Available now in my Etsy shop. Or pick one up in person at Crafty Bastards on Sunday!

After last night’s dream, I’m trying to stay positive today. Fortunately, there are lots of things to make me happy…

At least a few of my mums returned from last year.

The return of my daily drawings (even if they haven’t made it into my computer).

My new toy.

Piles of chain – and Feist and Elvis playing in the studio.

Last night I had a dream that I was setting up for the wholesale section of ACC Baltimore, but was late because I was talking to a friend in her booth. When I got to my booth, I had to clear out someone else’s work and displays. Then, because I didn’t have displays of my own, I was forced to speak with an on-site shelf dealer, who informed me I would need to take out a home equity loan to pay for them.

Perhaps this job is getting to me a little bit…

Less than one week ’til Crafty Bastards – so I spent this lovely fall Sunday in my studio making bracelets. Here are a few shots from my studio – both inside and out.

Its always a nice surprise to be on the Etsy home page (thanks for the heads up Annie)- especially when you’re in such nice company. Below – some photos from Mandy Lamb‘s Etsy shop that I’m now coveting.

The best part about Fall Crafts at Lyndhurst this weekend was the location. Lyndhurst is this amazing Gothic Revival mansion on the banks of the Hudson River. I went a little photo crazy (I blame the new camera) – you can view all the pictures here.

Sadly, pretty much all of my pictures from second storie} came out blurry. (This was one of the best ones.) Fortunately, Nicole of freshlyblended has some nice images on her Flickr site. You can take a look at them here.

I’m feeling a little slow this morning, so I’m catching up on my blog reading and came across this pattern by Suling Wang. Birds aren’t necessarily my thing, but I’m a sucker for a good black & white floral pattern. I love the viny-ness of the pattern (yep, just made that word up) and all the different flowers. Hopefully this motivates me for a new round of pattern designs. (via Print & Pattern)

Two exciting announcements…

I’ve been accepted to Handmade Arcade in Pittsburgh – November 10 – 11!

and

I’ve been accepted to participate in the first ever Poppytalk Handmade – an online craft show – for the month of October!

Be sure to check me out at both of those.

Its been a whirlwind couple of weeks. If you’ve emailed, convoed, or called me in the last week or two, I apologize for not getting back to you yet. I’ll be wading through emails and voicemails this week, so you should here back from me by the end of the week. Thanks for your patience.