tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75157130815709885512024-03-09T18:46:36.235-08:00i must drawI must draw is the ongoing record of the creative output of Desiree B. Begun as a means of motivating her to do more with her time it has evolved into part social commentary, diary and arty things.Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-63651556402368847132016-05-02T15:01:00.001-07:002016-05-02T15:01:03.749-07:00I Must Draw has a new Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-54777051578117021292015-09-10T12:50:00.000-07:002015-09-10T12:50:02.925-07:00National Stationery Show - Final Part 3 - The Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here we are the final instalment. I think my average work day was about 18 hours per day in the run up and during the show. It was crazy nuts busy, exercise out the window, eating proper food etc. So after all the preparations I packed up and headed to the airport to catch a red eye to New York. I slept pretty much all the way, there was no way any meaningful work was going to happen so I just tried to rest before Day 1 of set up. Now the show folks will tell you that there is a set slot move in time but let's just say it was flexible.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The not so Blank Canvas</td></tr>
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So far so good, arrived walked what seemed like miles with 2 suitcases, back pack and hand bag to get to the shuttle bus pick up, which I had prepaid online. I had an hour to kill as the flight arrived early, so I think it was about 5am instead of 5:30am, so let's just call it pretty darn early. I'm not usually awake at that time, the shuttle bus came and I grabbed my umpteen bags and boarded. About 5 minutes into the drive I realized, horrified that I'd left my handbag behind in La Guardia Airport, money, passport, I.D. everything !! The shuttle bus driver to his credit turned around and headed back to the airport, there was only one other couple on the bus thankfully. It was a pretty tense drive back and nervous as hell I jumped out of the bus and ran into the terminal. Imagine my immense relief when there, sat on the chair was my bag. There were people sat either side who hadn't noticed the absence of an owner, but everything was in it. Faith in humanity restored, faith in reporting suspicious unattended bags not so much... (luckily for me.) After that it was pretty much a given that this was going to be a good trip. I'd averted near disaster and I was pretty convinced that luck was on my side. (Sidenote, carry as few bags as possible, less chance of leaving one behind and sleep helps!)<br />
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I arrived at Javits about 7am and dropped off my suitcases in my space which would be my home for the next 6.5 days. It took every single hour of time allocated to get the space show ready. It didn't help that the walls weren't white, after paying 4 figures for temporary walls you'd think they'd at least have a decent paint job. I had what looked like orange coming through in patches. I did try and contact the team responsable but to no avail. Fortunately my fantastic neighbor had extra rollers and paint and was nice enough to share, it did take extra time that I hadn't factored in for the paint to dry but totally worth it. I was lucky enough to have brilliant first time neighbors who made the experience much more enjoyable and being native New Yorkers with cars had access to things like step stools which hadn't made it into the suitcase but were pretty essential for putting up signage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Step stools are handy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minimal but essential tools</td></tr>
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As far as furniture was concerned, I had 3 stools and 3 tables shipped to an apartment in New York and then I took a cab to Javits on Day 2 of set up. I entertained ideas of going to Ikea once I was there, but honestly there isn't time, especially if you are flying solo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Javits the night before NSS opened, I was there till midnight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Final </td></tr>
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Because everything was so clean and white the bare floor didn't bother me too much. The flowers were given to me by another exhibitor who had too many. Fresh flowers are a really nice added touch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most areas had pink carpet but the Fresh Section was yellow.</td></tr>
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There you have it, the last installment. On the financial side I made my investment back within two months so definitely worth doing and I'm hoping to do it all again next year ! Also good to note is that you have to take everything, if you leave any furniture in your space or stuff on the walls you will get charged. Apparently there is some kind of collection process where your furniture gets donated but I couldn't find any info about that so what I didn't sell I gave away.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-59735248297128945382015-07-29T14:51:00.000-07:002015-07-29T14:52:47.915-07:00National Stationery Show Checklist 2015 - Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I will probably never write a series again, as it's now end of July and I still haven't posted all the parts. Here's part 2. <br />
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This in a nutshell is what I learned in order of importance to get prepped for the show.<br />
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<li>Cohesive collection of Product</li>
<li>Clear brand identity and vision for your booth</li>
<li>Signage with your Brand Name and Booth Number </li>
<li>Great product photography ( I'm not saying I had this by any means but it's important your catalog looks professional)</li>
<li>Mailer to send to prospective stores</li>
<li>Catalog (Big huge time commitment do not leave till the last minute)</li>
<li>Business Cards</li>
<li>NCR Forms for Orders</li>
