New Feature: Bargain Bonanza!

I come across many online sales and promotions in my day-to-day, so I figured I might as well share them in this blog. So without further ado, enjoy the first Bargain Bonanza! Check back again next Friday for the next update.




Just enter coupon code C93893 when you check out.
Offer expires 01/31/06.

To-Do List

My current to-do list:

1. Buy a stack of chipboard and a box cutter.


2. Buy more paper.


3. Sew together nine sets of signatures (each set with five signatures; each signature consisting of five sheets of paper).


4. Bind said signatures to make journals (10 total; one was made last night).


5. Bind 10 hard-backed and ribbon-tied notepads.


6. Create prototypes of new card designs.


7. Photograph prototypes.


8. Create line sheets with new designs.


9. Assemble wholesale packets.


10. Collect a list of potential shops.


11. Send wholesale packets to potential shops.


12. Schedule craft shows for end of September, October, November, and possible early December.


13. Create inventory for craft shows.

All this while my index and middle finger are bound together with tape in order to "heal" the tendonitis on my right (writing) hand.

Photos from 1st Sunday Bazaar

I just realized that I had these photos from the 1st Sunday Bazaar in August:

The booth I shared with my friend Lynn


A closer view of my table


Lynn's jewelry table

Help Pets Hurt by Katrina

I've been tagged ...

... by Lisa! Here goes:

10 YEARS AGO TODAY: AUGUST 31, 1995
Garsh, that's a long time ago. I was on the verge of entering my final year at college, after having to suffer through most of the summer taking classes. I wouldn't quite call it suffering really. I met a lot of people and had fun, including going out for drinks with the other students (and the professor).

5 YEARS AGO TODAY: AUGUST 31, 2000
I believe I was still living in Los Angeles and my husband (then secret boyfriend) had just gotten a new job in the Bay Area. During this time I must have been interviewing with the company (in the Bay Area) I eventually went to work at in October.

1 YEAR AGO TODAY: AUGUST 31, 2005
I probably could still feel the Fijian sand between my toes. We returned from our honeymoon in Fiji in early August 2004.

YESTERDAY: AUGUST 30, 2005
I passed out on the couch after coming home from the office. I got some work done later that evening, but I also got to chat with some girlfriends online.

TOMORROW: September 1, 2005
It will be busy at the office since it's always busy at the beginning of the month. Tomorrow I will need to finalize plans for as many fall shows as I can.

5 SNACKS I ENJOY
string cheese, chocolate, celery w/Laughing Cow, popcorn, rice cakes

5 BANDS THAT I KNOW MOST OF THEIR LYRICS
Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, Pray for the Soul of Betty, Tori Amos

5 THINGS I'D DO WITH A MILLION $$
Unfortunately, a million doesn't go a long way in California as far as real estate. I still might look into buying a better home, but most likely I will just use it to run my business full-time.

5 PLACES I'D RUN AWAY TO
Florence, London, the South of France, Bora Bora, Seychelles

5 BAD HABITS I HAVE
smoking, not doing laundry, snacking, leaving things laying about, not sleeping

5 THINGS I LIKE DOING
eating, cooking, working with paper, watching TV, reading

5 THINGS I WOULDN'T WEAR
high heels, acid-washed, form-fitting tops, sequins, paisley

5 TV SHOWS I LOVE
Lost, Battlestar Galactica, 24, Ghost Hunters, The OC

5 MOVIES I LOVE
Star Wars (episode IV), The Fifth Element, 28 Days Later, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

5 FAMOUS PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO MEET
Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Drew Barrymore, Douglas Adams, Tori Amos

5 BIGGEST JOYS AT THE MOMENT
air conditioning, our drama queen of a cat, food, shelter, family

5 FAVORITE TOYS
digital camera, mobile phone, TiVo, iPod, Melitta One:One

5 PEOPLE TO TAG
Rebecca
Ericka
Joleen
Carrie
Kitty