yup

If I hadn't bragged to you about how much lake glass I had found the other weekend then I guess you should call more often. Anywho, I found a bunch and have been pondering what to do with it all. Rather than become the hoarder that some of you already think I am when it comes to lake glass, driftwood and stones, I came up with a crafty solution.

Check out my new pieces under the title of "yup". The idea is beng an Upper Peninusla Yuppie. What it translates to is funny sayings and using up vintage materials, oh, and shopping more at thrift stores.

Let's use up some driftwood and make room for more!

My newest pieces on Etsy (click link to right if intrigued).

New Etsy Items

New items at the etsy shop. New, reduced prices too.

Click on my shop link to the right for more info.

New Love...of Old Paper

I've been on a recent vintage paper and vintage book print papers kick lately. If I had unlimited funds and unlimited time, I would hit every thrift store within a hundred mile radius of me and find every old (and sometimes musty) book with beautiful classic images and cut and paste into little cards until my hands give in to corporal tunnel.

For now, I'm using what I got and making the most out of remnants of old books and pads of old paper and making cute little 4"x5.5" cards. I'm trying to coax sales of some of my etsy items with the lure of free cute greeting cards. These are pics. of my newest freebies. The sayings are perfect for that special holiday coming up and remind me of my love for wedding invites (making them, that is).

Vintage Here, Vintage There, Vintage Almost Everywhere

Here's pics of my newest items on etsy. Vintage fabric, vintage book illustration, vintage paper. I'm making use of all these extra materials I have lying around.

These items can be customized with an initial and come with a free greeting card. Awesome right?! Check out my etsy store for more info. and pricing.

I have a couple more I'll post pics of later. Now that I've distracted myself with the fun of these, back to the lighthouse paintings.

Cheap Art and Rain

It's cold and rainy...and cold and rainy...oh...and cold and rainy. Luckily, we finished up raking yesterday evening and enjoyed fried eggplant pizzas for dinner...ask later.

Today was a library day for Nathan and I, and other than playing around the house and doing a bunch of rounds of "Ring Around the Rosie", the day was pretty uneventful.

But rather than go on and on about my blah day, check out my etsy site via the link to the right. I've posted new items with recession friendly prices. I am in no way saying anyone needs to purchase anything from me, I just like to share my projects with y'all, but I am going to jump on the soapbox for one brief consideration:

I've recently been obsessed with etsy items and have bought a few items from these sellers for gifts. We all will have Christmas gifts to buy this year and may not have as much of the mullah because of the weak economy. If you are struggling for ideas for this person or that, peruse the etsy sight and search by price or keyword or both. Buying from etsy can help buy "made in America" products from artists who can turn almost 100% of that income around back into our economy.

I understand Walmart and such can beat out many places on price, but etsy items are some of the most unique, creative gifts and aren't made in China (unless the seller is from China).