Hey Erika! What have you been up to?

I'd love to tell you that I've been working hard on product for all of the shows I have lined up. . .

I'd love to tell you that I've printed up fabric and stitched my fingers raw on all this product. . .

I'd love to tell you that. . . but I'd so be lying. . .

Oh, don't get me wrong. . . I've been working hard and stitching hard but on something so silly and so not having to do with what I should be doing.

A little back story. . . so here in Bakersfield I don't really have friends. Don't feel sorry for me. . . it's intentional in a way, it means that I don't have too many distractions from the work, at least that's the idea. I do have friends, they're just all out of town. I lived here for a while after I graduated from the Conservatory (oh. . . I went to a performing arts conservatory. . . the Boston Conservatory to be exact. . . but I'm sure most of you reading know this because most of you know me. . . sorry. . . i digress. . .) and was very active in the local theater community with tons of friends and friendly acquaintances. I moved to New York in 2002 to act, and I did but I was only able to get so far before playing the game became an important part of my success, and I royally suck at the game. So I started this thing and moved back. . . but the temptation to perform is still there and I fear that hanging out with my old friends will get me back into my old scene and then what's the point of the last 6 years of my life if I fall back like it's 2001 all over again? So the point of all this rambling, Erika? I don't really have friends here so I watch a lot of TV and many DVDs while I work and I've been watching a LOT of the new Doctor Who.

When I got back from my last trip to New York and Washington DC I became obsessed with the idea of making a stuffed TARDIS. I started it Wednesday and finished it Sunday. Here it is. . .



and close up. . .



Sometimes I get a little obsessed with an idea and I just have to make it happen to clear my mind. Now I can start working again. . . not quite sure where I'm gonna put this thing, it's kinda huge (about 2 feet tall and about a square foot around), but, so far, it's been awful nice to cuddle while watching Torchwood. . .

Okay. . . next post will be about work. . . no more goofing around.

hearts and puppies (and doctors and tardises),
erika

Craft Lockdown progress report

I feel like I've been away forever and honestly I can't talk long. Just popped in to let you all know how it's going. Last week I had a raging cold, the kind of cold you can only get from babies and small children (I got mine from a baby, but it was the cutest cold I've ever had!), so I didn't want to work but I did. I also napped but, hey, I had a cold! Here's what I've completed thus far:

2 Large embroidered pillow covers for 20"x20" down pillows
2 Yellow and 1 green Gocco printed and appliqued pillows
2 Log pillows
2 Clutch purses
2 Large tote bags (both new designs!)

Not bad for a sick girl! De La Soul said that 3 was a magic number (well, technically the School House Rock! folks said it first) but I really think that 2 was the it number last week.

I also finished a project for the fall Adorn Magazine and took care of general business type things. Yea me!

Speaking of Adorn and yea me. . . I have a project in the Summer issue as well! It's an absolutely adorable skirt with embroidered postcards appliqued onto it. I'm very proud of it and the Adorn folks took some lovely close up shots of my work so you can see all my OCD stitch work in it's full glory!

That's all for now! I'll take some pictures of the progress and post them soon.

Oh! If you're in the New York City area this Saturday you should really come by the NYC Craft Mafia's craft swap. It promises to be much fun, much fun indeed!

hearts and puppies,
erika