SHARKING THROUGH THE NARROWS

Sale!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:06:27 -0500

Sale sale sale! Business hasn’t been good. Not sure exactly why; I feel the quality and awesomeness of my pieces has only gone up. I’ve knocked a few dollars off all my prices, and now I’m gettin’ in on the holiday sale action with free shipping. Sales have done squat for me in the past but hey! We’ll see!

today in hilarity: outtake from my most recent (so, like two...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:04:00 -0500

today in hilarity: outtake from my most recent (so, like two months ago) photoshoot. also! google analytics tells me someone found me by googling “aberzombie and witch.” gosh, i really hope they found what they were looking for.

i finished some pieces this weekend—one style that’s entirely new, and one that’s...

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:31:46 -0400

i finished some pieces this weekend—one style that’s entirely new, and one that’s a riff on an old theme. and i started one more. AND while re-organizing a bit, i found a necklace i had forgot i made! how ‘bout that.

three new pieces to photograph; one to finish.

oh my goodness, i FINALLY put that pinwheel necklace up! i’ve been my eightybillionth shop...

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:16:34 -0400

oh my goodness, i FINALLY put that pinwheel necklace up!

i’ve been my eightybillionth shop revamp: really loving the new custom rearrange your shop option, really digging the mood and theme i’ve decided to stick to, and planning for my next creations. i’m moving towards keeping things simple and unified.

new banner!

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:46:38 -0400

after trying my hand at making a font of my own handwriting and not really loving it [but using it anyways], i stumbled across the font of my dreams free on the internet tonight and re-did my banner immediately. god bless the creative commons!

Sneak peek! I’ve had this piece done for awhile now, and...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:33:00 -0400

Sneak peek! I’ve had this piece done for awhile now, and need to get it up soon. The chain is made of several (recycled) chains, and marks a new direction I want to try to go into: more remarkable chain components, and more recycled parts.

So, this is among the more prevalent reasons why there...

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:52:19 -0400

So, this is among the more prevalent reasons why there hasn’t been much action on bemyshark lately: craftpocolypse! My craft shelves exploded and crafts did rain down unrelenting chaos.

The raw material: before. This is what te plastic bags look like...

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:49:26 -0400

The raw material: before. This is what te plastic bags look like after I iron them.

gettin' some love

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:39:57 -0400

gettin' some love:

thank you, etsy/internet, for connecting me with the few others in this world who think wrapping piles of trash around your neck is totally awesome. i am forever in your debt.

xo, anne

finally bit the bullet and took some pictures of the creations...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:38:01 -0400

finally bit the bullet and took some pictures of the creations i’ve been sitting on for a couple months because of craft shows & the move. new listings coming soon!

early summer: update

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:16:35 -0400

my shop has a new look! i’m going for something a bit darker, more refined, more stylized, hopefully evoking couture, the feeling of uniqueness, and a bit of strangeness. or, i’m just matching my banner to my photos.

also, i’ve just completed my first wholesale sale! this lovely shop, caravans, will be selling my wares in meatspace. it’s pretty exciting.

update!

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:39:01 -0400

mayhap i should just have a craft twitter instead of a blog? i’ll think about it. in the meantime, here we are again with our numbered lists:

here is a link to my piece featured on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s webpage. mine is the picture where you can see two grey circles and part of a purple one. super neat!
This sunday, 12-6, i will be selling wares at the Hearts & Crafts Affair at Cafe Grumpy, 193 Meserole, BK!

look, y'all, i'm featured

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:56:00 -0400

look, y'all, i'm featured:

also, i’ll be included in a web display on the Victoria & Albert Museum’s webpage. The Victoria & Albert Museum is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts & design. yowza. link to that when i have it!

two more things

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:03:57 -0400

i am contributing to the may sampler.
i am going to be featured on Capitola and Posh Mama next month.

two things

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:08:44 -0400

I am going to be selling my shark-wares at the Artists & Fleas Market here in Williamsburg on April 19th.
I bought/bid on adspace on Girls with Slingshots, one of my favorite webcomics. I made two ads—one for Marx & Bear and one for bemyshark, but the one for Marx & Bear turned out better so I went with that one. The font I always use in my banners and shit was looking really crappy, I think because the ads are so small. Since I am not a photoshop whiz, I do not know how to fix this and am stuck with wacky pixellated looking fonts. ohhh well. let’s see how this goes!

experiment! rivets + fused plastic bags + clothes. this is my...

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:15:11 -0400

experiment!

rivets + fused plastic bags + clothes. this is my first attempt. i love the idea, and i think i can make things bigger, bolder, more ostentatious. which is always the direction i’m headed in. more more more.

trying out using this gold frame when taking etsy pictures. i...

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:09:00 -0400

trying out using this gold frame when taking etsy pictures. i think it like it.

new stuff is up! well—will be going up over today and...

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:08:00 -0400

new stuff is up! well—will be going up over today and tomorrow. gotta space it out to maximize that theoretical front page time! real excited about this batch.

also, i finally bought those eyelets and they are going to change the way i do everything—i love them so, so so much. check out the new stuff to see how i used them. amazingly, i found eyelet pliers sitting in a drawer with my [sadly, long-neglected] belt buckle collection.

notbuying: Can we even call what I have been doing life? Now...

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:05:56 -0500

notbuying:

Can we even call what I have been doing life? Now that I have seen them, how could I ever live without them? How was I living before? What they say is right, ignorance is bliss. But then again, so is buying this awesome set of commie cherubs.

hooray, my new venture has been blogged!

first item up at my new shop!

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:55:31 -0500

first item up at my new shop!:

it is slow going, but i can’t wait to expand my line of communists in improbable situations.

i’ve also really really been having a lot of fun exploring the medium of fused plastic bags more. i’ve got big plans to head over to the garment district [tomorrow?] to get some findings to finish off several pieces i’ve started.

also, someday i will need to list the awesome cat head necklace i made. i fixed the neck piece and i love it now. it’s always hunkering down and taking those pictures and getting it right that stands in my way….