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Etsy Treasury :: Winter in Southern California

2012-01-25T14:01:00.000-08:00

Valentine SALE Off Duty... mishaashton $8.50	vintage sunglasses styl... RecycleBuyVint... $20.00	Chunky Cable Knit Scarf... KnitFrekkles $70.00	Thermos Set of Three PhatHeads $32.00
Pony oxfords flats in E... goldenponies $39.00	Mod Green and White Geo... GallivantingGi... $27.00	Plaid Short Sleeve Shir... strawberrykoi $35.00	1888 Large Antique Map ... bananastrudel $40.00
sale / vintage 1940s ha... PoppycockVinta... $32.00	Damn Fine Day / 14x11 s... theSIBLINGshop $22.00	Aloe Succulent, 3 Inch ... SucculentsGalo... $5.95	NOS Vintage blue beige ... blessthatdress $25.00
The Rucksack / Backpack... infusion $162.00	Women brown lace jacket AndyVeEirn $90.00	Vintage Pyrex Mid Centu... halfpintsalvag... $19.00	aquarium, mid century d... poolponydesign $35.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Enjoying warm days and chilly nights. Life is hard here sometimes......

See the dots in person :: Unique LA's Local Love Event Feb 11+12

2012-01-25T00:15:00.000-08:00

Local Love Event

Come join the dots and I in about 3 weeks for Unique LA's first Local Love Event. I'll be bringing out some new dot items to start this new year off with a bang! Look forward to new color patterns and hand-painted greeting cards and posters! I'll post some sneak peeks next week.....

Dots on vintage photos. A dream come true.

2012-01-19T16:22:00.000-08:00

This is the work of New York-based artist Sebastiaan Bremer. He took vintage photos from his childhood and hand-painted beautifully colored dots over top. I absolutely love this. Vintage photos. Dots. I want to go to the place where the photos are taken, be the girl in that first photo, be the one to take the photo, and also be the person painting dots on the photo.

Sigh.

There's a big article on him over at Bomb Magazine. A lot of his work is there plus some some different designs of paint on photos. “By drawing on the photographic image I change everything and add the real component of time. My associations, ideas, and changes of direction ― it all finds its way to the picture.”

The photos here are from Flavorwire and Grain Edit.

Next National Park on my list : Glacier

2012-01-14T10:46:00.000-08:00

This picture is perfect.

If you know me at all or have looked through any of my flickr photos, you would know that I have a thing for National Parks. Going to craft fairs throughout the country is a great excuse to see them all and I make sure to make every trip I go on an adventure to a new place. Next summer I will make sure to head up to Montana and hang out in Glacier. This photo is from Chris Peterson's 100 consecutive days in Glacier National Park during 2009. I couldn't image how amazing that must of been... you can check out his whole journey at the Glacier Park Magazine website. He did the project as a celebration of the park's 100 year anniversary and used a whole variety of cameras that are from the 100 year time period.

I've also been dying to drive through this park specifically so I can recreate the drive from the opening scene of The Shining. Yes.

historic american sheet music

2012-01-13T16:16:00.000-08:00

I discovered this the other day and some of these covers are just incredible. Duke University has over 3,000 historic American sheet music books up on their site. Makes me wish I played the piano, but instead I just look at all the pretty pictures on the front.

I love it.

Found this in an old Miss Moss post.

The dots move back home

2012-01-02T19:59:00.000-08:00

I'm back to working out of my apartment for a little while in this new year of 2012. I have everything all setup and clean and organized, now the dots and I have a rosy glow to us at all times!

I painted the walls in my apartment about four and a half years ago and while I'd say I've totally out grown the brilliant colors I used... it's sort of fun. I'll never have pink walls again (I actually don't even wear pink), so I might as well make the best of it while I still have it!

It was a super busy and quite amazing craft fair holiday season. I feel like I haven't fully recovered from it all yet. But it's time to ease my way back into production. I have store orders and a whole lot of fairs around the country coming up this year. Plus a whole new line using glass as the base..... just you wait and see. There's a lot of fun stuff coming out of The Bocket Store this year!

