The first photo is my stuff–the bottom one is the girl who was sitting next to me.
Craft show
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Tag Archives: calligraphy
One of those weeks
See this hole punch?
I spent WAY too much time this week looking for this hole punch. Convinced it was gone forever, I bought a new hole punch.
Today, I’m running around trying to get things ready for this craft show tomorrow…I look down, where I have a bunch of craft supplies just kinda hanging out, and there is my hole punch.
Now, the new hole punch was all of $1.99, so it’s not really such a big deal, but seriously? It was right there the whole time? Argh.
I blame the gnomes.
Tweet, tweet
I may not be posting here much, but I am hanging out on twitter more these days.
You can catch me at twitter.com/eringoblog (my general tweetage)
or twitter.com/calligbyerin (crafty),
or the newly-launched twitter.com/27chronicles (for all your 27-related needs–email 27 sightings to 27chronicles (at) gmail)
So come and follow me…I promise to follow you back, as long as you’re not porn or a spambot or someone trying to help me maximize my full twitter potential or whatever. 😉
calligraphy by erin–in the real world
At the beginning of the week, I got an email from Jen about Artisan Day at the UB Farmer’s Market. They were looking for artists and crafters to set up…this Saturday, August 1.
After a brief moment of panic (this Saturday? holy crap!), I decided to do it…and so I’ve been busybusybusy all week. This is why I’ve not actually been in front of the computer all that much. I’ll post some photos later of what I’ve been working on.
So anyway, if you’re interested, I’ll be at the UB Farmer’s Market tomorrow from 9-1 (UB South Campus on the Main Street sidewalks across from Kenmore Avenue in Buffalo). Please stop by and say hi!
Like sands through the hourglass
So this weekend, Rand and I went to PA for my cousin’s graduation party. I made him a gift, in addition to a bit of cash, of course. 😉
This, along with a couple of other new items, have been posted in my etsy shop, although it’s probably a bit late to get any sales on it now! I also made some new bookmarks, posted to flickr, that will be posted in the shop this week. (Oh, and last week, I got a pretty new banner for my shop courtesy of etsy seller the photospot. I think it looks great!)
In addition to the graduation party, Rand and I were able to hang out with my friend Anita, who lives on the west coast. She happened to be in town visiting her parents, so yay!
Before we left for PA, Rand and I noticed that the stuff in our refrigerator wasn’t really as cold as it should be. I turned up the temp a couple of notches, and we decided to wait until we got back to worry about it.
Sure enough, there was no improvement when we got back. We did a little bit of research, and determined that it wasn’t worth trying to have it repaired. This morning, Rand went into work a bit late so that we could go to Sears and look for a new one. It’ll be delivered tomorrow. (It’s a Kenmore, in white…nothing fancy. Because our space is limited, we didn’t really have a whole lot of options. The new one is much better than what we have, and is Energy Star rated.) In the meantime, everything perishable is either in the freezer, which is still pretty much working (not 100%, but enough), or in coolers.
So today, other than dealing with that, I’ve been cleaning up the kitchen, reading submissions for Toasted Cheese, taking care of some stuff Rand and I are selling on Amazon, and getting my car inspected. The inspection wouldn’t have been bad, but my check engine light was on, and so I had to pay for the diagnostic so they could figure out how to get it to shut off…but still, relatively painless. I’m good for another year, by which point we will probably have gotten a new car.
Hmmm…was that all? The excitement of my life knows no bounds…
New etsy items
Some things I’ve posted in my shop this week:
(actual size=matted for a 5×7 frame)
(Bookmark, “live, laugh, love)
(Bookmark, “We read to know we are not alone.”)
(Bookmark, “Music is an outburst of the soul.”)
More coming soon! Check out my etsy shop here: calligraphybyerin.etsy.com
Twitter:
Facebook:
Photos being uploaded
I’ve stareted to upload photos. Vacation photos will be going into this set.
I also uploaded some calligraphy stuff I did yesterday. Enjoy!
Quick calligraphy update
I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about/working on my etsy shop
You can help me out by becoming a fan on facebook (or, if you’re already a fan, by inviting a friend or two!) I also started another twitter account–one especially for the calligraphy: calligbyerin.
I’m off now do do some errands, which includes a stop at the craft store for some supplies. I plan on posting a few new items this week.
Let me know if you have a favorite quote/saying that you’d like to see in calligraphy!
Oh, those vacation pictures will be coming later today… 😉
Shameless self-promotion
So I’ve opted to not try and find a mindless temp or retail job for the summer. I’ve been saving some in anticipation of this, but I’d like to have some money coming in. 😉
I’ve been working on promotion for my etsy shop. I just went in and updated all of my listings, as well as adding a new one. My items are custom-made to the needs of the buyer. Here are some samples:
Wedding/anniversary gifts
Baby gifts
Gifts for mom
Gifts for teachers
And more! (click to see my flickr photoset)
You can also become a fan on facebook or follow me on twitter. Please feel free to spread the word! 🙂
Anyone have any promotional advice for me? Please share!
Quick update
I’ve been a busy (and productive!) girl this weekend. In addition to weddingstuff, I went to a party Friday night, sent the Toasted Cheese newsletter, finished watching season 3 of MASH, had lunch with Rand’s parents, sold a Mother’s Day calligraphy piece on etsy (woohoo!) and prepared it for mailing (I, um, had to make it too, as I didn’t actually have any in stock. I gave them all away last year).
I also got a haircut (but not really, because my stylist didn’t think I needed a cut. He shaped up the back a bit, as it was looking bushy, and didn’t charge me), bought some new shoes.
Other shopping adventures included picking up an external hard drive (I’m running low on drive space), buying a superclearance desk at Office Max for $30, which will get picked up when my parents come to visit in two weeks. (It’s the floor model, so it’s all put together…)
Oh, and laundry. Always laundry.
I’ve been lax with computer-related stuff this weekend, so if you’ve emailed me, played Scrabble with me on Facebook, twittered at me, or anything else, I will get around to it. Soon.
Have a great week!