Fun with science!

I don't know if you've had a chance to see the Periodic Table printmaking project? It was featured on etsy's Storque last week and I'm very excited and impressed by it. A very good idea.

Also pretty cool if your computer can handle flash is the Periodic Table of Wines over at winesofsubstance.com Both of these sites should involve lots of clicking. Some of the wines on the periodic table feature a PDF for taking notes about the wines. Sometimes packaging is enough for me. But the wine's not bad either. It's a local winery out of Walla Wallla.

Because good things come in threes (right?) check out Anandi's Geek Magnets if you're still in a scientific mood.

Now with Moleskines

Semaphore Moleskines
Originally uploaded by emmakat79

That sounds kind of weird, but point being that I've got some of the 3.5" x 5.5" sketchbooks in my shop. I've been so anxious to finally make something using my gocco machine I could sell in my shop. I finally did! Yey.

Which reminds me I did have a few holiday goccoing projects that I'm proud of but haven't posted anywhere. I managed to work with Chuck (my boyfriend) to make gocco Christmas cards. They turned out well but I haven't photographed them at all! And I made gift tags. I hope I still have a few around I can snap some pictures of!


It's official I'm completely addicted to gocco.

Etsy's Shop Local & Poster Sketch Tools

Around the beginning of December I talked to my parents a bit about Winterfair. It's an annual juried show in Columbus, Ohio. When I still lived there I went every single year that I can remember (probably more.) Anyway I think it was my dad that commented that they were still seeing a lot of the same artists every year. He said it was pretty interesting to see how they had matured and developed their style over the years, but it really is a crowd of older artists. Since I'm in EtsyRain, and crafting is seeing a resurgence lately, my Dad is aware that there are lots of younger artisans out there, even in Columbus, OH. Since I'm not around anymore, it's hard for me to keep tabs on which venues you can go to for spotting the younger crowd. I recently became aware of a shop on High Street (the main stretch of Columbus) called Wholly Craft. Unfortunately I didn't quite have time for a visit when I was back in town at Christmas. Anyway, since Etsy posted this great new searching tool Shop Local I've been meaning to use it to find out more about Columbus Artisans. Today I threw some of what I found in to the Poster Sketch you see here.

Secondly, I work in an architecture firm, so does my boyfriend and most people I know. Today my boyfriend's firm was doing a little cleaning and he asked me if I wanted any of the plastic laminate samples they were getting rid of. Inspired by the way Sara of Rekoj Design used them to display her pendants I said yes. Not sure what I'll do with them yet, but I'm working on figuring that out. For inspiration I searched etsy. I only found about half a poster worth, but I'm feeling insipred. I particularly like the necklace by Iheartmies (ahem, architect!) and the way gadgetgirl printed on them for keychains!

Rain in Pink

Rain in Pink
Originally uploaded by emmakat79

I made a treasury this afternoon, some great pink selections from EtsyRain in anticipation of Valentine's Day. Seeing all this great stuff from EtsyRain I'm feeling even more motivated to make the valentine's cards I've been putting off.

Getting a treasury does make me feel like I'm back on top of things for 2008 & etsy, but really I need to get to some listing!









Here's the link: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=23214