Next stop Alabama at the end of March!

New color patterns and homemade hot chocolate

2011-11-06T00:55:00.000-07:00

Creating new warm soft color patterns with an ivory base while drinking homemade hot chocolate makes for a very nice Saturday evening. I'm going to get started on this new set of colors very very soon. It's time to shake things up a bit color-wise and I think all the dot fans will love it! Just picture those sections above inside a bowl with a glossy finish.... now that's what I'm dreaming about tonight with my tummy filled with chocolate.

I whipped up this simple hot chocolate recipe I found with a quick internet search on Allrecipes.com. It's pretty good and definitely rich, but not super sweet. I love it when I have all the ingredients at home to make whatever comes to my mind.

Ingredients
1 cup water
2 (1 ounce) squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups milk (just used the non-fat I had around)
1 teaspoon vanilla
threw in a hand full of semi-sweet chocolate chips
added more milk to tame it a bit after taking a few sips

Directions
- Place water and chocolate in heavy medium saucepan; cook on low heat until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly with wire whisk. Add sugar; mix well.
- Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Boil 3 min., stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, stirring with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in vanilla. Reduce heat to medium.
- Cook until mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally.

The Bocket bowls soon to be sold at Tilde in Portland!

2011-10-24T20:53:00.000-07:00

I am so incredibly happy to announce that the dots are going to be sold in their very first retail store! Yay! They will be at this super cute mid-century styled shop/art gallery in southeast Portland called Tilde. When I was in Portland the other week I stopped in to see the place and meet the owners, who are lovely ladies. They have tons of cute stuff including jewelry, paper gifts, pretty things for you home and even furniture (that I really want). They have wooden bowls all over used as displays and they said they even have a whole extra box of them in the back. I was quite envious of all the unpainted bowls....

Well I'm glad they found me and love my bowls because I think they fit perfectly! They are getting their fresh shipment of dots this week. Check them out here: Tilde Shop or stop into the store if you're in Portland.

Staying local this holiday season

2011-10-24T18:21:00.000-07:00

the dots and i are taking a little road-trip break this coming decemeber. it's a little bit tiring sometimes to drive around everywhere in this country, so we are staying in los angeles for the upcoming holiday craft fair season.... wow! i think this is going to be very nice.

come hang out with us for back to back weekends of crafting fun: Unique LA :: Dec 3 + 4 and Renegade Holiday Fair :: Dec 10 + 11

Back chilling in LA

2011-10-18T17:27:00.000-07:00

I have been driving all over this country for the past month and a half or so with the dots and frankly we are beat! I had some great times. And as I always say, even if a fair isn't monitarily rich, it's always rich is other ways. New craft friends. New adventures. Even just finding a boat load of new wooden bowls to paint... I am constantly amazed.

There are a bunch of pictures up now of my drives to and from Chicago and Portland. Check it! Here!

It has the shine :: flickr set

The Bad Yellow Teton Craters :: flickr set

Farewell Chicago

2011-09-20T06:09:00.000-07:00

Thank you Chicago for such wonderful back to back fair weekends! I leave with a great feeling that there are a lot of you here with happy dots brightening up your homes. Don't worry we will be back soon enough with many many more!

check out the mini flickr set of the Brilliant Corners event here: turn of the (21st) century craft fair

animated embroidery

2011-09-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

this is incredible! Take one detailed thing. Repeat with variation 6 times. Combine together.

animated embroidery! forward. backward.

Very lovely Renegade Handmade post featuring my new short film.

2011-09-02T09:38:00.000-07:00

"Quick, what’s better than awesome handmade goods? That’s right, super awesome old-timey videos about the making of said awesome handmade goods!"

Thanks Renegade!!

It's that simple!

2011-08-30T15:42:00.000-07:00

I just finished making a fun little silent film about how I paint all those dots on the wooden bowls.

Maybe now everyone will believe me when I say it's hand-painted...

