We'll be selling at the Indie Market at Bumbershoot again this year! We had a blast last year, meeting all sorts of fantastically talented artists and taking in the excellent music, including a highly memorable show by Andrew Bird in the shadow of the Space Needle. We'll be busting out a power chord consisting of the fabulous Ms. Abigail Nash, aka pulpreality on Etsy, myself (atomin) and my better half, James, of oneupdesigns Etsy fame and fortune. More on this as we get closer to the festival...

Moustaches...

My talented and creative partner in crime (aka husband) James has a new line of mini graphics out in his shop on Etsy -- moustaches! These surface graphics are life-sized moustache stickers that you can put on windows, mirrors (see our son Jack above, thoroughly enjoying his new 'stache), or virtually any other surface that's flat and smooth. My personal choice? Right over the glowing white apple on the back of my Mac powerbook. I believe he sent these off to be included in the MTV Movie Award gift lounge, via the Sampler, so keep your eyes open for the moustache epidemic that will sweep the celebrity world.

L-i-v-i-n'

In the immortal words of Wooderson (Dazed and Confused): "You just gotta keep on livin', man. L-I-V-I-N." It has been one busy month. Why? So far there's been Make's Urban Street Bazaar (which went fabulously!) and the UT Southwestern's annual Biophysics retreat (at which I gave a talk...whew!). Coming up tomorrow is the Etsy Dallas first annual Beer-B-Q. If you are in the Dallas area, you must come check it out -- there'll be free food and beer, tons of amazing art and crafty bits for sale, and a Make & Take table with lots of free and crazy crafts for people of all ages.

The Make & Take table has been a little project of mine and, as it turns out, an excellent way to destash a decade's worth of old craft supplies. Lots of other Etsy Dallas members are donating all kinds of supplies, from paper goods to cute fabric to beads. I've been busy prepping a few tiny projects to serve as examples. This one? I like to call it "Disco Shrine".


















See YOU at the Make & Take table!

Urban Street Bazaar - git yer shoppin' shoes on!

Come out and get your handcrafted goods from Atom-In, Pulp Reality, and One Up Designs at the Urban Street Bazaar, held in the lovely Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff, on Saturday, May 10th. The show is organized by Julie from Make (also located in the Bishop Arts District) and is stocked with 100% handcrafted goods. Other great local artists featured in the show are PamelaMichelle, Tefi, B.Liscious, Tara to the T, and Harrilu (all fabulous members of the Etsy Dallas Street Team!), so come out and check us out!

Beantown?

I'm off to Boston tomorrow for the 2008 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting -- fighting for the rights of hard working, underpaid, and under-appreciated postdoc fellows everywhere!

Busy, busy bee!

The latest batch of charms... I am still so enchanted by pulp art imagery -- so phantasmagorical!

Etsy Dallas Beer-B-Q

Featuring free food, beer and the fabulous Make & Take craft table! Get your craft on and make that pocket shrine to toast, Douglas Coupland, or particle physics, or whatever else takes your fancy. Catch the finest in local handmade goods from over 20 Etsy Dallas artists and chill out with a veggie burger and a beer ---- come on, have you really got anything better to do?
See you at the Etsy Dallas Beer-B-Q on Sunday, May 18th!