Pulp Sushi

Coming Soon!!! Project Runway Recaps!!!

Picture me, if you will, bouncing up and down in my chair as I type this, stopping occasionally to flap my hands excitingly. My last Project Runway entry was back on October 16, 2008. It has been way too long if you ask me.  I just came across the new PR website on the Lifetime Channel website.   I wonder if we will notice a difference between this show and what was shown on Bravo? I totally gave up on The Fashion Show btw. I think I watched 2 episodes and realized that I just didn't care.   But soon I will be able to bring back my PR blog entry tags and throwing out my 2 cents.  What I like, who I hate. I can't wait!!!

Handmade Highway

I wanted to share with everyone a new way to bring more business your shops.  The Handmade Highway was made for customers, sellers, and retail buyers of handmade goods.  If you are looking for consignment, wholesale, bulk discounts, blog features or custom orders, HH will serve as your one stop place for bloggers and other businesses to find you.  I joined the other day and am already impressed in the amount of work Lori is putting into this. 

The goal of HH is to merge the breadth of the handmade community onto one road so everyone knows right where to find us.

Allow me to plug my little page here hee hee!

Cold Spring Recap

A wonderful time was had this past Sunday at the River Fest in Cold Spring. I am so happy to have been a part of it and could not  have asked for a more PERFECT day

Not a cloud in the sky and I have a slight sunburn to show for it. That's ok, in a few days it will tan nicely. :)  It was a nice mix of cool antiques and handmade vendors.  

Kind of fighting with the wind a little bit early on having some displays tipping over but I hung in there and the wind settled to a nice breeze. Plus I had some extra binder clips hold things down.

Had a blast spending the day with Nordea and her wonderful soaps.  Don't let her serious looking face fool you.  She had me laughing all day.  We will be together together again next weekend at Artist & Fleas in Brooklyn.

This show was just exactly what I need to boost my confidence a little again. I have to admit I have been a little down in the dumps concerning my business lately.  I'm hard on myself, my own worst critic.   It's nice to see there is still interest ya know?

Anyway, I have no plans of quitting that's for sure.  I am helping with planning the Fall Handmade Cavalcade which will be back in Beacon, NY in September.  More details to come but we're all having our meeting tomorrow night to discuss the planning and I'm excited!

Happy 1st of July

June is over and things are now back to normal in Pulp Sushi land. Thanks to everyone who took advantage of my Free Shipping offer last month.  Now it is time to focus on the events I am doing this month.  I will be in Cold Spring, NY this coming Sunday...

I will be selling once again with with Nordea's Soaperie, so follow the lovely scents of her soaps to our tent. Fingers crossed for nice weather. As I have been saying, the weather in New York has been extremely moody and very unpredictable lately.

I've been on a serious bug kick lately, so much to my *ahem* delight, I came across this and now covet it

 

It's a Silver Honey Bee from Delight.com. Isn't it cute? And I am not even a fan of honey!  I just want this sitting on my counter.

What's that?

Wow it is really bright outside.  I'm seeing shadows being cast from trees, people walking around wearing big dark glasses, oh wait, they're sunglasses which means the sun is finally out! It has been so long old friend! And just in time too, I'm going to a BBQ later this afternoon, actually it's being dubbed a "Pie Party" by the fire pit but I know there will be burgers involved.

I totally missed this but my submission to Heart Handmade was posted the other day.

Have you recently scored a handmade item that you're just crazy to tell everyone about? Drop Marichelle a line and she'll share it everyone.

Here are two of my latest necklaces added to pulpsushi.etsy.com:

Here was my attempt to take pictures using an art desk lamp. What do you think?

Oh! Don't forget, *FREE SHIPPING* ends next week!!!

I know I totally shouldn't be writing a blog entry right now, but it is the only way I can think of looking busy at work when there is absolutely no work to do. I know it will not always be this way but when it is, it kills me. Especially when you're working in a cubicle that doesn't have that much privacy.  I like to work, I just don't like feeling like my time is spent wasting away.

So yeah, this temporary assignment I am working on is ok. It is pretty easy money, although I wish it was just a little bit more money but I shouldn't complain. Some people can't even say they have that right now. I try to be thankful for the position I am in and look on the bright side but it sometimes can require more work than I feel like putting in. I'm still struggling, thinking about looking for a 2nd job, something part-time - even though finding a 1st job has not been going so great. Hoping my three upcoming show dates will help things out a little.   There will be a Fall Handmade Cavalcade in September which I am working on but more details on that will come later.

The weather in New York has been ridiculous this month. It has been the wettest June in NY history I think. The sun has barely shown itself and I think it's affecting my mood, S.A.D if you will. I have made some new items that I need to photograph for the shops but the natural light I am so dependant on has been non-existent. I need a backup plan.

So I was browsing online looking for something to daydream about to pass the time....

My dream bedroom growing up (still is). I can lay here and read all day.

I am not even a beach person but right now, I'll take it! Preferably a private one.

A piece of carrot cake makes everything much better.

That is all for now.

Free Shipping Ends Next Week!

That's right! We're fast approaching the end of June so there is still some time to take advantage of my **FREE SHIPPING** offer!  Maybe you can pick one of my  latest....

Blue Lily earrings

Cosmopolitan Lady necklace

I'm back!

Yes I'm really back from an extra long weekend away from the computer, away from neighbors, just AWAY! I didn't go too far. Just apartment-sat for my parents while they were on their trip to Puerto Rico.   Let's see, there was a trip to the Intrepid Museum..

I have eaten many breakfast sandwiches on the pier next to this ship, finally got to get on it.

Also checked out The Big Apple BBQ Block Party...

Yeah, about that...Well, the lines were just way too long.  So me and the bf got a couple of $2.00 hot dogs, sat on a bench and enjoyed the live music.   It was still a good time.  Overall, it was a weekend of a lot of serious unhealthy and decadent eating and a freebie order of a dozen wings! W00t!   Which reminds me, I gotta update my Yelp account, it's been a while since I've reviewed anything. I have a bunch of places bookmarked.

Oh yes, I have new items in the shop, like this necklace

You can check it out on Etsy, DaWanda, and 1000 Markets.   I'm in an insect kind of mood so expect to see buggy bugs soon. :)

It's all about Chipmunks!

Growing up a city girl, the only chipmunks I've ever seen were in animation form...

 

Now that I moved to the 'burbs and started walking the trails, they're all I see and they are just so super cute. I just want to pick them up and put them in my pocket.

I know Owls and Deers (even the Octopus hee hee!) are the cool indie animals but dang it, Chipmunks need some love too.

A vase from Laura Walls Taylor.

Cute Acrylic art from Kmwatkins.

Chipmunk Sidekick Bandit toy from Violastudios.



Pair of hairpins from Posh Totty Designz

Chipmunk with bandaged ear by Poor Dog Farm. The rumor is that this Chipmunk, (much to the love of Van Gogh) cut off his ear and gave it to a prostitute Chipmunk....  (from the item description).

EYE Like it!

I was thinking about KnitKnit's eyeball earrings recently and thinking just how cool yet creepy they are.  Why are eyeballs so creepy anyway? We need them! To see!!! They're very important. We should respect our eyes a little more. So lets celebrate those googly wonky windows to the soul....

Ok so this print from SirMitchell might be a little disturbing to some.  I think it's kinda cute.

Brown Eye Ghoul hair pin from Cute and Creepy Inc.



Pattern from These Lovely Hands. 

Ok so maybe this post has taken a turn towards the warped side.  Don't want to scare anyone away from coming back. So I will leave you with something super cute.

Tease the Wafting Wildflower from Fluffly Flower

Awwwwww!