Enjoy!

Watch it here: It's that simple!

Music by the lovely MKF.

cookies i need to make.

2011-08-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

i love to bake cookies and share them with friends. im sitting next to a huge batch of chocolate chip cookies which makes me think about what i should make next....

1. fuzzy slippers made from Nutter Butters
i wish i came up with this idea.
from :: Hungry Happenings

2. Pantone Color Chip Sugar Cookies
the recipe used is from the 1960s Betty Crocker Cooky Book.
i am a huge fan of this!
from :: Kim Creative Star

3. Button Shortbread Cookies
so adorable!
from :: forty-sixth at grace

Absolutely amazing wooden jewelry.

2011-08-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

"The desire to create is the vehicle by which we, as humans, extend our

minds and souls beyond the limits of our physical selves." ~gustav reyes

etsy treasury: it's a nice day today

2011-08-09T16:20:00.000-07:00

i feel like laying in the grass and bathing in sunlight.

DearGoldenVint... $425.00	alexandragrecc... $8.00	oldcrowfarm $42.00	witandwhistle $5.75
ThirdShift $60.00	CarsonToo $360.00	ferrin $50.00	TheFancyLamb $22.00
ethanollie $150.00	jessjamesjake $22.00	simplyhue $25.00	holli $20.00
extraseed $55.00	unExpectedParT... $50.00	gennebra $90.00	poordogfarm $18.00

a few bocket store postings around the internet.

2011-08-08T22:56:00.000-07:00

My cute little square bowl filled with yellow dots being featured on 20 Best Twenty for the next two months.

And two weeks ago (I know I'm a bit behind) I was happy to be posted on the LA times blog. That was pretty exciting! Yay!

The dots are spilling out all over the place...

some sneak peaks into things im working on

2011-07-28T19:29:00.000-07:00

I've got a bunch of new designs that I am working on getting up on my Etsy store. People and friends at the fairs have loved them so far, soon enough you'll feast your eyes on all their splendor.

so lovely!

Francesca Balaguer :: Creativity is Contagious

2011-07-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

I have been sooo slow on posting about this.... But let me introduce you to this wonderfully fun and awesome photo series I was in a few months ago.

Creativity is Contagious: Portraits of Handmade Success

A series of portraits taken in a pop-up photobooth, featuring local Los Angeles crafters, artists and designers.

Francesca became a good friend in the process, which I couldn't of been happier about. Now she has left the US to start her new crafting and married life in Manila, Philippines.

I'm still shocked by what she pulled out of me that day.

It took three of us an hour to paint my arm in dots and I would love any excuse to do it again!

You should take a look at all the other amazing photos of other very talented and just down right good people:
Creativity is Contagious

Make sure to see all of her other work on her site. You won't regret it!

Thanks to Francesca for everything!

toast embroidery

2011-07-06T13:00:00.000-07:00

ha! i love toast... how did artist Judith Klauser do this?

RCF SF this weekend!

2011-07-06T12:56:00.000-07:00

and RCF LA next weekend! I'm sure I'll be busy painting during the week in between these guys......

new colors patterns on etsy!

2011-06-28T17:19:00.000-07:00

i have finally begun to post my new dot colors on etsy. you should check them out... yay! let's rejoice!

square dish :: yellow dots

tall bowl :: dot triangle design

blonde wood circlular dish :: red accent dots

Back from Brooklyn

2011-06-24T23:59:00.000-07:00

I'm back in LA from all my driving around the country adventures with the dots. We had quite a lovely time. You should see our photos!

Next stop San Francisco Renegade (after lots more painting...) :: July 9th and 10th.

flickr set :: the moon and surrounding environs

Renegade Craft Fair this weekend :: June 11th and 12th

2011-06-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

see ya there! rain or shine!

Renegade Austin recap + Road to Renegade

2011-06-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

I had a wonderful time in Austin. Met a bunch of friendly crafty people. Ate yummy food. Explored a city I had never been to before. All in all it's why I love to do this!

