empty bowl project, bastrop texas-style

bastrop's version of the nationwide event will be held february 27 from 11 am to 2 pm at bastrop high school cafetorium, 1614 chambers st. the city's 7th annual empty bowl project will benefit the bastrop emergency food pantry.

so, come pick out the perfect handcrafted bowl to fill with delicious homemade soup provided by local restaurants, and know that you are helping to fill the pantry shelves of the organization that works to prevent hunger in bastrop county. keep the bowl, designed and crafted by local elementary students, as a memento to remind us of those whose bowls are empty.

live music and a silent auction of professional artists' bowls are also planned for the event. adult tickets are $20; children under 12 eat free. for more information, contact tresha silva, executive director at 512/303-0033.

mini-milestone

today i reached the 1,000 mark of etsy users who have added my store as a favorite.

woohoo!

it's always nice to make etsy's front page. (the hot pink salt and pepper set is mine.) a special thank you to fellow etsian cori d, who let me know they were there. check out cori's paintings and prints at her shop.

happy new year and new decade!

i've been catching up with orders received post-holidays and spending waaaay too much time on facebook. but, thought i'd post a couple of new things in my etsy store.

crappy holidays...

sorry, i'm one of those people that just gets bummed during the winter celebration season. i think etsy seller anakim must have picked up on that! here's her christmas treasury featuring one of my pieces. i think you can guess which one. yes, in among all the pretty pink flowered and sparkly items, that grumpy one on the bottom row. thanks, anakim.

try handmade

i was featured on this awesome blog yesterday. try handmade is "on a mission to get people to move away from shopping at big box stores, and back to the more intimate and personal world of handmade." check it out.

kinda grumpy before you've had coffee?

then one of these mugs may be for you. let everyone know you're in no mood for bs. by special order in my etsy shop. (this bunch is spoken for.)