2011

Yikes. It's been a long time since my last post. A very long time. Hey, I didn't say to go look and see when it was! My apologies for blatant neglect.

2010 finished out very well with two big shows The Queen City Craft Bazaar (which is currently accepting applications for the spring show) and The BCA Holiday Artist Market. They both confirmed that I feel ready to try to get into some big stuff this year. I'll be sure to post shows as I'm accepted to them. I also landed on the front page of Etsy twice within weeks of Christmas, sweet!

2011 has started off a little shaky, but only because of car trouble. My plaid covered friend that you've seen in posts past has now made it's way onto another stage in it's life. And, at 16, with almost 191,000 miles (though that's not much for a Volvo) and a long list of quirks and issues that need repair, I think it's for the best. It's especially nice to no longer need a Sharpie to start my car.

Yesterday the big bad snowstorm bludgeoned my neck of the woods with the most snow we've seen in a while. I took this picture of Oscar at about 4:30pm yesterday when there was a break in the snow. It has easily snowed another 8 inches since then. So with the new snow, hopefully this can be a new start to 2011 for me, new wheels, and a new extra job. Back on track for big things in 2011. You might be the last to know if you only stalk me here, so make sure to check Facebook or Twitter too :P

Keep it real spotted seal,

-Coob

It's Not Me, It's You

Recently, I won an online contest at Saturday Morning Central winning this insanely awesome and geeky set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle soap from Geek Soap. I can't say thank you enough. For a nerdy fan like myself, receiving this awesome guys easily made my day/week/month! So thank you Saturday Morning Central and Geek Soap for bringing these crime fighters into my life... and my bathroom.

Coob, do you have a point? Yes, yes I do. Since stumbling into this world of crafty-ness I've been amazed at how damn friendly everyone is. Geek Soap's creator became a fan of COOB Originals on Facebook in support of me after sending me her first batch of ninja turtles. There's all this support, selflessness, love. What's wrong with all you people?! It's all give, give give! Now, of course I get it. Acts like this cause me to promote these incredible people and make me want to come back and shop with them. Brilliant, right. The catch? The catch is that some of these people are just down-right, N-I-C-E. Nice people... who knew? So, nice people, thank you for being this way, you inspire me to be both crafty and do nice things in return.

One last thing. If YOU happen to be feeling particularly nice, A.skate is an organization that teaches Autistic kids how to skateboard. This engaging and life changing program needs your help. By voting (you can vote everyday) for there project on the Pepsi website, you can help these guys get the funding they need! They don't even have a skatepark. So, if you feel like doing something good, go VOTE. You can log in with your Facebook account. Talk about nice people, the employees currently use their own money to fund the project!!! And, if you do vote and spread the word, I'll give you free shipping on anything in my shop. So go forth, and be nice :D

-Coob