<li>Promo items for giveaways</li>
<li>Press Kit ( I ran out of time and didn't have one)</li>
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Great resources for info/visuals:<br />
Oh so beautiful paper Blog<br />
NSS website<br />
Tradeshow Bootcamp Blog <br />
Pinterest (of course)<br />
Instagram #nss2015 #nss2014 (you get the idea) <br />
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I managed to send out some mailers to potential stores which was a small miracle, given time crunch...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Envelopes for mailer and takeaway biz card.</td></tr>
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You know it's going to be a good day when the stamps inadvertently perfectly match your striped envelopes.<br />
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Giveaways - A lot of people do totes and pins. I did a very limited edition number of totes and some pins and clips which people seemed to be excited about. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Er, yes I printed these the morning I flew out !!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20 Caffeine fueled hours later and a catalog was born.</td></tr>
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I work best under pressure but do yourself a huge
favor and don't leave your catalog till the last minute. It was worth
doing NSS for this exercise alone, suddenly I had SKU numbers,
categories for over 100 random cards and once this was done it was a
HUGE relief. 16 pages of blood, sweat and tears and the odd typo. I put the booth number on front cover. I printed 45 of these and gave them out to people who asked for one. I had about 3 on display and having done my research found this to be fine. I even emailed people PDF copies so they wouldn't have to carry more paper around. I would take more next time, but I had a plan of action if I ran out. My lovely artist friend Thinh Nguyen took this photo and
when at the last minute literally 2 days before I flew to New York I was
searching for a cover pic this one, with some Photoshop magic did the
trick.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did not think this was going to happen, but glad I had them !</td></tr>
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NCR Forms, basically a 2 part form to write orders on, so that the buyer can take a copy with them. I had mine done at a local copy shop, cheap and quick. Once I realized you could actually buy the paper itself it dawned on me that copy shops must do them. Most of the online places were around $40 + shipping for 100. I was optimistic I'd take some orders but opted for 40 forms which cost me $8.</div>
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-7766830256059338062015-06-23T14:12:00.002-07:002015-06-23T14:12:38.511-07:00The National Stationery Show NSS 2015 - The Preparations Part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At the start of the year my big business goal was to take my brand national. Part of this plan included doing THE tradeshow for stationery, the <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com/" target="_blank">National Stationery Show</a>. To the uninitiated this is a BIG deal and unlike the craft shows has a 3 day set up period and the show lasts three and a half days.<br />
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It took me a while to commit (late February) but a few things fell into place and it seemed like the right time to take the plunge. Due to the lateness I had already committed to Renegade London and Unique LA which meant I was crunched for time. It's only me making/packaging/shipping all the inventory. For 2 1/2 months it was 7 day work weeks and for the last 3 weeks an average of 5 hours sleep a night. For me, one of the biggest benefits of doing a trade show was the deadline, after investing in a booth you don't want to waste that oney by not having a linesheet, catalog etc. At the start I read every blog post relating to NSS that I could find and started a pinterest mood board.<br />
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As I was on a modest budget for the show I didn't want the added expense of freight shipping this can cost 1,000 each way to ship a crate, so this booth needed to fit in a big suitcase. I was lucky enough to find someone who lived in New York and would be in London during the show, through a friend and saved a heap in accommodation. I was able to have IKEA furniture shipped to the apartment in New York which was a big relief to not have to go shopping during set up.<br />
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So this is how it began with some wonky lines and questionable perspective on a large piece of paper. I had a minor attempt at a mood board but ended up sticking 3 things to it and mostly just kept ideas kicking around in my head. The process was not unfamiliar, back in the day when I did my BA Fine Art Show or studio shows in London it was a similar amount of planning and frantic making in the lead up and it all mostly came together in the end. I think I probably averaged 5 hours sleep a night in the final weeks lead up, not through lack of trying to sleep more, my brain was just over saturated with to do lists and tight deadlines. Alongside this was still the day to day business stuff too. Shops decided to place wholesale orders which was great but made things even more hectic.<br />
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Some people do full booth mock ups with walls, (alas there was no space to do this) I made do with large sheets of paper cut to size and placed on the floor, I then started laying out product. Not the most ideal prep, but it does help to lay it all out, I didn't want any super high or low shelves and it helped to see the signage in proportion to the mock wall. I realized my original booth numbers were giganto and didn't use them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought at the time... how the hell am I going to put up 100+ cards by myself !</td></tr>
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Notice the not so helpful helper walking all over my walls !
