Archive for January, 2009

Journey of hope and discovery

Friday, January 30th, 2009

30th January, 09
Dear Diary, sorry for being MIA the last week.  CGTA started on the 25th and it’s been crazy busy busy before, during and now after the show.  I had the best intentions to keep in touch during the event but really I found myself too exhausted to even turn the computer on at [...]

Say Cheese

Monday, January 19th, 2009

19th January, 09

For a bit of light reading over the weekend I studied the 190 page user manual for our new camera.  Ah yes it was a real page turner!  It’s interesting how many things this camera can do when all I really need it for is to take clean, crisp pictures of my products.  [...]

What would MacGyver do?

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

16th January, 09
I’ve been doing shows for a few years now.  Which means that I’ve ironed out most of the wrinkles when it comes to designing my booth display.  It’s a pretty good system.  It’s lightweight, fits in our little car, collapsible, configurable and pink.  All the important components for a functional booth.
Doing a new [...]

Stationery Trends

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

13th January,09
Studio fix-up is almost complete!  Walls are beautifully painted, shelves are erected (hee hee! I said erected), tables are set up.  I’ve been busy busy sorting through all my stock and supplies and being brutal about what to keep and what to toss.  Purging is a good thing.  The house has lost at least [...]

Growing Pains

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

6th January, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!  Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth the last few days.  No I’m not party binging in  fat pants and Hello Kitty backpack.  I’m in the midst of a TOTAL studio rearrange.  I’ll post before and after pictures when the whole kit and kaboodle is finished but [...]