Judy A Goddard, Artisan

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Consignment , Spreading my wings

I am proud to announce that I have written a small article for "Quilts Galore and More" blog. It's just a little first hand account of how I got started knitting and how it became my obsession.

The link is http://www.quiltsgaloreandmore.blogspot.com

Yesterday's big event was taking a supply of my hand painted tiles and blank note cards to an adorable little floral shop called, Skye Design Florist. They are also a gift boutique and have put the items I brought to them on display, on consignment. The terms are very go

od, 20/80! Skye Design Florist is located at

1208 Fischer Blvd.

, Toms River, NJ.

And you can visit them on line at;

http://www.skyedesign.us

Here are some photos from the great little shop:

Until 3 years ago, this little clapboard cottage was a bait and tackle shop. It sits on a busy thoroughfare, right close by the marinas.

Fishermen would walk from the marina side to buy their moss bunker for the "chum" pots, used as bait.

Well, my friend Becky bought the shop and started doo-dahing it up. But the fishermen came back, after the winter season, and were so dissapointed that the bait shop was gone, that she decided to install a freezer at the back of the shop and keeps it filled with bunker, spearing, shrimp and squid!

Now the fishermen are happy! And she's happy, and I'm happy!

We're just all so galdurned happy!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Summer?

I know this is rather a rhetorical question, but, did you have summer this year?

We here, on the east coast, seem to have been doing something else when summer slipped by.

I hear that in the far west summer has been brutal. I am truly sorry to hear that. Once when I was out in New Mexico for 3 weeks there was a heat wave with temps over 100 for several days. But the thing is, I didn't find it awful. With somewhere around 10% humidity it was practically like Heaven! Not exactly, but still.....

So, my point is, I'm really kind of glad that summer passed us by. I'm really getting excited about autumn and winter! January is my favorite month!

Here's a sample of the winter line of tile coasters and trivets I've been working on.

It makes my heart happy!

You can purchase them on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6973761

Monday, August 10, 2009

Look at this neat wall crass!

This is an unusual Monday post. I just found this neat decorative cross and I wanted to share it. You can find it at meandminnie.etsy.com

God Bless America Marble and Wire Cross Wall Decor

Friday, August 7, 2009

"Quit Your Day Job"

Now that I have a new computer, since January, anyway, and now that I have wyfy in my house I can participate in Etsy Virtual Labs! Last night I sat in on my second "Quit Your Day Job" live chat.

For those not in the know, After signing in to Etsy, click on Community and then on Virtual Labs. You"ll see a number of colorful boxes with names and times of labs listed in each one.

When you enter a lab room it looks just like stadium seating and when you click on an empty square seat

your avatar will appear there.

Then you can type in questions and the host of the lab will answer as many as she/he can in the hour allotted.

But here's my very tine beef; both of the sessions I sat in on

were hosted by jewelry makers. am not a jewelry maker and, although by jewelry makers. I am not a jewelry maker and although I was able glean lots of ideas, I did

not feel particularly connected to the host.

I hope that in the future the "Quit Your Day Job" lab will be hosted by a range of artists. As a matter of fact, I will go in the forums and post a request to Etsy Admin. today.