Napkin Please

2009-06-27T14:18:00.003-04:00

Hey everybody..
I know it's been a long time without a post.

The truth is I have been paying all of my attention to the shop.
Yikes... It is sucking the energy out of me.

Business is so so slooooow and that makes the "work" of it all so much harder.

I'm still managing to get myself up and out of bed and into the store.

I feel like my creativity has gone. I'm trying to push through.....

So if you are reading this I'm happy to know that you still check in on me.

I'm hoping to be better about the posting soon

It's been a long week

2009-05-31T15:42:00.001-04:00

The store the store.
I'm spending so much time at the store.

The studio is partially there, but I haven't been able to get myself to get working.

I survived

2009-05-17T12:33:00.001-04:00

A wild evening of birthday celebrations. Forgot my camera forgot my phone....
And now it's official

LII.

Thanks to all for the Bday wishes

The 136th day of the year

2009-05-16T12:01:00.002-04:00

and my birthday

2009-05-15T11:38:00.001-04:00

The cord chewer and me.

2009-05-11T18:30:00.001-04:00

Will I ever write an interesting post again?

I'm not even keeping up on the tweeting.

I want a keyboard cat

2009-05-06T18:50:00.001-04:00

For those in the mood for Karaoke

2009-05-04T14:43:00.000-04:00

Everyone else is doing it

2009-04-24T11:07:00.002-04:00

Thank you Mel

Ten Top Trivia Tips about JohnK!

JohnK is only six percent water!
Every day in the UK, four people die putting JohnK on.
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn into JohnK.
Oranges, lemons, watermelons, pineapples and JohnK are all berries!
Ninety-six percent of all candles sold are purchased by JohnK.
JohnK can turn his stomach inside out.
If you kiss JohnK for one minute you will burn six or seven calories!
JohnKocracy is government by JohnK.
The most dangerous form of JohnK is the bicycle.
If you lace JohnK from the inside to the outside, the fit will be snugger around your big toe!

You can too..... here

Show me the way to ...

2009-04-15T15:24:00.001-04:00

Craft Talk

2009-04-13T17:32:00.000-04:00

The Day The World Turned Day Glo

2009-04-13T16:06:00.000-04:00

I've been knitting

2009-04-09T11:59:00.003-04:00

Tubes

Thanks to Tina (who remains blogless) for the suggestion of stuffing them with the foam floating devices.

I woke up thinking about Edith Massey and Neely O'Hara

2009-04-08T08:19:00.001-04:00

2009-04-07T07:52:00.002-04:00

In case you haven't seen my post on Facebook

all San Francisco readers - go to the show at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

My friend Nick Cave and his Soundsuits.... more videos at the Yerba Buena Center's site

see I am still around

2009-04-01T10:44:00.001-04:00

A quiz ganked from the talented and inspirational HarpaJ

Your rainbow is intensely shaded violet, brown, and black.

What is says about you: You are a powerful person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you've mastered it. You feel closer to people when you understand their imperfections.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

where I've been spending my days

2009-03-08T15:23:00.002-04:00

Fran did a great job on the signs

This made me laugh out loud

2009-03-04T09:12:00.001-05:00

The shop is open

2009-03-02T10:12:00.002-05:00

We still don't have our signs.

COTTAGE
1201 Pine St. in Philadelphia
11-6 wed. - Sat. 11-5 sun.
mon. and tues by chance or appointment

2009-02-21T13:17:00.002-05:00

In my dreams last night I was searching for cake.

There were a many adventures all involving a different person.

In each segment I was with someone - searching for cake. It was a mix of people, from those I haven't seen for years to those I have just met on the internet.

We got close but never found cake.

???

Lots of running around

2009-02-19T14:47:00.002-05:00

My entire schedule is now twisted around thanks to once again having a shop. The Official opening is coming soon. Until then hours are sporadic. Thurs. - Sun. 11- 6ish.

In all of this momentary craziness a wonderful surprise package arrived from

Rockpoolcandy, if you don't follow this blog, start now.

Inga sent a fabulous skein of yarn that she spun, and calls blue moustache. I love that it's perfect for me in everyway. The photo well that's not so good. but here it is posted anyway.

Recent activities...

2009-02-10T08:22:00.001-05:00

It's all been about the shop. Here's a dark dingy view of the interior. color = lavender. and we are slowly moving things in.
We are painting.... I 'm adding some pink to the little brown room in the back.

and Fran worked on painting over the exterior sign. It's now all black (sorry J. and Hello World) Our sign is going to be on the grate cover ...Store name? Cottage ....... DYI design - furnishings . art . craft

Oh and one other thing. Go say "Hi" to my new best friend who I have never met, Andy in Amsterdam. He is the genius who provided the new tag line for the blog. Give him lots of love.

Busy-ness

2009-02-02T08:01:00.002-05:00

We had a good show in NYC.

The lease for the new store is signed.
We have the key.
Now it's on to all of the little things that need to be done with the official opening set to be sometime in March?
and a soft opening by the end of February.

If you don't see me around here much that's why.

President Obama!!!!!

2009-01-20T13:11:00.002-05:00

me?

2009-01-19T18:34:00.001-05:00

My secret is out

Thanks to Andy and Mel for this.