Almost Famous...

Well...not really...but I just got a phone call from my photographer asking me if he could use my photo in an advertisement in Magic Magazine. He takes pictures of magicians all over the world, so I feel quite honored that he chose my picture instead of all the famous magicians he's taken pictures of. This, of course, means that now I'm going to have to go out and buy a magazine...I used to read it religiously, but that was because I was working in a magic shop and I could read it for free...but in any case, I feel pretty cool.




And yes, that's the picture they're using!

Now I'm off to my friend's graduation...after today, she can officially put a "Dr." in front of her name...Doctor of music though, so if I fall down ill in her presence, there's not much she can do.

Scooter pics!

Ask and you shall receive!

Yesterday a few of us went down to Circus Circus to watch the boyfriends show and see the scooter in action. I took pictures and video of him...he's so cute! He made a cool little montage of the video to put on his myspace (I'd post the link, but I think he has his preferences set to private).



You can see the bubbles coming out of the tailpipe. The kids were having a great time chasing them...it was like a parade!



No, the scooter is not breaking down...he has a fog machine on there and makes it smoke at whim!

I couldn't get a photo of him shooting water at people...it doesn't photograph very well. The kids were loving it though...and I'm sure as we hit the 120 degree weather this summer, the water gun is going to be more and more popular!

Don't forget, tomorrow is "Tuesday's Tips for Etsy"...it could be something good (I hope).

A day of photos

I guess I confused a few of you in the last post...The picture of the sweater was not my new one, nor was it a new photo...It was an example of one of the ones I needed to redo, and (sigh) there were many that needed it.

I took a huge chunk of time yesterday to re-shoot a bunch of items and I got through all but two before I lost steam. So if you take a glance at my shop you might notice that some of the items look different, and hoping much better. There's definitely a learning curve with pictures, and some of my older items just didn't have a photo I was proud of, they were screeming, "I'm ready for my close up Mr. DeMille!" (And yes, I know I aged myself by throwing that in.)

Now, onto some new items!


I added a wrap-around sweater, knit in black that has kind of a lacy look. It's soft and lightweight and great for spring.







And I also added a new entrelac scarf that is knit in what I like to call "shades of the Caribbean" because it reminds me of the ocean over there. In many places it's still very cold, but it's still nice to bring a little summer into a wardrobe, even if it's only in color.

Coming soon!

Yes! The wrap-around sweater is finished! And the new scarf has only a few more rows to go. Today I'm going to be the picture queen...not only photographing the new stuff, but there's a lot of old stuff in my shop (from when I first opened it) whose pictures just aren't quite up to snuff.

My newest mission is: whenever I take pictures of new stuff (and have lugged out all the camera equipment and everything), I'm going to reshoot one of the poor neglected items in my shop...that is until I'm reasonably happy with everything.

In other news: I'm much better now...Though the couch and the TV still becon me, I no longer feel that it's the only thing in life. Also, the cat's breathing is getting better and better...I'm still keeping a close eye on her, but she seems pretty happy and is quite busy doing her kitty cat things.