Labor of Love.

I made these dolls for our nieces for Christmas ... and they fell in love. It will be the gift that keeps on giving because the pattern came with a few outfits to make. I got the pattern from the Wee Wonderfuls shop.

Christmas Colors.

One of our traditions is to choose a color theme for our tinsel tree and presents. Once we have little ones ... we will probably get a real tree and fill it with ornaments made by them and their cute little faces in Santa frames. Until then our decor is art. Here are the colors from last year. Happy Holiday.

(nyk-lectic) in stores now.

Well ... in one store. You can now find a few selected pieces from my collection on Retro Row in Long Beach. Inside a little mom n' pop surf shop Shelter. You can read some reviews on the shop. Or just stop by and have a look for yourself ... 2148 East 4th Street.

Saturday night December 13th ... they will be hosting Surf Knot Art Show with music and a film and skate demo. You can read more about the shop on their blog.

Hydra Heart.

I've been crazy busy lately ... but who isn't this time of year. I got a little side job and made a new friend. I am helping Molly cut out and sew together her adorable line of shoes. Have a look at her etsy shop HydraHeart.

Cyber Monday.

Its Cyber Monday people. Visit all your favorite websites for Holiday specials.

Stop by (nyk-lectic) shop. I will be offering free shipping on all orders ... and new things will be added to the shop throughout the day.

Handmade Brigade Holiday 2008.

I am going to be selling my work at my very first Indie Craft Fair. Please come down and check out all the great artists.

Saturday December 6th 10am-4pm
at Tall Mouse Craft in Cerritos
13233 E. South St.
Cerritos 90703

You can read more about it here.
And you can check out the vendors here.

You can click on the flyer above to enlarge it.

My First Booth.

I had a great time at the Roller Derby. I forgot my light ... so I had this makeshift spotlight clipped onto a dollie. It was very bright in everyones face and shadowed a lot of the things for sale. But sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself and just go with it. I still managed to sell a little.

(nyk-lectic) at the Roller Derby.

Its official ... I am going to be a vendor at the LA Derby Dolls Championship. Come on out and enjoy the bout. I guarantee you a good time.
Saturday November 8th. Tough Cookies vs. Sirens. 1910 West Temple Street. Doors open at 6pm. You can get tickets here. And you can meet the Dolls here. Get your tickets soon ... they WILL sell out.

Trial and Error.

I am going to be setting up a booth at a few shows ... so here is what my set up is gonna look like ... well kinda. There are few small things that still need work and ... today my pop and I are making a mini coat rack for my purses.

Busy Busy Busy.

It was hard to get a good photo of the sketches in my book ... but this one is a little clear. It is an idea of how I want to set up my booth for the craft fair. I am trying to create a set up that can be used again. These happen to be the colors that I am into right now ... so I thought they would be perfect. I am going to try setting up a trial table soon ... those photos should be better. [blush]

Handmade Brigade.

I got picked to sell my work at the Handmade Brigade. An indie craft fair put on by Tall Mouse and Nina. This will be my very first indie craft fair ... I am so excited. I have been busy sketching booth ideas ... and I will post some pictures soon.

Friday Five.

Come by the shop for a closer look.

Who Knew.

Who knew that we could paint a canvas ... and then like it enough to hang it on our wall. We mixed all the paint from primary colors to get these colors. It took about two weeks to complete. The drying between colors took up most of the time.

We will be changing the colors in our living room soon ... and I am thinking a newly painted canvas.

I couldn't get a good photo of the whole canvas. So this is one side of it and a close-up.

Sad Day.

Today is a sad day. We'll miss you Hoover family.

Friday Five.

Fresh Cut.

Right from my parents garden. Now that is a zucchini. The yellow tomato is large to give you a better idea. We'll grill it up tomorrow ... sliced with olive oil and johnny salt (which is good on anything).

Reused.

My friends gave me a piece of burlap the other day. It was leftover gift wrap headed for the trash. The perfect amount to make this purse. I used linen as the lining and canvas for the strap. Still not sure if it will be for sale.

Downtown LA

Going to "the alleys" in downtown LA is always overwhelming for me. There is street after street with shop after shop filled to the brim with fabric. And everyone wants to help you ... what are you looking for? what type of fabric? what color? how much do you want?
The minimum cut is one yard ... which is hard for me because I make small things ... and I don't have the room for a killer stash like this. But you can't beat the price. For example ... Minky fabric can be $15-$19 dollars a yard but in LA you can find it for $5-$6 dollars a yard and in every color.
Unless I am making a new blanket for our couch or bed ... I just end up spinning in circles and then going by my usual shop to load up on zippers.

The Friday Five.

I attempted to take (nyk-lectic) to a local swap meet ... but I am not quite ready yet. I need to have papers and numbers and things I've never heard of.

So with the stash of things I made ... I am going to post five new items in the shop on Fridays. Here is the first five.