The Lampshade Lady Blog

Classic Navy Toile Lampshades

I just finished up this pair of cut corner rectangle lampshades. (click on link, it will take you to my etsy shop) They are made up in an antique French toile I purchased from one of my favorite textile dealers in Europe. Fabric is a pretty good addiction. At least it's easy to ship.

There is a pair of these shades at time of listing. I do not have anymore fabric right now but do have a little more coming soon. As with vintage fabric it often comes in small bits. Enough for a few lampshades. It becomes a very clever jigsaw puzzle.

This shape is called an inverted cut corner rectangle. It is 6" across the top by 11" bottom and 8.5" high. I find this size works well on tall thin lamps like mine and also medium alabaster lamps, too. It's a pretty shape.

The background is a nice creamy off white. The blue is a good strong navy, nice solid fabric, no wear and tear.

The weekend is almost over. Today I started my holiday baking, no photos.... but 4 loaves of stollen and a batch of biscotti. We tested the stollen with tea to make sure it was okay! passed with flying colors.

And it snowed all day. Only an inch, maybe. It's white out and so bright.

I had an interview for our local newspaper on Saturday, The Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal. It was fun. We have a lot of new people in our area and ought to be good for rounding up some new customers. The video we worked on this summer will also be coming out in the next weeks.

All for now,

xo

judy

What is the hardest lampshade for customers to find? The Threaded Uno bridge lampshade

The Threaded Uno Lampshade is one of the largest sellers in my shop in Vermont and on Etsy. They are impossible to find in anything interesting. I try to keep a good inventory but sometimes I get behind or my lampshade frame sources are also out. I put 3 new shades in my shop today but still need to fill some more holes.

 

What is a threaded uno shade? It threads onto the socket of a standing floor lamp that is generally a vintage iron lamp found at antique shops or if you are lucky along the road at a tag sale. Many many times I hear customers say, ooh I have one of those in my basement. And i say dig it out and re-wire it. They are really handy to tuck behind a couch or chair for reading or knitting.

There are 2 kinds of bridge lamps. One has an arm and the light bulb goes UP. This is not that one. Those generally take a clip on shade that is 7" high. These are the ones with the light bulb that hangs down and the shade threads onto the light bulb.

Gotta run and make a few more threaded uno shades. I have a good stock of frames. Key to retail: sell what is scarce!

xo

judy

6 Top Lampshade Ladies of 2022 - Bring on the Color

I have taught many a lampshade maker over the years.  My DIY Lampshade book, The Lampshadelady's Guide to Lighting up Your Life, Potter Craft 2009 spurred on many new lampshade makers. I have loved watching artisans grow their design skills; I look back at my early work and see the huge progress I have made since those early days. It takes a heck of a lot of work to succeed in this business, but then who wouldn't want to play with fabric, paper and color everyday. Persistence pays off.

A few of my recent lampshades. (shameless promotion)

I am sharing some of my favorite fellow lampshade ladies, they are all super talented, have a creative eye and really hard workers.  I am sure I will miss many, sorry in advance.

One of my first students that comes to mind is Kristi Uvence from Seattle, Washington. Her business on Etsy is called Sassy Shades. Kristi flew east for a private workshop with me after my book came out. We had a blast. We made lampshades, went looking for vintage fabric and had lots of laughs. She has persisted thru working full time and developing her business. I am very proud of her accomplishments. Below are some of Kristi's work.

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Another great lampshade maker I sometimes chat with is Maggie from Vero Lampshades. We met on Etsy thru my book. I often get questions from lampshade makers and I'm happy to try to help with their questions. And sometimes they help me too. Maggie must be a very hard worker. She is always getting new inventory posted in her Etsy shop. Maggie has a great flair with her fabrics. It's been fun to see her grow as well as Kristi. Check out their work.

Vero Lampshades (Below)

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When I started making lampshades in the early 1990's I spotted another lampshade maker that had a similar style to mine. She is the fabulous lampshade maker Susan Schneider. At that time I used to travel down Rt 22 down to CT for many craft shows. I remember poking my head in her shop window that at that time was in Millerton, NY. It seems like a million years ago. Wow, I was blown away with excitement. She was closed but loved that cute little shop. I thought it sure would be fun to have my very own shop someday. Susan's business is called Shandell's. She's gone thru many phases of her lampshade business. These days she's making gorgeous marble papers for lampshades, boxes, belts, etc. Plus teaching marbling, too. We've never met but we have both been at this lampshade thing for a long time. You can order from her website as well as other events. She's top notch and I'm a big admirer of her work. She is in the process of restoring an old barn for her shop/ studio. I wish her well and someday we shall meet. Follow her on Instagram @Shandells.

