Omnibus Treasury process

As with almost anything I work on, coming up with a solid concept takes much more time than doing the actual work. I blame it on my very wide range of interests, which makes me look into a million different directions before settling on a single idea. But then something happened, and suddenly, I knew what I wanted to do.

Here are my sketches from start to finish:

 

Almost there...

Final design

image from Light Grey Art Lab

image from Light Grey Art Lab

 I love how they turned out. The guys at LGAL once again did an awesome job!

To see the entire exhibit, head on over to LGAL's

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Monday Hues

 ... Because life's too short to waste on the blues. :D

Welcome, New Year!

Thank you, 2012.

2013, I welcome you!

Cheery

... Just something to make the holidays a little more cheerful.

Merry Christmas!

Pretty Crafty

Last Saturday, I attended Alessa's Craft Soiree right before going to the INK meeting. I was half-hoping to run into someone I knew there, but didn't really expect to actually find one. So imagine my delight when I saw two: Fran & Jamie!

Now, on to the crafting business...

 Some shots from our table (I wasn't able to take shots of everyone because I was too busy gawking)

The bulletin board was filled with hand-crafted goodness

 Alessa giving out her stickers, and this girl (Dan from group 3) gave out shirts!

My own contribution:

my business card (back side)

And finally, my loot:

1 Crocheted bracelet by Jenni  2 Wire accessory by Maan  3 Accessories by Roma  4 Tote bag & stickers by Alessa  5 Polymer clay trinkets by April      6 Coasters by Ella  7 Postcards & stickers by Mansy   8 Calligraphy card by Fozzy   9 Plush doll by Imana

Some of the goodies came in thoughtful little packages:

I couldn't bear to throw these away because a) So much time/ effort/ love went into making these, and b) Recycling is always good, so I'll be using them for a collage project soon. :D

Inspiration / 4

I braved the rains yesterday and embarked on a solo mini-adventure to go to the extended opening of Takatak Attack at 10A Alabama, brought to us by the Takatak Project. The taka is a papier mache toy horse and a classical folk icon in the town of Paete, Laguna.

On this note, here is this week's Inspiration creation, which also happen to be my pieces for the exhibit:

"Poytails"

It was so interesting to see so many different-sized horses in one place. Here are some photos I took, plus some of my personal favorites:

Fran's

Rommel's

The exhibit runs for two more weeks. Drop by if you can!

Artsy Crafty Weekend

'Been blogging less, making more... This is why:

The 10A Alabama Handmade Arts & Crafts Fair is this hidden gem of an art fair held on a weekend every few months in this space called the Resurrection Furniture and Found Objects Gallery in Q.C. This place is actually an ancestral house turned into a gallery/ furniture showroom, and, I am in love with this place. The vibe is creative, cozy, homey, rustic, whimsical, and unique all at once. Now, if I were to have my own house, it would be something like this.

Anyway, back to the fair. Here are some of the goods I offered ( most of which are still available :D )

recycled bottles w/ threads/ ribbons

hand-painted ceramic cats

hand-painted mini mugs (sets of 4, each mug is less than 3" tall)

Here are some (very few) shots I managed to snap during the fair: