{ NEW Works from the : Bimbur * Studio }

Here it is Monday and the weather is rainy and blah. I am working hard on not letting life get me down today. I have been working super hard on getting all of my online sites up-to-date so that you all have plenty of dazzling handmade books and other goodies to enjoy...I must admit, keeping busy helps keep me out of my own head...and that, my friends, is a bad place for me to be. So can you help me by perusing my latest creative endeavors? I am working on loads of { NEW products } .  As for now, these are books are available through my Etsy Shop...along with some other yummy books that I have not posted on this blog yet...

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I have been working hard to get my Etsy shop stocked again. That is one of the hardest aspects I have keeping up with in my creative business! I am starting to see how crucial it is to keep a consistent online presence but life overwhelms me sometimes.

What are some of your blocks and challenges in your creative endeavors? In relationships? Friendships? Parenting? Do you write about these challenges? How do you release their power on you?

{ Art at the Market } Booth * Shots //

Here are some shots of my booth from 'Art at the Market' this past Saturday. The weather was perfect. I got to see loads of friends and I won 'Honorable Mention' for my ecoprints!IMG_8583 I like to incorporate natural items such as pinecones, plants and rocks in my booth. But I also like to have Buddha, Ganesha and Lakshmi smiling down on my books... IMG_8584 IMG_8585_1 IMG_8586 IMG_8587 IMG_8588 IMG_0490Something that really surprised me at this show was how many people bought my Flower Fold bookmaking kits. I brought them at the last minute after my friend suggested it. I have decided to make more kits and more types of kits as well as handmade & scrap paper, ephemera scraps and ecoprint paper packs. I am wondering...what do you think about kits and paper packs in my inventory? Are you more likely to buy something DIY or do you prefer something already made? If you do prefer DIY, is it something that you do with friends or on your own? Would you buy paper packs at a show to use in your own work or do you prefer to find your own?

Paper Bundle Revealed!

I took the time to put together a bundle a few weeks ago. With all that has been going on, the 'Creative Girls' Tribe', 'Art Church', coaching other creative mamas, my regular part-time job with another artist in town and being Mom to my sweet, adorable little 4 year old...its taken me awhile to post the results! I am pleased and know that there are many more print days ahead. I am anxious to try some different water. My basement studio has old pipes and I know that this impacts the results. I am getting a lot of orange on my papers. When I lived in a place with newer pipes, I got more grays and yellows. Now I seem to be getting more blacks and oranges.

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I love the unexpected results of eco-printing/dyeing but as I book more and more workshops, I am starting to understand the importance of keeping a notebook to control results.  I think I need to start testing the pH of water, attempt to understand the impact of rust and other additives and the natural dye properties of the leaves that I use to print.

What are your thoughts on keeping a record of your dyepots? Do you like to have more control or do you prefer to be suprised? I would love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below!