rush, but now it looks somewhat normal.

And...my business is finally legal in NH! I sent in the paperwork in January, and now I'm official (even though they wrote the business name wrong--it should be all lower case!!) I'm glad to have finally done that; it had been on my to do list for a year!

I can't wait until midnight...

...when they announce the Bonnaroo lineup! I feel like it's New Year's again! Except I wasn't this excited for the new year. J and I are going, and we're hoping the lineup is awesome! I went in 2004 and it was a little bit of a disaster, so hopefully this will be a better experience. We'll see!

I hope everyone had good weekends! Mine was uneventful, except I got to see my favorite little sister! I went out to visit her at school for the day, and it was awesome. We went to Brattleboro for lunch and shopping. I hadn't been there in a long time, and it was great to go back. My sister is awesome, and it's so cool to see her growing into such a lovely young lady! (ok, I'm done being a grandma now!)

J helped me make some jewelry yesterday, which means I finished some earrings, and he tooled around with my scrap silver. I am (impatiently) waiting for an exciting package, and I can't wait to show it off!

New Pics

There isn't much exciting news from drawnonward, but what else is new. I've been working on my picture taking skills, and here are some new product shots--





What do you think? I think they are a nice improvement! Now I just need to post products on etsy! Also, here's a picture from the Bazaar Bizarre!




My camera battery died after this picture, which was a bummer. At least I got one nice shot! I liked the new display a lot, even though you can't see it that great in this picture.

One of my new year's resolutions is to blog more, so maybe I'll start in February :)

Happy New Year!

2009! I thought 2008 went by so fast, but when I look back, I did a lot. I got a new job (ok, that was Dec of 07, but close enough), went to Iceland, moved again, and had some great things happen with drawnonward. I hope that I stay motivated with everything in 2009, and I'm hopeful it will be a good year!

Happy New Year everyone!

Bazaar Bizarre!

Today is the Bazaar Bizarre! I'm so excited/nervous! I think it will be a great day. Please come visit me! I'll post some pictures of it after it's over. Happy Sunday!

Happy November

Hi all-- it has been one jam packed October around here. It's finally sunk in that the Bazaar Bizarre is a little over a month away, and I still have so so much to make. Next weekend, I'm doing a craft fair at Memorial High School in Manchester, which my mom says is a good show.

On top of trying to stock up my current products, I've finally got a few new ones coming out! My yoga mat holder is looking pretty good, and one night, out of nowhere I decided to make Christmas ornaments.  They're super cute (I think), but I don't have any pictures of them yet.  

Ok, once the panic wears off about how much I have to make over the next month, I'll be back!