When Mollie Makes asked if I would send some extra photos of my work for Issue 18 along with a photo of myself for the contributors page, I decided to throw together an impromptu secret garden party in my back yard. It was so secret, that I was the only one there!

I also always wanted to see if I could make one of these composite collage thingies. I have no idea how you are supposed to make them. I basically just shot a bunch of photos of myself around the table and then cut/pasted them together. It’s not perfect, and you can see some seams if you look closely, but it was just for fun, and I thought it turned out pretty cool!

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A little bit ago I posted a pic of a two-colored cupcake slouchy hat, and I thought I’d share how that came to be.

Jess from Cupcakes by Jess in the UK contacted me about making her a custom cupcake hat with colors from her logo and tattoo.

She requested a pink and mint frosting with a chocolate cake.

I hope Jess loves her new hat!

If you’re near Norfolk and have a sweet tooth, please check out her cupcakes!

She also wanted me to give a shout out to her tattoo artist Gemma Osborn at Sub Rosa Tattoo Parlor in Norwich.

Happy Monday! Can’t to show you the neat tissue box cozies I have been working on for Plush You! in Seattle, October 12!

I got an email from DailyCandy the other day, which I honestly kind of usually ignore and delete, but I’m glad I paid attention this time, because it was all about Sugarfina, a fancy candy shop!

There was just something about those dainty little spoons of colorful yummies that compelled me to go completely insane and want to order one of everything! My package arrived today, and I couldn’t wait to open it!

Hand-written note! I am always impressed when owners can include a hand-written note in their orders. I feel like I’m usually too much in a rush to make it to the post office to do this, but I think it’s super awesome when others can manage it!

If you click around on the site a bit, you’ll see that their goodies come in various sizes, so you can get a little taster cube for about $5, a medium one for about $9, and a large one for about $16. I ordered mostly smalls, and the gummy bears are mediums.  $5 for a gorgeous sample of artisan candy is pretty cool, and you could make a really beautiful present for someone buy getting little taster boxes of your person’s favorite candies.

These are for Manda. I already txtd her a photo! Her mom used to call malt balls “health food.”

Hairy and I broke into some of the gummy bears. They are REALLY juicy. My favorites so far are the green apple and strawberry.

To be completely honest, this is not my full order…… some of the German gummy candies were waitlisted, so the snacking has only just begun!

After the MAGIC tradeshow in Las Vegas last month, I knew that Yummy You! would slowly start appearing in stores again, and this morning, my crochet elf Liliah emailed me to let me know she saw Yummy You! scarves on ThinkGeek.com! YAYZ! They are carrying the Bacon n Eggs scarf as well as the Sushi scarf! Now that we have product again (and never-seen-before new stuff!), we are going to work really hard on getting the Yummy You! website all updated, including, THE ONLINE STORE! SUPER YAYZ!

Here are some product shots from ThinkGeek:

I know they kinda look the same as the ones from 2010/11, but we found a new factory to work with, and I had lots more time to work with them and make the product better. Plus, miraculously, we got the pricing down as well! Yay for all!

I also really liked ThinkGeek’s model photos! They did a great job and had a lot of fun!

This is only the beginning. Can’t wait to show you more and more!

Hairy dug up a few more glittery heart Crafty Tote Bags in natural color, so I put them in my shop. The first round of pink totes sold out super quickly, so I ordered a bunch more blanks in both pink and natural, and now I’m just waiting for Hairy to print them again. Tell him to hurry up! 😛

I’m waiting for a few more fun supplies to come in before being able to make my Halloween shop update, so sit tight!