CarrieDee

Back in Business, Yay!!!

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:24:00 +0000

Lots and lots of changes since the last time I blogged! I'll give a synopsis!

Due to complications with life, I moved back home with the parents a couple months ago. My sewing and crafting got completely disheveled! I only just recently put my sewing and crafting space together! Yay, I'm back! I have tons of new ideas and I've been developing patterns for a variety of different accessories and other little things (details soon to come!). I can't wait to get into designing clothing!

On a personal project level.. I got this awesome knitting book! I found it used on amazon for $11. That's a steal, it's a $30 book. And I'm making this trumpet skirt from it for myself in a wine red color. I can't wait until it's finished!

So.. here are my newest additions to my Etsy shop!

Blog more soon!
~C

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:12:00 +0000

Yay, So here's the link to the Equal Access Silent Auction! The instructions for bidding is on every listing. Great items from lots of crafters. I'll post a list of the crafter's names soon.

Today we had a party for the graduating SU seniors who worked for us. It's not going to be the same at work. :( I'm going to miss you guys! Good luck to all of you! And Salsarita's is some good eatin'!

Oh yes, and I found myself in another Etsy treasury. This time by thedarkcottage! Thank you!

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:48:00 +0000

For those of you that don't know me, I work for Light Work & Community Darkrooms. I work on the Community Darkrooms side in the digital lab. I print on big printers, help maintain the digital lab, mentor, and assist members and visiting artists with their techniques, art, and skills. I also teach a one day class once a semester on everything inbetween the input and output process. It's fun. I love my job.

So, anyway, I already posted this in my Myspace blog, but I also can't forget this one.

Working at Light Work allows me to meet all kind of interesting artists. Throughout the year, Light Work invites about 15 artists to come take advantage of our facilities for a month. I had the privilage to work with and print for 2 photographers this month, Cristina Fraire & John Clark Mayden.

Cristina Fraire

Argentinean photographer Cristina Fraire will be using her time at Light Work to work with images from her The Austere Life, Shepherds at the End of the Millennium photographic essay. Fraire's images capture mountain shepherd communities that are isolated high in the Cordoba province—communities that do not use electricity or telephones, don't have roads, and depend on sheep as their single economic resource. According to the International Center for Photography, "In the barren and rocky terrain, the ancient connections between generations remained unchanged until urban ways were introduced by tourists and solar-powered televisions. Fraire's pictures reflect this blending of the ancient and new, but also assert the distinctive features of the shepherds' natural landscape." She will use her residency to evaluate the photographs, oral testimonies, and texts for printing and the potential creation of a book dummy.

Fraire's work has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions internationally. She studied psychology at Universidad de Buenos Aires and fine arts at the Argentine Society for Fine Arts Artists, then went on to teach fine arts to children. When she discovered photography, she decided to quit teaching to dedicate her life to photography full-time.

***I couldn't find a website for her, but here's some samples of her work I found on the net... Cristina Fraire

John Clark Mayden

John Clark Mayden is dedicating his time at Light Work to printing his black-and-white images of city life in Baltimore, MD. Mayden's images capture, in his words, "the realities of black people living in low income cities." His work depicts the wide range of experiences found in inner city life, from good times and joy to drugs, misery, social injustice, and crime. Mayden feels that photographers are put in the unique position to record life as they see it, and that they should maintain the skills of documentation, composition, and printing so that future generations can see accurate pictures of life during a certain time, in a certain place. He has used photography his whole life to address social injustices, and has worked frequently with organizations whose mission is to serve low income communities, families, and children.

Mayden has worked in Baltimore's Law Department for twenty-six years. He obtained his BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law. His photographs have been exhibited nationwide, and are featured in permanent collections at Baltimore Museum of Art and Ohio Wesleyan University, among others.

***Unfortunately I couldn't find much on the web about his work. I'll post at a later time if I can find anything.

So, yea. I'll be posting about our visiting artists about once a month on top of my CarrieDee Handcrafted posts.

My faux suede and canvas mums tote was featured in an Etsy treasury the other day! Yay! Thanks DogsRus! Oh yea.. here's the link!

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:46:00 +0000

<----- It's me getting ready to do work in my little sewing cave :)

So, You've probably seen the poll on the side of the web page and blog. I want to know how people are finding my site. Please tell me how you got here!

I listed two new glasses sleeves on Etsy tonight. On one I embroidered a dragonfly to replace the one I sold and the other, a couple little birds, a birdhouse, and a couple tulips! Cute! I'm happy with how they turned out.

And, lastly, here's the tampon pouch donation I put together for Equal Access! It's on it's way tomorrow morning. Off to bed. The grind starts tomorrow!

'Nite
Carrie D.

Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:01:00 +0000

I finally listed the upcycled terry cloth tote bag. It turned out pretty cute! I like it, and hopefully somebody else does too.

I went through a bunch of beads and listed them as supplies too. I need to get rid of more supplies. I have too many things!

I got the tampon pouches all ready to go for the auction! Exciting. I'll be shipping them off on Monday.

And, I cleaned up my sewing corner in the attic today. It's a rather nice little corner now. I put up curtains and pictures :) I like it.

That's about it. I've got some embroidery work to do before bed.

Yes, it's 2am and No... I never stop.

'Nite
~C

Etsy has plants.. how cool is that!

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:44:00 +0000

I was snooping around Etsy and found that they have sellers selling cuttings, seedlings, and seeds! I'm sure most don't share my enthusiasm for this new find, but I'm very excited!

On the sewing front, I went Thrifty Shopper shopping yesterday and bought tons of shirts, skirts, etc to salvage the fabric! Recycle, woohoo! I made a tote last night from a terry cloth tank top and it's so cute! I'll
be posting it for sale tonight on Etsy.

I also have to put together a small donation of tampon pouches for Equal Access Fund. Equal Access Fund is a liberal sex education organization. I agreed to make donate for their silent auction in May. I'll post details as they come. Their silent auction will feature handmade goods from various pro-choice crafters! Coolness!!

Gotta get back to work! I'll blog a bit later!!

~Carrie D.

A Selfless Cause

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:22:00 +0000

I recently ran into a shop owner on Etsy in the chat rooms area. I was touched by this family's motivation to raise donations for a cause. Aunt Mary's Legacy are the surviving family members of Aunt Mary. 100% of all procedes are donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. I haven't made jewerly in a while, so I decided to donate a bunch of my bead stock to this family to help them with their cause.
Please check out their shop!!
~Carrie

So.. Here we go!

noreply@blogger.com (CarrieDee) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:01:00 +0000

The first official post on the first official CarrieDee Handcrafted blog! Woo hoo! Aren't we all just so excited!

Kidding, kidding..

Anyway,
I've been doing lots and lots and tons and tons of revamping to the store, the merch, the website, and the blog. After a brand spakin new blog and tearing my hair out to figure out how to get the darned thing on my webpage, I've finally gotten the blog almost where I want it. Whew!
And now that I'm done, I'm starved and need to go get myself some dinner! So I'll leave you with....

The Etsy Mini!!
~Carrie D.