Sunday Afternoon in the Studio

Using the limited amount of clear space on my desk, I worked today for a few hours on some new magnet designs. My plan is to stock up my Etsy shop and be ready for my show in 3 weeks. I have so much to do to reach those goals, but I am sure I'll get there. I always find a way.

Moo

My Moo Cards arrived today! They are so cool. A nice departure from the regular business card. I made a few into bookmarks to use as giveaways at my shows and with orders. There are 4 different close up pictures of some of my pieces, past and present. So colorful, fun and well worth it.

Works in Progress

It has been a while since I listed new mirrors in my Etsy Shop, or on my web site. As my pile of works in progress grows, the days until my first show of the season gets smaller. October 20th will be here before I know it. There is so much to do and my head is spinning. The 3 pieces pictured above are awaiting a bit more attention before I can call them complete. The tile for the edges on the 2 mirrors is on order. (doh! how can I run out of black vitreous glass tile?) The cross is in need of a fresh coat of paint since having been grouted, and I have the perfect ribbon for the edges all picked out. There just aren't enough hours in the day.

Featured on Make Mine Mosaic!

Today I was informed by one of my best mosaic friends, Coco of Cocomo.etsy.com that one of my mirrors was featured in an entry two days ago on Make Mine Mosaic, a super cool blog that features nothing but mosaics. "Retro Sun" seen in the screen shot above from the site, sold a few months ago, but I recently uploaded the picture to the Etsy Mosaic Artists Street Team Flickr page. It is always so exciting to have your work pop up around the web. Thank you Coco for letting me know!

Etsy Mosaic Artists Street Team

As I emerge from the permanent indent my butt has made in my computer desk chair, I smile. The past few weeks I have taken on the task of creating a new web site for my Etsy Street Team, EMA ~ The Etsy Mosaic Artists. As vice President of the team, I am the marketing and promotions director, graphic designer and just recently named web master. With the help of the team president, Dana ~ Artful Mosaics By Dana ~ we accomplished a tremendous amount of things in an incredibly short amount of time. It is truly amazing and the end result is worth all of the late nights, and sleepy eyed days at my day job. We have a whole new look and we are ready to re-introduce our team and the ancient art form of mosaics to the Etsy community.

My own Etsy shop and web site have not been updated very much recently. I have a number of new pieces to list, and updates to make. I am hoping to have everything current by the end of next week. Be sure to stop by!

To all of my EMA team members ~ thanks so much for your support and awesome feedback on the new site. We are on our way!