Queen Bee Market

REDSTAR ink is very excited and honored to be a vendor at Queen Bee Market on May 1 in Carlsbad, California.

The Queen Bee Market is being coordinated by Mique of Thirty Handmade Days and her sister Jessica of Allora Handmade. They have combined 40 fabulous local vendors for a modern and fresh art and gift show.

The best part about the show is that a portion of the sales will benefit Surfers Healing and they will be collecting Pennies for Penny.

For more information about the show and other Queen Bee Market vendors, click here.

2010 calendars

I am excited to announce that my 2010 calendars are now available. They have been in my shop for about a week now and so far are selling very well.

While I am not a big fan of making resolutions, I do like to make goals for myself. One of my ongoing goals is to stay organized in 2010. Since I have started REDSTAR ink, it is more important now than ever.

I am a list maker. Although I keep track of some things on my iphone, I still keep a daily calendar where I jot down the things I need to accomplish each day, both at work and at home. The twenty 10 calendar is the perfect planner for this.

I also created a bill paying calendar. I know most people use online banking or bill pay systems. So do I. But I like to have a place to put my bills when I get them and I like to check them off my list when they are paid. I have been using my bills calendar for the past year and I have to say, it is fantastic. I love that everything is all in one place and it makes filing at the end of the month or year a breeze.

The Studio

I love before and after shots and this one is no exception. Anyone who knows me is aware that I am a bit obsessive compulsive. I am very organized, but you wouldn't know it from the before shot.

I have an office upstairs where my computer is, but my studio is in the garage. When I first set it up, I used a lot of old things that I already had. Unfortunately there were a lot of storage solutions that were not very functional for my needs.

After a few trips to Ikea and The Container Store, I created a space that is visually pleasing and very functional.

redstarink.com

website, originally uploaded by REDSTAR ink.

My website is finally up. I am very excited to finally have a site. After months of waiting, my husband Walker, of Syntax Graphics, was able to free up some of his time to work on redstarink.com. Although there are some changes I would like to make and we still need to do more work on a few of the sections, it is a great start. I especially love the short video clip Walker whipped up. He is so talented!

Feature

Jennie, an editor from the blog Style Lush, contacted me today about using one of my products in a feature they were doing on holiday cards. They put together a nice collection of cards including my Feliz Navidad. Thanks for the feature, Style Lush! To view the complete post, click here.

photo credit: style lush

Spanish Notes

I am slowly adding new items to my shop. I created a small line of cards that I call Spanish notes. The Spanish phrases are printed in a bold red and come with a contrasting pewter colored envelope. Growing up in the southwest, even if you don't speak Spanish...you speak Spanish. To purchase click here.

Charley Harper

I came across some amazing skateboard decks a few months ago that really caught my eye. The decks were made by Habitat using Charley Harper designs. If the name Charley Harper is not familiar to you, perhaps his artwork is.

Since then, I have started collecting some Harper stuff, most recently the beautiful book compiled by Todd Oldham. I am salivating over the 400+ page book that includes an interview with the artist before he passed away. I am so inspired by the simplistic, yet articulate style of Charley Harper. He truly is an inspiration.