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Yeah, I ended up having major issues in the end with keeping stuff stuck to the fake walls at NSS, I went through, glue dots, double sided tape (two kinds) and then finally Industrial Velcro. My point is be prepared, some things don't turn out as you would expect so be prepared to improvise.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mounting the cards took 2 days</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Card Armageddon</td></tr>
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So I ended up with about 130 designs up on the walls and grouped them into : Birthday, Love, Friends, Holidays, Baby, Wedding, hello, thank you and other. When you have a Footmoose card you need an other category !<br />
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Signage was one of the easiest things for me, all the blogs said put your booth number on everything so people can find you, quite right too, Javits is a huge overwhelming space, you can get lost going to the restroom!<br />
In Part 2, the hard stuff and to do list.</div>
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-9060974367349503182015-06-01T11:53:00.000-07:002015-06-01T11:53:35.280-07:00Renegade London - April 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm busy playing catch up with my blog posts after a whirlwind National Stationery Show, before I get to that here's what happened beforehand.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This took longer than it should have.</td></tr>
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Embracing my inner David Hockney.<br />
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My sister thought me slightly crazy when I took her Ikea stool for my display. However, a couple were spotted at different booths so I wasn't alone.<br />
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Having helpers is not something I'm used to, I was told about this Swedish Store called Tiger, by my neighbor <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/dickensink" target="_blank">Ilka Dickens</a> (who makes very funny cards) and it happened to be nearby in Spitalfields so I went for a wander. This giant pen was one of my purchases and proved to be a hit with my email list sign ups.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-58758401292784349272015-02-04T12:29:00.000-08:002015-02-04T12:29:44.103-08:00Fabulous February<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So January while being notable for my slow output, had its fair share of successes and definitely a really positive start to 2015. I Must Draw was featured in an article in the <a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/2015-01-22/culture/trendzilla-desiree-b-i-must-draw/" target="_blank">OC Weekly</a>. There was an air of excitement as I hunted down a freshly printed copy which unfortunately ended in disappointment, and a trip to the library used book section where I landed a copy of a Martha Stewart business book. My husband tracked a copy down for me and there on page 28 I found myself looking at Footmoose in a very contented way.<br />
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In my quest for knowledge of all things paper I bought an online course about the Paper goods biz, (still haven't made my way through it all.) I learnt that half my line should be Birthday cards. It wasn't something I worried about before, I had all the major occasions covered plus the never ending line of any occasion "punny" cards. However it does make total sense, if you think about it. With that in mind 6 new designs have been created and I'm sure there will be more added to it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a really nutty birthday card</td></tr>
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With no event prior to Vee Day I had to make a late January display instead. I probably spent more time on making the backdrop but I think it was worth it. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cascading hearts 100% recycled materials of course</td></tr>
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With Valentines Day on the brain I got a bit obsessed with the idea of making fabric flowers but wanted to avoid the monotony of hand cutting each petal so I made a template and lasercut them instead. I've yet to attach a stem but I've used them as photo props to great effect. That's it for now, next event 21st and 22nd February @artistsandfleas in DTLA.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-57648227788427643142015-01-17T08:30:00.000-08:002015-01-17T08:30:00.069-08:00Looking Forward, Craft Fair recap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been an action packed couple of months. 9 shows in 2 months and I made it. There were some good and some great shows but the one common denominator was great people. Being surrounded by people following their creative paths can't help but inspire and bolster your resolve. I was lucky this year, this was my first holiday season where I was dedicated 100% to the job and I have to say it really paid off. The application process starts so early for some of the shows that come November it's usually too late. I made up a calendar and wrote all the application dates and show dates, (and space size) this helped me focus on exactly how much inventory I needed, what set up to take and make deadlines. I did one set up on my kitchen table, took photos and this helped save time with show set-up because I knew where everything was going to go.<br />
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For the most part I had displays and signage I was happy with, sometimes the hoarding of props pays off and having access to a laser cutter made a huge difference. I took a woodshop class and it was worth the money just to be able to use the table saw. I had grand plans for a mobile set up but had to abandon them when I realized it was going to take a lot longer than I had initially thought. <br />
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My favorite 3 shows were: Maker's Arcade, Renegade and Artists and Fleas. These are all curated shows so until you get the acceptance email usually just a couple of weeks before the show you have to plan blind. So before we get to 2015, here's some pics !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rained out at Patchwork, Santa Ana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't wear white shoes in Rain :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my faves Maker's Arcade, San Diego Photo by @jasfitz <a href="http://www.letsfrolictogether.com/" target="_blank">www.letsfrolictogether.com</a></td></tr>
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This was the furthest I had driven for a show and despite being caught in an accident and racing to get set up on time, it was well worth it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by @jasfitz <a href="http://www.letsfrolictogether.com/" target="_blank">www.letsfrolictogether.com</a> from Maker's Arcade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prior to making the circular bauble sign at ENC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny Day at Renegade.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last Set Up of the Season</td></tr>
