Getting ready for Renegade Craft Fair

I will be participating in Renegade's Holiday sale with my buddies Linda from Made by L'Moore and Nicholle from Bows and Anchors! Can't wait :)

Not just for Halloween...

These are some great etsy finds. Really awesome features for October but definitely not just for Halloween ;)

 Black Cat T-Shirt - Unlucky "13" by Mitmunk

 Black Acrylic Laser Cut Bats Necklace by C.A.B. Fayre

 Vintage Halloween Cat Zipper Pouch by Olivia Frankenstein

 Edgar Allan Poe Raven Necklace by The Maitlands

Classic Monster Mosaic by Velvet Glass

Cat DJ Scratching Deck

Genious! I need to get this!!! I can picture my three kitties mixing it up!!! Did you notice the I love tuna & Run Dog sticker? Available at Fredflare

Happy October!!!

Yes! Finally my favorite month of the year is here. I love fall! Here is my Frankenstein embroidery to get the month started ;) It's available at my esty shop

Daydreaming Cat

I came across this beautiful photo series by Theresa Knudson of her daydreaming cat via photojojo

Time to get ready for Halloween

It's almost time for Halloween! I started looking for inspiration and came across many great ones. Here's a few:

 Black and White Painted Pumpkins from Country Living. Click for tutorial

  Amazing Halloween Decorations by Life in the fun lane

Halloween Cupcake Picks by Kiwi Tini Creations

  Assorted Halloween Donuts by Donuts and More

Black Cat O'Lanterns via Sunset. Click for tutorial

Octopus Cross Stitch

This is the stitched cross stitch made from the octopus pattern available in my shop

Photo Session with Bosco

Bosco loves to sit in the funniest positions! I was able to catch a few on this lovely photo shoot we had last weekend...

 no more photos please!!!

seriously!

Depeapa

Love Depeapa's illustrations!!! She offers them in beautiful brooches, necklaces, shirts, bags and more. Check out her shop!

Better Homes & Gardens Do it Yourself Magazine Feature

What? Really?! I still don't think it has sink into my brain! I can't believe I was part of this amazing, beautiful spread on the latest issue of Do It Yourself magazine. After a long day at work, actually after a long week at work, I came home on Friday, open my mailbox - ready to just throw away a bunch of junk mail but, to my big surprise, the fall issue of DIY mag was there... awaiting for me.
Even after lots of communication with them, I still wasn't sure my cross stitch would actually be featured...yes it was one of those "will not believe it, until I see it" situations. I contained myself from flipping through the pages in the dark by my mailbox and instead walked inside my home, sat calmly on my well lit dinning table and went through every single page patiently until I found me!!! me?! my bunny? really!? amongst all these other amazing pieces of needlework....no way! Yes, it is my bunny! Wohoo!!! Well, all I remember after that is jumping nonstop for quite a while, laughing and cheering all by myself in the middle of my living room...oh and did I forget to mention freaking out the cats? They seemed a bit confused with my unexpected outburst of joy. I wish I had a picture of their faces and their "ready to run and hide" postures...you'd think they're use to my nonsense by now ;)
OK back to the magazine, if you don't subscribe already, I suggest you do! It's an awesome magazine with lots of inspiration and tons of fun DIY projects. Go get the fall issue ;)

Renegade Los Angeles - Part 1

I can't believe Renegade LA came and went already! I had the best time! My booth-mates and I work really hard and it was definitely all worth it!!! Our booth looked awesome and we had a great time :) I can hardly wait for the next one!!! Thanks to everyone that stopped by and to our friend Martha who helped us all day our first day- Thank you!!!

My brother Alex made this awesome sign for us! :)

I am also super happy to be highlighted in the Renegade blog ! For more pictures from the show check out Renegade's  flicker set.

Renegade Los Angeles - Part 2

The beautiful creations from my friend and booth-mate Made by L'Moore. Can you believe most of these necklaces are reversible!?...so freaking cute!

Renegade Los Angeles - Part 3

And last but not least... The most awesome bows accessories by my other booth-mate & friend Bows and Anchors

What do you think? Is this the cutest pinata on a bow tie or what? Bows and Anchors was listed #2 of favorites from the LA Weekly!!! :)

Renegade Los Angeles -Part 4

Some highlights from some amazing talent at Renegade... My favorite prints from our Renegade neighbor Berkley Illustrations..I wish I could have an entire wall in my house, just like this:

 This little guy was staring at me the entire weekend...I didn't mind ;)

 A lovely pyramid of cats-the best shirt ever! from Squid Ink Kollective. I had to get it!

My friend Sarah from The Bucket Store. Each piece in her shop is one of a kind and just FYI...each tinny little dot is painted by hand - can you believe it?