Wednesday, August 29, 2007
A Completely Non Sequitur Entry on Moving, Accountability, and Jim Halpert
I've been completely remiss in providing any insight to creative pursuits of my own lately; mostly because I am guilty of NOT doing anything during the move. Even with the scanner set up and the kitchen/crafting table bought off Craigslist, there's still the little problem of the internet not getting installed until September 11. Do I complain about this enough? I should probably channel the energy into pummeling the cable company with calls. Gees, what did the world do before the internet?
For your visual pleasure, here are a few things I recently bought off of Etsy:
I'll post the shops once I receive the items, so that I feel assured in recommending these amazing shops.
Here's something I've wanted to write about for quite some time: independent crafters/artists accountability. There's an understood but unspoken rule of trust and solidarity among crafters and DIY-ers, especially on the blog circuit. But I was sorely disappointed by one person when I ordered two art pieces last October, and to this day still haven't received anything. I don't anticipate that I'll ever receive anything at this point, but after several, really-awkward-to-write emails from me (why is it so hard to stand up for yourself?) and uncomfortable but unfortunately empty promises from her, this whole experience has left a really sour taste in my mouth for independent designers. Which is really unfortunate, because I know many of you really rely on the internet to sell your wares. It makes me much more cautious to ever buy something from an independent source (the aforementioned blogger/seller had been a girl I've read and known of through friends for at least 5 years); and though Etsy has been a great, other people who want to be completely DIY are also feeling the repercussions of irresponsible "independent designers".
How do you regulate something like that so that other people don't have the same terrible experience with that crafter/artist? And why would it feel terrible to call that person out on it publicly when it was that person's fault in the first place?
To completely digress to a better story, via Craft Magazine's blog, I spied this adorable remixed old shapeless cardigan to a pretty swingy sweater. It's the perfect project for when I get my sewing machine back from my mom and figure out a serger is find a serger/substitute for a serger. (Thank you, glorious resource of the internet).
And happily, finally, tonight I get to see my friend Monica and we're going to see this guy:
 Labels: 826LA, arts+crafts, covet, things i hate
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