Renegade Handmade has a nice little recap of the fair. There's a picture on there of people visiting the real life Bocket Store. The bowls performed so well! I'm so proud of them.

My road trip from LA to Austin got a little mention for Road to Renegade as well. We took 3 days to drive across the beautiful Southwest. Desert. Caves. Open Road. Lots of snacks. Mmmm.

See the full flickr set here:: LA to Austin

Hello Austin!

2011-05-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

It is time for fun in Austin at the Renegade Craft Fair. I am so very excited to show the world all the new stuff I've been working on. I've been so busy crafting away that I haven't been able to give much of a preview of it all, don't fret, they all want to meet you too.

So if you're in town... see ya there!

New dot color patterns.

2011-04-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

So these are two new patterns I've started painting. (the one right and the one in the center top)

I love the yellow! I think that's the winner. But the simple aqua and grey with red accent is cute too.....

We shall see what works!

I love the 1920s....

2011-04-17T23:20:00.000-07:00

This girl seems just as excited about that decade as I am.... check out the tumblr page.

OK! It's time to get back into some serious crafting!

After a month and a half long hiatus (also known as my other day job) from my lovely dots, I'm back painting and getting ready for quite a few upcoming craft fairs. Lots more bowls will be posted soon and many many more will be coming along with me to the fairs.

I also was lucky enough to be apart of a photo series showcasing creative artists in LA. This included painting an entire arm of mine in dots. Pictures and more about that soon....

So exciting!

Desk Organizer

2011-02-16T23:08:00.000-08:00

Boat-esque Shape

2011-02-16T23:00:00.000-08:00

Medium size curved triangle

2011-02-16T22:58:00.000-08:00

Lets go stay in an (non-ice) igloo!

2011-02-14T23:03:00.000-08:00

Igloo Village Kakslauttanen :: Saariselkä, Finland
Glass roof perfect to lay back and feast your eyes on the Northern Lights.

and look at that interior...

Le domaine Whitepod :: Les Cerniers, Switzerland
Nestled on the mountainside and tucked into the snow.

now that's more like it.

Films inspired by color

2011-02-10T13:12:00.000-08:00

Every month this year Kate Spade's project "Live Colorfully" is putting out a short film based on a color and featuring a different artist.
Watch now! I'll be waiting for this every month.

January :: Red


February :: Pink

Small Seashell

2011-02-09T12:13:00.000-08:00

Frames on walls

2011-02-06T23:13:00.000-08:00

WAFA Collective :: Frames
Framed art hung in public places. Looks like they're only in a few cities right now.... should be everywhere.

Intricate....

2011-02-05T16:45:00.000-08:00

Peter Crawley's stitched illustrations are beautiful. Too cool!
And I thought I was detailed....

January

CMYK

Color Wheel

55 Broadway

Small Circle

2011-01-30T18:15:00.000-08:00

Teardrop

2011-01-30T18:14:00.000-08:00

Leaf Shape

2011-01-30T18:11:00.000-08:00

New Tresury on ETSY :: organized neatly

2011-01-25T18:51:00.000-08:00

everything has a place.

PegandAwl $40.00	lisabretrostyl... $55.00	bluebell $22.00	bluebell $27.00	thevintagesupp... $200.00
polkadotHOME $66.00	urgestudio $350.00	makye77 $	seaglassvintag... $42.00	suesuegonzalas $20.00
ourhousevintag... $12.00	susantique $	bluebell $35.00	NotsoVanilla $	sadieolive $72.00

Two Section Fish

2011-01-23T15:04:00.000-08:00

Thin Frame :: 5x7

2011-01-23T14:53:00.000-08:00

Debuting the dotted frame....

2011-01-23T14:46:00.000-08:00

New studio space at Hands-On 3rd!

2011-01-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

I have taken up shop at Hands-On 3rd in LA this week! I'm super excited to be apart of such a wonderful atmosphere and to hang out with some awesome creative people. Yay!

