at first i was reluctant to tell anyone or show pictures.....i mean, it's out there all by itself. obviously i carry a little fear that it will be defaced or pilfered by neerdowells. but then i thought, and chuckled to myself, what the hell, it's not like anyone's going to be able to find it 45 miles out in the middle of nowhere amidst the cornfields and cows. so HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.last saturday i set up at the 78704 artisan market.
which was alot slower than i had expected. AND HOT. oh lord it was hot. the kind of hot that makes you a little queasy. the mr. brought me a fan (because thank goodness they had electricity out there) and after that i was alot better off. it got a little overcast and was pleasant enough for the rest of the day. however, i'm more excited for indoor shows....which leads me to my next subject: THE GIRLIE SHOW. thanks to the wonderful and amazingks Heather of Audrey Eclectic (in my mind, i always say 'audrey eLECTric' and picture this glowing, neon-enshrouded folk art girl...don't know why, that's just what my mind does to things)...anyway, heather pointed me northward to OKC for this fantabulous sounding show and i'm thrilled to be mailing off my application for it today!as i said in my last post, i think, i'm becoming more interested in simply taking my wares to the masses. i'm tired of sitting in my office writing descriptions, taking measurements, and all the other schlock that comes along with interweb commerce. also, the feedback on etsy seems like it's getting a bit abusive. if you aren't happy with your purchase, simply mail it back to me and i will refund you. don't wait 3 months to leave some convoluted and inaccurate 'neutrality' that will mis-lead other potential customers into believing i'm a hack, selling bubblegum machine junk disguised as costume jewelry. or something. i'm just going to let this roll off my back now, okay? thanks for hearing me out.
in more fantastikal news, i'm listing more apron slip dresses:
and upcycled ReVamped skirts:
ombre dip-dyed beribboned beauty:
and wee, tiny curious key necklaces:
merchandise aside, my mom's moving in to the house next door. my life has changed so much in the last year....and sometimes it's hard for me to take it all in. the other night i layed awake until after 4am...just thinking. my mind goes and goes and goes. really, my only respite, besides making the fripperies, are my walks to the post office. i turn on pandora on my iPhone, squish in my earbuds, and set off on a 2 mile thought journey. and now it's summer and i sweat profusely in the heat...but i try to take it in stride. i just accept that i'm sweating and a little gritty and i try to imagine that my frustrations and angers and confusions with the world that weighs on me is leaving me along with all the perspiration. i listen to musik so loud, i'm sure other people walking past me can hear it. i take one earbud out when i walk into the cool hallway of the post office, in case anyone says something to me. i try to drop my packages in the mail box as slowly as possible so i can savor the air conditioning as long as allowable. then back into the blazing sun to try to sweat out more of my mental instability. a stop at the coffee shop brings another small respite and the fact that sitting down at a table with strangers is taken and offered with great welcoming makes me feel a little less outsider, a little more normal. 
5 comments:
Excellent...my evil plan to get you to cross the river so I can shop Katinka worked, bwahaha!
Its funny, I get Audrey Electric a lot ;) when I went to file for my taz ID the girl kept putting Electric on my paperwork and I was like "ECLECTIC!" What sort of electric company would call itself audrey??! ;)
I love how you do up your tent for shows. I might need some tips from you :) you've got me in the show goin' mood....
yuppers, you've swindled me into crossing the border, hahaha. ♥
i think people must read it as electric because we're more used to seeing that word in print. i, however, like to believe that i see it that way because i have a little victorian man that lives in my brain and wants to ELECTRIFY everything with new-fangled light bulbs....
glad you like the tent! it's an ever-evolving project of mine...
I hope you have A.C. in that trailer!
How do I not know of the 78704 market? Is that on S. Congress? Too hot for me until November :) It was nice to meet you at Renegade, the dresses look lovely.
Does your little Victorian man have a name? Is it Tesla? Is Tesla living inside your brain? That would be just like him to figure out how to do that....
I'm glad you have your walks- Jack and I are members of a SUPER close gym now and that's just how I feel when I'm walking on the treadmill with my Ipod. I zone out and it's the only chance I have to truly do that, ever. Granted, the gym is air conditioned- but I walk fast enough to sweat quite a bit. :)
violette--it was lovely meeting you at renegade, too! have you been doing any other local shows lately? you can get all the info on the soco market @ weare78704.com.....and yeah, i highly reccommend waiting til cooler weather! ;)
celena--yeah, i think he's a relative of nikola tesla. he'smy hero! did you know tesla started drawing up plans for a Death Ray as early as 1916? crazytown!
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