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The set ups were switched up based on space available but I think I saved the best for last at Artists and Fleas.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-35004360601646079002014-10-31T11:13:00.000-07:002014-10-31T11:13:36.037-07:00It finally feels like Winter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The last week has been blissful in terms of temperature, I've even been wearing long sleeves which has been exciting. In a complete roundabout I've returned to sewing, its been months and the last thing I sewed was probably a hem. It's a good thing to have had a break as I have a renewed enthusiasm and I'm excited to make new things. Here's a couple I've been working on, although if you follow my <a href="http://instagram.com/imustdraw" target="_blank">instagram</a> you'll have seen some of these behind the scenes shots. I'll be taking part in a few show in November including <a href="http://dearhandmadelife.com/patchwork-show/" target="_blank">Patchwork Show</a> on Nov 2nd in Long Beach and Nov 30th in Santa Ana as well as <a href="http://www.makersarcade.com/" target="_blank">Maker's Arcade</a> in San Diego on Nov 22. <br />
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I made this guy in a flurry of enthusiasm, literally drew onto the fabric and cut it out, not really thinking about how I would make it again without a pattern. I don't really want to unpick it apart so we'll have to see if the pattern I made is close enough.<br />
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Look at all the owls, I have banned myself from buying any fabric till I get through the mountains of wool that I have collected. I have mini wool mountains of felted sweaters and dismantled clothing everywhere, it looks bad but it always does when I'm busy.<br />
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Here's a felted sweater purse with appliqued bear.</div>
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-86686348490128987862014-10-03T19:09:00.000-07:002014-10-03T19:09:16.045-07:00The one with all the Cats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's no surprise to some that when you practice something you get better at it, so as a result of drawing everyday I have definitely noted an improvement (and I was surprised). I am used to painting and drawing from life or photographs so imagining what a little chubby bird might look like holding an umbrella and being blown by the wind is an entirely different proposition. As I sit and doodle away, while The West Wing plays in the background (such a good series) I feel very lucky to have this time to enjoy the process of creating. My problem has always been focusing on one thing, no sooner do I decide to focus on paper goods and I'm designing a whole laser engraved line which then opens the possibilities to umpteen other products. I'm taking a break from ceramics to take a wood shop class. I've already made a dog bed but my big project is a retail cart for craft shows.....<br />
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Recent projects include a cat line of keyc hains and potentially gift wrap if I can find a way to do it that is affordable. While I only have dogs, I can appreciate there are a lot of cat loving people out there and they are fun to paint. There will be a corresponding dog line too. Holidays are around the corner and I feel like I've been in Christmas mode for a while now. I saw my first full on Holiday display in Hobby Lobby the other day, weird.<br />
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Lately I've been waking up in the middle of the night, usually due to being bitten by mosquitoes, they Looooove me, and I wake up immediately grab the tea tree oil and an icepack and try and go back to sleep. There have been times when there have not been enough icepacks and I have to resort to the frozen veg. On one such interrupted night though, my mind was racing with puns for cards and I had to write them down, fortunately there's always a sketchbook somewhere. There were some good ones so stay tuned and you will see the results shortly. <br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-56047894083783347362014-09-27T15:41:00.003-07:002014-09-27T15:41:55.982-07:00Carpe Diem Seize the AC Unit & Biz card design<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is my very first year of being full time on the make and design front, which has coincided with probably some of the hottest weather ever, which I toughed out with one fairly innocuous fan which merely gave the appearance of a small breeze. Why didn't you get an air conditioning unit I hear you ask ? Well, frankly I didn't know you could buy them off the shelf, I thought stupidly that you had to install a fancy system running through your house ( a bit like plumbing) and I blame the husband on this one (he's American after all!) its not like Air Conditioning was ever an issue in London. Ask me about alternative heating solutions and I'm your man. Upon realizing that I didn't need to take 3 cold showers a day to bring my core temperature down, we headed to Home Depot. I should preface this by adding it was probably a humid 93 degrees at this point, I am not an impulse shopper nor do I know anything about Air Conditioning units, so we are standing in Home Depot looking at these two rather sad looking boxes and my husband says something like "we should get this one", to which I reply with some questions like "are you sure this is a good one" or something along those lines. In the midst of this discussion, two separate sets of people take each of the boxes and we are left looking at the floor. Naturally I assumed there were more stacked away, this is America there's always more, right ? but much to my husband's fury that was it, SOLD out, the only two in the whole store. We walked away from our sad empty cart in silence and went to another home depot to find that they had none either. So here we are very hot and bothered with no AC unit, (had I not known they existed I would have been hot, but not that bothered, can't miss what you didn't know existed in the first place.) We head back home where I make calls to several stores and the soonest we can get one is 5-7 business days. It was not a good time to be me !!<br />
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My husband at this point is lying on the couch unable to answer even the simplest question and I'm left to pull the trigger, Amazon Prime will get one to us in 2 days which sounds a lot better than 5 -7. It's a powerful, window mounted thing which seems to have all the bells and whistles. It arrived and took at least several hours to install. So now we have this white box sitting in our window, its reassuring red light says "I'm here if you need me". It's been fired up a couple of times and works like a charm.<br />
