New again

I have been trying to paint at least twice a week. Watercolor only right now because I just don't have time to start a big acrylic project. So after I am done with my books for the evening I set up my paints and get cracking. Here are my latest two.

"Heart Shaped Locket" 2009

"Fraction" 2009

Also, I am on papernstitch this month for both my paintings and my books. If you have not done so yet, please check it out. If you are so inclined I would love it if you added me as a favorite on there. You do so by clicking on the heart. The winner each month gets 150.00 and a free month on the site, a nice added bonus!

New

"Swinger" 2009
"Daphne" 2009
"Selena and the Rubber Plant" 2009

"Blue" 2009

And we have a winner!

The lucky winner for the sweet SWAK Eco Magnets by TeamZvonik is.....................................

Jessica Torrant!!!

My husband grabbed a name out of a bowl and it was you, Jessica! Congrats!!!

Give it away now

Hey all, I was having a hard time thinking of something to blog about. So I thought I would do a give away. You know I never thought I would be the type to blog, or twitter or do any sort of "social networking" stuff. Heck I used to sneer at cell phones. Well, technology and the internets slowly seeped into my life and now I depend on it to make a living. I like it though, I have made some great friends, and I love the fact that everyday I see others create beautiful things. Well I digress. As I said I thought I would have a give away on my blog and since I now "twitter" I asked some of my "followers" if anyone would be willing to share their pretties with my readers. And luckily for you teamzvonik was gracious enough to offer her cute S.W.A.K. magnets made of recycled paper pulp!



Here is how you could be the lucky winner:

1. Go to teamzvonik's shop, and take a look around.

2. Come back here and leave a comment on my blog telling me which item is your favorite in her shop.

3. Extra entry if you either blog or twitter about my give away.

Thats it!

New paper designs

I have been deciding more and more to design my own paper. I have a degree in graphic design, I would hate for it to go to waste :) Here are a few examples.

"Bunnies" designed for my rabbit obsessed daughter

"Coral"

images copyright 2009 Susan Schaffer and may not be reproduced without permission from the author.

Confession

The Dynamic Duo-1 Inch Buttons For Married Cool People by buttonempire

Hello, my name is Susan Schaffer, and I am a geek. And I am a crafter. Sometimes it is hard to be both. I love my comic books, my sci fi, my rpg's and especially my newest toy, Rock Band 2, which we got last night. I am reminded of the article in the Storque awhile back about a husband and wife, the husband was a gamer and the wife was a crafter. I am both rolled into one (although my husband is a complete geek as well, and I wouldn't have it any other way). I have had to give up the geek in me a little because the crafting part has definitely taken over, but now that we have our Xbox360 (which feels a little sacrilegious to me because I am a devoted Nintendo user, but I certainly can't afford a Wii).

Nintendo Controller Buttons by Slevin11

I have to force myself to stay out of the bedroom lest I be tempted to spend all my time on it, rocking out, or searching new worlds. I have reserved that time to the hours of 7:30 to 9:30 at night. I hope I can stay a good girl and keep those hours!

Any other geek girls out there?

In the beginning

I missed my Etsyversary, I completely forgot about it, it was on January 11.

This is the first book I sold on Etsy, over a year ago. When I first opened my shop, this was the kind of photos I posted, pretty bad (not to mention that horrid ribbon!)

I felt so excited if I got a sale a week back then.

I am selling the same book (with some tweaks, of course) in my shop again. You've come a long way, baby! I am so amazed and grateful for the success I have had on Etsy, and for the growth I have had as an artist because of it. Of course I still need work, but I feel that my books and photographs have improved. I know I have taken a step backward in my fine arts, but that is partly a time issue (not having the time to work on my paintings) and that I need to focus (when I have the time) on them more. I need to get back to my roots, while experimenting in the new. But in the meantime I am happy to make books everyday.