Saturday, June 4, 2011
A jewel in her hair
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Bottle up!
I found out that I'm addicted to yarn! I love it. The way it smells and looks on a yarn spinner thingy, the fresh feeling of plucking out your faves at a studio, or that feeling you get knitting on a park bench. Everything about yarn makes me want to buy a garbage bag worth when I ransack Smiley's or hit up a nice flea market sale.
Now for those who keep a close watch on CozyTown, you may have witnessed the painted CozyTown wine bottles, yeah these sweeties are selling like hot cakes. People seem to love it, this age old idea of recycling... go figure lol. Anyway I have come up with the ultimate duo... but of course I'm not going to tell you what just yet. I need an unveiling so to speak, an debut if you will. Upon releasing the secret early I feel you could be robbed of the sheer joy one might feel when looking at these master pieces. So stay tuned and I will bring the "The summer craze" from CozyTown.
Now for those who keep a close watch on CozyTown, you may have witnessed the painted CozyTown wine bottles, yeah these sweeties are selling like hot cakes. People seem to love it, this age old idea of recycling... go figure lol. Anyway I have come up with the ultimate duo... but of course I'm not going to tell you what just yet. I need an unveiling so to speak, an debut if you will. Upon releasing the secret early I feel you could be robbed of the sheer joy one might feel when looking at these master pieces. So stay tuned and I will bring the "The summer craze" from CozyTown.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Making Time All The Time?
Admit to yourself that there's just not enough time.Not even enough for you to take a deep breathe much less create! I find myself completing one project a week instead of two like I plan, and you know what? thats okay....
Ok now that just made me sound like a "I'll do it tomorrow"-er and I don't care. I find that if you start stressing about your crafts then it not crafts it's work or a chore. So look what you've done you've robbed the craft of it's fun-ness! what the joy in having to cry because you started Thursday and you're not done yet, and it now Tuesday. I say good ridens to calendars and deadlines when it's something you're making for fun. (business is a different story)- but even then pace yourself! Don't destroy the reason why you started your craft journey.
Hi I'm Shamiek Cooper and I finished one tote bag this week!
Ok now that just made me sound like a "I'll do it tomorrow"-er and I don't care. I find that if you start stressing about your crafts then it not crafts it's work or a chore. So look what you've done you've robbed the craft of it's fun-ness! what the joy in having to cry because you started Thursday and you're not done yet, and it now Tuesday. I say good ridens to calendars and deadlines when it's something you're making for fun. (business is a different story)- but even then pace yourself! Don't destroy the reason why you started your craft journey.
Hi I'm Shamiek Cooper and I finished one tote bag this week!
Monday, April 11, 2011
La Casita review
I would like to thank Vogue and La Casita for welcoming me even though I showed up 30mins late (smh). To all the crocheters and knitters, this is an awesome place to be. I really enjoyed myself!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The earth was flat
When I started crocheting I wouldn't have thought let me start a business, this could be profitable. I've was simply creating... I always loved being creative, from drawing to sewing patterns I dream about. I remeber taking my school notebooks and writing huge teen romance novels in them. When I would show them to my mom she'd get this look on her face, lol I could tell she was mad but she'd just say very nice and send me on my way.
Alot of people say there creative and art is their life, then these art institutes are filled to the brim and everyone and their mom is fashion designer or painter. I'm not saying the achieving beings at these places aren't good at what they do I'm just saying I think there is a mold that is being filled.
Anyway I'm not going to give you the I didn't grow up with much speech or monologue about my strife because who isn't having strife right. I will say that whenI did think up CozyTown it didn't come to me with a light bulb attached.
I was sitting down and drawing some sketches for this sketch artist assistant job interview. When I got called for this interview I was so nervous, no one had ever viewed my sketches and critiqued them.. no one but family trying to spare my feelings. Sitting at my kitchen table I pulled apart all my top drawings, retouching them with extra color, cleaning up errors I could only see, even redrawing them. At the same time I was crocheting a hat for a friend of mine, a gray merino hat with a tassle. Now off the back I was tired I had just pulled and all nighter fixing my portfolio and with four kiids wanting breakfast and lunch, not to mention out of the four one was about 4 months old. Yeah hectic!
