Archive for January, 2008

I’ve had two requests for custom designs over the last week, so I decided to include a listing in my shop to that effect. For now, I’m only taking on one, maybe two orders at a time, so customers don’t have to worry about a long delay.

T & I just got back from seeing Cloverfield, which was not worth even the cheaper matinée price. And thanks to the movie’s wonky, hand-held film style, I have a headache and I’m nauseous. Blech!

For those of you who’ve asked (and, what the hell, for those of you who haven’t), my birthday is on the 24th, which gives you all ample time to send cards, gifts, and money. Ahem!

(Kidding, kidding! In lieu of sending gifts, why don’t you go enter my contest if you haven’t already?)

Huh blog wha? I’m sorry, but I’m busy watching my cat contort himself into some of the most unusual napping positions. I don’t know how he manages to sleep with both hind legs straight up in the air. 

I started working on this doodle with the idea that I’d have a cute Valentine’s Day print to sell on Etsy (seasonal marketing, y’know), but now I’m pretty sure that it’s not Valentines-friendly unless you want to give someone a “Sorry You’re Alone and Broken-Hearted on Valentine’s Day!” print. Ah well. She’s listed in the shop, anyway!

This weekend was very productive. I wanted to get outside and enjoy the nice weather before the next big storm, so I grabbed my camera and a few props (the usual suspects - I’m obviously not over my creepy doll phase) and had at it. Tim gets brownie points for helping me engineer a few things… I’m so much better at thinking up ideas than bringing them to fruition, and that’s where he comes in handy. My favorites are posted over at Flickr.

I also made lunches for the week (beef stew, yum) and watched a few more episodes of Lost and broke my blog and fixed my blog. I’ve decided that my next Big Project will be configuring a shopping cart system for Sixhours, so that I’m not entirely dependent on Etsy for sales. I’ve heard good things about WordPress’ E-commerce plugin, but I didn’t have much luck getting it to work with my current WordPress configuration, so we’ll see. In the meantime, does anyone have suggestions as to a cheap/free shopping cart systems for personal Web sites?

In honor of it being my birthday month, I’m having a little contest!

• The prize is a set of two 5″ x 5″ cupcake prints (pictured above).
• To enter, simply visit my shop and leave a comment on this post with a link to your favorite print.
• I will pick one winner at random on February 1st.

(Please note that comments are turned off at Vox and Livejournal, so you’ll need to comment at the blog.sixhours.net address to qualify, and don’t forget to leave your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win! This contest is open to U.S. and international readers alike! )

Good luck, everyone!

Yesterday was a Good Mail Day.

First, ThisNext sent me an awesome Gelaskin (designed by Steven Daily) for my MacBook. Now my laptop is all pink and sexay.

Second, my Secret Santa gift came! Yay! My Secret Santa was revealed as being Janette of liberatingomoni.vox.com. And the loot: A hand-knit scarf made of the softest purple yarn, a bar of gourmet chocolate (the good stuff - 41% cacao), and a handful of roly-poly jingling cat toys (because kitties love Santa, too!).

Janette obviously did her research. The scarf is perfect. I always wear a scarf on cold winter days (of which we have so many, living somewhere between Better Put On A Sixth Layer and Oh My God I Can’t Feel My Fingers), and this one is so soft and thick, and my favorite color, too! The chocolate was delicious (note the use of the past tense… I have no self control) and the cat toys were promptly distributed to their respective locations under the fridge, a chair, the T.V. stand and the kitchen table, not to be seen again until the year 2015, or the next time we move–whichever comes first.

All in all, a great success. Thank you so much, Janette!

I’ve decided that I really like Good Mail Days, and I think I should have them more often. So, who wants to send me stuff? Otherwise I might be forced to spend all my money on Etsy, and wouldn’t that be terrible?