http://www.etsy.com/listing/84579599/halloween-collage-art-costumes-owls
More festive items on the way- and remember, only ONE WEEK LEFT to get a free necklace!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Win a FREE Necklace!
In the hopes of spreading the word about my Etsy store, I am giving away free necklaces! I made up a bunch of Wine Cork pendants, and one of them can be yours! (To be perfectly clear, I was not responsible for the corks, they were donated...)
=)
Take a look here!
To enter the drawing:
1. 'Like' my Facebook page
2. Leave a comment- just say hi, or tell me a bit about yourself!
Yore727 Facebook page
Winners will be announced on October 31st, and you have until this date to enter- please tell your friends!
Or... if you simply MUST have a free necklace, choose 'A', 'B', or 'C'!
A: 1. Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment!
2. Like my Facebook page and leave a comment
3. Post shout-outs to my Etsy store for a whole week (7 total)
B: 1. Like my Facebook page and leave a comment
2. 'Favorite' 15 items from my Etsy store
3. Add 3 of my items to 3 separate Treasury lists
C: 1. Purchase one item from my Etsy store
2. Leave positive feedback
More details: please message me (Facebook or Etsy) when you have completed all the steps- I will verify, and get your necklace in the mail asap! Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Tell all of your friends! This wonderfulness ends on October 31st, so hurry!
Also: Halloween ain't exactly my favorite "holiday"... I was a darn good Lucille Ball one year... anyway, I am cooperating with some festive art/jewelry coming to the store soon!
=)
Take a look here!
To enter the drawing:
1. 'Like' my Facebook page
2. Leave a comment- just say hi, or tell me a bit about yourself!
Yore727 Facebook page
Winners will be announced on October 31st, and you have until this date to enter- please tell your friends!
Or... if you simply MUST have a free necklace, choose 'A', 'B', or 'C'!
A: 1. Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment!
2. Like my Facebook page and leave a comment
3. Post shout-outs to my Etsy store for a whole week (7 total)
B: 1. Like my Facebook page and leave a comment
2. 'Favorite' 15 items from my Etsy store
3. Add 3 of my items to 3 separate Treasury lists
C: 1. Purchase one item from my Etsy store
2. Leave positive feedback
More details: please message me (Facebook or Etsy) when you have completed all the steps- I will verify, and get your necklace in the mail asap! Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Tell all of your friends! This wonderfulness ends on October 31st, so hurry!
Also: Halloween ain't exactly my favorite "holiday"... I was a darn good Lucille Ball one year... anyway, I am cooperating with some festive art/jewelry coming to the store soon!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
What next?
I am house-sitting right now, so my highly refined routine has been upset.
However, yesterday I hit a MAJOR jackpot- found lots and lots of gross, beat-up, falling-apart old magazines (just the kind I like!) as well as some really great vintage photographs.
Everything is from the 20s-60s, perfect for some new jewelry and art- can't wait to get started! Until then, take a peak at these fun items from my shop...
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81645833/wine-cork-necklace-one-of-a-kind-how-to
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81644842/wine-cork-necklace-one-of-a-kind-learn
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81641926/wine-cork-necklace-one-of-a-kind-like
=)
However, yesterday I hit a MAJOR jackpot- found lots and lots of gross, beat-up, falling-apart old magazines (just the kind I like!) as well as some really great vintage photographs.
Everything is from the 20s-60s, perfect for some new jewelry and art- can't wait to get started! Until then, take a peak at these fun items from my shop...
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| How To Make Money With Simple Cartoons |
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| Learn To Hypnotize |
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| Like Sawing A Woman In Half |
=)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
My latest project!
I find this new collage highly ironic. I collect old books and somewhere along the way I obtained this discarded Los Angeles Unified School District textbook:
(copyright 1935, printed 1959, used until 1988).
How do I explain what the LAUSD means to me? Well, it attempted to educate me, employed my mother, and now- after some freelance teaching with them- I have been "hired" for their after school arts program. I say "hired" because this semester has consisted solely of filling out paperwork- not a cute little kid in sight.
So there is something a bit therapeutic in ripping out pages of a textbook from this esteemed organization. I started with some wood blocks that I painted black.
