First off - The Renegade Craft Fair in Austin was amazing! For anyone that lives near one (or even near enough to take a weekend trip) I would highly suggest it. I managed to hit it right after opening on Saturday and spent four hours wandering the highly creative (and inspiring) rows of paper goods, ceramics, wood goods, hand-sewn delights, jewelry, etc... I will post pictures later of some of my amazing finds!
One of the great things about Renegade was the wealth of free stuff! Upon entrance (which was free!) I received two hip, arty magazines. And I'm in loo-ove with one of them. Uppercase. It's a magazine that even FEELS awesome and has an eclectic mix of art, craft, creativity, and vintage. With some sass and style thrown in to boot. There are two sad things though: 1) It only comes out quarterly and 2) Because it's published in Canada and is of such high quality a yearly subscription is $80(Canadian). BUT I think it's worth looking at the website and would make an amazing gift for any forward-thinking Crafty Diva (hint hint to my Fella :) ).
While I haven't had a lot of time to sew while working Louisiana, I have been doing a lot of vintage shopping/flea marketing/antiquing for inspiration. And birdies, of course. So I want to leave you with this picture that I took at a flea market in Washington, LA. Not the best quality, but I was so taken with the birch tree and the birds that I couldn't leave without snapping a shot.
They inspire me to sketch...and stitch...and create! Hope they do something for you as well!
PS Still taking blogging suggestions if anyone has any thoughts - or even something down here they'd like me to check out!
