Red Rabbit Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair

Everyone in the LA area should check out the Red Rabbit Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, with work for sale by 27 local artists including my mom. The event is held in the Descanso Gardens in La Canada and is free with garden admission ($8) so you can come to the show, buy local for the holidays, and then enjoy walking around the gardens, which are decorated for Christmas.

For more event information, go here.

I found an old ottoman someone had put out on the street for trash night and reupholstered it for the living room. Overall, it turned out well, though of course there are some minor problems here and there, since it was my first time using a sewing machine or upholstering anything.

See more photos here.

The ottoman, before

The new ottoman.

New Autumn Designs at Posh Plums!

Check out the new fall line at Posh Plums!

New designs at Posh Plums!

Check out new fall designs at Posh Plums!

Posh Plums on Cuteable!

My mom's Etsy site, Posh Plums, is on Cuteable today!

You can also check her out today in the Etsy Children's Showcase.

Introducing Posh Plums

Everyone check out my mom's new Etsy site - a great place to buy unique, hand-embroidered baby clothes. She is selling embroidered long- and short-sleeved onesies from American Apparel as well as dresses made by hand from 100% soft kona cotton, so check it out! You can mix and match what you see on the site - choose the garment type, color, and embroidery pattern, each outfit is made to order.

Meanwhile I'm working on her own site off Etsy - stay tuned.

AND - thanks to the beautiful Rosemary Spindler for modeling the baby clothes on the Etsy site.

I just finished this embroidered pillow for my sister Gillian, an homage to the excellent Dinosaur Comics.

I wanted to point everybody to Katy Spinder's awesome new Etsy website. If you don't know, Etsy is a wonderful website that allows artists and craftspeople to sell their work online through one big clearing house. It's also a wonderful place to get jewelry, stationery, baby stuff, photographic prints, housewares, and lots of other things. Katy also has a new blog.