blowing a kiss to 2007...& to you!

blowing a kiss to 2007...& to you!, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

happy new year everyone! this is the last sunset over san francisco in 2007. pretty stunning. so glad we caught it.

here's hoping for *peace* in 2008.

xxx.

cheers everyone!

park chalet beer, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

...hope everyone's holidays were fantastic and that your new years will be safe, festive, & most of all, let's all hope for peace. i'll be posting here again after the 1st - i'm enjoying my down time and know you must be too :)

xxx.

*jenifer

a meeting of the good luck birdies

a meeting of the good luck birdies, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

i've been busy in the studio this week prepping for next year already. i made a bunch of these little good luck birds for my etsy site and my sprout studio site.

i am so looking forward to a whole bunch of down time this coming week. photos of holiday goodness to come...

xxx.

rebecca missing's flickr is awesome

this flickr person is giving away a print in the new year. they have put a bunch of favorites together. it makes for a beautiful, soft, lovely page of photos.

featured some bay area lady artists over at the modish guest blog - go take a peek!

xxx.

come see me on the modish guest blog!

hi all, the lovely jena of modish and modishoppe, has invited me to guest blog on her rockin' blog! please come pay me a visit over there. i've got lots of great indie handmade artists that have made my "all stars indie team league" -- say hey to me there this week ;)

i feel like i've been asked to host the oscars, but i won't hog the microphone, i swear :)

xxx.

2 fantastic video links for you

swedish band -- pretty phenomenal. love their set & clothing too!

miranda july interview about LTLYM who doesn't love m.j.?

that's it. i'm a busy sprout studio packaging lady these evenings. :)

xxx.

last minute goodie lust list - for you, for me :)

*amy ruppel magnets one , two , and three -- i love all her sets!
*little leaf ring love this a lot a lot. so sweet.
*best tea cozie
*yummy handspun yarn

:) hope your monday is going well :)

your holiday sprout studio deal :)

hi friendly friends,

just in case you wanted to do a little wee sprout studio shopping and aren't done yet with the holiday lists, i'd like to offer you 20% off everything in my store! your secret password to get this is: twinkletoes - have fun, merry holidays, merry chanukkah, merry christmas :)

xxx.

*me

last show for the season on sunday

last show for the season on sunday, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

and if not friday or saturday, come on out on sunday! i'll be celebrating my last show of the season as well - hooray! i'm super tired and ready to just deal with my sprout studio site and not expend the amount of energy shows take for me!

hope i'll see you at one of these if you are in the bay area!

xxx.

saturday, feria urbana

...if not friday, come see me saturday at the oakland museum for feria urbana!! free admission for shopping :)

holidayland gift sale - blankspace gallery

holidayland gift sale - blankspace gallery, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

this FRIDAY eve is the holiday cheer reception - perhaps i'll see you?
xxx.

& on an etsy note...

brief recap: sunday was lovely. i got to chit chat with mati, annie and shash during the day *and* drink warm mulled wine (glogg). i also sold some sprout studio goodies to friends & strangers alike. lovely times. thanks so much for hosting shash. i picked myself up some pretty goodies from shash & dear mati gifted me a fabulous print. i'll shoot photos soon. i'm woefully behind in documenting the handmade goodness that has been coming into my life lately.

on with the etsy show of things that you might like and i most certainly do! in all actuality, last night i went into a frenzy of buying on etsy - allll for other people, so i can't really show too much of that here. but after the holidays, i'll show all the goodness i purchased for people.

some handmade etsy goodness on that list of lust:
*fauna blue spotted bird necklace
*branch necklace
*love times ten print
*when wishes explode print -- i love this one so much, i keep coming back to it and looking at it...i think i'll most certainly get this if it doesn't appear under the tree!
*tree print -- another i'll be getting for sure. i love betsy walton's art. love. love.
*too many tea cups print yes, story of my life!
*cloud necklace another must have.

there is a whole lot more, but this is the list of lusts for now!!

xxx.

sprout studio etsy hand picked item!

sprout studio etsy hand picked item!, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

yay! thanks etsy :)

come out of hibernation holiday sale party!

come out of hibernation holiday sale party!, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

we are having a little holiday sale at shash's home. please come visit us if you live in the bay area. yummy glogg & fun company & treats to look at and eat! :)

hope to see you!
xxx.

i've been ever so good st nick :)

the promised list of more goodies (that of course i want, but that you might want too!)

