Owl Spotlight: suenosdejmi: Owlie Rendez-Vous

In August, I took a trip to meet some fellow Owlies (yep, yep!!).

Kristen of KnitandPearl and I flew out to Denver to spend a weekend with Amanda of PresentsforPirates. We planned the trip forever, and when it came time for me to get in the car to go to the airport it didn't seem real.

I was *sooo* nervous to meet them in person. I've known Kristen online for over two years now, and Amanda for at least a year, but meeting someone in person is so much different. What if they realized I'm the biggest dork ever, and allowed that to stop them from liking me?

I left around 2 am to go to Nashville to get on a direct flight to Denver, and got there around 8 am local time. I spent a bit of time in the airport by myself, then Amanda came out to meet me. We people stalked for a while before Kristen arrived, and then stalked her around baggage claim before she realized who we were. :) After meeting Santa in the airport parking garage (thanks Santa for giving Amanda her car back!) we were off!

Since we're crafty girls, we had several crafty things planned for the weekend. We went to Ceramics in the City (great place, two thumbs way up!) and hand-painted some ceramics. The place doesn't charge a studio fee, so we got to sit around all afternoon and paint our pieces. The we left them there, where they were fired, sealed, and then the next week in the mail on the way to us. Amanda painted a Pirate Mug, Kristen painted a Whore tea cup and saucer, and I painted a little blowfish (Hootie). Here are some fun before pictures.

Man's Pirate Cup

Kristen's Whore Cup

Hootie, my blowfish (the shop named him that, not me!)

I don't have a good after picture of Hootie or Kristen's Whore Cup yet, but Amanda so kindly provided me an after-shot of her Pirate Mug. I had never painted ceramics before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The colors turned a lot darker, the surface somewhat glossy, and the before pieces all had a powdered feel to them that doesn't exist now.

We also took a scenic tour of the local area craft stores, hitting up a local yarn store, then a Joanns and a Michaels. We got yarnie goodness, and some scrapbooking supplies so Man could help Kristen learn to spell and I make project journals. This is a pretty bad picture, but it's my project journal. I've never really made anything paper crafty either, and well, Man did all the binding work, but I'm still proud of using those stamps! :)

We also did some touristy good fun stuff, and I'd say overall I really liked the little look I got at Colorado, and had a rockin' good time with my fellow Owlies. Where shall we go next, girls?

Myself, Man, and Kristen at Red Rocks, where we tried to sneak into a concert went to see the view. There's more pictures and random fun on my blog and also on Facebook.

Owls Find Beer!

We're not all drinkers here in the Owls gang, but there are some of us who like our beer! KnitandPearl went bar hopping on Etsy to find the best beer out there. These owlfinds items are worth a look, even if you're not a beer drinker!

Guinness Soap by SoothingOasis

Heineken Earrings by COOBoriginals

Red Stripe Glasses by YavaGlass

Pint of Beer Necklace by GlassworksNorthwest

Mustache Pint Glasses by BreadandBadger

Blue Moon Notebook by IvyLaneDesigns

PBR Belt Buckle by pureGARAGE

Beer Mug Earrings by FantasyBeader

The Owls on Sale!

We're having a team sale this weekend from Friday 4/17 until the end of Sunday 4/19. Shops are offering anywhere between and off on either certain sections or their entire shops! Check out each seller's listing below to see sale specifications and make sure to check shop annoucements to see if the sale is going on at the time you're shopping. Happy Shopping!

BlackCatMima

10% off STOREWIDE
Wait for a Paypal invoice before paying!

CagedBirdSings

20% off STOREWIDE! Please wait for a Paypal invoice before paying!

GypsyEye

20% off All Bracelets All Weekend, Prices already adjusted for easy checkout!

Bracelets Section: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5696240§ion_id=5455745

HollyStott

20% off STOREWIDE!!!

IckyDogCreations

15% off storewide! Prices are original prices - after you purchase, I'll send you an updated invoice. Please wait for the updated invoice before paying.

