Knox's 1st Photo Shoot.

Just a few of all the perfect photos. Thanks to our friend Suzanne.

Meet Knox.

Our new puppy. He is an 11 week old Teacup Maltese. He only weighs 1.4 pounds and when he is full grown he will be around 3.5 pounds. We LOVE him.

My New Sewing Room.

As you can see from the top photo ... I have a pile o projects I'm working on. Hence the reason this blog has been pretty lonely lately. We moved into a two bedroom house a few months back ... so until we start planning for a little one ... I get a sewing ROOM. I attempted to take some photos of the room ... but I could only get close up photos to come out decent.

The Mafia.

I am a new member to the Long Beach Craft Mafia. Check it out.

Scoodie ... part scarf. part hoodie.

Its a hoodie with a scarf attached. Made with corduroy and faux fir. I just traced my favorite hoodie in my closet and attached the long strips for the scarf. I'm gonna try and add a pocket to the scarf on the next batch.

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.

(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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cupcakes Take The Cake.

I love all the cupcake shops popping up everywhere ... I wish I would have thought of such a great idea. My friend brought me these from Sprinkles just the other day and they were delish. However my favorite is still our local Long Beach spot Frosted Cupcakery. They also have a yummy blog that is fun to read.
I Heart Cupcakes.

Another Etsy Find.

I love one inch buttons. I found ButtonKitty on etsy. I sent her an email with a picture on my business card and a note of what I wanted. And a few days later ... ta-da ... these were in my mailbox. I am not yet sure what I will do with one hundred buttons ... but they are adorable.




There was also a surprise magnet in my package ... I stuck it here in my sewing nook.

And of course a button for the collection on my bag.

I Heart Etsy.

When I first started (nyk-lectic) last fall I wasn't sure where I was going with it ... and well ... I still don't. I just know that I like to make things with my sewing machine and that my friends have always told me ... "You could sell this stuff."
Each week I am coming up with new ideas. Lately I have put a little more focus on the packaging. One of the things I ordered for packaging came from CraftPudding another shop on etsy. She makes hand carved stamps and even does custom orders. Here are the stamps that I ordered.



Here they are stamped on my packaging tissue and thank you cards.

New Machine.

My mom got me a new machine. It does things my old machine couldn't dream of doing. Lets just say my old machine had nine different stitches and the new one has FIFTY. And now her and I have the same machine ... so we are signing up for classes. Also I am making some new items for the shop this week so check back soon.

Cozy New Mittens.

I have been so cold ... so I made myself some mittens. I used a lightweight flannel so I can still use my hands when they are on. And again ... I have to toot my horn a little ... because I made these from my Japanese sewing book. I had to make three mittens until I finally figured it out. Next time I will show a photo of the pattern. Stay Warm.

Lemondrops and Bluebirds.

I got this new journal from my mom ... and I love it. It is refreshing to write in something so artsy. And all the little details are mesmerizing. The artist is the talented Grady McFerrin. And you can pick one up for yourself here.