katie j meyers

zizhi @ 2006-08-18T10:17:00

2006-08-18T15:19:38Z

hello everyone!

just wanted to let you all know that i have moved journals!
i finally realized the name was just not working.
it was cute when i first made it - i even intended it to eventually
be my business name.
then i realized that 90% of people that read my journal
or visit my website would not know what it means!

anyway, you can add me at
http://button_pom.livejournal.com
see you there!

i've added most of you already
but i might have missed a few
i apologize!
feel free to add away!

call for art!

2006-08-08T23:57:42Z

craft room - call for art!, originally uploaded by buttonpom.

hello!

i finally have my own room for sewing.
m moved up into our new fully finished attic
and i was left alone to fill a half empty room!
my walls are bare because of this
and i want to fill the empty space!
so, i am asking any of you lovely artists out there...
if you are up for a trade!
i would love to trade anything available on my website
( http://www.buttonpom.com ) .
for your own art / prints!
i am up for pretty much any kind of trade
if you don't see anything on my website you like..
let me know... i could make you something as well :)

thanks everyone!
hope you are all having a nice week.

you can comment here or email me at katie AT buttonpom . com

p.s. cheyenne, your long over do trade should be sent out sometime this week. its done.. i just have to get the post office! :)

zizhi @ 2006-07-13T21:30:00

2006-07-14T02:38:16Z

i reopened the shop.
oh my! it took forever.
i still haven't added the wristcuffs
but those are going to have to wait...
i have to pack for boston!
i don't know if i will add them anyway,
i don't think they will do well online.
if anyone has any ideas..
let me know!

you can have a look around the shop at:

http://www.buttonpom.com

thanks for lookings! :)
have a good weekend.

EDIT: I added the key fobs. I cannot sleep! And I have to wake up super early tomorrow morning for work :)

zizhi @ 2006-07-13T19:56:00

2006-07-14T00:58:57Z

Hello!
I realized in the midst of updating my website that I forgot to ask
what places I should visit while in Boston this weekend.
M & I are attending a wedding in Westborough
and I know some of you live around there.
We will be in Chinatown for sure - M's popo lives there!
But anywhere else... I am completely unfamiliar with.

Awesome! Thanks everyone :)

Craftstravaganza - Buttonpom Booth

2006-07-09T18:00:00Z

Craftstravaganza - Buttonpom Booth, originally uploaded by buttonpom.

The frantic race to get everything done is over!
This is my booth during set up about 15 minutes before opening.
I wish I had more time to think about my display,
but I was too busy making things.
I was on 2 hours of sleep ... never do that again!
But I was used to that sort of thing in college...
because I began to procastinate later in my college career.
& I think that carried over into my sewing!

Sales went pretty good. I had steady sales with my small items. I sort of expected that to happen! I only sold 2 large handbags. Which really surprised me! They both went to really good homes though. But I agree with my father when he said that people don't want to carry around large bags during the summer. There will always be NO COAST in the winter!

Everything that didn't sell will be put up on my website throughout the week. Thanks to all my friends that came to the craft fair!

It was nice meeting Eireann (http://www.ohbara.com), Isara (http://www.polaire-online.com), and Megan (http://www.milkypop.com). You all had super cool stuff!

zizhi @ 2006-07-06T16:35:00

2006-07-06T21:37:04Z

Hello again everyone!
Thanks for all your help on the last question I have.
Unfortunately, I have another one :(

I have NO clue how much cash/change I should bring to the craft show. I was thinking about $200-300 worth. But how many singles, fives, tens, twenties should I bring? The prices for my items range from $5-$60.

I hope you guys can help!

If you are in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area and want to attend, please check out www.craftstravaganza.com for more info. Some awesome designers will be there!

Thanks in advance everyone!

small market rick rack tote

2006-07-04T17:56:43Z

small market rick rack tote, originally uploaded by buttonpom.

Hello Everyone!

Thanks for all your kind comment on flickr and my journal.
I really wish I had time to reply!
I will after the craft fair :)

Anyway, I have a question!
What do you think I should charge for these totes?
I am having a really hard time calculating it
because it if really charged for how much time it took me
I don't think the price would be reasonable!

The large take me 2.5 hours to make
and the small about 1.5 hours.
I was thinking $25-35 for the small tote (12.5" L x 10.5" H x 4" D)
and $40-60 for the large tote (18" L x 10.5" H x 3" D)
which I feel would be reasonable for the time I took to make them!

The large totes have 5 inside pockets (one to hold a pen) and the small totes have 2 inside pockets (also one to hold a pen).

I hope you can help! Just be honest and tell me how much you'd be willing to pay. I appreciate all your help. It means a lot to me.

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brown circle tote

2006-07-04T02:01:35Z

brown circle tote
Originally uploaded by buttonpom.

I don't have much time.
But I wanted to say Hi!
& let you all see what I have been working on.
You can click on this brown tote image
to see more of what I have been working on for SPC!

