I wish I was the moon tonight

Hello sweet peas!

The weekend was very fun...we went to Renegade on Saturday, and I got to meet so many internet buddies in real life! I was very excited about seeing the wonderful Kate Black in person, and she was so sweet and also very pretty. Heidi of My Paper Crane was there, and she was also such a cutie and a nice-y in person, which of course I expected. Her little moldy toasts were a-mazing, and I love that she used real bakery equipment (clear lucite donut boxes, tongs, etc.) to display on her table. So profesh.

Of course, it was wonderful to see Small Object Sarah again...she was being swarmed, or I would've stayed and played with her adorable stamps for longer. I also met Marilyn of MPatrizio, who is sweet and has an adorable accent. Something very adorable, and that I was very flattered by, is that Kate said "I recognized you before you introduced yourself because you look like your work! You're adorable!" Several people said things along those lines, which made me feel a little funny, but happy. And Whew. I was actually so overwhelmed by getting to meet all these folks, I actually bought almost nothing! I know, I know...but after about a mile of cute-cute-cute, I hit T.C.O....Total Cuteness Overload. You know what I mean, that "if-I-set-eyes-on-another-pink-felt-baby-deer-I-just-might-puke" feeling.

I did buy one little trinket, which I think Lisa might covet:

That's right...it's my Pirate Bling.

In The Black Apple Shop, there is a whole lot of fun new stuff. In addition to the new Isobels, Dunce Gals, etc., there are several new (and lovely, if I do say so) originals, including this one:

Annnnnd, Postcard Packs are back! I did a reorder of the Curious Birdplane packs, and got two new designs: Typewriter Girl, and Tea for Two. I spent the afternoon painting and packaging these babies up...so nice and quiet and fun.

Also in the works for this week:
The Return of the S A M P L E R ! ! !

I'll fill you in on when that will come to pass soon.

In other NY news, it's really f'ing hot here. Yesterday it reached 95 degrees...yuck. I mean really. And we have no air conditioning, so I'm sweltering. I've never looked so forward to anything mailordered coming than I am my new window air conditioning unit from Target.com in a few days. Oh my sweet potato, will I be one happy clam.

xxx! ooo!