avenue H & Poppytalk

Happy November! It's finally getting cooler here in Florida, but if you live in warmer climes, maybe you're already confined to indoor spaces, which means maybe you're looking for some new online distractions. I got em right here!

Check out my new Etsy shop: avenuehandmade.etsy.com
And my new MySpace: myspace.com/avenuehandmade
And my new blog: avenuehandmade.blogspot.com

And don't forget my virtual "table" at this month's Poppytalk Handmade Market!

more promo fun!

So Blooming Lily's blog about pink things & breast cancer awareness supporters (featuring my feel your boobies shirt) was tagged as a Must Read by Coutorture this weekend! Pretty sweet how word gets around on the internets. :)

Hope your weekend was happy...mine was & I'll be posting pics this week. Cheers!

PINK press!

One of the items in my Etsy shop has been featured on Laurie Warshawsky's Blooming Lily fashion blog today!

Go check out her lovely blog, & look for my feel your boobies custom tank top! And maybe you'll buy one...it'll not only do you good, but you'll be doing good. :)

Thanks so much, Laurie!

Happy Friday, everyone....

P.S. I'm pretty stoked that I get off work in 6 hours--cause then I'm heading out on a motorcycle road trip to Venus, FL, for a Trucks Gone Wild mud rally! Hehe. Should be fun...maybe I'll have pics next week.

rocking the stitch

In my humble opinion, the first-ever Stitch Rock was a great success, not to mention lots of fun. The lovely miss Amanda & crew outdid themselves! So many creative & talented vendors...such a cool venue...I really enjoyed myself. I'm already looking forward to next year!


My mannequins did great in their big debut! (That's my wonderful hubby...on the phone...could've asked him to get out of the shot, I guess.)




My sis-in-law made me this rad owl softie for my bday...it makes the cutest card holder!


My super-sweet notecard/book rack that I got for $2! (I think next time I won't put it on the table, though, cause folks couldn't see the cards in the top rack....)


Cowboy pillowcase dress being modeled in the fashion show (fantastically coordinated by talented fashion designer Adrianne Ruffin).

Good times, good times. I'm super-grateful to my hubby for all his help & support not only during the day of the show, but the crazy week leading up to it. You're the best, Ben!

my first treasury!

Ooooooh so exciting!! Lessthanthreedesigns included me in her sewing themed front-page treasury...which I never would have known about if Jess hadn't texted me in the middle of the night with the news! I was so groggy that I didn't get up & go look at it right then, but I woke up with a vague recollection of it, & thought I had dreamt it until I looked at my phone. And then, of course, I rushed to the computer to see for myself. There my little thimble necklace was, in all of its cuteness. It's up to 416 views now, a record for me!

Good thing I caught it then, cause there's a new treasury on the front page now. But I'm just super-excited to have been included, grateful for the extra exposure it gave my shop, & super-super-thankful that my bud Jess saw it for me!! Thanks, Jess! xo.

What a great way to start the day....

mannequins!!

These pretty little ladies are in the mail, headed for my doorstop right now! Aren't they great?! I'm really excited about them; I think they'll add some pizazz to my craft show display set-up.
Their only flaw is they don't have ears, which makes it hard to display earrings...so I'm going to try to pierce their ear-areas myself...let's hope I don't mar them permanently!

Ooooh, & today at the thrift store I picked up a great rack for displaying my notecards & such, so that's pretty exciting too! It's out in my car right now, or you'd have a great picture to look at, but you'll just have to wait for that. :)

But here's a pic of the 99-cent mannequin head I picked up at a Salvation Army with Jess last weekend:



(So she's a tad plainer than the other 2...you get what you pay for, I guess. But she's a hard worker & I'm sure she'll earn her keep...wearin handmade hats!)

p.s.

Did I mention I finally did some work on my website??
Nothin' fancy, but at least it's looking prettier! And I did it myself!
Check it out: cripplecreekhandmade.com