Tuesday, December 21, 2010

guest blogging

hi everyone!

i was a guest blogger on christine haynes' blog. i chatted about my most favorite scarf ever - check out the post here! go get yourself one :)

Thursday, December 16, 2010

SF renegade craft fair - this weekend!

hey my lovely bay area peeps,

come on out this weekend for some handmade fantasticness! sprout studio will be in booth 202 with my friend katrina rodabaugh & we'll be right next to the lovely lisa solomon & mati mcdonough. so fun - come see us!!! bring treats, buy treats, hang out & say hi!

hope to see you soon :)
xxx.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

ps... i'm here for you.

lots of shops are going on vacay & closing up till january or taking a much needed break, but guess what? not sprout studio or my etsy sprout studio shop *or* my vintage gleaner project shop!

shop away, shop for fun, shop for friends, shop all night, shop till you drop, shop on christmas day, shop all january long if you wish! i'll be around, i'll be here for you. & i'll ship some goodies whenever you wish :)

& there is still FREE shipping in both sprout shops & a coupon for my gleaner shop (new10) for 10% off.

go get some handmade goodness for all those fab people you know.
xxx.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

the hallway

i adore miranda july. adore. this is new work by her. i have a project i'm working on in 2011 & it's very much inspired by her.

The Hallway from The Hallway on Vimeo.

Monday, December 13, 2010

not that i'm advocating the getting of things...

...but just in case anyone needed to get me any pretty-pretty lovely items, i have a little list for santy & santy, you can find that list right here on pinterest -- so many items i don't need, and so many items that would make life funner, more beautiful, & sunshiney -- & sometimes, that's okay :)

most of the items are handmade by artists & craftspeople & we definitely need to be supporting those people!

happy meat free monday!
xxx.
*j

Friday, December 10, 2010

Friday, December 03, 2010

YOU are invited!

save the date:

sunday, december 12th
1-6pm
holiday hudson home cheer party
& sprout studio open house

come! drink! get treatified in every way (yummy foods, pretty things to adorn yourself with!)

@ our new hudson home/project!
located in bayview/butchertown
xxx.

hudson corner

hudson


new digs, originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

Thursday, December 02, 2010

the selby

what made my bee/chicken thang go off the chart this morning? this girl & her plants & good green things... ohh my how i want bees & chickens in my backyard!

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

it's december!

& every december it seems i like to give FREE SHIPPING in my shops :) so people, free shipping has been enabled in my etsy sprout studio shop for all month long!

i don't believe in black friday (come on, it's BUY NOTHING day people!), or really, cyber monday (there have been some interesting points made on the blogosphere about discounting handmade items, as in, they are already a labor of love & priced accordingly, so when discounted do they become de-valued? interesting chatter going on...) but i do believe in giving a break on the shipping - so have at it awesome sprout fans!

& ps, for those of you paying attention, it's been FREE shipping in my regular ole sprout studio shop for quite some time now.

so get yourself something lovely!
xxx.
*jenifer

sprout studio lovelies!

sprout studio lovelies!

sprout studio lovelies!

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

sprout studio in a pop up shop this saturday!

hi all!

come on out - i'm only doing 2 shows this holiday season, i know, what? oh she who normally books every weekend all december & some of november trying to hawk her wares & pimp her lovelies...only TWO! so if you wish to snatch some good sprout studio goodies in person, this saturday is one of your lucky days!

it will be smaller than the renegade craft fair i'll be doing here in the city the weekend before christmas, but, it will be mellower, more fun, more drinking, & better snacks!

come on out & say hi to me & my other awesome artist friends!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

being thankful

i've been thinking, obviously, about my mountain of things to be grateful for & people i am grateful are in my life. i came across these two videos today & mostly, i'm thankful for people who make the world better.

one - people who make a difference. skate parks in afghanistan? teaching girls to skate? oh my yes.



two - more people trying to make a difference. "it gets better" - gay & lesbian pixar employees making a video to share their stories on how things 'got better'. again. yes!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

porch sittin'


porch sittin', originally uploaded by sproutgirl74 / jenifer lake.

the haps as of late: i somehow chipped my front tooth & i don't even know how. i bruised my tail bone by thinking i could just get on a skateboard & roll around. my left eyeball suddenly feels like it can no longer accept a contact without stinging & burning.

more haps: plugging along in the house unpacking. renovations will be an ongoing part of my existence. the super mild weather in mid november has me feeling a little creepy.

& the last of the haps: am contemplating my ONE show set up for sprout studio i'm actually doing (the renegade craft fair here in town). have to do a major update on my sprout studio collaborations with the necklace of the month ladies. i may have a sprout studio open house at my *actual* home sometime in december. stay tuned.

in the mean time, i'm porch sittin' :)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

portland, a little winter, lady friends...

we had an amazing time in portland for the little winter market. we shopped, we met awesome other lady artists & bloggers, we ate delicious amounts of food, and drank many amazingly yummy cocktails, wandered about in the beautiful portland fall & basically just had a ton of fun! we stayed in the ace hotel, took our photos in the photo booth, meandered into stumptown coffee on the left & clyde common on the right & didn't let the rain faze us. & we watched 3/4 of one horrible film (do NOT go see due date no matter what anyone says! - you will need copious amounts of alcohol to get that one out of your system!)

if little winter happens next year, i am so down with going!

you can see the rest of my photos from the weekend on my flickr here

a little winter/pdx weekend snippet

& we had an amazing time shopping the market; i still think i need to get this egg print for my kitchen...

a little winter/pdx weekend snippet

we ran into jenny & her sister!