new duds

Some of my recent listings over @ Carmel in the past few days. For additional pictures, check out my flickr.





















And now I'm off to drink a Pepsi and wait for the treasury to open!

to have & to hold

I'm trying to think of a cool name for my latest listing... I don't like the couple I've switched in and out of there (intimates for the bride & bridal bottoms). Boring! Just click the pic to visit the listing. I figured they'd be a good summer item!



What do you tink about the item and price and all? It's printed on the left cheek. :)



I think they're hilarious. Mike thinks I'm crazy. I gave these to Mike's cousin and she loved them and even wore them. I need to ask her about sizing. I made a guess, so I should see if they run right on or small.

yesterday

A not so cool day. Well. In some ways. I did get to sleep in. Hehe. Mike got up with Ki and they came in and woke me up at 10:10. Church starts @ 11. So I stayed in bed and the boys went. I know, I'm a heathen eh? Just kidding. Anyhoo I had a nice time chalking and listening to bahbabye-babye baby with the little man. He's cute.

The not so cool part came later. I burned a screen and left it under the light a couple minutes longer than usual because there were thicker parts of emulsion. Well, after 2 very long sessions in the bathroom trying to spray it out...I realised I over exposed it. The thicker parts were perfect. Washed out beautifully! The thinner (normal) emulsioned spots wouldn't work. My guess is the longer time with light went through the transparency and was just too much. So I have a lot of burnt time (ha! so funny) and now need to re-do the screen. I'm kind of over the bathroom.

So my whole new line that would have been out in the next few days is now pushed back a bit. But at least now you know I'm going to be starting lines, or series. I'm uber excited! Neat-o.

I need some coffee.

I was getting kind of sad that nobody had purchased new shirts yet. But then yesterday I sold 2 t's. That was happy. AND my buddy Mandi had like 4 sales in 1 day! Wahoo! Pretty nice. And Lori is selling like gangbusters. Seriously. They're cool.

Countdown!

Less than 48 hours until the shop re-opens. It's almost go time. Eek! Lots left to do. I am so excited for the new look. It's so much more polished, professional, and fun. Mike's editing my pictures marvelously. They're funky and hip and lovely. It's super. :) Here's a bit more of a teaser to give you a feel of the new "me".


Look at my arm! Mike's been giving me fake tattoos (and totally making me want a real one) and I just noticed this one says Mike (click to enlarge). :) He's a cutie.


Also, for you my lovely blog readers, I have a promo code! This code will be valid Saturday and Sunday. Pick other for your payment method and I'll send you a Google Checkout invoice. When checking out, simply enter "lucky # 12" as the coupon code and get 12% off! So, stop by and check out the rest of my wondrous shirts and Mike's handy editing. (Also, a special shout out to my boddy who took all of my gorgeous pictures. Thanks!)

lucky #12

I'm getting anxious, nervous, and excited about next Saturday. My grand re-opening! I've been printing (and dyeing) like mad today. New, fresh t's that make me smile. Some old designs with new colors. Like my Preggo shirt. I was getting so tired of that tan!



I also printed up some other new things. And since you're my special little blogging buddies I'll share a bit. Don't mind the mess...I was hard at work (playing preggo)!



Apparently I've decided I'm little...



This is a cool 2 color print that turned out pretty well. I'm kinda diggin' it.



Trees :)



A little woopsie daisy I just listed.



Ok, that's all for now. Back to work!

night time

Last night I felt like I got a lot done. Really, I did. Mandi and I went to a meeting for a family day we'll be selling at. It's a first for both of us and we're really excited. (I'm also nervous...unsure on which products, what sizes, how many...) So we got coffee and headed over there. (I ordered her drink because she always likes mine better. hehe. Was it good, deary??) We're pretty much the only people selling which is nice, but odd. Oh well!

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I got home and got some snuggles from my little man. Finally got emulsion on my screen! The poor thing's been sitting there almost a week because I kept having other things come up. Tonight I will be burning it and washing it out. Then hopefully printing some more new designs!

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I also got a couple orders done. Dyed shirts, printed shirts... I was going to print another order, but it still wasn't dry at 12:30 so I decided to call it a night. Mandi hung out and sewed up some monkeys & dolls while I worked. It's always nice to have company...and...odd movies... (I've picked a couple random ones of Netflix instant watching and they've been different.) I'll have to show you a sweet little design I drew super fast to fill space on a transparency. I love it!

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Tonight I need to complete orders and get everything out! So if you have an order in it will be shipping tomorrow! Wahoo!
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Also, if you're wanting a Preggo shirt I have a medium I listed last night with a little discount. The ink bled through to the back so there's a slight shadow. I'd wear it. Plus you can easily cover it with a sweater.

