my travels though a lens : camden markets

18 November 2010

My favorite place for shopping during our visit to London was Camden Market. When we first approached this super fun marketplace I was in awe of the stables. The architecture is fascinating, I fell in love with the curves of the building. We found so many great treasures here. Including some great colorful glass vases […]

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welcome autumn!

17 November 2010

With all of the madness of prepping for craft shows I haven’t had much time to stop and look at much of anything, well aside from silver. I tried to make up for that on Tuesday seeing as I spent most of Monday sleeping. The park is still quite pretty despite construction. It seems our […]

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i pity the fool who don’t buy handmade

15 November 2010

I am just another lucky lady blogger who is a part of A Crafty Holiday blog hop. Though it seems like a lot of us {thirty-five} are pledging to promote buying handmade for the holidays, in reality there it isn’t all that many of us. I am not trying to complain, it is just that […]

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object fetish fridays : Annie Tung

13 November 2010

Here I am in Northampton, MA recovering from preparing for Craft Show Madness Weekend {aka Twist & Craftopia},  fighting with a poor internet connection. But I am persistent and will prevail with my object fetish post of the week. After a short time browsing one of my favorite sites I came across the work of […]

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welcome autumn! {& snow}

12 November 2010

I hear that it is autumn but there are days that I am not convinced. Like when I need to start up the heater in the studio. Though it may be my fault for staying at the studio until the wee hours of the night. But, I have looked up from work to notice some […]

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lovely and local : Vonica Designs

12 November 2010

If you like a mix of textures and subtle colors with bold accents you will love Vonica Designs. She combines a fine mixture of fabrics to keep your fingertips happy. I think nubby ones are my favorite. And her neutral palette is well accentuated with bold color in the form of an animal… …or flower… […]

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my travels through a lens…

11 November 2010

Once again my pictures take us back to Québec. Why this photo? If it has to snow, I want to see it from here while I drink a mocaccino. And I could try and catch snowflakes on my tongue. that’s why… Please leave a comment, I would love to see what is on your mind.

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studio sundays

9 November 2010

I am still heavy into preparation for Twist and Craftopia. No matter how hard I try and plan ahead there is always more that needs to be done. This week I will be working on my enameled pieces. There will be lots and lots of enameled pieces on my table. Even if the enamel is […]

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monday’s muse

8 November 2010

Have you heard of stair porn? It is quite sexy. There are so many things this staircase reminds me of… monorails and whale tails are to name a couple. But, what I really love is the metal, the shine and coolness. The metal staircase makes for a nice contrast in this room, mostly filled with […]

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supermarket saturdays : wrecords by monkey

6 November 2010

There may be many crafty pieces made of recycled records out there, but they can’t touch Wrecords By Monkey’s work. One quick look through their shop tells you that it isn’t all about the records. It is about using an eco-friendly materials to make great designs through the medium of jewelry. There’s a hodgepodge of […]

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