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In other craft related news, here's what I've been up to. New business card design. I ended up re drawing the design about 3 times but was happy with the final finished result. Customers are always happy to receive them so taking the extra effort to make something unique seems worth it.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-69025554989387184202014-09-15T10:23:00.001-07:002014-09-15T10:23:20.787-07:00The One with all the Ceramics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So, in my spare time I have been going to a ceramics class and just making whatever I want, which in my case has been oh, we need a butter dish I'll make one. It's been out with the mass produced stuff in our house and in with the handmade. I dabbled with throwing and had a success or three but when it comes to making the ceramics I want, I know I can hand build it quicker than it would take me on the wheel. If you follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/imustdraw" target="_blank">Instagram</a> you'll have seen some of these pics as I'm one of these impulsive need to show the world NOW kind of people.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The evergrowing blue stripe army.</td></tr>
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A lot of the stuff I made was just another surface to paint on and there was a lot of blue stripes and pattern going on which I was really drawn to. I figured out that I was probably subliminally inspired by Galician pottery Company <a href="http://www.sargadelos.com/" target="_blank">Sargadelos</a>. We always went to the store in La Coruna in Spain, when we were on holidays and at home we had a tea set and ornaments scattered around the house.<br />
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In the final weeks, I experimented with bare porcelain and black glaze contrasting the shiny and the rough. I made a handleless mug which I have been using everyday and its my favorite piece. I signed up for woodshop this term so we will see what that produces.</div>
Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-44743413899527552652014-08-28T18:27:00.000-07:002014-08-28T18:28:00.931-07:00Unique LA Summer Show Booth Build<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let's face it, I'm playing catch up with the whole blog I just finished Unique USA Summer Edition so there's a whole lot of pics to post. I must resolve to download my iphone pics on a more regular basis and not when it says I'm out of memory as it's taken me at least an hour to sort 1,000 photos into some semblance of order but it means lots more blogs for the immediate future.<br />
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I began this project with three sorry looking canvas frames that had about 1000 staples that had to be removed. I went to Home Depot and had them cut 3 boards to fit the stretchers, hammered those on. Bought a gallon of paint and painted them with a roller before adding the laser cut shelves which had to be glued together, then painted. (Gorilla Glue is AMAZING!)<br />
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This is me in 80 degree heat trying out configurations in a 5ft x 3ft space with furniture I own. Conclusion not enough room so it didn't make it into the booth.<br />
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I had painted these planks of wood grey and used them to create a table top with the wooden boxes as the base which worked out quite well.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-72816724287070473902014-07-31T14:42:00.000-07:002014-08-29T09:30:37.413-07:00The Unique LA Booth Build (Spring Edition)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is slightly late but in the interests of documenting this arduous process for posterity, here goes. The space allotted to us was a 10 x 10 acrylic wall corner booth with only two walls. Here is how it went from drab to fab IMHO. Enjoy !!<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-60395870181163420442014-04-24T13:32:00.001-07:002014-04-24T13:33:01.536-07:00Prepping for UNIQUE LA and new stuff <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks which included a 2 week vacation to visit the family in London and then playing catch up ever since. <a href="http://stateofunique.com/unique-la/" target="_blank">Unique LA</a> is in a week's time from now May 3 & 4, arggghhhh! I am so fortunate to be sharing a booth with the Uber skilled <a href="http://www.silicatestudio.com/" target="_blank">Kevin from Silicate Studio</a> a man with a wood shop, great vision and a lot of tools.<br />
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I finished signage last night, laser cut of course and will do a whole post on the build. Product wise, a new card line on white, more hand lettered than my usual cheeky pun offerings. Having switched from the mighty ink pen to a brush of late, I've naturally made this transition and I'm excited.<br />
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New woodland creatures will be making their debut at Unique along with some new card designs and possibly some mobiles but why don't I just post some pictures already !<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-62693754199800508012014-02-21T06:00:00.000-08:002014-02-21T09:50:20.927-08:00DIY Laser Cutting for Illustrators<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.factoryenova.com/" target="_blank">this local DIY laser cut business</a> by pure chance and my brain immediately went into overdrive with the possibilities of this new medium. There was a 2hr intro to laser cutting course which I was a little apprehensive about but in all honestly it's just slightly more complicated than a photocopier, a few more buttons and fans to turn on. (Trying to fax something with the old work copier was far more difficult!!)<br />
As many of you know, I find it difficult to focus on one thing for any length of time. Drawing for me is the consistent and whether its drawing on ceramics, illustrating a card, or sewing a design for me it's all essentially drawing. Like a kid in a candy store I put together about 20 different designs to put the laser cutter through its paces and see what the potential could be. There are a lot of materials that can be cut ranging from paper, leather, wood, glass to anodized metal but the machine also engraves.<br />
I wasn't interested in putting a photo image on wood more exciting for me was the potential of hand drawn illustrations being converted into 3D objects. I was fortunate in day 1 that I had a lot of successes but also I learnt how long things take to engrave, sure its way quicker than doing it by hand but for an 18 x 24 sheet covered in designs, that could easily take well over an hour to cut and engrave.<br />
I scaled back in terms of size for my second go and tested lots of different woods. Some it wouldn't cut through, if the wood is not totally flat that can be an issue, also if it's plywood there may be a thick lump of glue that it can't get past, these were new challenges but for the most part on day 2 more good things. For someone that does handmade I do like a good machine !!!<br />
Here are a few examples of some products that I made. <br />
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The bear illustration you might recognize from one of my cards, he turned out really well if a little grumpy.<br />
