here is the poster i am working for the upcoming handmade austin women show. at this point, the poster is still a little rough around the edges but it's getting there. a few more hours and i should be ready to head to the printers. this has been a fun project and i have learned quite a few new tricks in photoshop along the way :O) up next, the bulk mail label printing...
a bit about handmade austin women....
"We organize our show to promote the profound benefits of sustaining women artists at work here in Texas. We support Austin's cottage industry and the growing character of our local, independent economy." Handmade Austin Women (HAW) is a collective of locally and nationally recognized women artists based in Austin. Dedicated to unique design and the highest quality in handmade work, HAW represents women in the business of art.
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happy 2009 my friends!! may this new year be challenging and fulfilling in all the right ways. xo
a great big happy birthday to you, mom. i hope you have an amazing and fun filled day. we will soon celebrate with an afternoon of indian buffet, thrifting, flea marketing and then wrap it up with an evening movie at the farm. thanks for always being loving and supportive, making me laugh, embracing and participating in my eclectic interests and adventures, teaching me that everyday is unique and special and a new day. my list of thanks (to you and dad) is endless...but, biggest and best of all, thanks for being you. i hope your birthday is grand and special in all the ways you wish. at the end of the day i hope you get a few quiet snuggled down moments for yourself. you're the best. i love you....jame
if i had the time today i would be making 
oh this time of year i love.hate.love.hate. it's time to go to yoga and purge my mind!!!
happy thanksgiving...and yes or NO to pecan pie :O)
today, i found myself in the mood to create this new banner for my etsy page. i was suprised how fast i was able to get it to this point. wow, i guess i did learn something in college about photoshop after all. i may make a few subtle changes but for now it's struttin' it's stuff on 
yesterday was my first day back to yoga......yeah, i felt so much better the rest of the day. it's amazing how i can have such a strong class when i haven't been in a while. i guess i really needed it. i am so sore this morning though. i feel like i've been run over by a truck this morning. i was good and flexible in class yesterday but being away for a week will lead to this "morning after" feeling. all is good though, i plan on going to starbs with a friend this morning. then, i will come home and work in the studio on this all new and exciting earring order. i am psyched about the colors i have selected. i thought it would be tricky trying to get a fall theme going since i am so obsessed with fall colors but it is moving along. offered here is a picture of the stones i will make into a fun round of earrings. oh yeah, and i have a studio visit with a customer today. i will top that cake off with a yoga class at 6:30pm and then some snuggle down and a movie with chris late this evening. sounds like a good friday to me :O)
i was browsing a website of a customer that just bought a pair of my sale earrings. i was uber flattered that she had a pic of this 
i wish i was sitting at india rasio having lunch with you today.
i have been procrastinating a bit to much today, but i guess it has payed off. i just saw one of my necklaces on the etsy homepage. i am so excited. i usually miss it and only find out thru email. happy dancin' thanks so much for including my piece "3dots".