So bright eyed and bushy tailed three days later I went to this interview and needless to say I didn't get the job infact I got schooled on my art style and the interview hated my clothes lol. She said the colors were nice though, so the all nighter paid off in one way. I left not furious but confused on what I thought I knew about fashion design. It was ready to wear.. I thought, Simple but unique... I thought. On the train ride home I pulled out my friends hat and worked on it, determined to at least hand over a pretty piece to her. A German woman and her sister eyeballed me for three or more stops before they asked me what was I making, I replied a hat. They obiviously were hoolers (crocheters) themselves because they admired the way I was holding my hook and yarn,
"that is the right way to do hold it" The small sister said. Later on I found out back home they taught a classes on crocheting and they praised my stitches. Cheered me up? yes it did. They asked me what pattern I was following and I replied I never follow patterns, one being they confuse me, too much work to check off my rows, and I would have to put on my glasses to read them lol vain I know, but they weren't the frames I wanted. Anyway they saw me pulling this design out of the air and was impressed, for what a gray hat. I should them the rest of the projects in my bag a scarf, a slouch, the start of a glove and some other stuff I carry with me all the time. One of the sisters imformed me to write this down, that what I was doing was creating my own patterns and with ease. To me it was just what I do to escape following patterns lol.
When I got home I dropped off the hat to my friend, I charged $25 for it pinched her sons cheeks and went on my way. When I got home I started pulling out the unfinished project bag, because nothing made me feel better then finishing projects. After feeding the kids, bathing them, then sending them off to bed I watched my favorite shows with a hook and yarn in my hand.
Alot of people say there creative and art is their life, then these art institutes are filled to the brim and everyone and their mom is fashion designer or painter. I'm not saying the achieving beings at these places aren't good at what they do I'm just saying I think there is a mold that is being filled.
Anyway I'm not going to give you the I didn't grow up with much speech or monologue about my strife because who isn't having strife right. I will say that whenI did think up CozyTown it didn't come to me with a light bulb attached.
I was sitting down and drawing some sketches for this sketch artist assistant job interview. When I got called for this interview I was so nervous, no one had ever viewed my sketches and critiqued them.. no one but family trying to spare my feelings. Sitting at my kitchen table I pulled apart all my top drawings, retouching them with extra color, cleaning up errors I could only see, even redrawing them. At the same time I was crocheting a hat for a friend of mine, a gray merino hat with a tassle. Now off the back I was tired I had just pulled and all nighter fixing my portfolio and with four kiids wanting breakfast and lunch, not to mention out of the four one was about 4 months old. Yeah hectic!
So bright eyed and bushy tailed three days later I went to this interview and needless to say I didn't get the job infact I got schooled on my art style and the interview hated my clothes lol. She said the colors were nice though, so the all nighter paid off in one way. I left not furious but confused on what I thought I knew about fashion design. It was ready to wear.. I thought, Simple but unique... I thought. On the train ride home I pulled out my friends hat and worked on it, determined to at least hand over a pretty piece to her. A German woman and her sister eyeballed me for three or more stops before they asked me what was I making, I replied a hat. They obiviously were hoolers (crocheters) themselves because they admired the way I was holding my hook and yarn,
"that is the right way to do hold it" The small sister said. Later on I found out back home they taught a classes on crocheting and they praised my stitches. Cheered me up? yes it did. They asked me what pattern I was following and I replied I never follow patterns, one being they confuse me, too much work to check off my rows, and I would have to put on my glasses to read them lol vain I know, but they weren't the frames I wanted. Anyway they saw me pulling this design out of the air and was impressed, for what a gray hat. I should them the rest of the projects in my bag a scarf, a slouch, the start of a glove and some other stuff I carry with me all the time. One of the sisters imformed me to write this down, that what I was doing was creating my own patterns and with ease. To me it was just what I do to escape following patterns lol.
When I got home I dropped off the hat to my friend, I charged $25 for it pinched her sons cheeks and went on my way. When I got home I started pulling out the unfinished project bag, because nothing made me feel better then finishing projects. After feeding the kids, bathing them, then sending them off to bed I watched my favorite shows with a hook and yarn in my hand.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
New Spring Blog!
Hello spring and good bye winter.. I think. Lately it seems like winter won't give up without a fight, well at least you get to rock thst merino turtle neck a lil bit longer. Speaing of yarn I picked up some really nice ones from lionbrand last month and just started using it to make this cute lil spring scarf. I actually stepped out of my bubble and tried a new stitch.
Entralac!
Now I haven't gotting far and the main reason for this is I having a real problem with holding the yarn. I usually I hold it the english style and I'm fine , but I found that it's hard for me to purl that way. This makes a big difference in how fast My projects are up and posted. ugh any thoughs from my fellow knitters?
Entralac!
Now I haven't gotting far and the main reason for this is I having a real problem with holding the yarn. I usually I hold it the english style and I'm fine , but I found that it's hard for me to purl that way. This makes a big difference in how fast My projects are up and posted. ugh any thoughs from my fellow knitters?
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