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I did some artwork for my husband's band Special Blend, what started as a screenprint t-shirt design translated beautifully into a wood keychain. I didn't think it would capture all the details so cleanly.<br />
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My new business card. <br />
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A new product line which I'm really excited about, working on the packaging right now. </div>
Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-26790832528964172942014-01-30T06:00:00.000-08:002014-01-30T06:00:06.342-08:00DIY Product Photos <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For those of you lovely people that read my blog you may have noticed some changes of late, namely everything's gone a bit whiter. Like the studio clear out I felt it was time to clean up. Now that my focus has shifted more towards the illustration side of things, I needed to place the emphasis more on that side of my output. As part of this overhaul I knew my product photos needed help, previously lack of time was my excuse but no longer. I like taking photos (of people/dogs) and once upon a time I did a photography course in a proper studio and learnt about aperture and shutter speed etc, my issue is I get bored. I did some visual research and made notes on what caught my eye and sketched out some composition ideas. I didn't want to go the all white backdrop route, can't tell you why exactly.<br />
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I needed props, or so I thought... I know I'll tie in the subject of the card I'm shooting with an appropriate prop. Organisational disorder ensued, as those familiar with my output know my cards range from food puns to animals, that's a lot of props everything from a microphone to potatoes!<br />
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After an hour or so I was back to a simple backdrop and shooting different angles. What I learned from this is you have to take risks and even if something looks great on a tiny screen it doesn't always translate and vice versa. Below are all unedited photos, no cropping or whitening....yet.<br />
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All were taken using my Canon 60D and natural daylight only, (read I hate flash) and without a tripod (yes I have one but I'm lazy and the dogs were in the way.)<br />
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So after I downloaded my morning's efforts and I really didn't mind some of the prop shots after all. I think the ones that work have enough visual interest to look editorial. There were some that were overboard but I was trying to do to much, less is more. Still got about another 60 cards to shoot but it's a start, just going to need to make sure they are all cohesive. Feel free to comment below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Card on a plate, through the viewfinder the white contrast looked good</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shells tie in with the fish theme could be repeated for Crab, again did not think this would work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for the hand sketched angle, hated it at the time but now really like it.</td></tr>
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-38454043558197700242014-01-20T14:44:00.002-08:002014-01-20T14:44:49.881-08:00New Year, New Workspace.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spent the weeks leading up to Jan 1st frantically organizing my workspace ready for a fresh tidier 2014. It could get bad in there so much so that I would work elsewhere rather than face the mess. It took a while, time when I could have been creating but it was long overdue. I went through all my supplies, donated things I wasn't going to use and organized everything else. Extraneous furniture, big pictures were all creating clutter so out they went. The transformation was low budget, I found some wooden shelves while walking the dogs and an hour later got them home. They had been painted black but nothing that a bit of sanding couldn't cure. Other shelves from Ikea had been languishing in a closet as I waited for the right spot to put them up. My main eye opener was the fact that I had a million containers everywhere and they were all full of junk, so one by one I dumped them out and put everything in its place, needles, pin backs , small bits of fabric etc.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE: Too much stuff not enough storage.<br />
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So the comfy chair was a good idea in theory, but just took up to much room. Out with the chair and in with the new/old shelf to form a wall and also a nook for hiding stuff from view (occasionally.) What isn't visible is the amount of stuff under the tables. The sewing machine is now stored below and comes out when its needed. Similarly the cutting mats are on hand but not on permanent display. A large walk in closet holds about 2 years worth of accumulated wool and fabric. There are also 12 clear plastic draws which also store supplies and packaging. I have not bought any fabric since the clearout as I have so much. It took a day to go through and sort the chest of draws so everything has a home.<br />
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Supplies which are used frequently are close at hand. Since this shot was taken a magnetic strip has gone up, a place to pin inspiring things as well as some pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got some colored cotton for Christmas and then added more in the sale, now I have a pretty decent set.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The guitar isn't part of my decor ! but its a small compromise in a room which is otherwise full of my stuff.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added: Magnetic strip for inspiration and scissors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I glove you clean workspace</td></tr>
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A handy thrift store find, filing cabinet on wheels stores all my patterns with a handy draw below for my sewing box. The wall decor is a work in progress.<br />
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From yucky black wood shelves to very useful white ones, great free find, also acts as a wall and backdrop for photos on the wood side. Metal paper tray keeps loose papers at bay till they get filed. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken today as proof that it is still tidy 19 days into the new year.</td></tr>
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-39900050691513189802013-12-29T11:08:00.002-08:002013-12-29T11:08:55.795-08:00Christmas Time Misteltoe and Wine.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The busiest time of the year was upon me and I've been hard at it creating and making (and clearly not blogging!). I read somewhere that now is NOT the time to make completely new products but where's the fun in that ?</div>
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So alongside the classics I've been able to experiment in ceramics at least and hopefully make some new classics!</div>
