Tunesday Tuesday - Basia Bulat

I have liked musician Basia Bulat for a while now. I think I read about her online first, then I picked up her albums. I love her voice and I know she is more on the side of "folk" but that is what I love about her. Raoul always calls me a "folkie" but I don't totally agree with that. ha ha. I imagine Basia to be playing her music for a kitty in a woodland setting on a spring cloudy day! Basia's videos are really cute, so let's have a look!

Going to the Girl Scouts

Last week I visited local Girl Scouts in Hull, Georgia. Their troop leader, Linden got in touch with me cos she saw my comic Tofu Baby in the Flagpole. I was the guest speaker to help the girls earn their comic making badge! Yes, there is really a badge for making comic books! I had no idea cos I wasn't a Brownie or a Girl Scout as a child.


I first showed the girls some of my comics and zines. I also told them I started making comics and zines when I was 14, and that some of my mini comics are still in print today! I had fun showing them how to make a comic from one sheet of paper!


One girl was inspired by my Dork Lifestyle comics. Well, at least the name! She made her comic about cooking and mice and cakes. It was really sweet to see them making their stories. Some of them drew ice cream cones melting in the sun in their books, while others made a comic about their phobias!


After we drew and colored for a while, we shared some strawberries, grapes, cupcakes, and iced tea with the Girl Scouts. We had a great time, but I was a little sad they were not in uniform and we did not eat Girl Scout cookies.

Raindrop Handmade and Vintage Recap

Yesterday Raoul and I had a table at Raindrop, the second annual handmade and vintage market at Treehouse. We had a great time hanging out and seeing all the great handmade and vintage items.


We set up our tables and were ready for a very busy day! Here I am setting up our handmade goodies.


Here is our table set up for Raindrop.


And here is the view from our table!


My friend Julie made this awesome button bracelet. She makes ceramics here in Athens. She is one of my favorite artists! Don't you love this bracelet? I can't wait to wear it all the time. Julie's shop is Subterranean Jewelry where she makes all kinds of lovelies.


Later on King of Pops brought their popsicle wagon. Yummy! One strawberry lemonade for Raoul and banana pudding for me.




Bird pillows are by LuVaBoo, our next door neighbor. She also made some really cute owl purses and dolls.


What a great day!

Raindrop Handmade Market at Treehouse

Saturday, May 5 is Raindrop, a handmade market here in Athens at our favorite shop, Treehouse! We are excited cos it has been a long time since had a table at a local craft market, so be sure to stop by and say hello. We are hoping for nice weather and no showers, as the market will be postponed if there is terrible weather. See you there!

May Making on Etsy

My Flossy Bobbins were shown on the Etsy Blog! Hooray! What a thrill to see these on the blog! If you are in the California area you can visit the craft events hosted by Etsy. These look like so much fun, it makes me wish were in California! You can get your own Flossy Bobbin at my Shoppe Sugar Cookie on Etsy!

Illustration Friday - Jump

The word on Illustration Friday this week is jump. We all know how much Oreo and Jumbles like to jump, right? They love to jump. I love seeing them do happy hops and "binkys" in our patio. They can really get going! I never get tired of watching our pet bunnies.

Snuggle Bunny Monday

Look at these cute rabbits!