Susan's Marble Lampshades (below)

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Robin Koppernaes makes great lampshades and is also one of my students. You can see her work on Etsy, Creative Lampshades. It is fun to see her work pop up in my Etsy feed. It's been years since my workshops but seems like it was just yesterday. Follow Robin on Instagram, too. She's way down in beautiful Beaufort, S.C. I just love this orange lampshade, bet it lights up beautiful. Orange and reds are the best for warm light.

 

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Another great lampshade lady is Linda Daniel, aka Elle Daniel from Sarasota, Florida. Years ago Linda flew up to my shop to have a private workshop. She was ready to start her next business. There was no doubt that Linda would go on to establish a great business. She's a super marketer and stylist.

Linda's lampshade shop in Sarasota is at Address: 1616 Oak Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. Her website is https://www.elledaniel.com . Elle Daniel lampshades can also be purchased in her Etsy shop as well as her own website.

 

No doubt I have forgotten many lampshade ladies! It's a fun business and heavens knows there's plenty of work for all of us!!!  Susan and I have been making lampshades for over 30 years; we both have pivoted and evolved with the times. Making a business with your hands is a labor of love. We have all struggled to get to where we are whether it's crooked lampshade frames, clips that have bad solder joints, bad glue, bad styrene, rusty wires, grosgrain ribbon sourcing or just learning the art.

It takes a lifetime to learn the lighting industry.

All of these Lampshade Ladies agree that there is more than just a white lampshade!!! Light up Your Life!

xoxo

judy

ps My workshop days are over. It was lots of fun while it lasted.

pss My book, The Lampshadelady's Guide to Lighting up Your Life is out of print but can be found used on Amazon and other used book venues.

 

 

 

Experimenting with Japanese Indigo Vintage Fabrics

I have been having fun learning about and experimenting with Japanese vintage fabrics. The blue and white shades are made with indigo dyes and have been printed with a technique called Katzome, similar to batik but with a buckwheat paste. These kimono fabrics come from the countryside; they are a homespun fabric thicker and more primitive than their wealthier city kimono fabrics.

These kimono fabrics are about 14" wide and cost about $1 an inch. Not sure these are less expensive than my pretty French fabrics but they certainly do add a new depth to my Vermont shop. Having a retail shop  I have a variety of customers with different styles. The large bulk of my customers have a classic look but it's fun to sneak in some funky shades like these Indigo beauties.

Here's a few of my new shades: This shade can be found in my Etsy Shop.This size is 5" across the top by 10" bottom and 9"high. Pricing is a tad higher due to the fabric costs. I think customers recognize this and value the gorgeous fabric.

Here is another pair in my shop, below: This is a pair of boxy hex clip lampshades. They are 6" across the top corner to corner by 8" bottom and 6" high.

 

This is also another pair the same size. The fabric is also a katzome but in bold funky colors. Such a treat. Here is their link in my Etsy shop.

There's lots to learn. I am just starting to dig in with these fabrics. Stay tuned for more.

thanks

judy

Lampshade Lady's New Year

Happy New Year! It's been darn cold up here in Vermont! Sixteen below today was too cold for my old CRV to start, thank goodness for the charger thing to get her going! It's my birthday tomorrow and we went out for a birthday lunch in town. It was a new restaurant in town we'd heard was nice. We ran into friends that joined our table. Fun!

Last year was a busy one in my shop. Our lamp shop in town closed and brought quite a few customers trekking north out to my shop. I was sorry to see them go; they had a nice shop and did a great job, but I had a hunch business would pick up a bit filling in where they left off. I recently started ordering silk sewn fabric shades for clients that were once available at The Lighting Place. I got a kick out of the first custom order I did. The woman said, Judy, you can make money without having to make everything! Hahahaa, good idea I said.

Also great news this year was that my neighbor, The Pawlet Station Restaurant is open! It opened this summer and has been just what the community needs right now. They have been rebuilding their customer base and I for one is thrilled to have them. It was pretty dreary having a closed restaurant as well as a closed general store; no news on the general store. Guess it will eventually open. The rural economy still hasn't rebounded from the crash.

