flickr/blogging break

flickr/blogging break, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

..some personal & difficult family biz has sprung up unexpectantly...i'm going home for a bit & will be taking a break.

...life is too short, too vibrant, too amazing, too heartbreaking, too stimulating, too overwhelming, & too TOO a lot of the time.

take good care my friends...

meme via meg

because i haven't had time to upload renegade fair photos, and because i won't have time in the near few days due to immediate house guests upon arrival home from chicago, this will be my short & sweet post for now:

1. Do you promote your blog?

sorta; it's on my emails and forum signatures & such. i like to think loads of people are fascinated with me, but in reality, i think like 2 people check in with me occasionally. i'm not even sure my mother reads this that much!

2. How often do you check hits?

i just installed statcounter recently, i check every coupla days or so along with my site hits...

3. Do you stick to one topic?

errr...no...& that's probably why no one as schizy as me reads this!

4. Who knows that you have a blog?

my friend jojo, and my friend christine...& shash! & my mom i think :) i don't know, maybe more! i like that it's almost a journal for me than anything else.

5. How many blogs do you read?

check that bar to the left; holy crap that's a lot. but i do have my faves for sure; i actually thought about rearranging to mark my faves i check in with more.

6. Are you a fast reader?

pretty much, but i don't know that's a good thing.

7. Do you customize your blog or do anything technical?

let's just say i feel like a computer queen when i figured out how to get that flickr template on here & then the etsy one too? holy mother, i am a genius. it only took me about a year and a half and my friend lesley from the u.k. to clue me in on how to make a link. that's why i picked blogger. easy peasy.

8. Do you blog anonymously?

never.

9. To what extent do you censor yourself?

not too much. anyone remember my hell year last year when i thought i was dying from mysterious intestinal issues? yep. i like to share.

10. The best thing about blogging?

everyone i "meet" - if that be pseudo wise or in real life wise...it's been super wonderful to meet up with some of you & i hope to meet up with more. i'm in love with the fact that there is a super strong female contingency of bad ass artists here in the bay area -- as well, as all over the country too. i like being inspired by everyone out there --- so many of you :) so thank you blogging buddies!

join on in if you feel so inclined - and let me know so i can take a gander! :)

xxx.

renegade craft fair!

i'm off this friday to chicago for RCF!!! i'm super thrilled. i'm not super ready yet, but that's okay, it's coming along. i get to hang out with lots of cool crafty ladies & the mister gets to chill (& work like crazy) too.

so sprout studio has been insane busy. the new site is going to be pushed back a smidgie until i can figure out how to do everything that needs to be done!

later gators!

xxx.

end of feet week

end of feet week, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

we got ms dixie loo's feetsies in this one too. had super fun participating in feet week. i hope shash will host another one soon again :)

mini shout out

i received a little fun shout out on etsy this morning for one of my good luck birdies. thanks bekki :)

feet week; even later in the evening...

feet week; even later in the evening..., originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

outside adobe books after lisa's show. new sugar shoes. :) i'm glad tomorrow is friday - anyone else?!

feet week; thursday eve (the blue period)

feet week; thursday eve (the blue period), originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

outside lisa congdon's show at the candy store. we were lucky enough to score one of her pieces; i'll post about it tomorrow! :)

feet week; wednesday

feet week; wednesday, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

off i go on my silly wicked witch of the west bike -- only one brake works, it's nice & rusty, the gears clunk like crazy and only switch sometimes when they feel like it. but i love my bike and i love riding by the bay in the morning to work -- it's kinda quiet for the first little leg, and then on the embarcadero there are a million & one runners & scooter-ers, & "real" high techie bikers, and grocery cart pushers & doggie walkers....& little ole pig tailed me riding along :)

i love posting feet week photos - thanks for hosting shash!