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Porcelain, glaze and oxide.</div>
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This Special bowl has a new home already.</div>
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A new House pillow inspired by a ceramic ornament I made. </div>
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There is more to come but wanted to get at least one blog in before the new year!</div>
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-6361060979451098302013-10-09T14:19:00.000-07:002013-10-09T14:19:31.869-07:00Patchwork Edible Show and other Stuff<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a very busy couple of weeks and it never ceases to amaze me what can be achieved in a short space of time. So in big news I quit my day job !! I was dragging my feet and clock watching so I knew it was time to move on to pastures new, its an exciting if somewhat precarious time ahead and I mean to make the most of it.<br />
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The Patchwork Edible Show was the impetus for some new cards, I had already done food so it wasn't too difficult to create the designs. They were pretty well received. Sorry for being so Crabby being a surprise hit.<br />
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I've started experimenting with painting the image using ink as opposed to using a pen and I like the results. Patchwork was like a survival of the fittest endurance test, as much as I love sunshine, temperatures hit 93 degrees and it was tough being outside all day. Still met some lovely people and vendors who were all in the same boat. Here are some photos from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93185224@N07/sets/72157636333901723/" target="_blank">event</a> I was on my lonesome so unfortunately was unable to go walkabout.<br />
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So one Saturday morning having managed to lose 3 hours on Pinterest I came across this clock diy morph which you can find on <a href="http://www.radicalpossibility.com/" target="_blank">www.radicalpossibility.com</a> and decided to make my own version. The possibilities of this are endless. It maybe took me 15 mins tops to do, and half of those minutes were spent prising the clock face off.</div>
<b>What you will need:</b> flat head screwdriver (target) clock $3, paper, pen, scissors,( illustrator & printer optional.<br />
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<b>Difficulty:</b> Easy(ish)<br />
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That little plastic thing has to be pushed down in order to release the clear plastic clock face. There are two of those.<br />
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Once you've done that gently pull the clock hands off and take off the battery pack. Sorry I was going so quickly that I never took a pic of this step. I then peeled the paper clock face off and traced around it. If you are going to collage you could leave it on. I measured the circle and then created a template in Illustrator and designed my own clock face. You can do this lo tech, simply trace around the clock face paper onto a blank sheet and draw your own numbers, you could also use stencils etc Endless possibilities. </div>
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I then printed my design, cut it out and made a hole in the center for the clock mechanism.<br />
In the original tutorial she spray painted the green plastic surround part but I didn't bother as I like green.<br />
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I am quite happy with how it turned out as it was pretty quick, and here it is in my craft room.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-67110787565471518602013-07-03T17:23:00.001-07:002013-07-03T17:23:45.318-07:00Upcycled Tennis Racket Cover Tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wimbledon's here so it's only fitting that I should post this tennis jacket tutorial. It is fairly easy to do and requires 1 felted wool jumper. I chose one that had a zipper and incorporated that into the design.<br />
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First of all put your tennis racket inside your sweater to make sure you have enough fabric.<br />
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Using your tennis racket, place on piece of paper and trace around the head and part of the handle. (Just the parts that you will be covering) Cut this out and you have your pattern.</div>
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Pin your pattern to the sweater and race your pattern onto the reverse side of your sweater using a fabric marker or chalk and cut out. Repeat so that you have two sides.<br />
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Once you have your two sides pin right side facing inwards. Trim excess so they are the same.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-4252039721153767572013-06-17T20:04:00.000-07:002013-06-17T20:04:16.556-07:00Noise and Plates<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I need to preface this blog post by saying that inspired by by brother in law's <a href="http://benhughesart.blogspot.com/2013/05/pap.html" target="_blank">hilarious blog</a> I am going to have a bit of a moan. So if you want to skip the rant feel free to scroll and just enjoy the work. Summer has arrived I think, well for a Londoner it's probably been Summer since February... but the really hot weather has arrived. Unfortunately so has the noise, OMG it's been a cacophony of sound. For two or three weeks we had what turned out to be the great wall of bloody China erected next door, I lost track of time, the thin, non double glazed poor excuse of a window could not drown out the sound of the pounding drill making its way into concrete at ungodly hours of the am. To add insult to injury it would start at 6.30am only to stop an hour later. Here's a thought why not just start the work at 9 and not wake the whole street up unnecessarily. At the weekend we had a 12 hour bouncy castle rental opposite, I like kids I do, I just wish they wouldn't scream like banshees... for 101/2 hours, (they stopped for 20mins for either food or cake.)<br />
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Then the straw that almost broke the camel's back, the car alarm. So I'm painting my plates below and this car alarm is going off for an hour at least and it's making strange dying battery type sounds, so instead of falling into a pattern of wailing like a normal annoying car alarm, it's all over the place like a drum and bass CD that keeps skipping. What is worse is the bloody owner (excuse my English) is standing right there explaining to someone on the phone about his strange car alarm sounds and every now and then will switch it off, when not demonstrating his dilemma. This was all happening below the window were I was trying to work, I swore LOUDLY I'll admit it in a John McEnroe kind of way, with an expletive thrown in for good measure. "You cannot be ****** serious." It did the trick given the paper thin windows, message received loud and clear. Rarely am I plunged to such depths of impropriety but come on, it wasn't like Vivaldi's Four Seasons, it was a car alarm and looking at the car, no one would want to steal it anyway !!! First world problems I know ! Now that I've got that off my chest here's some plates...<br /><br />
