Holiday Shopping Event

Queen Bee Market is having a Holiday Shopping Event next month at the Del Mar Hilton. The timing is perfect...right before Thanksgiving. My booth will be stocked with calendars, cards, and gift tags. You can check out the other fabulous vendors here.

For directions to the event, click here.

Surfing Celebs

In September I attended the Surfrider Foundation's fifth annual Celebrity Expression Session. Hosted by the beautiful Christina Applegate, the event took place at Surfrider Beach in Malibu. As a Surfrider member myself, I was stoked when my husband told me that the company he works for, Cali Bamboo, was was a sponsoring the event with Barefoot Wine. For every wave each celebrity caught, both sponsors donated $100.

The celebrities this year were Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Sam Trammell, Martyn Lenoble, Austin Nichols, Eric Balfour, Eric Avery, and Brian Geraghty. An amazing lineup, to say the least.

So they ended up raising $29,600 for Surfrider, which is amazing. But I have to admit, the most amazing part for me was standing a few feet from Flea and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as they waxed their boards and suited up.

As the web master and videographer/photographer for Cali Bamboo, my husband Walker was lucky enough to have press access and interviewed all of the celebrities. Not a bad gig. Check out his footage here:

During the event, all of the celebrities, including Christina Applegate signed a surfboard which will be given away to a lucky winner on Crowdrise. All you have to do to enter is donate $44 by November 29. The proceeds will go to Surfrider which is such a great organization that protects our beaches, coastlines and oceans.

Photos courtesy of Surfrider and Cali Bamboo

New Colors

There is a common thread with most of my products...COLOR. While maintaining a consistent look and design aesthetic, most REDSTAR ink products are black and red.

But I have gotten numerous requests for customized goods in different colors so I have added a new color option to my top selling items. I am pleased to introduce to you brown and blue, now available at REDSTAR ink.

New Font

I have been wanting to make a font of my own handwriting for a long time. This post over at indiehandmade.com reminded me of that. So I visited handfont.com and voila!

Priorities

This is why I haven't posted anything in a while.

Being a mama is a full time job.

This is me and my beautiful three-year-old son, Bryton.

Front Page

So much has been happening. July was an insane month at REDSTAR ink. Despite being sick, I participated in a few fairs, including the Renegade Craft Fair (photos coming soon) and have been working on new products for the fall. So busy, but so fun.

And today, I was featured on the front page of Etsy in this fabulous treasury put together by Shawnee at My Fair Ladee.

How cool is that?

Oil Spill Response Market

Over at Poppytalk Handmade this month, they are having an online virtual fundraiser called the "Oil Spill Response Market".

In response to the devastation from the BP oil spill in the Gulf and continuing crisis, 70 artists, designers, and vintage shop owners are donating one item from their shop. Once sold, they will be donating the proceeds to help the vulnerable communities threatened by the oil spill through Oxfam America who has a special online donation section.

REDSTAR ink is proud to be donating the Summer of Love photo album which can be ordered here...and I will be throwing in lots of extras!

This is the oil spill item that I purchased. It is a limited edition print by Matte Stephens. I am so excited to add this one to the gallery!