uccello curioso on paper n stitch!

Hello all...!

Just a quick note that the current Paper N Stitch exhibition is up and running, and my shop is participating in it! And I must say I am in with some rather great company. I will be spending a good chunk of time just browsing through all the great art, products and designs that are in the current group of shops! Please do stop by and look around!

For those that are not familiar, Brittni also has a blog of the same name, and regularly showcases some amazing independent artists and designers there. I've even found some of my favorite handmade arts and crafts shops through her site!

hand-made stamps!

I try to do small things to help the earth, like minimizing waste and trash, and recycling whenever possible. Did you know that the waxy paper on the back of stickers and adhesive labels is not recyclable?

So, I am trying to move away from using shipping labels by handwriting addresses directly onto the shipping envelope whenever possible. And today, with a couple of easy-to-use tools and some help from a lovely tutorial, I carved a stamp to use as a kind of frame for shipping addresses on my envelopes, in lieu of my standard white Avery label. I really like how it came out, and it didn't take very long at all! I see some more stamp carving happening in my near future...