*orla kiely umbrella i love orla. i do. i know everyone else probably does as well, but i so adore her stuff. i'm watching a fun bag on ebay and i dearly need some more orla mugs - anyone know of a US distributor who sells her mugs?

*the quart quartet container set from the small object. this has been on the list for a while! & one other thing from that awesomely talented sarah: the good wood feeling flip

*annie galvin's bear painting we already have a bear box, and have our eye on a 49 mile seagull, SF painting, but i heart this bear a lot :)

*this stamp: it's always worth it i think i need to stamp it on the outside of my sprout studio packages!

that's it for today, i have many, many etsy faves that i'll share later!!

have a good thursday - i have the mrs. potter movie that just came & i'm very much looking forward to settling into a big ole bean bag chair tonight and having a watch. i packaged a ton of orders last night & i'm exhausted!!

xxx.

more things to lust after: tomorrow, today: sprout studio updates :)

so i just sent out my very first newbie secret sprout studio newsletter with my new fancy newsletter that's designed all pretty! it also included a nice little incentive, but it's a secret, you gotta be a subscriber. what? you aren't one already? well, get thee over to the new site and sign up silly! then you'll be part of the coolest gang in town. the "ss" gang baby. in the know. on the Q.T. down with the knowledge. yo! :)

lemme know if you'd like to be on thet list and aren't! or sassy yourself on over and do it on your own!

xxx.

more shopping lists tomorra!

that bear box down there is by annie galvin and we traded for it & the mister & me love it. she's on my "st nick want list" and i'll be back tomorrow with more goodies on that list. hope st nick's sleigh can handle a big ole bag of presents for this girl! :) i'm shopping for others too, don't you worry!

the thanksgiving centerpiece

the thanksgiving centerpiece, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

turkey no turkey day

turkey no turkey day, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74.

the gratitude list that will never really be finished:

...my mister, my dixie loo dog, great neighbors, my family so far away, fresh flowers, yummy food that i can eat when my ibs isn't flaring up, living in san francisco because i love it so, inspirational art viewings, long coastal drives that clear my mind, down-time (isn't everyone grateful for these?), art friends, blog friends, business buddies, old time friends, bff's, new friends, and friends since ages and ages ago...

...my job teaching kiddo's art, my home, music, new discoveries, old discoveries found, long walks by the water, quiet times, raucous times, settled times & simple times...farmer's market runs, flea market runs, jogs by the bay, biking into work, smiles on strangers faces, watching strangers laugh to themselves, people watching, baking in the wintertime, drinking tea in the afternoon...

...long cross country trips, european travels, planning long trips (hello alaska here we come summer 08), a pleasant glass of unwinding wine, watching dixie run at the beach, thrift store shopping, thrift store scores (even better), laughing with my mister, watching films that move me, dancing around like a silly girl with dixie when no one is home (!), feeling gratified and satisfied with my small sprout studio business...

...i suppose i could go on & on...but i'll stop...it's your turn to add the list :)

thanks to all that peek in here on occasion and see what's doin' with me...i'm grateful for you too.

xxx.

buy nothing day today

...did everyone adhere to buy nothing day, by buying nada, nary a thing? :) i did, by lying around in bed, watching a movie that together makes me sentimental, makes me crack up, and sigh about my crush on luke wilson. i did not purchase a thing. i love buy nothing day. it such an awesome movement that needs more support in a huge, global way to make an impact.

i also was laid up in bed due, yet again, to my ibs. ugh. coming off meds is just no fun. enough said. i was productive in cutting up sprout studio stickers and business cards though and i made a trip to the p.o. to drop off my first round of holiday sprout packages...the orders are starting to come in, especially with the new site. it's very gratifying & heartwarming. & speaking of gratifying, tomorrow i will give my list of blessing/gratefuls/the many things i am thankful for...stay tuned.

for now, i will continue to lay in bed, stare at flickr, and listen to my belly roll around and drink my ginger tea! i truly hope your thanksgiving, for those that celebrate it, was lovely and spent with family, friends or loved ones around you.

more later friends :)
xxx.