A Treasury for a Tuesday

With the Indie Garage Sale approaching quickly and with all the other work I have to do this week, I regrettably don't have time to make a treasury this week.
(Although after last night's XTMP meeting, I'm tempted to make one about mustaches, as sick of seeing them as I have become...)

Instead, here are a few lovely treasuries my books have been featured in over the past week or so:

I am the Walrus by wist
featuring my Walrus Journal

Indie Garage Sale Wish List by SaltCityChains
featuring my Recipe Book

We are the Ocean by k5art
featuring my Black Sea Journal

Counting down the hours / Never Ending To Do List

Have you ever gone though one of those points in life where you feel like your to-do list is just never going to end? That's what I'm experiencing right now. Every time I manage to cross something off, something new comes up. Luckily, I've been able to keep on my game so far.

The Root of Art over Craft exhibition / Mayday! Underground is in less than 2 weeks. 10 days, to be exact. [panic ensues] I'm pretty on top of things so far. Labels and bios are typed out, they just need printing. We are more or less set with our display materials; although it is rather nerve wracking knowing that we'll only have a few hours the night before the event to move everything in and hang. Saturday is the last chance for art work drop off, so I just have to keep my figures crossed that everyone shows up with there work.

On the subject of crunch time, I just finished sewing up 10 map books and 7 animal books today. Phew! They look awesome and I'm so excited to have them at Mayday! About a month ago, I found a small brown vintage suitcase in a therif store by RIT and I'm going to display the map books in it. I also have a new line of Cookbook Journals for Mayday! as well. Tomorrow I'm going to get on photographing so I have documentation.

I'm also on the 3rd posting of the MTG Mana Notebooks.

This week, I'm giving away the Japan Journal though RNEST. There are tons of ways to enter, so check out the RNEST blog for the details!

In none-craft news, Ben and I made spring rolls last night. And they were delicious.

Hmm...what else? Other than making cupcakes tomorrow at Small World, working some beer shifts, and modeling at RIT that pretty much sums things up.

Come to think of it, I more or less just wrote the email I've been intending to blast out to my email list! Awesome! (Also, join the email list)

So many book covers

I have a bunch of new animal and map themed book covers ready to go. I just need more paper...

Wishlist Wednesday : bananastrudel

As you can see, I am going to attempt to integrate some consistency in this blog with weekly, themed posts. On Wishlist Wednesdays, I'll feature an items some of my favorite shops, things I've been considering buying for a while, and items from shops of people I know.

To kick off this feature, I'll actually going to talk about an item that represents more an idea for me.

Presenting:

1900 Charming Antique Map of Delaware courtesy of Banana Strudel from Toronto.

Banana Strudel's shop is filled with tons of beautiful antique maps and illustrated charts of animal life. If her maps weren't so precious, I'd love to incorporate them into one of my map books.

 

Of course, the map of Delaware resonates with me because of my connection to the state. Having gone to college there, it represents an infinite amount of wonderful memories and I pine for the friends I made while there (even with many of them in different states).  

 

 With my sister currently attending school there, I have just another good excuse to plan a visit down there. But until then, I'll just look at this map.

Map Journal: Spain and Portugal

Spain and Portugal Journal: hand bound using the coptic stitch; cover made from upcycled cardboard an a vintage map; Strathmore Windpower Sketch paper made from 30% post-consumer materials; $15 on Etsy

Spain and Portugal Journal: hand bound using the coptic stitch; cover made from upcycled cardboard an a vintage map; Strathmore Windpower Sketch paper made from 30% post-consumer materials; $15 on Etsy

New Map Journals!

A new set of map journals just made its way to the shop!

Hop on the plane for your next adventure to: Yugoslavia, France, the Baltic Sea, and the Black Sea.

My grandma requested one of my books for the trip my family and I are taking to France this August. She wanted me to pick one that I had already made, but I decided to make a custom one instead. She and my grandpa are hitting up London before meeting up with the rest of us, so I managed to include both cities on the cover.

And it's safe to post this book because my grandma doesn't like 'the online'.