Weekly Calligraphy: More like calligraphies (calligraphii?)

I've been a busy bee making ACEOs for The Little Black Boxes. Hoo boy is my arm hurting from all the calligraphy.

What have I learned so far? For one thing my silver ink has no desire to be photographed. Another thing I learned is making texture with my heavy body acrylic paint. In Asian art the mediums tend to be flat, the most texture coming from charcoal. With European art things like oils and acrylics ad a brand new dimension to the (tiny) canvas.

Here's a close up of one of the ACEOs. It's 結ぶ (むすぶ pronounced 'moo-sue-boo'), a verb that translates 'to tie' or 'to link.'

Links Ahoy!: MyShoppingConnection

MyShoppingConnection receives all sorts of products from large and small businesses. After some careful sorting by trained squirrels they find what they select what they believe to be unique finds. My Queen Anne's Lace Chagami passed their litmus test and is one of their newest featured handmade items! I'm really honored and thankful for this feature =D

Queen Anne's Lace Chagami on MSC

Treasury Listing: Pop Culture

I created a new Treasury West listing inspired by some of VH1's pop culture shows. If you like what you see and you have an Etsy account please click around and comment. Congratulations to all of the featured and alternate listing sellers!

Pop culture treasury listing

Treasury highlights include

Icons of the Empire 1 - Limited Edition Print
3000 Faces, 25 3/4x39
Audrey Hepburn Original Art Pendant - buy 2 get 1 free
Studious Lisa Ring

Links Ahoy: I am on youtube

Handmade Highway created its first Youtube video and this is my first shop appearance for a Youtube video. My Hoshi listing appears around the 2:11 mark. Some soothing upbeat music for your day =D

Links Ahoy: Black and Gold Treasury

Managed to make a treasury before I go to bed. Today's theme is from one of my favorite songs. Congratulations to all of the sellers and alternate sellers!

If you have an Etsy account and like what you see, please comment and click on the listings you like.

Click here to see the 'Black and Gold' Treasury

Links Ahoy: Green Blue and Color Treasury

Don't you hate when treasures are just one color, or just all sorts of color with no consistency in value/hue/saturation? I believe I have achieved compromise. A color theme with a little flavor.

If you have an Etsy account please comment and click around if you like what you see. Congratulations to all the sellers and alternate sellers!

Click here to see the 'Green Blue and Splashes of Color' treasury

Links Ahoy: My First Treasury

I have multiple nerdy pursuits and I'm always happy to see that I'm not the only one. So here's my ode to the crafters and artists that share my impeccable taste. Congratulations to all that made the list, including the alternates! If you have an Etsy account please comment on it.

Click Here to Chic and Geek Treasury

Links Ahoy: 'Space' Art Book (for purchase)

So a few entries ago I mentioned that one of my pieces was accepted into an art book. Well now it is available for a limited time as a professionally printed softcover book. Click here to find out more details and to purchase this awesome book.

Good night!

Links Ahoy: Handmade Highway

My Etsy shop is listed over Handmade Highway

Handmade Highway is a new blog that acts as sort of a selective yellow pages for the crafting community. Sellers are required to have at least 5 products to sell and can take nice pictures of those products. Buyers can find what they want by style, item, quantity (bulk or wholesale), customization, and even sellers that want to be in a blog feature. So for you bloggers that want to discover some new hand crafted goods shops that pass the bar this is the place to go.

Links Ahoy: RagamuffinDesign

Ragamuffin Design has featured my Hoshi (Star) calligraphy as an 'Affordable Find' in her latest blog entry. Check out her blog, she has excellent taste!

Links Ahoy: LMCreations

CarlyLM sells an assortment of absolutely wonderful little fabric things. I can't sew to save my life so it's always exciting for me when I find someone who's a talented tailor/seamstress.

It's there were I purchased a new key fob to replace the old one that literally fell apart at the seams. Here is it's sibling.
Lovely Lilac Key fob/Key Ring


To boot I learned that she wanted to have me as a featured seller on her blog. Check out CarlyLM's blog post on me.