Baby shower loot.

Sorry I have been a blogging slacker. I feel like I am still hungover from the baby shower (and I was the only one not drinking!) The shower was awesome, I have wonderful and generous friends and family who really took care of us, and I am ready for this to be over. Get him out already! I was hoping to have some photos to share, but it looks like no matter how wonderful and generous, my friends are still slackers when it comes to photos. =) Here are a few of my own.

This is Mr. Broken Plate's very own custom Cotton Monster, complete with lightening bolt!

Baby Broken Plate is all moved in! We got so many great clothes at the shower.

I'm ready for poop!

Please be Still.

It is never too early to teach Jr. the ABC's of modern design. From Please Be Still. Amazing!

Nesting mugs and plates

These just might be to pretty to smash! From Acacia.

Aww.

This has to be the saddest onesie I have ever seen.

Bento Box

Why do I feel like I NEED a Bento Box?

Cotton Monsters takin' over!

Congrats to Baltimore's own Jennifer Strunge of Cotton Monster for her article in the current issue of Craft Magazine. Way to go.!

Now, in completely unrelated news...

Check out my boyfriend Marty O' on the cover of this months Irish America. Click here for the whole article. President O'Malley, what?

We go way back.

Happy Bloggiversary to me!

It's my bloggiversary! I can't believe it has only been a year since this venture began. Pretty amazing what can happen in 365 days. In that time I have opened 2 Etsy shops, TheBrokenPlate and MuthaCrafter with a total of 152 online sales and 628 hearts! I have participated in 7 craft shows and have gotten my work into 11 online and brick and mortar shops. Thanks to everyone who cares what I have to say and reads this blog regularly, you have helped me get 9838 views in one year. I am not sure what this next year brings as far as plate breaking goes, but I am sure I will have a lot more to say and a lot more to show you. Thanks for reading and stay tuned! (above are thank you cards from DigitalPaperie, MichelleBrusegaard, and APunkinCardCompany.)

Thanks!

One.Black.Bird.On.Etsy.Yeah!

I am one step closer to owning work by Diana Fayt of One Black Bird! She now has an Etsy store!! I still can't afford it, but at least I know where to go when I can collect my pennies. Spread the word!

Horoscopes lie.

The promise of "some very good news arriving in my inbox early today that proves that I was right all along!" never came, only news that I am poor and have a bad movie coming. Lame

Above is a screen printed sad robot from derisorydesigns.

Flavor-Flav!

SO today just got a tiny bit better. I just learned that there will be a Flavor of Love III! To make it better, there are open castings going on right now where viewers can vote in the girls, one of which is BuckWildBecky! Don't judge me, I know you watched it too...

Horoscope.

Here is my horoscope today:

"Some very good news will arrive in your inbox early today. It proves that you were right all along! Of course, not everyone is willing to admit that they were wrong -- but enough folks will sing your praises that it won't really matter anyway. You'll be feeling high-spirited and confident all day long. Later today, the tough problem you've been wrestling with will start to crumble, and your newly invigorated sense of self will help take things the rest of the way."

Why is it the only thing I have gotten in my email is a low balance notice from the bank and and Netflix email telling me that some man action movie is on the way? I'm waiting...

The print above is titled "I Will Wait Here for You" from DazeyChic.

PostSecret

There is always something great on PostSecret.

Plate pieces

I finished up that big batch yesterday and thought it would be fun to lay out pieces on top of an unbroken matching plate to give an idea of where I get the pieces from.

Some fun stuff via NOTCOT.org

Dyson AirBlade.

Pretty Pottys.

Typewriter Rings.

Crop Art.

Corn Stripper.

Paper Bee on Etsy.

Only in China.

Can you tell that I can't sleep??? AHH!

Earth Alley

I am proud to announce that my work will be available for purchase in a local store in Hamden, opening this fall, called Earth Alley! Earth Alley specializes in eco-friendly, fair-trade "original" items and is really supportive of local artists like myself. Eva, the owner, has begun a blog to "tease" some of her soon-to-be available wares and to share news about the store. Stay tuned for an announcement of the grand opening as well as opcoming artist talks and workshops!

For the Grandmas and Aunts out there...

Had my last sonogram today! At 34 weeks (and 3 days), baby Broken Plate is about 4lbs. 6ozs., still a little small, but growing steadily. He is too big to get any good face shots but he always seems willing to share a foot, hand and penis.

Lobster dinner. mmmmmm.

This is why men can not be trusted to go to the grocery store alone (but it is really fun when they do!!!!) This was my dinner last night, and I did not have to do a thing! Wow, I think I might keep him a while.

Mr. Broken Plate even bought a new tool for our dinner.

In related news, we learned that Bella does not like lobster (or the bib...)

This weeks batch.

I am really happy with this weeks batch! I figure as long as there are a few of each batch that I am not sure if I can give up, I am doing something right. I am still not sure if I will have to sit out the next craft show season because of baby Broken Plate, but I am still trying to keep up my stock just in case. If not, hopefully I will have a good Internet sales year? I am attempting to have "real" online store in addition to Etsy, hopefully by the holidays. We'll see how ambitious Mr. Broken Plate gets...

And for those of you that were sad to have missed out on the Amish Plate, Good News - I found one on Ebay!

I'm so stupid. Reason #347

When we were at the airport to pic up the step-Broken Plate, I saw a woman who I thought, but not 100% sure, was Annie Leibowitz. Mr. Broken Plate had no idea who I was talking about, but just told me that I should have talked to her. How does one approach the greatest

portrait photographer of her lifetime? I can see it now, "Hi! What was it like to find out you took the last photo of John Lennon alive?" or "Can you take my photo like Demi Moore on the Vanity Fair cover??" Gosh, I could never. But at the time I figured, it probably wasn't even her and I would have embarrassed myself anyway. What would she be doing in B-more anyway? Well, after seeing her on Oprah today, I realized it WAS her, I AM stupid and I should of had her take my photo with my camera phone. Ugh. Just had to share.

Nesting Part III

Baby Broken Plate's crib is used and about 13 years old. There was no evidence of this except for a print on the outside wall of a pink and blue rocking pony. (I wish I had a before shot!)

Most normal people would just paint over this with white paint, but not me, I HAD to make a project out of it. This little scene is hand painted except for the letters and flowers which are stickers from the Martha Stewart Craft Collection. I was inspired by a brooch by Allira and a brooch installation by Arthur Hash. I wonder if anyone else has baby decor inspired by jewelry? Here are my inspiration images, click on them to go to the artists websites. By the way, looks like we settled on the name...Nolan Taylor Morrison (or Baby Broken Plate as he is reffered to here.)

I'm a Crafty Bastard!

I realized in my last post that I had not officially announced that I am, in fact, a Crafty Bastard! The show is Sunday September 30, 2007 - which will unfortunately be a little too soon after the birth of baby Broken Plate (due Sept. 8) for me to do it myself. My lovely friend Whitney will be manning my booth for me, for which I am eternally grateful! Be sure to stop by and say hi to her!