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Catch ya later! I'm off to sneak in a little reading between phone calls. :)

water and mesh

We had a nice end of week (as opposed to weekend...we came back Saturday). We went up to Mike's gpa's lake house a couple hours away for his cousin's wedding. I got a bit of a tan, rode the Jet Ski with Mike, then his little sister, went on a boat ride with some fam (which Ki loved) and ate good food. It was nice. I wouldn't call it relaxing - chasing a 19-month-old around a house, trying to make sure nothing got broken and he didn't escape - but it was nice.

Last night my cohort came over and helped me make some screens. She needed a screen for a couple orders, so I'm selling one to her for cheap (material cost). I already had 5 1" x 2" x 6' woods, so I took them over to the 'rents and cut them all by myself! So proud. And I still have all my digits (my mom was worried). I cut enough for 5 screens. Mandi and I built the frames, then put mesh on 4 of them before we ran out. I ended up with 3 mondo frames (guess I'll be getting tons on those suckers) a smaller frame that I love the size of, and a really cute (yes, I'm calling a screen cute) square frame, about 18 x 18 that Mandi kept.

Overall it was superb! That is a gigantic accomplishment. I just doubled my screens. And cheap. I've made 5 screens now for about $40. That's just over what ONE screen costs to purchase. I am in love. And I think I got Mandi hooked, too. It's really easy, just takes some time. Mandi also came up with plenty of jokes regarding screen making that I never knew were possible...she's quite entertaining. I have to get all my time in with her now because she's moving in a few weeks and won't be right next door. Weird.

So today the plan is to put emulsion on a few screens and get some images on them. I also need to print new designs from the screen I made last time & possibly make more designs while the screens dry.

OH! I didn't tell you about the underwear I printed for Mike's cousin (the bride). I'm still not gonna. You'll just have to wait, cuz that's how I roll. It's pretty sweet though. I will tell you it's white with blue ink...something blue...

Colores

I'm not to excited about the look of my blog lately. Mike's going to re-do it for me, but there's no point doing it now. He'll be rebuilding my whole web site soon (once I get pictures done), so he'll do the blog then to match. Superfly! For now this will have to do. I got tired of the boring white!

Under Construction

I'm changing things around on here. Majorly simplifying in preparation for a major overhaul. The plans are to go all flash. Sweet! I'm excited. Mike rocks the house with his amazing design and animation skills. I can't wait to see how we (the entire site, not just my blog) look when he's done. However, I need to "get my butt in gear" and re-do my pictures first...

Sneek Peak

This week I've printed a couple new designs. Even new dye combos that I made up! I love them both oh so much.

First I printed my Lola Flower (which was previously just on girls threads) onto a funky light green shirt for me. I LOVE the color combo. It is so fresh and springy! It is going to be my new maternity tee. Stay tuned, I'll be having a contest to win one within the next week! (I need to make one first.)


Last night I experimented with dye and made a lovely lavender. I'm thinking of calling it twilight. Any thoughts on that? It also looks nice and fresh and clean for spring. I printed a neat splatter with a semi-hidden cross that Mike designed in a light silvery gray. I think it looks like athe world, but I'm not sure that was intended. ;) AND I did it on the shoulder blade. It makes me want to get a tattoo there.

The Cat

Hey, check out the sweet new design I have! It was spurred on from a custom order. I like it though! The first pic is of the custom tee I made. The purple tee (size 4t) is one that will be in my shop soon. I like the bright funky colors! I think it's pretty fun. Like cats?

Ready, set, wait!

I want to fast forward a few days. I am so excited to get my next American Apparel order! I have some fun new ideas that I will be using on some items... But I have to sit and wait! I suppose I could be working on even more new designs, but I'm just ready to dye and PRINT! I do have a sweet shirt I got for Ki (my little man) on my last order that I need to print on. The sad thing is...I have not printed a thing for my poor boy! One thing for my hubby, one random whim for myself, and nothing for him. So he gets his own special design. I just need to get that on my screen.

Someday I'll show you all my little workspace. It's where I hang out about every evening with my favorite person while he makes web sites. ;) Anyhoo, stay tuned to my site. As soon as those shirts come in...

A new do!

I finally have a new design listed! I am so excited about it. It's an awesome vintage yellow dye job. Then I printed a dark gray Navy fellow from the 80's on it. Massive. It's pretty cool. (And it's my dad!) I have another cool design to print, but you'll have to wait for that one! Until then, here's my latest. Enjoy!

By the way, this shirt fits in to the military support category! 10% goes to support troops. I'm thinking about donating to a families of fallen soldiers type of thing. Still checking it out though. If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know!