Parents Magazine - August 2010!

That's right, I'm featured in the August issue of Parents Magazine! My monster pouch, that is. If you get a chance, check out the larger scan here, or pick up a copy at your local bookstore and flip to page 26!

It says: 

Monster Mash

It's the cutest way to carry crayons and pencils.

I agree. Okay fine, maybe I'm just slightly biased! :)

Make It - A Show & Sale of Stuff We Do!

Make It - A Show & Sale of Stuff We Do is this Saturday, June 5th at the Beaver Hall Gallery (29 McCaul Street) from noon till 6 pm! If you're in Toronto, try and drop by to check out a bunch of great local crafters and artists.

The Facebook event is here and you can see the complete vendor list as well!

I will bring along pinback buttons, tote bags, and monster pouches big and small! :)

A Quote

Miranda July is my favorite contemporary artist.


Here is a quote from her website Learning To Love You More that I keep in my Inbox and read every once in a while to feel inspired.


"The best art and writing is almost like an assignment; it is so vibrant that you feel compelled to make something in response. Suddenly it is clear what you have to do. For a brief moment it seems wonderfully easy to live and love and create breathtaking things. In a sense, these are assignments -- in the same way that the ocean gives the assignment of breathing deeply, and kissing instructs us to stop thinking."

Bazaar of the Bizarre

BAZAAR OF THE BIZARRE! I love the name - but I always type Bizarre of the Bazaar by accident. Hahaha.


Come check me out at this awesome show this Sunday in Toronto. I'll have 20 or so large monster pouches, 10-15 small ones, and pinback buttons!


http://www.thebazaarofthebizarre.org/

Monster Pouch Giveaway and More!

Hey everyone! This awesome blog, The Dress-up Drawer, is having a great giveaway! Followers of the blog suggested shops they would love to win stuff at and I was contacted. So, a nice large orange monster pouch will be up for winning soon. Check out the link for now and... good luck!

Vote for Zomb!

Hi folks! True, it's been a while since I've posted. I'll get better, I swear!

Anyway, Zomb has been nominated and is in this nifty crafter competition called The Poppies! Please take one second out of your day and come here to vote! I'm the second last one on the list (Zomb). Voting is up for another 6 days but I have some catching up to do. ;)

www.monsterpouch.com

For a while I've been thinking about taking www.monsterpouch.com because the domain name was available. I didn't want to spend too much money on getting the domain name and getting someone to host it, but I came across justhost.com. After I "almost" checked out I decided, forget it, I'll wait. But then they sent me an email saying, "hey! you almost checked out but didn't so we're giving you 50% off!" Well, not in those exact words but something along those lines. So yay! There's really not much on the website (for now) but I'm hoping it gets some search engine hits and diverts traffic to the Etsy store. I'll probably develop it more extensively later on when I get the time. Take a look!