For the Holidays....

dining room ready for thanksgiving!

new stumps...

robots!!!

my new favorite....

I am so excited that the holidays are here! We had a fabulous Thanksgiving with our families and Jeff cooked an amazing meal. His food never disappoints and this year was definitely no exception....the menu was huge and it was all delicious. I ate way too much and induced myself into a food coma by dessert (which was homemade personal cheesecakes with banana flambe' and cinnamon ginger ice cream). YUM. I also really enjoyed my few days off and got to work re-building my inventory after the recent shows. I made a couple of new robots (I love the gray and orange one!) and several new sticks and stumps. I am trying to work hard to restock my etsy shop which has been low on inventory for a while now. Check out the shop for all the new stuff....more coming soon!

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season...can you believe tomorrow is December already???? I can't wait to get our tree!

fattycakes in the news....

I.C.E. was great last Saturday and I really enjoyed talking with everyone and seeing all the great handmade items. There was so much talent there and great handmade gifts! I bought a few things for myself and great illustration for the guest bedroom. Pictures to come of my booth!

fattycakes has been kinda in the news lately.....check out these links

http://www.pnmag.com/blog/haute_mama

http://homemadegrits.blogspot.com/2008/11/ice-winter-2008.html

These two links are from my good friend Lesley, who is an avid blogger. Check out her blog Homemade Grits for everything from family to babies to organization!

And I met a super nice new friend and fellow plushie maker Fluffy Flowers at I.C.E. She blogged about I.C.E., featuring a great mini octopus picture from my booth. See it here http://fluffyflowers.typepad.com/fluffy_flowers/2008/11/ice-atlanta-holiday-08.html

I'm also on pg. 29 of the Creative Loafing Holiday Guide out at newstands now. They have a great section on money-saving d.i.y. for the holidays featuring an article with myself and Shannon Mulkey of Patina and I.C.E. fame (she is one of the two wonderful organizers). Check it out and learn how to make this felt toast ornament!

And last but not least, fattycakes will be at the Big Angel Blowout at Whitespace this Thursday through Sunday so please stop by for some great holiday shopping!

Things are getting crazy and around here and we are gearing up for our first Thanksgiving in our new house! We are so excited and will be hosting both sets of our parents, and Jeff will be cooking a fabulous meal....I can't wait!

I.C.E. is back for the holidays....

The Indie Craft Experience's Holiday Shopping Spectacular is coming up this Saturday!!! Can you believe it is already almost mid-way through November and seriously time to start thinking about gift-giving? There are going to be so many great vendors at I.C.E., including fattycakes, so come out and support your favorite indie-crafters. For the holidays, fattycakes has some fun ornaments in the works....your tree will be jealous if you don't get one! And....next week look for fattycakes at the last year of the Big Angel Blowout! My friend Abby got me hooked up with the people who do it, so I'm excited to participate and to shop for myself and friends. Find out more information on ICE at http://ice-atlanta.com. Dates for the Big Angel Blowout are Nov. 15th(Pre-view), Nov. 16th, Nov. 17th, and Nov. 18th. At Whitespace814 Edgewood Ave.Atlanta, GA30307. See you all there!