Then I decoupaged some really fun images onto the blocks- a great "map" and quotes by famous poets which reference Greek myths. To give credited where due, this textbook is pretty awesome. It is full of info, illustrations, and I especially like the links with other authors. I even found myself taking a few of the tests and quizzes...
Anyway, this is how it turned out!
(copyright 1935, printed 1959, used until 1988).
How do I explain what the LAUSD means to me? Well, it attempted to educate me, employed my mother, and now- after some freelance teaching with them- I have been "hired" for their after school arts program. I say "hired" because this semester has consisted solely of filling out paperwork- not a cute little kid in sight.
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| How I miss this. |
Then I decoupaged some really fun images onto the blocks- a great "map" and quotes by famous poets which reference Greek myths. To give credited where due, this textbook is pretty awesome. It is full of info, illustrations, and I especially like the links with other authors. I even found myself taking a few of the tests and quizzes...
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| Hint: "skald" means poet. |
(Why did she have to figure out how to post pictures??)
Ps. The promised youtube clip:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The beginning...
Brand new blog from a brand new blogger. Awkward.
I shall attempt to document the adventures of my new "business" (more on that in a second), though a few items of a personal nature may slip in. So may a few links to Carol Channing youtube videos. Hey, everyone procrastinates in their own special way.
A bit of background: This was a very difficult year for me- among other things I lost my job of 5 years that meant the world to me. So, with a little inspiration from my crazy uncle Al in Oregon, I decided to open a store on Etsy and try to make some cash while I figure out what the heck to do with my life. On my store I primarily have jewelry, some collage artwork, and vintage playbills.
My close friends and family will understand the excess playbills (an obsession) but the fact that I am doing anything artsy is a shock to both them and me. Up until the Summer of 2010, I had no inclinations toward anything involving "crafts," and I will never ever ever consider myself an artist. I couldn't draw a proper stick figure if my life depended on it* but when offered a job as an arts and crafts teacher for 5 and 6 year olds at a swanky summer camp, I decided it was time to dive in. I'm still hooked.
So I have been experimenting with a number of mediums, particularly making jewelry with resin (that is some tricky stuff, let me tell you) and now collage art (fellow crafters: this blog is purely for entertainment purposes, I doubt I will have any actual wisdom to share about my endeavors).
I opened my store about a month ago, even though I am still trying to figure out Etsy culture- navigating treasury lists, shop stats and activity feeds- all while figuring out graphic design and how to take decent quality photos with my phone. The store is definitely still a work in progress, but guess what? Today I made my first sale! I am ecstatic! Will the birth of my first child be this intense? Impossible!
I made a whole $8 today- what will tomorrow bring? Wish me luck!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/yore727
*This is just an educated guess. I have never, in fact, been in a situation of this nature.
I shall attempt to document the adventures of my new "business" (more on that in a second), though a few items of a personal nature may slip in. So may a few links to Carol Channing youtube videos. Hey, everyone procrastinates in their own special way.
A bit of background: This was a very difficult year for me- among other things I lost my job of 5 years that meant the world to me. So, with a little inspiration from my crazy uncle Al in Oregon, I decided to open a store on Etsy and try to make some cash while I figure out what the heck to do with my life. On my store I primarily have jewelry, some collage artwork, and vintage playbills.
My close friends and family will understand the excess playbills (an obsession) but the fact that I am doing anything artsy is a shock to both them and me. Up until the Summer of 2010, I had no inclinations toward anything involving "crafts," and I will never ever ever consider myself an artist. I couldn't draw a proper stick figure if my life depended on it* but when offered a job as an arts and crafts teacher for 5 and 6 year olds at a swanky summer camp, I decided it was time to dive in. I'm still hooked.
So I have been experimenting with a number of mediums, particularly making jewelry with resin (that is some tricky stuff, let me tell you) and now collage art (fellow crafters: this blog is purely for entertainment purposes, I doubt I will have any actual wisdom to share about my endeavors).
I opened my store about a month ago, even though I am still trying to figure out Etsy culture- navigating treasury lists, shop stats and activity feeds- all while figuring out graphic design and how to take decent quality photos with my phone. The store is definitely still a work in progress, but guess what? Today I made my first sale! I am ecstatic! Will the birth of my first child be this intense? Impossible!
I made a whole $8 today- what will tomorrow bring? Wish me luck!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/yore727
*This is just an educated guess. I have never, in fact, been in a situation of this nature.
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