Mr. Pickles

well, winter time for some men means growing a beard. Mr. Pickles is no exception. last time you saw him, he grew a mustache, now he has grown a whole beard!!



his beard is a little on the wavy and unruly side. especially in the morning.



in the close up, you can see the stitched mustache and the strands of different colored beard hairs. haha. kinda reminds me of J's crazy beard. hmmm.

do you think it looks like a beard?

working hard!

i've been working really hard to build up my inventory for December since i will now be doing two shows: Holiday Shop-n-Stroll and Rock-n-Shop. i decided to do Rock-n-Shop again at the Black Cat because it was my VERY first show. it certainly opened some doors for me and i met some really great people that have become my good friends (Oh Ginger & This Chickadee).

ok, so no more sappy stuff, lets get to the photos!



don't get your hopes up guys! some of these are actually custom orders!



big cookies that will be sold individually



and of course the bacon ornaments. it wouldn't be a Pretty Little Fings Christmas without these guys!

i am still thinking about putting some of this stuff up on ETSY, it's just a matter of making some time to do so. hopefully i can update the shop sometime next week. i'll keep you posted!

Foto Fun Friday

HI! i hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! i think i ate for like 5 hours straight between my family and J's gatherings.

anywho, here's a Fun Foto for ya!



i don't know what prompted him to do so, but he was sitting upside down with his head hanging off of the couch with his paws in the air. he kept swatting and fanning out his claws in a playful way and kept rolling around like he was on some sort of drug! crazy cat.

happy Friday! did you guys go shopping?

no oven necessary

a pile of cookies for ya! these are the little ones that will be packaged together. sorry for the lame photo, it's been yucky all day!

previews

yes! we were so fortunate to have beautiful weather here over the weekend. hooray! i wanted to give you a little sneak peek of the two photo shoot sessions i went on. let me know what you think!

Saturday:



Tink & Mocha, my friend Susana's doggies. they were so adorable! Tink is a long haired weiner dog (so cute!!) and Mocha is a lab mix (so well behaved!).



Susana brought her boyfriend along so i took them over to the monument to enjoy the view and to get some shots of her and the pups. he was so patient and helped us out with the dogs and with bags!

Sunday:



this is Natalie from Virginia. she is a super stylish PR professional from Virginia who has just launched her own events planning and design boutique, All Buttoned-Up!



for Natalie's shoot, my friends Jess (Natalie's cousin) and Meghan came with me to help out. they were acting as our assistants and stylists. helping me with making Natalie smile and helping Natalie with wardrobe changes. i have to give props to Jess for finding this incredible frame. good eyes!

i love this town

every now and then, i am reminded of how much i enjoy being a local in Shepherdstown. today i saw:



signs for a psychic fair (only in Shepherdstown?)...i was really curious so i checked it out! sure glad i did because i got to support my friend Elijah and his tea company.




while taking out the trash, i saw a local teaching another how to repel...i think.


at the Sunday farmer's market, i saw a Christmas tree working hard to promote Christmas early. i guess the recession has hit every one.


funky looking parsnips


and babies!!

hope your weekend was fun. i had two photo shoots in the last two days and i can't wait to show you a little preview. so exciting!

new & better?

so i ran into an obstacle the other day at the fabric store...they didn't have the color fleece that i've been using for the sugar cookies, so i had to improvise on the spot and go with another color. there was no way i was keep looking for the fabric and waste time when Holiday Shop-n-Stroll (check out my vendor Q & A) is in two weeks!! yikes!

i chose a very very light light tan (think cream) and honestly, i don't think it turned out so bad. i mean, cause sugar cookies are pretty little in comparison to the rest, right?





these guys are a little more on the time consuming side since i sew on the beads one at a time. the little ones are ok, but the bigger cookie is a doozy! luckily, i was watching the finale of Project Runway as i was sewing, so it was all good. i really loved Carole Hanah's collection, but Irina's collection was so well put together! did you watch it? what did you think?

Foto Fun Friday

my 365 self portrait project is still going strong...i'm so very surprised that i haven't given up yet...then again, to quit something is not my style.

today's FOTO FUN is #240 (taken on Wednesday)



"FASTER, FASTER!" said my mischievous self to my push-over self

happy Friday!

hey gang

recently, Oh Ginger has been highlighting/featuring amazing crafters and their work on her blog, Queering Domesticity. today was my day and let me tell you, i got a pretty amazing write up! seriously, this woman can write!!


Business Card, originally uploaded by ohmeaghan.

thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

buttons!

after shopping around for a button maker, i realize i just couldn't afford one at the moment with Christmas coming up and all. i decided to have them made for me instead. Meaghan suggested i go with Modbuttons, which i did at first, but then i had some uploading problems (sometimes i am computer challenged)...so i went hunting on Etsy and found The Buttonhouse. it was super simple and took about a week. i got my buttons in the post this morning and i am in love! now i wish i would have ordered more than a 100 (i thought more = a little excessive at the time). anyway, take a gander...


(i absolutely love this logo designed by my friends at This Paper Ship)


(even made one for the ol' bloggeroo)


(detail)

i feel so official! i know, i know, i'm a huge nerd (i mean, i even took nice photos of them). everybody else and their mothers have buttons, but seriously, i feel legit! WOO! am i overreacting?