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In July I start a ceramics class, but honestly I'm happy doing the decorating part. Hopefully there will be some molds... otherwise it'll be slab and coiling ! Feels good to be blogging again. Expect some changes at least one DIY a month, as well as my usual poor progress updates. Thanks for sharing the journey and be sure to follow me on instagram/imustdraw if you are an actual person you'll not have a problem, but I was getting too many spammers so I set it to by request. Sorry you didn't need that much information.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-56284917867394722502013-05-13T20:24:00.001-07:002013-05-13T20:28:25.138-07:00A little R & R<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can't believe it's May already. This year seems to be flying by. In February I decided I needed to recharge the batteries so to speak and took a two month break from Crafted. First stop was reorganizing my work space, it had reached that point were I would look in from the outside and then close the door. There was not a lot of creative output going on for a while, but it's looking good now so I'm excited to go in there and create. It was so tidy in fact that I did a painting, just for a change. <br />
Time off has given me the time to focus on my long wish list of things to do. The Birdie and Bear project finally got the attention it deserved and long talked about products got made. I have wilfully neglected this blog as I have become obsessed with Instagram, my name is imustdraw in case you want to follow. So I ended up deleting a lot of photos not intentionally off my phone and was thankfully able to still have the majority of them in Instagram form, so consider this peek at my Instagram as a fill in for those few months of neglect. Enjoy.<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-18220779748057266242013-01-18T11:28:00.000-08:002013-01-18T11:28:05.193-08:002013 the creative process<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So it feels like 2012 flew by in a whirlwind of activity. It's been a slow start as the holiday season was pretty non stop I feel like I've earned a little break. Still even as I lie in bed I get an idea for a card, I know pen and paper by the bed, write it down. (Of course theres no pad of paper ,im not that organized.) In order to be able to stay tucked up and warm, yes folks even in Southern California it occasionally gets cold and unlike London there's no central heating so it's all about the layers and hot water bottle and if I'm really lucky Sanford earns his weight in gold by being a heat source. So this idea I don't know where it came from but in my head I'm like "that's funny it could work" but I don't want to get up so if its memorable I'll remember it in the morning. I then can't stop my brain from thinking about other puns, should have bitten the bullet and written them down... A few hours later I'm up and I can still remember the idea, I run it past my pun panel and it gets the thumbs up.<br />
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The drawing is done same day et voila. Le brontosaurus is born. Sometimes things happen pretty fast, other times they get mulled over and months later surface.<br />
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Ugghh new year also means time to hit the accounting ! What you mean you thought I did it every week, entering all those receipts I wish I have a small Mount Etna of receipts to input into Quickbooks which cheers you on with this almost applause like sound every time you enter one in.... In other news I made the resolution to try new things, so with that in mind I bought a ceramic pen. I have dabbled in Ceramics and while I wish I could make magic using a wheel I'm much better coiling but the part I like the most is embellishing and decorating. So why not skip the clay part and go directly to fun. This is going to be a new line I think. The beauty of having a shop is that you can test your product out next day pretty much, I'm very excited about the potential.<br />
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So I have a confession, all the xmas craziness has left me sewn out, I need a break from sewing to recharge the batteries. I don't want to ever feel that what I'm doing is a chore so I've been making little pouches and gathering more wool to get inspired all over again but mostly it's back to the drawing board literally with lots and lots of bad puns/some good and ideas on a page. There are some exciting developments an Artwalk on February 1st at <a href="http://www.green-bliss.com/">Green Bliss Cafe</a>, note to self get sewing!<br />
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Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713081570988551.post-63110261303579521022012-12-14T14:18:00.000-08:002012-12-25T17:08:41.321-08:00Tis the season to be jolly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Halfway point of the Chrimbo season, I feel like I've been working since September non stop, a bit like a continuous spin cycle. The OC mart mix popup shop was a huge whirlwind of activity and it was nice to have a change of scenery. Alongside its me Mary and pooka queen I think we did a wonderful job transforming our temporary home.</div> <br />
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In other news I've had some commissions, a little dog plush, dog pin and hedgehog. I think I mentioned in the last post that I have a kind of love/hate thing with commissions mostly because it pushes me out of my comfort zone, and always inevitably takes longer than a normal piece. I'm pleased to report that at least half of these were fun. <br />
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This is hedgehog. He's rather robust. <br />
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This is a little daschund dog, this has inspired me to make a Sanford dog plush. So,In all the frantic ness of the Xmas season I forgot to hit publish , so I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. In case I don't get to the blog before the new year, thank you to everyone who has supported my handmade vision. I am continuously humbled by the generous enthusiasm and appreciation shown for my designs. I have plenty more ...so please continue on this journey with me! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6oMZPWapoGI-s_-BgsCOS6H5Z6cc3MGAQCyN-uixVpjUYkyR1MO77OxBCRmMA1PWTS7HotndspybAZB5P4k0iGhw5L-ls8HJMkxI9-i4h6z9InC_1zZsS9fHSe47O23pE9y9nYd2hhU/s640/blogger-image-1789417304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6oMZPWapoGI-s_-BgsCOS6H5Z6cc3MGAQCyN-uixVpjUYkyR1MO77OxBCRmMA1PWTS7HotndspybAZB5P4k0iGhw5L-ls8HJMkxI9-i4h6z9InC_1zZsS9fHSe47O23pE9y9nYd2hhU/s640/blogger-image-1789417304.jpg" /></a></div>Desiree B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10847278872767226855noreply@blogger.com0