Indulge Your Shelf

If you're my age, or a little older, you probably can't read that line without getting an ear worm; it's the first line of a folk song that was very popular during my childhood. If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening All over this land And I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters All over this land Last night we went to see Peter and Paul -- but not Mary, as she passed away in 2009 -- the folk singers who made that song so famous back in the day. It was a treat to go; at work, we are sometimes offered free tickets to local events that take place at venues the hotel is associated with. They are first come/first served when announced via a company-wide email. I normally don't see the emails for these giveaways in time -- but Friday, I did, so Dennis and I found ourselves at the Pikes Peak Center last night for the show! We had really great seats....

I just restocked my Etsy shop with fresh vintage Vera Neumann scarves . Vintage Vera long purple scarf I usually can't resist buying her stuff; it's so beautiful and so iconic.  What I don't keep myself, I love to offer to her collectors. Vintage Vera sheer scarf, paisley her iconic signature There are many people selling Vintage Vera on Etsy, so I try to stand out by offering free shipping on all my Vera scarves. beautiful sunburst scarf I received a copy of this book about Vera for my birthday last year -- I highly recommend it!  Gorgeous photos and everything you ever wanted to know about her! Another great designer is my friend LuLu Kellogg, who makes all kinds of amazing things to drool over, but especially jewelry .  Her packaging is so beautiful, too! For the last several days she's been offering a HUGE, generous sale on Etsy -- 50% off of her gorgeous jewels, the coupon code is right there on top of her shop!  What are you waiting for? ...

Are you old enough to remember when we marked Washington and Lincoln's birthdays separately, instead of together as President's Day? I am! I found this antique image among my purchases from my trip this past summer to St. Louis. Please feel free to click on it and then download as full size! If you end up using it in your art, I'd love to see how you used it! Please send me a photo and I'll post it here, or link to it!

How About Orange blog told me how to get a PDF of free calling cards you can download and personalize from Cameron Blazer of Cottage Industrialist . Take a look!