2 year blog anniversary!

i just realized september is 2 years for this little blog o' mine. it's funny like that, how time speeds up when looking at a fixed point like a beginning of a journal...or the beginning of starting something new; a new regime, a new outlook, a new resolution.

happy anniversary sprout studio blog :)

thank you sweet readers who flit by on occasion & check in - i appreciate your interest & comments & thoughts so very much!

xxx.

feet week; tuesday

feet week; tuesday, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

actually got the fall slippers out today; it's been super warm, but tonight, a wee bit chilly!

feet week; monday

feet week; monday, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

feet week; late afternoon

feet week; late afternoon, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

more for shash's feet week. although, this is sunday, not monday. i do have one for today to load up here...i might be behind schedule here in sprout land though.

feet week; mid afternoon

feet week; mid afternoon, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

good saturday morning friends :)

good saturday morning friends :), originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

participating in shash's feet week photos. i don't really know when we are starting, but bunny slippers on a saturday morning seemed like a good opening! :)

up early this morning, more production in the studio & checking things off lists. had to shake off the overwhelming/ennui/wan/too much too do feeling i felt threatening to overtake me...but i got up, made coffee (when i normally have tea) so now i'm on caffeine, GET IT ALL DONE buzz...hopefully it will stay with me for a while.

seeing good friends this afternoon whom we haven't seen in a long time, hopefully getting plants tomorrow with another friend, and getting to meet up with said shash, from up above, on monday! these are my treats in between feverishly attacking that list :)

more later friends!

busy bee in the studio

busy bee in the studio, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

working on more things for renegade craft chicago - the hoodie back is an original screenprint by kelly lynn jones. i bought a shirt by her ages ago that went all wonky crazy when i washed it (i hate american apparel products at this point) & then i waited wayyyy too long to ask for an exchange. i love the shirt print, so i cut it all up and appliqued it onto a thrift grey hoodie & voila; pleased as pie :) hooray!

the other shirts have screen prints by me from a year or so ago & these are what's left; i wanted to give them a little more something fun, so i appliqued on them with vintage fabrics.

so much to do, lists too long, laryngitis is still going strong, teaching added to the list, house cleaning, guests, organizing, new site work (cannot wait for this!), setting up etsy site, etc.......................yikes!

busy bee in the studio

busy bee in the studio, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

chicago renegade is coming up way too fast; i have so much i need to do to be ready for this show. i have some extras hanging around the studio so i'm working on sewing & some applique and getting these guys ready to go to the fair. the blue tank is for me, a little spruce up for me so i'll want to wear it again! the yellow wrap skirt is vintage and i appliqued those buzzy bees on there - it will go to RCF too, it's too tiny for this girl (otherwise i'd keep it!)

studio refresher/organize

studio refresher/organize, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

this has been a long time coming; and a long time in the making. it takes me forever to organize anything. i'm finally framing up goodies that i've bought in the last year & i'm in love with looking up at them in my studio :) i'm getting there, but there are still scary piles hanging out on my two large work tables...sigh...

cutie sprout studio stickers in the mail

in the mail, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

yay!

school started!

& i'm a little bit behind, not to mention, totallly unable to speak - as in i have such a case of laryngitis that i have to whisper, & whispering hurts! it's very strange to be basically unable to communicate in an auditory fashion. (especially since my kids come tomorrow and i need to be able to talk to them in class!)

so i'll try to catch up this weekend. my list is long!

more later.

xxx.

cup of the day - back from oregon coast trip!

cup of the day - back from oregon coast trip!, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

we went thrifting, camping, sea watching, star gazing, roaming, meandering & thinking about our next trip..alaska next summer!! i can't decide if i should post oregon photos or continue with europe photos i'm not done with yet! this beauty was thrifted for 25 cents :) i think i might continue with venice since i'm not done there yet - then give ya some good ole usa traveling & thrifting & then back to europe (we'll be up to switzerland by then!)

hope your week went well; i start back to teaching tomorrow! summer's always go by sooo quick!