Zoe Murphy is an AMAZING new textile designer! I already love mid-century furniture, but look how she gives new life to such pieces. . .

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2011 Year in Review: Best of Architecture | Design Milk

2011 Year in Review: Best of Architecture | Design Milk

Calder via a Fan

Beautiful Lighting!

This is completely in the spirit of my own lighting design!

Trippy

Pretty Chair

Macrame Crafters Team

I got invited to join a new macrame team on etsy. That was an exciting surprise because I really LOVE macrame and that is enough encouragement to get me to do more of it to add to my shop. I'm just guessing but I think this...



... might have gotten me the invitation.

Some Crocheted Bags

The pouches are just bigger versions of the smaller keychain pouches I was doing - except with flatter bottoms. But the other two were different in that I wanted an a-symetrical self-closing flap, and a non-crocheted strap; beaded hemp was a very signature way for me to accomplish this, and I added an I-cord at the point where the strap hits the shoulder, for comfort. 

Etsy Shop Makeover Challenge Week 1

This is JUST what I needed! I went over to the etsy community and found this:

Etsy Shop Makeover Challenge Week 1

How perfect. This first week addresses the photos so I am going to work with some of those tips today and see what I can salvage.

Here's a cool lighting tip from that post.

Another REALLY good article about shop set-up, branding one's self, etc.

Up All Night

I can't believe I pulled an all-nighter. Resized all those photos and am still listing items up on etsy. The thing is - I am unsatisfied with how it is looking ... Granted, it looks better than it did, but not quite good enough. I'll keep going and then in i mprove later as I figure out how I want to do that.

At the moment, I am hovering somewhere between needing to sleep, and wanting to go make some coffee and just go, go, go for several more hours. -Can you smell the caffeine?