Filed under: General | Tags: Curious Oddities, giveaway, contest, brass sand dollar necklace, sunken treasure
Well, to be honest, this is more of creative/challenge-giveaway.
Ah, the world of Captain Nemo, 20,000 leagues under the sea. Among the kelp and barnacle encrusted rocks, are the ruins of great schooners, clippers and windjammers. Underwater cities built from forgotten civilizations, fallen to weather and waves. And heaps of fantastic treasure!
This Summer I am crafting a line of undersea jewelry and I am inviting you all to participate in a creative challenge:
CREATE A PIECE OF SUNKEN TREASURE ART.
-Any medium is welcome: photography, collage, paint, felt, paper, go nuts- the world is your oyster!
-Any size is welcome: large to micro.
-You must incorporate at least 2 of the colours pictured bellow, all 4 would be great!
Email a picture of your work to curiousoddities@gmail.com with the subject header: Sunken Treasure
Out of the submissions, I will randomly draw a winner to receive a solid antiqued-brass sand dollar necklace from my new collection…
All submissions must be in by DEADLINE: JUNE 11, 2009. If you have a blog, website or ETSY shop, make sure that you include a link along with your submission!
So much to do before the Creators’ Marketplace show this weekend!! Flowers to make, pearls to wire, table cloth to sew. Really, sometimes I wonder what I get myself into!
As promised, I will post contest info tomorrow: think “Sunken Treasure”
In the meantime feel free to browse the Curious Shop!
Filed under: Oddities | Tags: bizarre, cat toys, Catzilla Crafts, Gooder Goods, Gush 4 Plush, plush, SpellWell
Long gone is the synthetic green pompom, the plastic ball-and-bell, the fluorescent orange tickler. Out is the dreaded hot pink, rabbit fur mouse. Welcome the new generation of fabulous cat toys!
If your cat dreams of a life by the sea, a skeletal fish (pictured on the left) by Gush 4 Plush (visit the blog) or perhaps a tin of crocheted sardines by Handmade Cottage might feed its seafaring spirit.
For the traditionalist, Spellwell offers a de’cat’pitated mouse, pigeon and fish trio pictured at the top (she also offers a robot head option for vegans. The cat with a more adventurous palate might appreciate a felt Paramecium, a Green Egg or a stick of TNT by Caelista.
And we must not forget the overindulgent sweet tooth for whom a low fat, catnip filled, felt donut by Catzilla Crafts or yarn- iced sockcake by Gooder Goods might just hit the spot!
Filed under: Beak of the Week | Tags: Beak of the Week, blackbird, crow, Fawn and Lark, illustration, Michelle Strader, raven
Money Maker by Michelle Strader
This week’s fabulous Raven was drawn by Michelle, who resides in the teeny tiny village of Cape Vincent, NY. In addition to being an excellent photographer and illustrator, she is a full time professional cake decorator. She describes her inspirations:
“I have a peculiar obsession with dead animals, (though I enjoy them alive just as well) while all things organic, botanical, mammalian, avian, medical, linear, and skeletal simply fascinate me. I enjoy drawing from my own photographs and gain inspiration from my vast collection of nature and medical books.”
Prints of her work can be purchased in her shop Fawn and Lark including my other favorite, Thoughtful Crow.
Borrowed from my Etsy profile:
“I have a peculiar obsession with dead animals, (though I enjoy them alive just as well) while all things organic, botanical, mammalian, avian, medical, linear, and skeletal simply fascinate me. I enjoy drawing from my own photographs and gain inspiration from my vast collection of nature and medical books.”
Filed under: General | Tags: Creators' Marketplace, Curious Oddities, Toronto craft show
May is already a flurry of activity. I have been busy designing the new Curious Oddities website (it should be up by the end of the week) while creating new necklaces and juggling the tail end of my floral obligations (today being the last of the Spring/Summer holidays). All the while, battling a stubborn cold…and no, it’s not Swine Flu!
I just wanted to let you all know that my first craft show will be May 31st : Creators’ Marketplace (link to the left) I am really excited, it looks like a fabulous bunch of vendors.
I do apologize for not writing more, I have some delightful articles in the works, but I’ve only had the morning streetcar commute in which to jot down ideas.
Oh, and I almost forgot, I have a little contest in mind for a Summer necklace giveaway, so stay tuned for the details!
