Sorry it's been so long since I blogged.
As you know, Krissi took me along with her on the 2009 Crafty Chica creativity cruise and
we had a blast! She officially sold out of the supply of rubber stamps she had featuring yours truly, so I'm hoping she'll be reordering soon.... She also premiered her new line of
Loteria cards (embellished with glitter and plain), which were a HUGE hit!
After the cruise, we stayed three extra days in beautiful San Diego with
Fearless and
Shuka and their people,
Alisa and
Ann, where, thanks mostly to the prodding of Ann and Alisa, Krissi pimped out my stamps to a few cool scrapbooking stores. She even carried on with the retail store pimpage once she got home, and we shall see what comes of it....
Then just the other day, she heard from our pal Cyndi of the
Santa Clarita Craft Lab asking about carrying the Skelekitty stamps in her new "
Market Place!" She wants to start bringing in some unique kits and supplies from indie crafters (no finished projects at this point) and I jumped all over it like ... well, like a skelecat on a skelemouse! Besides, we certainly fit the bill - you don't get much more "indie" than a girl with a sewing machine, a laptop and a skeleton cat.
For those of you who don't know about the Santa Clarita Craft Lab, it's an AWESOME place! They offer some fun mixed media classes that you just can't really find anywhere else. Take, for example, this class on embellishments called Counting Crows:
All of the classes there are taught by seriously creative and fun folks and it's amazing to see what the students create. Check out their current classes
here.
So maybe you aren't into group classes and just need some time away from the house? You can rent some space and craft a Wednesday or Thursday away for only $15 (and that includes use of their ample collection of tools)! Here's a sampling of just some of what they have on hand:
- Cricut Expression Die Cut Machine
- Cuttlebug Die Cut Machine
- Sizzix Sidekick Die Cut Machine
- An Assortment of Dies
- 2 Sewing Machines
- Sewing Notions, Iron & Board
- Pasta Machine
- PolyClay/Craft Oven & Tools
- Xyron Sticker Maker
- Zutter "Bind-It-All" Binding System
- Heat Gun, Glue Guns, Fiskar Hand Drill
- Woodburning Tool
- Soldering Tools & Temp Control
- Paper Trimmers with Designer Blades
- An Assortment of Other Hand Held Tools
- Assortment of Punches
- The "Power Punch" Tool
- PLUS adhesives, papers, doo dads, embellishments, buttons, brads, eyelets, beads, ribbons, fibers, yarns, lace, trims, card stock, rubber stamps, inks, paints,brushes, & more!
In addition to all the cool toys ... err, I mean
TOOLS, they also have a knitting/crochet lounge.
DUDE, SERIOUSLY! A KNITTING/CROCHET LOUNGE! 
Just look at all that hot pink.... Yummy.Here's another idea: why not let Santa Clarita Craft Lab host your next birthday, mothers' (or fathers') day, graduation or office
party? You bring the cake and the guests, and they take care of the private studio space & instruction, all crafting supplies, plates/forks/napkins, and soft drinks/juice/water.
If you're like me and live too far away for a regular visit, you can drop by the
official blog and keep up to date on all the crafty news that's fit to print.
Of course, I'll let you know the very SECOND that Cyndi has the shelves stocked with the red rubber representations of my cute image. Until then, stay cool and skele-crafty!
SK
Oh, and YES, Cyndi and the Santa Clarita Craft Lab have DEFINITELY earned a Skelekitty Stamp of Approval for this one!