I've been up to my ears involved in a school merger with our town and the neighboring town. We had a vote after 2 years of haggling and educating neighbors on it's benefits and it passed in both towns!!!! Wonderful! But the big but the other town had 30 days to contest the vote and ask for a re-vote and guess what--- they did it just before Christmas! Yup. Must admit knowing these folks and the misdeeds they have done I'm not surprised. Small town ____ , fill in the blank!!! Our neighboring town of Rupert had 2 "self-appointed" members on this committee, both over 80. They came to the table without the ability to compromise or to look to the future. Urgggg. I got involved as I had been on the school board a million years ago and helped get a bond vote thru for a new elementary school- they said it would never happen either! It did! And they love it now and those same folks that didn't want the school are the exact same ones that showed up for the Merger meetings and were the NO's! That's all it took for me to jump back in the frey. I was only a little cog in the process but I'd had the history of the past 30 years of change! No excuses, but my blog was again the first thing to be set aside. Now the town of Rupert has to re-vote our Merger and has to pass it by 2/3 of the vote... just annoying after everyone's hard work. Fear of change, so much misinformation they are spewing.... oh well, back to lampshades, you don't want to hear this, thanks, just needed a little cathartic writing! You can see the handy work of the No's!!! I had a little touching up on my sign....bah...

I just listed this new square bell lampshade in my Etsy shop. I've been working like crazy to get my shop full for January's busy lampshade season. Did you know January can be a very busy month for lampshade makers? I have found it to be my busiest month. The shade measures 4" across the top by 8.5" bottom and 8" high. It is made from a vintage European Grain Sack. It's $85.

Bet you can recognize the check board house as Grandma Moses's House. I found a small piece of this vintage bark cloth before Christmas and made this pair of hex clip shades. This pair of shades measure 6" across the top by 8" bottom and 6" high and clip onto the light bulb. They are $75 each. Link above. I do not have any more of this fabric. It shows up periodically but quite hard to find.
I love this pair of grain sack lampshades. I made a pair for a client and decided to make a pair for inventory. They are blue and cream and have the most wonderful texture. They measure 4" top x 8" bottom and are 6" high. Clip onto shade. Here's their link on my Etsy shop.

A Bistro Linen Shade, shop classic. Love this with the vintage monogram on the bottom. Only one of these @$75.

If you need a pair I have a similar set here. These are a little darker but with the same great red stripe in vintage linen.
I'm pretty fond of this. It's a floor lamp size or good for a large table lamp. It's 16" across the bottom and 13" high. The vintage needlepoint is in the front and a cream handwoven fabric is in the other 3 panels. I think it would be stunning in the right room!
Last one for now. This is a vintage Japanese fabric made in a drum shade + vintage orange and green tassels to finish! Super cute. Just what we need to kick the year off. Funky fun! Don't we need bright this time of year.

Wish us luck with the school vote.... yikes strikes! A book could be written on all the devious things a town will do to not change and grow!  You JUST wouldn't believe them if I told you! To think of my little business if I never grew and evolved. It would not have survived all these years! That's for sure.

Hope you will plan a visit to my shop in 2018. No workshops scheduled, life is just too busy. No promises of lots of blogging but it is fun and I did remember how to do it. hahah. The way technology changes so fast I wasn't sure how this post would go.

xo

Judy

PS check out my Instagram page, I'm Lampshadelady there too. And I promise I post everyday, almost! It's a fun way to connect with fellow artisans.

 

A Sunday Hike up Haystack Mountain and New Projects from my Lampshade Studio

Me and Ziggy poked our way up Haystack Mountain on Sunday. I breathed a sigh of relief as the sun warms up a bit this time of year. Phew, we got by the coldest bit of the winter! I woke up to a beautiful day off and I definitely needed some serious exercise. We are lucky to have this little gem right in the middle of town. I grabbed some lunch, dog biscuits, hiking boot grippers, my ski poles and off we went.
I find hiking in the winter is much more fun than in the summer if the trail is packed and not too icy- somehow it's easier to slide your feet a long the snow than step up on rocks. It was a supreme day on Sunday and easy to stop and take a peek at the beauty in the land. I must admit my legs are still sore from Sunday... 3 days later. It was a good grunt up and pretty sweet on the way down. I ran into a couple I know in town, a nice guy that works at the local high school, a nice young woman that grew up in the area and another couple as well as Phil who farms the land abutting the Haystack hiking trail. Phil and his kids came sledding down the steep hill ready for some farm chores or maybe a trip to town. Pretty busy day for winter hikers I'd say.

