For women in business who mean business!  Cherry Pie is a great networking (and shopping) event for women in Ottawa.  Get there early, because this pie is sure to bubble over.  Not only do you get to network but lots of businesses will have a table to sell their products and services.

I’ll have my full line-up of cards, invitations and books at this event.

Tickets are $20 each or 2 for $30.

I taped a segment from my home studio on cardmaking for the local CBC show called “Living in Ottawa“.  It’s going to air in a few weeks (I’ll post the exact date as soon as I know).

It was the first time being in front of the camera, so over the weekend I spent a lot of time watching clips of Martha Stewart online to see how she does it.  Now, I have a whole new respect for Martha.  Being able to craft, smile and chat casually at the same time is pretty amazing.

Orville tried his best to steal the spotlight and sprawled out underneath the demonstration table.   I’ll have to wait to see if he makes the final cut.  Orville seems a bit sad since the CBC crew left - I’ve caught him snoozing under the craft table alone in the studio.  It seems like he’s expecting them to return to film more of Orville being cute.

The new Moo stickers are just the best.  I’ve been using them to dress up my mailing envelopes.   They really are the icing on the cake!

My batch of Moo stickers arrived yesterday and they are very cool.  They’re the perfect size for sticking on envelopes.   Or cats.

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Pretty please?

One of this weekend’s projects included new business signage.  Something I was lacking at the last craft show was a good sign and something quirky to ensure my booth was memorable.  On Saturday, I was lucky to find this little metal dressform at an antique shop (I know, it’s only antique looking.. that’s ok).

Since my business name is Paper Skirt, I thought I should make a little paper skirt for the mannequin.  After a couple of test patterns, I broke out the scissors and staples and dressed my mannequin.  I’m pretty pleased with the results… and I kind of wish I could sew myself a skirt to match.