Spring Cleaning SALE & New Growth

Over the last few weeks I've been working on new pieces - in batches. Two weeks ago I made 16 new lace style cuffs. Of all of them, I tend to think the Nelly Lace is my favorite, with the flower centered on the wrist and the skulls off to either side, but it's a really tough choice. I posted all of them to my Flickr page, and will slowly be adding them to my Etsy shop as time permits.



This weekend I'm hoping to get some work done on a new line of wrap watches. I think I have some really good ideas for them, though it's always tough to say how good the ideas are until I'm able to test one or two out, and see how they fit and function. I'm really excited to see how they turn out, though. This is, of course, assuming I don't get too distracted by painting the nursery, or planting the garden... *sigh* it's supposed to be beautiful here tomorrow.

Of course, in order to make all these pieces, I'm going to have to do a little spring cleaning, so starting tomorrow, I'll be putting pieces on SALE. Each one will be on sale for 24 hours only - they're all one of a kind, and the sale on each will end either 24 hours after it started (9am PST the following day) or when it sells. I know it's a little unconventional, but check back daily starting April 25th for the sale item of the day. I know I have at least two weeks worth of pieces to put on sale, so if you see on you like don't hesitate. It's the only one, and the sale won't last!

Happy weekend!

Moxie

Moxie and Oliver Give-Away!

So, it's the rare giveaway time here at the Moxie and Oliver workshop. This one is a favor to someone near and dear to me - my husband. He needs people to participate in the following survey:


http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SandSSurvey


It should only take about 10 minutes to complete, and as a thank-you, we'll enter your name in a drawing to win a Moxie and Oliver flask. If you want more chances to win - just refer friends, and you'll get an extra entry for each friend who completes the survey.


We'll leave the survey up until May 2, and then pick the winner! I guarantee, it's totally worth the few minutes of your time for a chance at a M&O flask.

Good luck! And thanks for participating.

Caitlin

Giveaway!!

Okay, it's not mine, but it's definitely worth a look - and this piece would go fabulously with that new Moxie & Oliver bag that you've been eying, should you happen to be the lucky winner...

http://rosyrevolver.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-giveaway-time.html

The giveaway is a Rosy Revolver pendant. Beautiful, unique, and free to a lucky winner!

Good luck!

Better late than never!

The first and possibly only Moxie & Oliver give- away is ending tonight - so go enter while you can!!

http://indiefixx.com/2009/07/06/shes-got-moxie-moxie-oliver-giveaway/

And become a fan of ours on facebook to find out about local shows (there is a Seattle one coming soon!) and special offers only disclosed to facebook fans.

Happy weekend!

Moxie & Oliver on Facebook

I'm Storqued!

I'm storqued! I'm featured in the Storque, on Etsy, that is. They've featured my Grace Backpack in a story called "The New Old School"

http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-the-new-old-school-4220/

Where this isn't the first time that I have been included in the Storque in one way or another, it's is my favorite feature. What the brief article states is exactly what I set out to do - I wanted to bring traditional western tooling into the 21st century. It is a craft that many have forgotten, or think is outdated, and it deserves a revival!

That's all for now... Artist's statement still to come. I promise.

My first fellowship application

So I have to laugh at myself because now it's been darned near three months since my last post. I have no excuse, really. I switched jobs, but I'm still working full-time. I just now have Mondays off. I guess what it comes down to is, I have been busy enjoying myself. Life, as it should be.

Well, the news around these parts is twofold - the first exciting thing is that I have been doing a series of collaborations with Andes Cruz (andescruz.etsy.com) but maybe that's not such new news. It has been happening for a few months, but right now there is a large line of buckles in my studio waiting for belts to match. I will be working on these in the next few weeks and you should see many belt and buckle combinations to come.

The second piece of big news is that I just finished my very first fellowship application ever. Writing the resume component was a little, well, humbling since I really don't have an artistic career to speak of, which is fine because I like to consider myself a crafter. I always want my work to be used, abused, and enjoyed, and I think to do that (at least the first two) it really has to be craft. So, anyway, the resume fit on a page, and the entire bibliography section was blogs that people were nice enough to feature me in. So, a big huge THANK YOU to all you bloggers who were nice enough to give me a shout-out. There are/were a lot of you, and I really do appreciate you. Not only would I not have the customer/fan base I do without you, but I'd have no bibliography section in my resume!

I also wrote an artist's statement, which I will post at a later date. And, with the help of my facebook friends, selected ten works to submit with the application. In no particular order, here they are (because I promised I would share). Enjoy.

Downsizing

I can't believe it's been almost two months since my last post! The time is just flying by, and I haven't been able to turn my ideas into products as quickly as I would like (but I seem perpetually plagued by that).

One project that I have been working on, slowly but surely, is converting my purse into a smaller, more manageable, version. For the last few years I've carried the Rosa messenger, but the problem with carrying a big bag, for me anyway, is that I tend to just cram extra junk in it. I'm always surprised - the inside of my purse tends to look like the backseat of my car! I was having the same problem with my wallet - months worth of receipts would occupy the space where my cash was supposed to be, until I couldn't properly close the wallet anymore. So, I figured, the less space I have, the less space there is for junk, and switched my larger wallet for this:

I call it the "June" pattern, and it perfectly holds all my necessary things without leaving too much extra space for junk. Here is what the inside looks like:



The best part is that it fits easily into any and all of my pockets! And, it, of course, doesn't take up much space in my purse. Now, if I could only find the time to make myself a new purse...