Mellowbeing

It’s a few hours before liftoff and I just got my luggage out. Talk about last minute packing, eh? There’s something very calming about doing it at 3am. It gives you a little quiet time to think, write, and perhaps write a post ;)
This upcoming trip brings me back to Austin, TX. I’m not all about finding a cowboy this time though (wasn’t very successful at that the first time hah). Last visit was for Maker Faire. This time it’s SXSW – South by Southwest. A huge music, film and interactive conference. Considering I have limited vacation days due to say oh.. work and a thing called thesis.. I had to cut my trip down to 4 days and will be seeing the Interactive portion. I’m pretty psyched about it. It’s one huge geek fest + lots of booze + partying. What could be better?!
I hear BUST magazine will be there and hosting a day long crafting + relaxing booth. I won’t ramble too much now and will fill in details as the days progress.

Btw, I’ve never bought KnitPicks yarns but this ad from Ravelry is making me both hungry and craving something sweet.. like a yummy shade of alpaca yarn.. :-p

Catch ya soon dudes and dudettes.

Heya,

I’m currently working on a thesis project for my graduate degree. I’m basing it on creating a site where the crafty community can come together as one. Somewhere that would serve as a learning and community tool. This would work in conjunction with Etsy if anything, in no way is it competition. I love Etsy far too much :)

I just want to ask you guys a couple of questions.. I’d love to hear from crafters and lovers of crafty things alike (so either you make stuff and/or you like to receive/buy handmade goods)

Mini survey:

1) What’s the ONE thing you’d LOVE to see on a crafty site?

2) And.. what’s the ONE thing you HATE about current crafty websites?

Be as brutally honest as you can be. (email me at mellowbeing[!at]gmail.com directly if you don’t want to publicly post your reply in the blog)

Thanks and I really, really appreciate any input!

Jen