With a hike behind me, I was ready to kick off the week with some new lampshade making! This pretty floral lampshade is from some bark cloth fabric I found a few weeks ago. It's $98. and measures 9"top x 14"bottom and 9.5" high on slant. It's hard to find some of these soft color curtain panels these days and was pretty sure this one will do well in the shop.

A friend dropped by some of her vintage Blue Fish clothes that she had cleaned out of her closet. I put them on my ironing board in the shop and thought....ohhh, maybe lampshades? Let's give it a try.
This was the first Blue Fish Shade- a big rectangle. Often the design of a shade is determined by the size of the pattern or imagine you want to show off. This one easily spoke to being square or rectangle and my rectangle frame fit it a little better. Fun! It worked together pretty easy. I chose the homespun European sheeting for the other 3 panels and trim. The next Blue Fish Shade I did was not as great- the light really blurred the image....I am trying to add some fabric paint to see if I can make it pop better when lit up. Stay tuned, I've got stack of clothes to make shades with!
My farm animal shades have become a shop favorite! Happy to have a few back in my inventory. How could you resist for a baby present! Easy clip on shade- 7"top x 10" bottom x 7" high. $75.

a detail of my next shade. I found this children's needlework matted in an antique shop up in Maine. The wooly lamb sold me on it! Had to get it for another kid's lampshade.
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep lamp shade! Again, the shape of the textile led me to a rectangle frame. This one has a nice bell to it. I trimmed it with a rick rack and a vintage trim. $95. I can see this handed down from generation to generation. Sure was fun to make.
A pair of hex bell Daisy lampshades made from vintage embroidery. $68 per shade, 5" top x 8" bottom x 6" high and clip top. I found this embroidery on my Maine trip too. Always good to get away for some new inspiration! After a few days away I so happy to be back in my little shop again.

All for now,

xo

judy lake

ps, my Lampshade Lady book is no longer in print at Crown Publishing, but can be found on Amazon as well as maybe your local bookstore. I have a handful in-stock....would have been nice of them to communicate with me that they were selling them through... but why would I expect it now if they didn't communicate before... ahhh publishing..... guess I crossed that off my list after 2 editors (the second one didn't give a rats ass and came on just at publishing..... so helpful) and 4 assistant editors---interesting process during the crash of '08'. But sure glad I had the chance to make a book despite disappointments along the way.

A Drum Lampshade Making Day! if you make one you might as well make a dozen!

I've been known to make a rose hip wreath or 2 a year. This year I made one for my shop! It's a bit of an ouchy job! Rose hips were huge this year out in the fields. I grabbed a plastic grocery bag and my clippers and started cutting away. I have learned it best to cut long stems. I don't cut off thorns until I make the wreath. I grabbed a few grape vines and wind them together for the base. Then start adding the hip stems cutting away the thorns as I go. Be prepared for a few jabs..... yikes. I had my glue gun ready but decided my stems were long enough to wind them into the grape vines.
Today my shop finally got an outside light! It was long over due and much procrastinated. I found this cool barn light on Ebay and at last my porch isn't so dark! And I painted my door a new color.

I've realized many of the colors I like are layered colors. So--- I mixed up some colors last week but they didn't quite work. Then I went down to my paint shop in Manchester and he suggested a glaze to mix with my new color. I gave it a try... hum, not quite right either. Then I remembered my paint marbling class I'd taken many years ago and that we had used this same glaze. We painted it on and rubbed it off. It worked great creating the layered colors I was wanting and looks nice with my new barn light!
Today I was inspired to make drum shades today. I don't make too many but when I do I make a bunch! They are fast to put together but then the trimming takes a bit a time. That will have to wait till the end of the week.

Detail of drum shade fabrics. A little bit of everything- grain sack fabric, quilt fabric, Guatemalan fabric, black and white vintage mod fabric and vintage fruit fabric. Drum shades definitely need the right fabric with a larger motif; a little print gets lost in the expanse of the shade.

