Monday, April 25, 2005
production
Last night was the first night in ages that I've spent staying up late CRAFTING. It was so much fun; I've almost gotten all the leaves for the mobile finished and will probly finish them off tonight. It actually seems to be coming together quite nicely, much better than I thought it would, considering I've never done this before. All the craftiness I've done has involved either very small-scale crafts or painting. So it kind of makes me nervous, but at the same time, I'm glad that I actually feel confident enough to handle this sort of thing now. (I know this isn't a big project compared to the stuff a lot of crafters do for a living or a major hobby, but this is all new to me.)
The only downside to my springtime creative streak is the fact that my reading list will be pretty much invisible for the next few months. I've been browsing a lot of craft books (and I just ordered a few from YesAsia, inspired by the flurry of Japanese craft book ISBNs that showed up on so many crafty blogs), but they don't count. I guess it's a good thing I got so far ahead in my one-book-per-week goal, because it probably won't pick up again until mid-summer or early fall. Spring and summer tend to be magazine months for me, if you know what I mean.
In other news, I've been looking for inspiration and prettiness to hang on my bare walls, so I've ordered a few (mostly tiny) prints. I'll list them and link to them as they come in. So far I've received Caroline Hwang's Dreaming My Dreams print. The colors are even better in real life. My favorite part of this project, I think, will be choosing how to frame these prints. It's exciting because I've never really bought artwork before.
Strangely, I find I'm doing a lot of "grown-up stuff" so far this year that I've never felt confident enough to do before. I guess twenty-five really IS the beginning of official adulthood.
(Oh, psst, I've ordered some zines and stuff from My My recently, and that is some of the fastest shipping I've ever seen! A++! And I also ordered some zines from Sweet Candy Distro a little while back, and that was another A++ experience. Good times. If you need a zine fix, I recommend both distros. I still recommend Fork 'n Spoon (free shipping until the end of April!) too, in case you're wondering. I know you are.)
The only downside to my springtime creative streak is the fact that my reading list will be pretty much invisible for the next few months. I've been browsing a lot of craft books (and I just ordered a few from YesAsia, inspired by the flurry of Japanese craft book ISBNs that showed up on so many crafty blogs), but they don't count. I guess it's a good thing I got so far ahead in my one-book-per-week goal, because it probably won't pick up again until mid-summer or early fall. Spring and summer tend to be magazine months for me, if you know what I mean.
In other news, I've been looking for inspiration and prettiness to hang on my bare walls, so I've ordered a few (mostly tiny) prints. I'll list them and link to them as they come in. So far I've received Caroline Hwang's Dreaming My Dreams print. The colors are even better in real life. My favorite part of this project, I think, will be choosing how to frame these prints. It's exciting because I've never really bought artwork before.
Strangely, I find I'm doing a lot of "grown-up stuff" so far this year that I've never felt confident enough to do before. I guess twenty-five really IS the beginning of official adulthood.
(Oh, psst, I've ordered some zines and stuff from My My recently, and that is some of the fastest shipping I've ever seen! A++! And I also ordered some zines from Sweet Candy Distro a little while back, and that was another A++ experience. Good times. If you need a zine fix, I recommend both distros. I still recommend Fork 'n Spoon (free shipping until the end of April!) too, in case you're wondering. I know you are.)
