Hoodie Production.. Design, Create, Polish, Repeat

So.. they like me!  They really like me.  :)  I’ve sold my first few hoodies.. one is shipped and paid for, and two more are spoken for and ready to go.  I can’t believe how much fun this is.  I’m neglecting my other businesses (you know, the ones where I actually see a profit margin) because all I want to do is make hoodies.  I suppose I should just go with it. ...

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21 Secrets is Going Strong

I've been having a lot of fun over at the 21Secrets ning site, learning and playing and making art.  These are the pages I have made through the class, so far:   If you are at all interested in Art journaling and haven't signed up for 21 Secrets yet, head over there and sign up now.  You can click on the link in my sidebar and it will take you straight to the site, or sign...

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Blech

I have been struggling with a cold or some other bug that has left me with a nasty taste in my mouth whenever eating for days now.  I was also struggling with a mini creativity block.  So I went to 21Secrets (see link over in the sidebar) and launched into a page based on two of the classes.One of my favourite classes has been the Typoholic class as my handwriting has never been the nicest...

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Fairy Photo shoot at the Butterfly Gate at Coyote Hills

Today I finished my latest purple flower faerie hoodie and then Darrell and I biked down to Coyote Hills in Newark to find the mysterious and secretive Butterfly Gate and take some photos.  We’d seen photos and heard tale of the butterfly gate several times but had never tracked it down.  Cool public art in Fremont is a little scarce and so we really wanted to find it.  After much...

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Fire Pixie Fashion on Facebook

Oooh I made a facebook page just for fashion.  Yayyy!   If you wanna like me, I made a widget.  How cool is technology getting?  Wo...

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Fire Pixie Fashion Clothing Labels!

Last night I made my first clothing labels.  This morning I installed them in the hoodies I have in my inventory.  This is WAY exciting to me.. I feel so “official” now!I remember when I started Fire Pixie back in 2002 and made my first business cards.  I think I still have a couple of them somewhere.  It was so cute.  I printed them out and then painstakingly cut them apart...

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Queen of Hearts Halloween Costume

Got a gig as the queen of hearts for halloween at a kids’ show, so that has become my halloween costume this year.  It makes me all kinds of happy that I had absolutely everything I needed to make this costume already in the fabric closet.  (Red and black?  Hmm.. do I have any of that?) It made it easier that I just had to make the top - I already had a fabulous skirt and some...

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Video Of The Week - Cat Deeley Talks About Her Pantene Hair

Here's a fantastic video of TV presenter Cat Deeley talking about her hair for Pantene Pro-...

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Best Recent Haircuts

There's been some superb new 'dos cropping up all over the place recently. Here are a few of my favourite recent efforts!Kerry KatonaUber sexy choppy bob. Love the back view!Kate GarrawaySleek new bob with fringe.Jenni FalconerGlam "Purdy" bob.Can you think of any other...

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The Best of People and the Worst of people

On Sunday night my car was broken into.  They bent the door right back and now it's not safe to drive until we get a new door and is certainly not weather proof or secure!So this week if I need to go anywhere I either have to get a lift from someone OR I have to use the bus.  I don't mind using the bus, I still have my free pass from when my driving licence was revoked for 6 months due to the sleep apnoea, and as long as my journey doesn't start before 9am I can use that and don't have...

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Will You Climb Out on Your Own or Wait for the Wave?

I am having a fantastic time over at the 21 secrets site learning all sort of new techniques and having fun. What is 21 secrets? A fantastic set of classes put together by some awesome people in the art journal world. 21 separate classes for just $59. And for any UK art journalers worried about your credit card charging you for paying in dollars (ours does, £2.50 per time), you can pay by paypal...

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1000 Gifts

Here is my entry for this week's Thankfulness journey, in no particular order . . . .228. The wonderful robin who seems to have adopted our garden and will often sit right next to my husband working in the garden, or on the outside handle of our glass back door while I am in that room.  It just brightens my day and makes me feel so thankful and blessed.229.  The stone that hit the windscreen...

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Art Journal Pages From trip Away

While I was away in Wales I did manage to do a little bit of art journaling on the go although mainly I stayed in my written journal.  For me, I don't think it will ever be either or, it will most probably be a bit of both with something I do in the one, sparking an idea for something I need to do in the other and vice versa.I had prepped the background for this before I went and the two stencilled...

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Oooh I got Crafty Bargains!

I'm not confident enough in my camera or computer to do a Haul video but I can at least make a Haul blog post and boy did I get some bargains!I was heading over to Wales for a couple of nights doing some talks in Schools over there for a charity I volunteer for and decided to pop into a couple of different craft shopping places on the way.  The first was a garden centre with a fairly decent...

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