Posts tagged ‘SAS 2010’

Thorne’s world has been a busy place lately, no doubt about it. The last 45 days or so have seen me back in full production mode. Stained Glass:

A huge undertaking with my first home made sugar skulls for Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead for we gringos) I want to give a huge shout out to Angela, of MexicanSugarSkull.com. She has a wonderful array of Day of the Dead items and sugar skull molds and supplies and she is quick not only to ship your items, but to offer advice and assistance. She even came to visit me at one of my Pomona Show dates! Thank you, Angela!!

I still have a few Sugar Skulls and various sugar art items for sale at my Etsy Store In case you didn’t know, they last just about forever, if taken care of properly. The molded sugar takes about a year (for the larger pieces, especially) to fully cure, but as long as you keep your sugar art dry it will last for 15 years or more. Never put it in a sealed container- that’s the trick. If you put them away after the holiday, just wrap them in tissue paper and put them in a cardboard box where they can breathe.

I had loads of fun and enjoyed the people and many beautiful ofrendas at the Dia De Los Muertos Celebration in Riverside, CA. I had a booth there for the 3 hour show and it was packed!

Thorne's World Booth @ Riverside DotD Celebration

A Traditiona Ofrenda @ Riverside DotD

My personal Favorite Ofrenda @ Riverside

But that was then and this is now. My frantic pace continues as I get in production for our local weekly Farmer’s Market and Craft Fair and gear up for the Winter Solstice Festival hosted by Long Beach Women Spirit on December 4th. On the drawing board are a variety of projects ranging from stained glass, to bird houses, to broken tile and stained glass mosaic, to bath salts and magickal gift baskets, to scented fire starters and maybe even aromatherapy candles…

You might guess that every flat surface in my entire house and both studios is covered in working (and semi organized) clutter! It’s driving me crazy! (I can’t imagine how I’m ever going to get it all cleaned up to decorate for the holidays- maybe I’ll just drape it all in maple leaves and then cover that in tinsel and call it good!)

No matter how busy I am though, I have to take some time to give back. A little gratitude. A little “as above, so below”. You see, in Thorne’s World the Universe rewards right action. That’s one of the many reasons that every night (or morning as the case may be- your mileage may vary but in Thornesworld it’s still “night” until I go to sleep), while I unwind from my busy day watching a little CSI or my new fav show, AMC’s The Walking Dead, I crochet at least one 6″ square for Shelly’s SAS 2010. Our Shelly is a red headed gal from Texas with a heart as big as her home state. This is her 3rd year organizing happy hookers like me from all around the world to crochet 6″ squares- as many or as few as we each wish- to be made into afghans for kids with cancer. It puts a perfect cap of love and giving on my day. Stop by her place and check it out, or join the SAS 2010 FaceBook Group to learn more about this awesome project.

Wow. See what happens when I don’t post regularly? I do just go on, don’t I? More soon, constant readers.

Peace, out!

That’s right! Yay Shelly, it’s Share a Square 2010! I won’t (although I could) tell you at great length about The Share a Square project. I could tell you about it’s awesome inception by a crazy Texas RedHead with a heart as big as her home state, about the amazing bloggers and other folks from around the world who made squares and sent them to Shelly to be sewn together into colorful expressions of love and support for the kids with cancer, (about the huge mess in Shelly’s spare bedroom that overflowed into the rest of her house… hahaha); but I won’t. I’ll let you go check it out at This Eclectic Life if you want to know more about the history if this great project.
Instead I’ll direct you to the FaceBook group page that Shelly has set up for this year, and the FAQ that she put together with her experience of 2 years doing this great thing.
What I’m here to do today, is give ya’ll some visual images and ideas for making your tags. (I’ll be crocheting like a madwoman come Fall/Winter. In the first place it’s too darn hot in the Mojave Desert to crochet in Summer; in the second- I admit… I’m a last minute kinda gal).
Having learned the lesson of crumpled and torn tags in previous years, and knowing that part of the thrill for the kids is being able to see and keep the tags from 150 different people from all around the world, Shelly has come up with a basic format for tags this year, and has graciously added to her workload by offering to laminate, punch and tie them all on to our squares when we send them. She’d like them to be standard business card size, and plans to include a binder ring for the kids to use to keep their tags.
Idea Number 1:
What I did last year was to use my business card. This may seem impersonal to some of you and I suppose it depends on your business, but I kinda thought the kids might get a kick out of having a square crocheted by a tattoo artist (and my cards are pretty colorful, which I like.) If you choose this option, be sure to write a personal note on the back! It will mean so much to the kids.
Idea Number 2:
Print your own and cut them with a paper cutter. Easy to do. Most WP programs these days have business card templates that make it super easy. Just pick something colorful or fun and type your message and print n cut! Perfect! My printer is having fits right now, and jams the paper every time, so I think I’ll be mixing my tags up between Idea 1 above, and
Idea Number 3:
Buy a pack of blank (or already decorated) micro perf business cards and add your own personal flair. I’m using stickers and a hand written message, (but if I can dig out my stamping and embossing stuff I may do some of that, too. If I do, I’ll post pics.) Have fun and do good. What’s better than that?!
Peace!