Saturday's Photo

Rakin'!

Wednesday's Photo

Tuesday's Photo

A replenishment of inventory.

A Little Analytics Fun

Happy Monday everyone! The most favorite thing for me to do in the morning while eating my bagel and drinking my sweet nectar of Arizona iced tea, is to check my stats with Google analytics. Yesterday was a good day for the shop, and it never ceases to entertain me with the "keywords" that get people to my site. Such as:

hello betty maple syrup orange
Somewhere out there some chick named Betty is making orange-flavored maple syrup I suppose? Not sure, I but don't sell food.

fancy lady housewares
For the fanciest of ladies, yes, please shop at Revelry Press. And bring your husband's wallet.

halloween survival kit
Box wine, a xanax, and a mask (for the morning after).

half marathon necklace
hmmm, a necklace you receive for going 13 miles?

wheel thrown in the "wonky" style
The way Willy Wonka throws wheels?

Anyway, here's your photo for today. I'm cheating this a bit since it wasn't exactly taken today, but I'm adding it to my online photo gallery today.

Friday's Photo

We had a nice indian summer here in central Ohio today, and I took full advantage of it tonight as I enjoyed the comfort of my deck, sipping a well-deserved glass of wine. Oh how I wish it would last.

Here's the view from below.

Wednesday's Photo

For my friends who follow me on facebook, you'll know I posted the other day that I'm allergic to my house. Well, it seemed to be really concentrated in my studio/home office where I spend many hours a day. It got to be really obvious when I would only have sneezing fits in that room and no other room in the house. So with the windows slightly open and some good music on, 3 bags of garbage and 4 hours later I had a clean room. I know it doesn't look very organized, but trust me, this is about as organized as it gets in my world. I'm so happy! Too bad it takes so much time just to get organized so I can work. Because here it is the middle of the afternoon and I'm just starting actual work.

The official drawbacks of working for yourself: there is no cleaning staff or accounting department.

Tuesday's Photo and thoughts of NJ

When I was growing up this was something I thought was really cool:



To confirm, I still do, but since I moved to Columbus Ohio, I'm trying very hard to embrace my hometown. I grew up on the Jersey Shore and lived in either NJ or NYC for about 33 years of my life. We've been here 6 years and yet it still is hard to call it "home". NJ is really "home" for arguments sake, Columbus is a place where I moved to and settled. At least that's how I feel. Not for lack of the great friends I've made and the wonderful arts and crafts community I've found, but because there just isn't anything quite as familiar as the streets you walked when you were a kid. And I still get the warm fuzzies when I go back.

In the spirit of embracing that hometown pride, I created something brand new the other day and showed it at my recent craft show. Using that old nostalgic postcard design, I've made a new chalkboard. Not a mini, but something larger that can function as either art or something to write on. Whatever you prefer. And I'm working on getting other states and cities because I know everyone has a "home" they left a long time ago and maybe needs a little reminder of familiarity to have in their new digs.



Things that remind me of home:
warm bagels
salt water taffy
the smell of the beach
the pounding of waves
the honking of a taxi
the sunrise
a brick driveway
traffic
pushy people
that distinct east coast accent
the giants
the mets

What reminds you of home?