Mellowbeing

Last year, Terry Border from Bent Objects had his first book was published.  I’d been looking forward to it for a while and once I’d heard the news, I just had to get a copy.  Or two.  I know just the person who to give it to and I think it’d make a cute engagement gift, right?  Right.

Terry makes some of the awesomest bent wire sculptures with wit and humor – just the kind of art I like.  The book has a lot of photographs from the blog as well as new ones.  I say you should definitely look it up and get a copy!

I follow @terryborder on Twitter and saw he had a contest for a postcard!   An original handrawn postcard about “Liquid Courage”.  I mentioned how when prepping for my graduate thesis presentation, I had a glass (or two) of red wine.  I guess that was the best story since I won the postcard heh :)

When I was photographing the book w/o and then w/ the postcard, I noticed how the postcard fits just so and it makes the book cover take on a different meaning hah.

I purchased this recently from the lovely Etsy seller muyinmolly.  It’s a gorgeous ring which is beautifully crafted with such attention to detail.  I’ve been wearing since I got it in the mail :)  Be sure to check out her shop!

I recently bought something from SewnNatural. Not only did I receive this adorable felt love gnome but also a gift – a felt heart!

The workmanship is amazing and the cute gift makes this whole experience even more awesome. I’m pretty sure the Valentine’s day recipient will love this :D

I was lucky enough to get a My Name is Mud mug (who had hosted the meeting at her studio space). Isn’t it awesome?! I’m a little worried to use it because it’s just so cool heh. The colors are great and swirls are always good in my book :) (isn’t that right, Missu?)

For about a year now, I’ve been a member of a NY Etsy Team: {The New New}

Through my membership, I’ve met a few crafters who share the love of accumulating tons of amazing crafty things. One such team member is Karen from Karen’s Monsters. She was awesome enough to give me an *entire* jar of buttons!

Thanks again :)

Picture Perfect Knits, originally uploaded by mellowbeing.

About 2 months ago, CraftyPod held a giveaway for 2 copies of “Picture Perfect Knits”. Til then, I hadn’t won a single online contest… but this time..

I won!!! I want to say THANK YOU (again and again) for the book! It’s got some awesome projects I want to tackle soon. I’ve got my eye on the cupcake pillow case and the argyle vest.

Sorry it took me so long to update about this book. I was hoping to actually start a project and report on how it was going but considering holiday knitting projects, that won’t be happening soon… I give it a couple of months..