So, in true Paper Lotus fashion, I’m waiting till almost the last moment to get everything ready.

Here is my mental checklist:

• Knit cufflets
• Put buttons on cufflets
• Tag the cufflets
• Print Holiday cards – see list of designs
• Print other cards – see list
• Package cards
• Finish last-minute holiday card designs (and print and package)
• Screen print t-shirts
• Heat-set t-shirts
• blah, blah blah
• Work on new project

Did you see that last item? Yup, trying something else new. Here is a picture of the project.

Can you see them? Here’s a close up.

Pendants! Yes, I know the light isn’t great here. But I’m a bit pressed for time, sorry.
I’ve taken some of our designs and shrunk them way, way, way down and made some glass pendants. With silver-plated bails and some will have silver-plated ball chains. What other designs do we have? Well you’ll just have to come to the Garden Deva next weekend to find out!

I’ll also have some news soon about an upcoming event and retail venture – we are very excited about it, and I’ll update you soon! Till then, have a Happy Halloween…

I think we are spreading the hank-knit cufflet love all through the land. Here is a picture of the happy cufflets on display:

I saw a few people I hadn’t seen in a long time, including a co-worker from a job I left 6 years ago, one of my doctors, and Molly from Antoinette Baking Co, who we used to work with a long, long time ago. Have you tried any of their desserts yet? I highly recommend them! Everything I tried over the weekend – and I tried a lot of stuff – was really good!

M got to see a demonstration on how to home-brew beer, we had some delish Mexican food from Elote, listened to some good music courtesy of a few local musicians and Thom’s iPod, got to talk to a lot of people, and made some new friends.
It was a pretty tiring 2 days, but lots of fun!

Now I’m busy getting ready for the Garden Deva Open Studio Party on November 6 and 7. I want to have some new items ready to unveil. So I’d better get moving!

Also, my Dad has his Etsy shop up for his small business, the Green Candle Co. Or rather, I have his Etsy shop up. He only has 2 items for sale so far, but he’ll be listing more candles soon. They are very high quality, all-natural candles. Very nice, they burn really well. He sets up at a Farmer’s Market in California most Sundays as well. You know, he used to make jewelry, furniture, and pottery, he can spin wool, and figure out just about any type of craft. Pretty cool.