2nd Annual Christmas Open House

Ready or not I'm signed on to join other artists in a neighborhood open house. Just an excuse to encourage shopping. I found out less than a week ago and I always feel I am not prepared or ready. It is forcasted to rain all Saturday but we will be inside fortunately. I am hoping to sell as much as possible and hand out alot of cards. the invite came from Virginia craft-n-istas If you're in the Richmond area, come on down to Lakeside!

I have been tagged by BackwoodSophisticate, check out her awesome blog: My Crafty Life
Here are the details:

1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog - some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here are my 7 random facts:
1. When I read BackwoodSophisticate's list I thought I was reading about myself.

2. I dont share too much about myself a rule because I am a closet introvert.

3. I am left handed. yeah!!!

4.I am a cat person with a dog.

5. I have never been married and have had no children of my own.

6. I am a ridiculous list maker. I make list upon list endlessly. There's a master list and a sublist of the day. I dont think I could live without a list or without Diet Coke for that matter. when I was told by a friend that I had ADD I was shocked at that assessment but somedays it feels very true.

7. I have earrings but hardly wear them, I never paint my finger or toenails but I iron my hair.

These are the people I tagged!
Kat's Life
Ellie @ The Lucky Nest
The Ebon Swan @ The ebon swan
Lupe @ lupeart
Eye Pop Art
Nancy Merkle @ small-impressions
Michelle @ Canin artist

sketch art

I went to an art thing ( Art Around Lakeside) to see my friend Dana Frostick. We arrived late when everyone was packing up and I starting looking at the art of Katherine Meiller. Once I see that I like something I try to look at all of it. She showed me a stack of sketches which were wonderful and she then offered me to take one. so here it is. I left with her sketch and her business card and noticed later that she is on Etsy. How nice to run into an Etsy artist by chance. I love her collages and her store @ KatherineMeiller.etsy.com and her website is katherinemeiller.com. I hope you enjoy this sketch as much as I do. They were all wonderful and more of them can be seen under Studies in ink on her website.

first treasury

first treasury
Originally uploaded by LisaB16

Here is my first Treasury on Etsy! I thought it was impossible. For my convenience and yours here is a list of Flikr groups that you can search for your shop name to see if your were in a Treasury but missed it

http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsyfrontpagers/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/667573@N20/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsyfrontpagetreasury/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/797819@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28488923@N05/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsytreasuries/

Etsy treasury

Etsy treasury
Originally uploaded by LisaB16

hi I'm very excited to be included in a treasury. here it is!! And I have just learned how to link my flikr to my blog! See me top row center. the bird on the canvas tote.

Pint size laptop

We have an XO laptop. Have a look at laptop.org to see what it's all about. You buy one for yourself and one for a child in a developing country. If you're looking for a good deed to do, this is a great opportunity to help a child across the globe that would not otherwise be able to afford a computer. Larger than an Iphone but smaller than the regular laptop. I prefer a regular size keyboard but if you are a textmessanger or use a blackberry I guess it would be no big deal for you. I set up a flickr group of my photos.

Seller Beware

I read about an internet scam on Etsy today where several Etsy seller's items were listed for sale without their knowlege or permission. the thread is here. the store is called o-handbag. It takes more and more effort to be internet savy and avoid being victimized by criminals. please read the thread and be alert for this type of activity. A great tool to have is the google alert. Use words unique to you and your shop. That is how this store was discovered.I was just testing the ohandbag link and at this time it no longer works. hmmmmmm Hopefully it is shut down for good. I still had this site up and I printed this and scanned it for evidence.