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Come join me at Etsy for a card-making event! it’s all free and all fun! Stencils from the the Stencil1 Stationery Set will be provided as well as cards and inks.Monday May 10th, Etsy Labs in Brooklyn anytime between 4-8 p.m. at 55 Washington Street, Suite 512 in Brooklyn, New York.
Live far away? Stop by for ETSY’S weekly Craft Night in their online multi-user chat room, the Virtual Labs, for a live online demo at 5 p.m. ET,
Hope to see you there or virtually. For full details, see the ETSY POST.
Vickie Howell
Hey all! Free stuff to be had from Vickie Howell. Vicki has written a new book Craft Corps where she shares conversations with 30 designers including yours truly (chapter 4!). I think the book is very inspiring to those trying to make a living being creative. Pick up a copy and see for yourself. Well, to promote the book, Vickie is giving away goods from various designers and today the give-away items are Stencil1 books and card making sets! Go HERE to enter and good luck!
The other day, Stencil1 got a head start on a little studio spring-cleaning. There are a couple major projects down the pipeline, so before we really get our hands dirty, we needed an organized space ripe for productivity (i.e., Ed had a bunch of stuff he needed to get rid of).
It was such a funny process, the mini trial that was conducted for each object. Ed, the prosecutor, me the jury. Each item was scrutinized for monetary value or sentimental worth. There was a selection of velvet rock posters from his brother’s bedroom, paperweights, lead type, battery-powered motors, maps, records, and books. I can’t remember it all. It reminded me of that birthday game. No, not hot potato or musical chairs or throw the socks in the laundry basket. Though, I think that last one was played only at our house. This is how it went: the birthday girl’s mother would come out with a tray of things covered by a dishtowel. She’d unveil the tray for about thirty seconds, during which time you studied it and committed its contents to memory. Then you furiously wrote everything down. I once won at Erinn Lynch’s birthday party and my prize, you ask? A fever meter! Remember those? An hourglass looking glass cylinder that was filled with colored liquid. When you held one end of it, the heat from your hand would propel the liquid to the other side. I remember thinking it was so cool.
Once we’re finished cleaning, we’ll be announcing our new projects. Stay tuned!
Stencil1 meets A Baker in Brooklyn
My friend Christian Sumner is a dedicated artist. Painter? Sculpture? Well sort of, but his materials are of the edible nature. He is a baker. Before I get into what Christian made with my stencils, let me start by saying nothing can leave his kitchen unless it is mouth-watering! It ain’t just pretty is what I’m trying to say. So last year, when I released Stencil101, Christian made a rich chocolate cake and stenciled my Chimp on it! This year, with the release of Stencil 101 Decor, I gave him pattern stencils from the book and also the smaller versions I sell as well. Since he is an artist, I left it up to him what to make. I just wanted to see pattern! Well, he over-delivered! Spiced cakes with chocolate icing and powdered patterns on top, placed side by side, forming a new pattern on our display table at my book launch events. Alongside them, I placed the cookies he stenciled with the tiny patterns. These blew me away, great colors and such detail! My favorite, A gingerbread man with a brick pattern within his frame! Please visit his blog A Baker In Brooklyn to see how he made all these goodies! He often mentions the music he is listening to to while baking, I like this added inspiring note. He also made my birthday cake last year, not stenciled, yet full of berries and chocolate! Hire this man. Thanks Christian, you’re a talent!