KnitandPearl

40% Off STOREWIDE!

lalala08

10% off ALL EARRINGS! Prices have already been adjusted for your convenience so shop away!

Earring Section: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5871867§ion_id=5528770

An additional 10% of your purchase from http://lalala08.etsy.com/ will go directly to benefit Lehigh Valley's Walk Now for Autism. See shop annoucement for details.

LuckyTwentyOne

10% off STOREWIDE! Please wait for a Paypal invoice prior to paying!

PresentsforPirates

Buy Any Two items, get a third for 100% off! That's FREE! Buy two, get one FREE! Free item must be of equal or lesser value of purchased items.

Squarejane

20% off STOREWIDE
Wait for a Paypal invoice before paying!
(Sale is going until April 25th)

suenosdejmi

50% off STOREWIDE! Lots of items under $10! Plus, free US shipping on orders over $20 (after discounts) and free WORLDWIDE shipping on orders over $30 (after discounts) Prices do not reflect discounts. Please wait for an adjusted Paypal invoice to reflect discounts (and shipping adjustments, if apply








WeiOpenSecret


the pendants and necklaces under For Your Neck section are currently on sale for 10% off. All items in that section are listed under their ORIGINAL prices. After you make the purchase, I will send you a new invoice reflecting the correct discounted total, thank you!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=97413&section_id=5214645

Owls Find Octopi!

Or, octopuses, whatever. Octopi is such a cool word that it had to be used in the title, though octopuses is technically the correct term. Whatever you prefer to call them, knitandpearl gathered them up for this Owlfinds, and we're sharing them with you via this great little Etsy Poster Sketch You can find each shop name underneath the title of each item, and their shop names are listed below.

http://tsaifi.etsy.com/ http://edafedd.etsy.com/ http://rainbowswirlz.etsy.com/ http://octopusme.etsy.com/ http://generationslampwork.etsy.com/ http://monstersncuties.etsy.com/ http://rosieok.etsy.com/ http://locket2you.etsy.com/

Owl Spotlight: KnitANDPearl - the Madness Behind the Magic

So, I had been making jewelry and knitting for a few years... just mostly messing around and not having much confidence in my work. I would get custom work here and there but it never occurred to me that selling it was something I could do. One day, a friend mentioned Etsy to me and my life has never been the same!

There are two components to my shop that people always ask about: The Corn Dog and Jimmy.

The Corn Dog is my little mascot! I don't know where it came from or when

my obsession with corn dogs began, but I love them and I want to spread that love. This little corn dog is magic. I like to send him out in button form to my buyers. I even had corn dog Thank You notes made, courtesy of PresentsforPirates!

Jimmy is my scarf model! I work with Jimmy at Wishbone (super wonderful restaurant that I manage

when I'm not crafting).

One day he said to me, "I bet my face could sell a scarf faster that yours." So far that hasn't been proven, but I *do* get the most comments on the items with his face on them! Jimmy is a waiter by day and a budding stand-up comic by night. He and I are pretty weird alone, but put us together and it's

pure insanity.

As far as my shop goes, I really craft seasonally. In the winter, I mostly make scarves and gloves. Once summer sets in, I switch to jewelry. I'm not sure why I work like this, but it's been the trend as of late.

I've been experimenting with different lace patterns in knitting and I'm working up the courage to start some intarsia work!

My hope for the upcoming season is to start working with metal clay and doing more unique jewelry designs.

Here are some other things you should know about me:

I live in the greatest city in the world, Chicago!

I am an 80 year old woman trapped in the ultra sexy body of a 26 year old.
I've been married for four years to a wonderful man, Nick, who makes guitars in his spare time! (yeah, did I mention we NEVER see each other!?)We have a little bunny rabbit named Turkey. She's kind of an ass.I've recently ventured into yarn dying! You can read all about my first experience here on my blog.

I know how to play the drums. I don't really have time for that these days though! :(
I have a big enough yarn collection that I could probably open a shop.
I make really good Red Curry.

That's all for now, kids!