It’s Cyber Monday! Big thanks to fiction writer, poet, and artist Linda K. Sienkiewicz for featuring my Poet Gift Pack on her terrific blog in a post highlighting great gifts for writers and readers. (You will certainly want to click on over and see the treasures she found!)
She’s picked out some wonderful offerings, including Debbie Ritter’s lively literary creations from Uneek Doll Designs. My friend and blogger extraordinaire Jama Rattigan featured Debbie as part of her Indie Artist Spotlight Series this past spring. Love those dolls!
In Linda’s list, you’ll also see an example of her own work. I’d already “favorited” this one on Etsy!
Linda creates amazing handbags and clutches from books and sells them through her Etsy shop, Rokki Handbags. (This one is The American Educator Encyclopedia.) Santa, are you listening? Would love one of these…!
Enjoy your Cyber Monday shopping!
Remember, I’ve got Coupon Code BLACKLETTER13 in my Etsy shop today for 13 percent off your order! [I’ll be adding some more jewelry and mated initials and magnets and such after I get back from shipping a few Etsy orders this morning. (I love Etsy!) Email or convo me if you are looking for a particular letter for an item and don’t see it in my shop.]
went to the post office yesterday, too – all dressed up with holiday stickers.
painted black background, floated itself up in a corner.
features various watch components and decorative metal embellishments from a variety of sources, namely antique markets and Etsy vintage shops. A peek into how I chose to put what, where:
First, this round metal watch component with the red calendar numbers on a white background seemed perfect color-wise for the piece, and I love the suggestion of time having to do with anything historical. I “highlighted” Columbus Piazza on the map with a small vintage silver component.
of these vintage watch parts seemed echoed in the shapes near them on the map, with the circle and spokes, and then the arch/ray image:
I couldn’t resist adding the brass vintage “True Blue” button beside the quotation about the sky! As far as the larger brass embellishments, I placed them at the top of the map to frame the whole image. Notice how the “arched” piece on the right echoes the shape of the harbor at the shoreline immediately to its left.
and more thick black lettering, too. Wishing you a creative October, whatever time zone you’re in!
Why were these special?
I had to sacrifice one side of a panel, but the extra space was more than worth it.
All in all, even with Saturday’s washout, it was a good weekend. Thanks to my father-in-law, Reuben, who helped break down and pack up my booth after Morgan had to get back to school. I finally got my car unpacked, but don’t ask if everything’s put away yet… ;0) Some of it won’t be right away, anyway – I’ll be listing these new items I made for the show in my Etsy shop very soon!