Kellibeans Included in Spiral Themed Artfire Collection!

Wow, to see one of my original crocheted hypno beanies included in this absolutely fantastic spiral themed collection on Artfire is so flattering! I love the feeling that spirals give, as if they are drawing me inward.  How do spirals make you feel when you see them? 

Your Spin Me Round

Curated By: jeliza

ArtFire.com

Fine Art Paintings

Bundle Up - Kellibeans in Artfire Collection Feature

My Blueberry Cobbler crochet beanie was featured in an Artfire Collection! Woo hoo! Also featured in this collection is one of my fellow Kentucky Handmade (TeamBluegrass)artisans, Sweetbrier. Those are her lovely Mary Jane slippers! This is a super fun collection and I am flattered to be a part of it.

Bundle Up

Curated By: Drunkenmimes

ArtFire.com

Fine Art Paintings

Learn How to Crochet a Pentagon

Are you a beginning crocheter looking for step by step tutorials?  Have you ever tried to crochet a pentagon but couldn't get your proportions even?  Never fear, it has all been done for you in:  Learn How to Crochet A Pentagon. This free crochet pattern will help you create your own five sided pentagon shapes and motifs for use in your own crochet projects!  With quick and easy to follow instructions, you can crochet along with simple steps and clear, detailed photographs.  Go on over to HandmadeNews and check it out!

Kellibeans at Jack N Jill Boutique

Hello my fantastic friends! I was pleasantly surprised to wake up on Saturday morning to see that 5 sets of my yoyo button hairpins were scooped up by Laura at the Jack N Jill boutique in Helena, Montana. Stop by their page page and give them some love! Or, if you are in the Helena area, drop on by 109 E. 6th Avenue and show your support for the handmade revolution!

Kellibeans Featured at Nicole's Homemade Treats!

I was ever so happy to learn that my Watercolor Pear ACEO was featured as part of the Favorite Friday Feature over at Nicole's Homemade Treats!  Swing on over there and check out this page, it's totally worth the trip for all the mouth watering eye (and tummy) candy!

Kellibeans Featured TWICE on MyHandmadeRegistry.com!

I was thrilled to discover that on July 7th, my Contemporary Abstract Quilt ACEO was featured on the front page of MyHandmadeRegistry


Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, my Watercolor Pear ACEO was featured on the front page in a totally different collection on the 8th!


How about that?

How to create your own gingham patterns

Have you ever wondered how to create your own Gingham backgrounds in Photoshop or another graphics editing program? The article, "How to Make Your Own Gingham Backgrounds in Photoshop" gives you a step by step tutorial on how to create them.

Kellibeans Featured!

Hi all, ImagineMDD on Etsy gave me a heads up that my little Aunt Bee Matryoshka Softie doll made it into a blog collection for the Andy Griffith Show on their site. Check it out here, there are some interesting trivia bits in this post if you're a fan of Andy.

Hope your crafting adventures are taking you places! Right now, mine is taking me to bed, no amounts of Vitamin C and Zinc I've been ingesting for 3 days are fending off what I fear is turning into the flu.

How to prepare for a television appearance

If you have never appeared on television before, the article "Ready for Your Closeup?" gives you some tips and tricks for men and women on how to prepare your makeup and dress for a television appearance.

How to Guerrilla Marketing with Sales & Samples

The first part of this article, Guerrilla Marketing & You #2 - Give It Away Now covers how to use samples and sales to market your business.





Part two, Guerrilla Marketing & You #2 - Give It Away Now (2 of 2) covers contests and gives you tips on how to have a successful giveaway.

Wists 101 article on Handmade News

My article, "Wists101: Building a Social Shopping Network" is now live over at Handmade News. It covers the Wists phenomena and how handmade business owners can utilize it to their marketing advantage within the web 2.0 social shopping network. Check it out.

Rock Out With Your Smock Out Friday! Supergrass Version!

I have been in love with Supergrass for years! If you want to learn more about them, please visit their official page.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!? Blog Giveaway

Yes ladies and gents, I have decided to hold my very first blog giveaway!

So, tell me, who doesn't love free stuff? I know someone who liked winning things so much that once she entered a contest for a year's supply of free denture cream and she had perfect (real) teeth!

So in the spirit of people who love to win things, you can win this lovely handmade box (origami'd by yours truly) and of course, the handmade contents in it.

So, what's in the box?!?

*Ahem*
I know some of you have been waiting to see what was inside the box before you entered. Without further adieu.... Drumroll Please...

It's an Original Kellibeans Fortune Kit!

The Fortune Kit is my newest product, a totally original gift set (some are themed!), and they'll be available in my Etsy shop starting next week! You can't get these anywhere else, folks!

Inside the winning kit, you will find:

Your very own Fairy Beans mini doll,
purveyor of all things awesome and mascot of mojo magnificence.

And a Set of 7 Handmade fabric fortune cookies,
complete with fortunes divined from the genius that belongs to yours truly.

So here is how you enter to win:

1. Go to my Etsy Shop
2. Come back here and comment under this post as to which of my listings you like best and why.

(You MUST enter this way first, unless you are having technical difficulties with Blogger, and if you are, you can contact me via an Etsy convo/private message to enter.)

The contest ends on Saturday, June 20th. Everyone's entries will go into the Magic Goldfish Bowl of Plenty here in the studio, and Mr. Beans will be the one to draw out the winning ticket. I will post the winner here at 12pm (Central Time) Saturday morning, and will also tweet the results to my Twitter followers.

BUT WAIT---THERE'S MORE!

You can earn one extra entry for doing each of these things, each time you complete a task, come back here and drop me a comment to let me know you have completed them.

(Remember to leave a comment first or else I don't know whom to give extra credit to!)

So on to the deets for extra entries. You can:

1. Buy an item from my Etsy shop.
2. Follow my blog. (applies to new followers only)
3. Post about & link this giveaway on your blog.
4. ReTweet a link to this blog post on Twitter, using @kellibeans so I can find you.

Again, good luck to everyone and get to entering!

Things Cooking in the Studio

I've been cooking up some new stuff , and I will admit there has been some fiendish glee ruminating in my studio for days. Here are a few little teasers:

Is the suspense killing you yet?

Dumplings and such.

I've been working on a new and more affordable style of softie to put in my shop and yesterday I believe I may have found a decent match, because it is hellaciously cute but not so cute that it will cause me to lose some of my street cred, (because you know, street cred is tres important and we can't be flitting about without any in our pockets, now, can we?). Okay, maybe they are that cute and I never had said cred in the first place.

They remind me of a mix between onigiri (rice balls) and awesome.

Matroyshka!

Meet Myra Matryoshka, my newest fabric ACEO. She is the standard size for an ACEO (which stands for Art Cards, Editions, & Originals), which is 2.5 x 3.5 inches, the same size as most any other trading card, and they're meant to be traded and displayed by artists, art lovers and fans of the ATC/ACEO movement alike (just like any other trading card!)

Myra is number one in a set of 10 Matryoshka cards in this style. I will design each card using different fabrics, with each one's face and hairstyle being unique. Though she may resemble her sisters in this little Matryoshka family, Myra truly IS one of a kind! See her in all her original, undistorted glory in my Etsy shop!

She is available for $6.00 (US) plus shipping, details in my Shop.
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