2 CUSTOM PIECES

IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY I HAVEN'T ADDED ANY NEW PIECES TO THE SHOP LATELY, HERE ARE 2 OF A FEW REASONS WHY......

I AM STILL PLUGGING AWAY ON THE SQUIRREL MECHANICS RECORDS CASE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD POST THESE 2 OTHER LITTLE NUMBERS JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT GIVING UP ON THE SHOP AND EATING BON BONS ALL DAY. JUST DRAWING LIKE MAD- AS USUAL- AND DRINKING HEAVILY....... DRINKING COFFEE THAT IS. I'M SURE I DIDN'T FOOL ANY OF YOU WITH THAT ONE.

SO MUCH NEEDED RAIN COMING DOWN IN FLORIDA. ON MUSIC TAP FOR TODAY: ELLIOTT SMITH WITH A MIX OF THE SMITHS...... SOUNDING GOOD OVER HERE!

PROJECT PART 2

PART 2 OF THE UPDATE ON "LUNCH MONEY" MERCH CASE.

I CLEANED AND POLISHED THE CASE I WILL BE DRAWING ON.
YES, I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOWER AND BATHTUB AS TO NOT SPRAY WATER ALL OVER MY KITCHEN FLOOR.

BUT THE RED IS SMOKIN HOT AND ALL READY FOR ART!
YAAAAAAAAAY

DRAWING DRAWING DRAWING

LISTENING TO THE NEW PETE YORN & PER USUAL, WANTING MORE COFFEE.

TALK AT CHA' SOON

CURRENT PROJECT

I GOT A SWEET CUSTOM ORDER. THOUGHT I WOULD POST A BRIEF UPDATE.

I AM MAKING A MERCH CASE FOR THIS SUPER AWESOME BAND! IT'S GOING TO HAVE THEIR LABEL LOGO ON THE FRONT AND INSIDE WILL BE ALL THEIR T-SHIRTS, STICKERS, CHANGE ETC. I AM MAKING SOME COLORED MONEY BAGS THAT WILL KEEP THINGS INSIDE ORGANIZED.

SO SUPER EXCITED. WOULD LOOOOOOOOVE TO DO MORE OF THESE.

I MADE MY BEST FRIEND A TRAIN CASE FOR ALL OF HER PIANO CHORDS AND STUFF FOR WHEN SHE PLAYS SHOWS/TOURS. I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MARKET THIS....... ANY SUGGESTIONS?

OKAY, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD FOR ME.

HAPPY FRIDAY. HAPPY SUMMER.
GRSG OUT!

1 Sick Vacation

i am not big on shooting flowers. they are pretty, they smell wonderful and they are fascinating but i am never drawn to photograph them. the reasons why are too long and boring to list.

this past week we've spent our "vacation" on the water of st. pete with my family ( i think it's more of sick leave for me). my dad thought it would be cool for me to take a photo of this flower that he loves every day as it bursts open. i've only taken one photo- haven't made it out there since sunday- but as i was lookin over my pictures this one struck me. it's a picture of how i'm feeling......
i was SOOO ready to kick back and relax this week. instead i'm barely able to move from one room to another.
and now i feel ready to burst.
i can't draw, i can't take pictures, typing is exhausting.
i found this quote in my journal and i don't remember where it's from but it seemed fitting.
so, in someone else's words, here it is:
"i have never been an ordinary artist, for as long as i can remember i have made sense of things on paper. i sketch images that run so close to the edges of the page, they are in danger of falling off. and sometimes things are revealed in my drawings that i do not understand. when i look back at my drawings from when i was a child i am always surprised. i have sketched things i should not have known, secrets that have been revealed. when people see my drawings they seem fascinated. they ask me if i know what these things mean, but i never do. i can draw the image, but people have to face their own demons."

ANATOMY of a Blue Bat Case

i am on vacation. well, visiting a portion of my family across the state. 3 hours from all of my baggage so to speak.

i've had a wicked fever, cold and sore throat since late friday night- not ideal for my week off.
been working on this new train case for the shop- or possibly my brother because it doesn't seem my buyers are much interested in the bat- though i must say- i'm obsessed with it and so is he.


i finally was able to get out of bed today and snap some shots of my brother and this new case. the light was supreme, the camera felt like it weighed 10lbs. because i am so weak from the illness that has been ravaging my insides for the past 4 days. i quickly got back into bed and fell asleep. i've been napping like crazy but it's never the kind where you wake up feeling rested.


the etsy-versary last week was a HUGE success and my head is still swimming in a pool of love that rained down on me and the shop.
does thank you ever get old? is thank you even enough? i don't feel like it is. but i never will be satisfied with the amount of love i attempt to return. i just wasn't built that way.
i've got new ideas brewing for the shop but that's nothing new. i know it's summer but i feel it's end approaching fast. so i'm hitting the brakes.
more medicine to digest, more tea to drink, more restless naps to be taken.

GetReadySetGO!'s 1 Year ETSY-Versary SALE and Giveaway GALORE!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO AMY OF thePeachTree FOR COMPOSING THIS BRILLIANT VERBAGE & LAYING IT ALL OUT. YOU ROCK PEACH!

Attention Ladies and Gentlemen Alike!!It's GetReadySetGo's 1 year Etsy-Versary and she's having a Helluva Hoopla over at her ETSY shop! For 5 days only, she's combining her luggage AND her Clutch shop into one MASTERPIECE of an EPICENTER!!