Great things to come!

pseudo mid-century studio space in the making

Hands-On 3rd

Petal Edged

2011-01-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

Small Flat Rectangle

2011-01-14T19:47:00.000-08:00

Heart with a Handle

2011-01-14T19:44:00.000-08:00

Supplies organized neatly

2011-01-09T22:18:00.000-08:00

I'm painting and staining some backgrounds so I can take pretty pictures of some of the cool bowls I have. Pictures coming soon!

Thanks for two wonderful back to back Renegade fairs in California!

2010-12-21T13:52:00.000-08:00

:: sorry the images are a little blurry. only had the iphone with me. ::

Renegade LA Holiday Fair :: Recap

2010-12-13T14:49:00.000-08:00

Thanks so much to everyone who came to the Fair last weekend! It was pretty super amazing I have to say.

Oh and thanks for buying so much I have to paint more for the SF fair this weekend.......

Upcoming Renegade Craft Fairs :: this weekend in LA and next weekend in SF!

2010-12-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

curved triangle dish

2010-10-03T09:47:00.000-07:00

egg shaped bowl

2010-10-03T09:45:00.000-07:00

maker faire 2010

2010-10-02T13:45:00.000-07:00

pictures from maker faire 2010 :: thanks everyone for coming by!

NYC this weekend!

2010-09-20T11:56:00.000-07:00

me and the dots are loading into my car and driving across the big ol'country to hang out in nyc this coming weekend.

see you there!

I'll see you at the bust craftacular in NYC end of sept!

2010-08-26T00:11:00.000-07:00

This is so exciting! A craft fair at the maker faire and at the old World Fair grounds... what's better than that!

craftacular
maker faire

yay!

Square with new black dot design

2010-07-30T17:32:00.000-07:00

Apple/Heart/Triangle Dish with Small Handle

2010-07-30T17:29:00.000-07:00

Two Section Leaf/Tree

2010-07-30T17:25:00.000-07:00

Flat Decorative Dish

2010-07-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

LA Renegade Craft Fair success!

2010-07-29T19:25:00.000-07:00

It was a wonderful weekend!! A great very first craft fair. The bowls weren't nervous at all!

We shall see where I end up next....

gifts to friends v02

2010-06-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

gifts to friends

2010-06-08T10:23:00.000-07:00

in the past i gave away some lovely dotted bowls to friends. here are a few of them comfy in their homes!

thanks for the pictures friends!!

renegade craft fair here i come!

2010-04-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

i am officially a vendor at the los angeles renegade craft fair this july!

hooray! hooray!

more info soon soon, i gotta get painting........

[renegade craft fair]

really cool whale shaped dish

2010-03-07T22:06:00.000-08:00

in 3D!!!!

your basic circular bowl

2010-03-07T21:52:00.000-08:00

i just love this postcard.

fruit or vegetable shaped bowl

2010-03-07T21:45:00.001-08:00

simple flower shaped bowl

2010-03-07T21:37:00.000-08:00

large pineapple bowl

2010-03-07T21:24:00.001-08:00

wonderful sectional organic shape dish

2010-03-07T21:17:00.000-08:00

eight coasters live in their own mini cabinet

2010-03-07T21:08:00.000-08:00

small square dish

2010-03-07T21:00:00.000-08:00

another bowl protected by the deer

2010-03-07T20:54:00.000-08:00

a pair of dotted coasters

2010-03-07T20:47:00.000-08:00

may all your wishes come true with the genie lamp bowl

2010-03-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

the lovely square curved edge bowl

2010-03-07T15:52:00.000-08:00

two hearts in a peapod

2010-03-07T15:35:00.000-08:00

three sectional leaf dish

2010-03-07T15:15:00.000-08:00

i can't help but see the scream mask in this one...

three section rectangle dish

2010-03-07T14:58:00.000-08:00

look into my eyes....

rectangular dish protected by a deer

2010-03-07T11:14:00.000-08:00

small square bowl

2010-03-07T11:09:00.001-08:00

cute small circular dish

2010-03-07T10:35:00.000-08:00