Mandalas at Hillsdale Art Supply Company (Class coming up this Sunday!)

There's a new art supply store in town, and it's run by none other than my friend (and one of my crafty heroes) Ryan McAbery of Littleput Books!  I'm so excited that she and a friend have partnered up to bring Portland's west side a much needed resource for unique art materials. They also buy and sell recycled art supplies - which is fantastic. Yay for small, independent businesses!

I recently taught a small all-ages mandala class at the Hillsdale Art Supply Company, and wanted to share some photos. Below is the mandala that I designed, and the rest of the pictures are of the students' work.  We had such a fun time!  (By the way, I am offering the class again THIS SUNDAY, June 16 from 2-4 pm.  Yes, that's Father's Day - bring dad for a fun and relaxing afternoon of drawing and painting!  More info here.)

Get ready for the Etsy Mini Blog

There's a new project that was just launched today - it's a blog called All Things Handmade and it is a listing of "minis" from any Etsy shop that wants to submit.

Please visit this brand new way to shop Etsy: etsymini.blogspot.com

Everything you need to know is on this site so please click over and learn more! If you are an Etsy seller, it is super easy to have your mini added - just leave a comment on your category page with the proper information and it will be up shortly for customers to view.

I am a volunteer "curator" for the site and I am in charge of the category "glasswares for the home."

This blog was created by Littleput Books and schOOLLOcker.

I'm really excited to be a part of this cool project. If you are frustrated with the search capabilities of the Etsy site, you now have a whole new way to shop by category.