MONDAY through FRIDAY (6/8 - 6/12) take $5 OFF EVERYTHING in the Shop. We're talking the most incredible UP-CYCLED Train CASES, luggage, CLUTCHES, Messenger BAGS each with it's own personal character, charm, and hand drawn art to boot!! .... need I say more??

OH but I WILL!!

Not only will you receive $5 OFF every item but you will ALSO get a stunningly JUICY pair of PEARL earrings, with EACH purchase, from ThePeachTree including a 10% OFF coupon for her shop!

Still not enough?? If THIS doesn't show you how much the Etsy community loves Ms. SetGo, I don't know what will!! So you're getting the $5 OFF and ThePeachTree PEARL earrings, and you will ALSO receive a SURPRISE gift from one of the 8 amazingly GRACIOUS and TALENTED artisans below!!

A SNEAK peak of what you could WIN!

10 pairs each of the Bobby Pin Sets above

1 in your size Collective Names of Animals - Mens Grass Green
1 in your size Collective Names of Animals - Mens Asphalt
1 in your size Organic French Pet Lobster Shirt - Dijon
1 in your size Japanese Star Moss

8 Handcrafted Wearables by Fray

1 pair of Victorian Charm - Silver
1 pair of Victorian Charm - Bronze

1 Vintage Scarf

1 Little gnome home
Three Sets of 4 Beep Boop Oop - Robot Greeting Cards

1 pair of Greenwitch Earrings
1 pair of Dervish Earrings
1 pair of Goddess Earrings
1 popstar bracelet

1 of each plushie seen above

1 Brass lotus hoop necklace and earring set
1 Silver lotus hoop necklace and earring set
1 Springtime Sparrow Necklace silver
1 Flutter Necklace
1 Brass Bow Tie Necklace
1 Reversible Locket Necklace

To Recap:

1. $5 OFF ALL GetReadySetGo's sweet sweet bags
2. Pearl earrings from ThePeachTree
3. A 2nd SURPRISE gift!!

Now RUN, don't walk over to GetReadySetGo!! And remember, have fun people!!

**Lovingly Hodge Podged by ThePeachTree.etsy.com w/photos by GetReadySetGo.etsy.com**

ETSY-VERSARY.....

COMING IN THE NEXT HOUR

MY ETSY-VERSARY POST WILL BE UP!

I HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME CELEBRATE WITH ME THIS WEEK BECUASE IT'S GONNA BE A BLAST AND EVERYONE WILL WIN:)

BACK TO POST DETAILS VERRRRRRRRY SOOON.......

NO A/C FANS ETC

THAK GOD FOR ELECTRICITY. ABOVE IS THE CEILING FAN IN OUR BEDROOM THAT KEPT ME BREATHING LAST NIGHT, THOUGH I DID NOT SLEEP WELL.
NO AIR CONDITIONING IN JUNE IN FLORIDA= CRANKY PANTS ME AND A HEADACHE.
NEXT UP IS A PHOTO OF THE FAN IN MY OFFICE, WHERE I'M SITTING AT MY DESK WITH A WET PILLOWCASE WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD BECAUSE FOR SOME ODD REASON I THOUGHT THAT WOULD WORK BEST. CLEARLY I AM A DELERIOUS FROM THE HEAT.
AND HERE IS THE CEILING FAN IN OUR LIVING ROOM. I PULLED THE CHAIN OFF ON ACCIDENT AND IT'S STUCK ON LOW. BETTER THAN NOTHING RIGHT?
OKAY, MOTHER-IN-LAW JUST CALLED TO SAY THE REPAIR MEN ARE ON THEIR WAY. TIME FOR ME TO PUT SOME PANTS ON. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW- THERE IS NOTHING ATTRACTIVE ABOUT MY NO-PANTS LOOK. I MEAN COME ON- I'VE GOT A SOPPING WET PILLOWCASE WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD. I'M SWEATING LIKE AN ANIMAL AND LITERALLY SLUMPED OVER IN MY CHAIR DRINKING ICE WATER AND LETTING IT FLOW OUT THE SIDES OF MY MOUTH.

BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS I DO HAVE LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR:)

Bats N Birthdays.....

A. don't tell me that girls can't rock the bat bag? cause caroline is up there looking pretty darn FANTASTIC with that picece of red hotness hangin across her body.

you can find it in the shop or just continue to drool here....

B. i was notified today by the talented & awesome KRISTIN FRIESEN over at
{Sweeter Than Me}

(please check out her shop & her sale!!!)

that my 1 year etsy-versary is on the 12th of THIS MONTH!

i had no idea that was coming- but i managed to round up the troops and i've got some super serious sweetastical plans for the big day! and i'm not a fan of the one day birthday so we're gonna get this party started early. monday, june 8th, the games are ON! they will go till friday- the 12th, which is MY ACTUAL etsy-versary- until midnight.

not only will there be a SALE in my shop BUT there will also be a SUPER SWEET GIFT that is going to be given away WITH EVERY PURCHASE- a gift that has been donated by another shop. i'm not telling you whose shop just yet. where's the fun in that?

so clap your hands and say yeah- cuz we are going to have a really fun week.

p.s.- i'm trying to load up the shop in the next few days w/ great fathers day gifts-camera bags etc. so be sure to head over and tell all your friends

later all!