I BREAK PLATES!

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(thank you!)

We've Moved

Although it is still a work in progress, I am excited to announce that the new and improved ibreakplates.com is ready. It will be the address of my new blog! So PLEASE change your bookmarks and come in for a visit. Please bear with me as I learn Wordpress and add new and exciting things. If you don't check in there every once in a while you might miss my BIG announcement coming up...(tease, tease...) Go check it out and let me know what you think!

The image above is from Macaroniandglue.

Apvintage

One of the coolest gifts that I have ever received was a little jar of random vintage goodness from my former boss, Amy. It was filled with crazy buttons, findings and other odd stuff. This was probably 2 years ago, but I consulted this jar just last week when I was stuck on a project. A few days later, through the magic of the Internet, I found Amy and her new Etsy shop, Apvintage! She makes jewelry out of this random vintage goodness, and I just had to share.

Sticker art

Check out what SilviaC did with her bumpersticker! SO cute, thanks Silvia!

Please Stand By

As some of you may have noticed, the main website is down right now. I am pretty www-stupid, so I have a team of other folks working on it. I will make a big announcement when the new site is ready! Thanks!

Guess who the featured crafter on Baltimore by Hand?

Check it out!

Matt from Etsy

We (BEST) were lucky enough to have a little date with Matt, VP of Communications of Etsy this weekend! I was a little (ok, a lot) late so I missed out on the group picture, but Matt was awesome and wants to come for a proper dinner with us sometime in the future! Thanks Matt!
See more photos from Tigerlillyshop's Flickr.

Not often that there is a parade in your neighborhood...

York Rd
Katie Hoff
Mama Phelps

Michael Phelps.

To see cute photos of Nolan at the parade, check his blog. =)

Shop update

Just updated the shop a bit, adding 6 new pieces. I will hopefully be adding much more in preparation for the big holiday season which, I hate to be the one to tell you, is FAST approaching!

BEST Fall giveaway

The Baltimore Etsy Street team is excited to announce our new Virtual Giveaway! In preparation for the holiday season we have decided to giveaway $10 gift certificates from each of the following Street Team Members shops!

SweetPepita

BlockPartyPress

JenyGwen

JerseyGirlDesign

JillPopowichDesigns

JennyJen42

TigerLillyShop

BennyAndHeidi

BowerboxPress

ElisaShereJewelry

CEKCustomDesigns

JenMenkhaus

VWStudios

DorsetHillBeads

DandelionBlu

WynnStudio

Miscelena
SugarPaperie

SpaTherapy
TheBrokenPlate

GreenStarStudio
Holy Smokes! That's a lot of cool stuff you can win, worth $200! Check the blog to get the rest of the scoop!

(photo courtesy of JenMenkhaus)

Checking in.

Sorry I have been M.I.A. - Life is a little crazy in Broken Plate land. I am busily filling some wholesale orders since Crafty Bastards cleaned me out a bit! Bastards was awesome despite the random rain showers. Shoppers were prepared with umbrellas and were not going to let a little rain hold them back. It was hardcore. To see a whole bunch of photos from the day, check out some on Flickr here . As soon as Tya gives up the goods, I will post some of my own. The photo above is from sande1974 on flickr.