SUMMER IS HERE!!!

...And it's hot as hell! I've been tossing and turning in a thin dressing of my own sweat these past few days. I shouldn't complain cuz Lord knows I asked for it!

Hmmm...whats been going on...


FINALLY finished the MASHULU mainsite revamp. I am sooo pleased with it. I'm loving the bags I'm coming up with now also...so far this is my favorite:















I did two shows within a few weeks of each other...very interesting. Of course I did the Spring Bada-Bing in Richmond. This time it was at Plant Zero, which was a really cool space. It rained like crazy but there was a really great turnout. I did okay...funny thing is everything I sold was sold to people I already know. It's all good, but it's just something I took notice of. This was one of the favorite bags I made for that show...I'm usually opposed to re-creating stuff, but I gotta make another of thses, for sure:


Then a few short weeks later I did the May Fair Craft Show by the Virginia Craft-on-istas in Arlington, VA. Again, it rained...but this time the turnout was not great. Whatsoever. Had it not been for a couple of my friend Nikki's pals, I wouldn't have even made back the show fee (which was $75, though I got $35 worth of space to use). It was a difficult day, but it's always great to hang with Nikki, PLUS I was able to meet some new pals and do a second muslin fitting for Nikki's wedding dress (I wish I could put pics up but I must wait for the big reveal). Like I said, it would have been a wash had it not been for two custom orders I got towards the end of the show. Thanks Angela and Tara! See y'all at the bachelorette...

Here's some pics of their order, reluctantly modeled by my daughter:

My new goal is to give this blog some lovin' on Wednesdays. This post should tide y'all over till then!