Pretty, pretty periwinkle toile hex bell lampshades @75. I was so happy to find this amazing early French Toile. Just one of those to die for fabrics. Distinctive fabric---- standout beautiful! I've made a few other shades with this fabric and also have another pair of hex bells to come. The fabric is super old but good strong color.
I just listed a pair of crewel white on white hex bell lampshades on my Etsy lampshadelady shop. Hex bell 5"x10"x7.5" high. Nice thick crewel and so hard to find.
A fun experiment! I had this small scrap of crochet kicking around my desk; just enough for a night light. Love it. $24. shop only.
I just finished a large pair of lampshades from this crochet! Very awesome they were! And very time consuming to make. It's a light weight layer under the crochet and then the crochet needs to be glued on ..... but the end product was sensational. I think my client will be thrilled when she picks them up this week.... meanwhile I'm savoring them the next couple of days.

The last good news is that the little restaurant next to my shop has reopened. I'm super happy to welcome Amber and the crew @  The West Side Station. I know they worked their butts off to open last Friday! Congrats. I know the community will be happy to have a meeting place this winter and I am thrilled to have neighbors. It could have been a lone cold winter as our general store is still closed.

All for now,

xoxox

judy

October Already

September weather must have been one of the best ever! Except the wicked heat during Brimfield Week.... I should have stayed home... oh well, now I remember why I didn't do the September show.... but May was so fantastic. My buds did well, but I tanked. I loved my few great customers but mostly too hot to shop and who knows, guess it wasn't my week. Wouldn't be so bad if there weren't so many expenses... Anyway,  it was fun to hang out and give my hands a break and get a change of scenery. One never knows what my come down the road....

I have great inventory for Fall Foliage! And I had a great week in the shop with delightful customers that "get" what I do. Thank you, thank you.

This is the last of this great bark cloth! I hope I can find another; the red barns light op great for a country look. This shade measures 7x12x8.5" and is a washer top. $85. Here is the LINK in my etsy shop.  
Just finished up this kid's shade today. I made it from a 1950's vintage cloth book. It's one of my favorite books, the images are super sweet. Funny how some of the old images can be a little scary looking, but this one is perfect. The shade measures 7"x12"x8.5". It's trimmed with a green vintage ticking. It's $85 and a pretty easy fit for finding a lamp.
I listed this shade this morning. It's a nice quality new crewel fabric, 7"x12"x8.5" high UNO lampshade. An uno shade is needed for an old standing floor lamp IF the light bulb hangs down. I try to carry a good selection of UNO shades as they can be extremely hard to find- or at least something decorative.
One can not have a lampshade shop in Vermont during fall foliage without a Grandma Moses Lampshade! Her fabric is getting harder to find and this one is quite rare and certainly expensive when found! $75. per shade and measure 5x8x6 Hex clip on. These won't last long, wish I had more of this bark cloth!!!

Just finished up a pair of these sweet Society Silk Vintage Embroidery Shades. Not even listed yet on Etsy... maybe in the am. Very pretty, pretty. There are some vintage wear, but pretty violets and sweet vintage trim, too.

Come up to Vermont, looks like we will hopefully miss the hurricane. September weather was too amazing with sunshine and mostly delightful weather...today reminded me of the cold weather ahead. Shop kitties were pouting, too. And even turned the heat on, only once! You know, it's pretty Yankee to see how long one can go without turning on the heat. Think I'll grab my Uggs tomorrow!

The leaves are a little behind due to that nice September weather, but they will be here quick. Apple picking is tip top, even our old orchard. We have one tree the apples are the size of soft balls! And good too. Raspberries are coming as long as we don't get any hard frosts. I've covered up a few things in my veggie garden to keep them going.

Hope to see you in Vermont.

xo

judy

ps I've been hearing from quite a few from you on workshops. I regret I've taken a break from workshops. It is all I can do to keep up with my shop and on-line shop. BUT, please buy my DIY book, there is everything you will need to know to get started, lampshadelady book.

 

Etsy Photos in My Garden

Happy 4th of July! What a fantastic weekend it was. Perfect clear weather after all that steamy heat. The life of a little business never ends, even on holiday weekends. Business Saturday was terrible.... too many husbands and kids are never good for a lampshade business!!! I should remember next year to go away! OH well, had lots to do.

I was off Sunday and had a huge list to cram into one day! Grocery shopping, farmers market, weeding, sadly pruning the hell out my poor Stanley Prune Tree that has a nasty black something virus, thank you notes from Mach's Fest, listing and photography for Etsy, read a few pages in my book group book, The Lowland, watch The Tour de France and .... jeez, the day is just not long enough!

