Happy 2007!

Hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve, and didn't overindulge too much. Me? I spent it playing "Animal Crossing" (gift from my son) on the Nintendo DS (gift from my brother) I got for Christmas, and watching the Marx Brothers on TV. Lame, but happy! I thought I'd start out the new year with an inspirational post. The image above is my new calendar from artist Saelee Oh, aka Lemonade Maid. I've posted about her before, but she's one of my favorites. It's pretty small (it fits almost completely on my scanner) and is full of happy farm scenes.

It's been around for a little while, but I finally got The Princess and the Pea by Lauren Child and Peggy Borland. It's filled with amazing 3-D pictures and stuff. I'm so impressed with it that I've been inspired to illustrate my own story with my vignettes. As soon as I decide the fairy tale (or something else) that I want to do, I will post the scenes as I complete them with the text on the blog throughout the year. Stay tuned!

Finally, this little felt gift card holder from Starbucks! I usually avoid Starbucks like the plague (along with Microsoft products) due to my aversion to the whole global domination thing (I have thought about the fact that both of these companies are based here in Seattle, but haven't reached a satisfactory conclusion as to why that is yet). But I needed an inexpensive thank you gift for a co-worker, and I got this with a $5 gift card! Yikes! I hate to think of the folks slaving away in some third world country for a giveaway, but I think it's very cute, and a great idea. Maybe I'll make some of my own sometime.

Don't forget that the Kim Family Benefit Arts & Crafts Auction starts on ebay on Wednesday. There's a link on the top right column, and I'll post the ebay address as soon as it's up. I'm going to try to get something, but I haven't decided what yet. I have a feeling prices will soar out of my range fairly quickly, but that's OK, it's for a good cause.

Have a great year, everyone! I look forward to sharing our crafting adventures!

Comments

[myra]

Happy New Year! I saw those gift card holders for a Christmas party grab bag but wasn't sure if someone had made it or it came with the card. I thought they were pretty cute too.