under the weather

It's getting on towards Autumn around here... which means that sometimes the craftiness gets put on hold due to illness. Yup. Got the bug. Hit me around Sunday night when I got back from the Puyallup Fair... scritchy throat, fever, blah-ness.

It was bad yesterday. Real bad. Like do nothing but nap and watch HSN through a cold medicine fugue-state. (Don't judge.)

Today I feel slightly better, but not quite up to working on my LSNED book. It's coming along swimmingly though. Got some black pens, and a few photos ready to be printed.

And absolutely plan to do more videos. :)

But for now, if you are bored with the lack of craftiness happening here, I recommend going and grabbing one of the free podcasts done by the Paperclipping Roundtable. It's just like listening to your friends gossiping at a crop, except they talk about the scrapbooking industry. I think it's fun.

I like to listen to it while I'm commuting. Or you know, when trapped in bed with the sniffles.

That's all I got for now. Peace out. Stay healthy. :)

Bumbershoot 2010

Last weekend I decided (quite at last minute) to attend the 40th annual Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival.

I have quite fond memories of attending Bumbershoot back in my teens. Many many adventures were had. In fact, I can claim to be old now, officially, because I remember when it used to be FREE to get in. Sigh. They fixed the pricing structure this year, but previously, it got pretty out of control.

Anyway, on to the recap!

I started off with a blown glass demonstration by the Mobile Hot Shop (Tacoma Museum of Glass folks). And it was quite a fine show.

My next stop was Flatstock, which is basically, a rock poster market. So much eye candy!

After that, a bit of wandering. Fair food was a must. Mmmm elephant ears and roasted corn. Yum!

And then of course, a stop by the indie crafts market. I absolutely adored the Ork Posters booth. I bought some cards made out of discard posters. They will be appearing in minibooks very soon. And that's a promise.

Then I got to see some derby-bicycle-clown people performing an interactive show.. followed by girls doing a high-wire act... with a motorcycle. Ah, the spectacle of Bumbershoot....

After that, I caught some music videos that were a part of the Film Festival. It was.... interesting? Artistic? Definitely something I've wanted to try.. maybe next time will try a longer film. Indie cinema can be pretty hit or miss.

I did a bit more wandering, photo taking, and amused myself for a while listening to various bands....

And then I got in line and waited for an hour so I could see Patton Oswald (and friends) perform at the comedy stage. Totally annoying to wait that long, but the show was SO worth it.

The festival was mostly wound down by the time the show let out.. except for Weezer who were rocking the mainstage (and I do regret slightly, not upgrading my ticket).

I walked around the neon-lit Seattle Center and then when Dandy Warhols proved to be too smoky to breathe...I called it a night.

And that was one of my weekend adventures last week.

This weekend plans to be just as packed, as I tackle various social engagements including a trip to the Puyallup Fair!

Craftiness will happen soon hopefully. I'm still on the hunt for that good journaling pen. Thanks for all your sweet suggestions on the video! Next time I promise to be more articulate and have better lighting. :)

Happy Friday!

LSNED Video Post

Are you ready for a totally rambling, nervous, late night video blog? Awesome. Hope you enjoy.

On the table

Hmmm.. that was a bit longer of a blog hiatus than I had intended. That weekend was busier (and more fun) than anticipated. Back later with a recap.

Until then, please amuse yourself with this great new photo project, On The Table. It is the brainchild of the ever fabulous Stephanie Wheeler of the Living Room Floor.

As she says:
It's a photography project.
There are three simple rules:
take your camera.
sit it on a table.
take a picture.

Then tell [her] who you are, where you were, and if you're feeling fancy, send [her] a picture. There will be a new one posted every day.
 
It has photos of things like this:

I love the simple elegance of it.

Such great stories shown through these kinds of pictures.

Thanks for the inspiration, friend. :)

Support Seattle Square Market!

But what is the Seattle Square, you may ask?

Well, this is what their website says:

From now until the end of September, Pioneer Square will be featuring a new outdoor market from 11am – 5pm every Saturday. The Seattle Square, located in Occidental Park, features a wide range of vintage and craft vendors; selling everything from locally designed clothing, to handmade housewares and accessories, to mid-century furniture. A rotating selection of Seattle’s mobile food vendors serve up a variety of fantastic eats set to a live soundtrack, hand crafted by a rotating cast of local DJ’s.


Translation?
Every Saturday, a bunch of dedicated crafters and artisans are trying (sometimes without a profit) to help revitalize the Pioneer Square neighborhood and fill it up with delicious food, fun, music, and craftiness.

Yes please.

I was recently offered the opportunity to take a tour of the Square Market, and to do a little meet-and-greet with many of the vendors.

There were so many cool vendors there. Art, jewelry, vintage, kids' stuff, steampunk... all kinds of good things to see. I had such a great time. And since Occidental Park is near one of the very oldest parts of Seattle, there are just an amazing amount of opportunities for sweet photo ops including brick and art deco ironwork. (Also, don't forget to stop byWaterfall Park, it's awesome)

As for shopping, I ended up not being able to resist a sweet little screenprinted card from Orange Twist. Oh, yeah, and do you see that little screenprinted canvas pouch up there? Yup. That came home with me too. Slide Sideways is the little shop that that came from. I wanted to take basically all of their things home with me. Such fresh designs!

So this fantastic little market will be open every Saturday between now and the end of September. If you are in town and want to support a beautiful neighborhood (seriously go for the photo ops of all that brickwork) and you want to support some local artisans, you should stop by.

Hope your weekend is full of craftiness (in whatever form you like).