Here are a few of my Etsy photos from the house! I don't get to shoot here very often; it was actually kind of fun! Etsy likes dreary neutral backgrounds; I don't... ha, ha.. how dull like most of their Front Page Treasury photos.... they don't have much personality but then it's big business these days.

A pair of vintage mangle cloth hex clip lampshades. 7 top x 10 bottom x 7 high, $75 each.

Love this  grape vintage cross stitch lampshade! The shade is 5 x 8 x 6 hex bell clip on. $68. one of a kind.

Vintage Blue Stripe Grainsack Hex Bell,  5" top x 8" bottom x 6" high, clip on shade. $68 each. I have a pair at time of listing.

Here it is in a larger size, A pair of Hex Bell Lampshades 7" x  12" x  8" high.

My helper... inside where I have fenced her out! Sweet Ziggy! Guess she can do no wrong.

all for now, got lots to do and orders to fill.

xo

judy

note: shop will be closed July 13-16. I plan to be back in the shop Thursday July 17th.

 

 

 

OOAK: One of a Kind on ETSY

It's my 2nd anniversary selling my wares on the craft/vintage online shop ETSY. I've had a real boost from the exposure and wide reach Etsy has brought my little niche.

An ongoing conversation has been going on in Etsy Forums and beyond, what is OOAK?? aka, one of a kind items. I recently scanned on of my favorite on-line food blogs now turned shopping experience! And one of their shopping categories was, One of a Kind, curious enough to take a peek to see what their offering might be... nice stuff and "sort of" one of the kind looking, but so not what the intent of one of a kind means. I'm wondering when One of a Kind became sort of one of a kind .... kind of handmade looking but really mass produced. humm. YIKES, Has the handmade item been buried under mass production. How will our customers know if handmade is really handmade. An infuriating conundrum to me and many others.

one of a kind lampshade. Mother and Child, vintage needlepoint sourced from Europe, vintage trim from a pair of French curtains, new fabric and trim to match!

True to be said, not all artisans do one of a kind items or wish to. 85% of my work is one or 2 of a kind; a few things I will do over and over! The goal of my business has been stay small and stay busy, stay fresh and creative. And continue to design and make the BEST lampshades I can challenging myself to grow and experiment with new materials.

Etsy has opened it's venue up for designers as of Jan 1, 2014. They are now allowed to design their work and OUTSOURCE and DROP Ship their work. Oh Boy, it's been hair pulling fall with this big change in direction. I certainly see a few good out comes, but mostly an onslaught of inferior produced work. The day after the announcement I watched a lampshade company in Berlin add 350 lampshades in one day; I've looked back and don't think they have done very well as their work looks pretty commercial. It took me months to get my inventory up to 100 lampshades and is a big job to keep my inventory up to that level, which seems to be a good number of items to have in one's shop as it is important to have enough choices.

On New Years Eve there was a forum post by a woman in India. She had said her friend's shop was just shut down by Etsy. She said her friend had just opened it and was afraid they would do the same to her. Folks posted encouragement to her and then checked out her shop after she mentioned that she could get such good prices as her wholesaler gave her a great deal.... OPPS, she let it slip out that she was a REseller ---- a HUGE issue for integrity in the handmade craft world and an Etsy issue. Her forum post really became a joke- no one called her exactly out but it was becoming apparent that she had become the fool in her own post. Eventually the post was shut down. I took a peek and her work was obviously totally mass produced! Holy Moly! The slippery slope Etsy Integrity will be up against.

Love these shades! So one of a kind!! Vintage embroidery, one trim on the bottom and rick rack on the top!

Here's a quirky shade for the eclectic home....so fun to make. Beautiful thick vintage crewel lampshade. Good luck mass producing this one! One of a kind for sure.

Happy New Year! I'm home & the shop is closed today due to a blizzard here in Southern Vermont! Maybe a foot of fluffy stuff. I swung by the shop this morning to pick up my laptop, feed the kitties and out to breakfast at The Station.  A quick Executive Decision not to open the shop and head home to watch the snow pile up and scribble out a sort of whinny blog post. ohh, it's just principles... isn't it. Slow Craft carry on!.... I did pick up one lampshade to finish up today.... yankee work ethic.... Happy New Year. Cheers to 2014.

xo

judy