This is one of several circle totes that I have been working on!
I love how they have been turning out...
but trying to match the ends of the rick rack together can be rather frustrating!

zizhi @ 2006-06-29T12:03:00

2006-06-29T17:16:27Z

hello lovelies!

i realized that i still had stuff left over in my etsy shop
and i realize i need to get rid of them before i restock it
with the items i have left over from SP craftstravaganza!
so, i put everything on sale that is left in the shop.
your benefit for me being silly and forgetting about etsy!

you can take a look around at http://buttonpom.etsy.com .

thanks everyone!

zizhi @ 2006-06-15T18:41:00

2006-06-15T23:46:38Z

hello! i am continuing to keep busy!
our basement is finally FINISHED besides a few small details
such a relief.
i will have to show some before and after photos...
such a beautiful change!

while i was out in my little garden i discovered we have grapes!
AND raspberries. how lovely.
i hope they are edible.
if you know, let me know!
so, now we have.. miniature oranges, grapes, strawberries, and raspberries! :)
now currant too! :) wowzers.

i have been slacking on my 2 items a day for the craft fair.
but i still have 20 days left
and i will bump up to 4 items a day !!
i think it helped when i updated with the items i made...

hope everyone is doing well.

zizhi @ 2006-05-30T12:16:00

2006-05-30T17:18:44Z

thank you for all of your help with the fabrics for the baby quilt.
i really appreciate it.
i was glad to hear that i was not the only crazy one that would
like this for a baby.

anyway, here is my progress!
i have sewn together the top of the baby quilt!
i still need to add the border, though.
i am planning on hand quilting it
and once i figure out how to machine quilt
i will make more of these for the craft fair and my website.
i have all the things to do it,
but i am not sure how to do it correctly!
my grandmother has NEVER machine quilted any of her quilts
so she won't be much of a help :)

zizhi @ 2006-05-29T20:34:00

2006-05-30T01:38:46Z

can i ask you all a quick question?
i was wondering if you think these fabrics are okay for a baby quilt:

these are all the fabrics i have on hand and i am SO itching to make a baby quilt
because i am stuck in the attic because it has the only working air conditioner.
the only options i have up in the attic is to be on the computer or cut fabric
and i decided a baby quilt would be fun.

the quilt would be 5x5" squares with a 3" border in the light green/blue color on the vine fabric.

what do you think?
i would prefer not to make a traditional pink/blue quilt
and i was wondering if these colors would be likeable for a baby.
in my opinion, i would certainly buy these colors for my baby
because they are some of my FAVORITE!

thank you everyone. :)
i just want to make sure i am not crazy !

zizhi @ 2006-05-28T10:13:00

2006-05-28T15:17:08Z

i did more than two items yesterday,
six to be exact!

i would have done more,
but i ran out of snaps and
i didn't want to make any more
until i had more snaps ! :)

thanks to everyone for measuring their wrists!
i really appreciate it! it made me happy to see such a response.
it will help me a great deal in deciding what sizes of wrist cuffs to make.
i think on the bigger ones i will put two sets of snaps
so people with smaller wrists can also purchase those if i run out!

zizhi @ 2006-05-26T23:07:00

2006-05-27T04:12:05Z

i am burning up! our airconditioners aren't working and i want to DIE!
so to keep myself preoccupied
i've kept my promise for 2 things a day,

these are my next two!
i didn't post yesterday, but i made two wrist cuffs just
like the one posted here!
i came up with the idea after i realized how much little scraps i had.

i am a little obsessed with this fabric combination,
so that is all i have been working with lately.

ETA: can i ask you guys what your wrist sizes are?
mine is 6" and i have made the wrist cuffs to fit up to 7" wrists...
but i want to see if i should make bigger or smaller ones!
thanks everyone :)

zizhi @ 2006-05-24T22:09:00

2006-05-25T03:17:26Z

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started telling myself that i have to make 2 things a day
for the the upcoming minneapolis/st.paul craft fair.
here are my first two!
if i stick to my guns, that will mean i'll have...
2 x 45 days = 90 items!
i hope that is enough :)

sorry for the poor pictures.
tomorrow is a super busy day
& i was too excited about these to wait 2 days to take photos
for show and tell!

we get new carpet tomorrow, yay yay yay!
that means our attic renovation will be done, yay yay yay!

i must always sound super excited?

zizhi @ 2006-05-22T19:40:00

2006-05-23T00:48:14Z

been busy getting the house together.
its been exhausting.
the attic and new bathroom are almost done.
we just have to carpet the attic
and finish tiling the bathroom.
how exciting.

in the meantime i have been making a garden.
i started a strawberry plant in a strawberry jar.
our backyard is so overgrown i had no other choice.
but its cute! :)

i closed my shop
but i still haven't made anything for the craft fair.
i also owe cheyenne a trade!
sorry cheyenne, i know what i want to make you.
i just have to make it.

been looking for a job.
so far i've applied for a lot.
just waiting for some interviews.
i am actually excited about working again,
i am getting rather anxious without work.

hope everyone is well.
summertime and the living is easy!

zizhi @ 2006-05-07T20:50:00

2006-05-08T01:59:11Z

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hello everyone!
hope you are all doing well.
i have been super busy because i graduate this summer!
this does not mean i have not had time to buy some fabrics though :)

vintage, vintage, vintage!
i know i am going to be all afraid to cut them up though.
i never like to use my vintage fabric.
what makes me happy though is my grandmother has invited me
over next week to go through all of her fabric!
she wants to get rid of most of it
& she knows i will take it off her hands.
excitement! :) she has two full trunks of feedsack...
hopefully i can get that!

oh! & i have a question:
for those of you that have participated in craft fairs,
do you make your own signs?
if so, how?
i was thinking of either handpainting it on vinyl
or screenprinting it on cotton broadcloth.
do you recommend one or the other?
or any other suggestions?
if you bought one, how much did you spend?
THANK YOU! :)

zizhi @ 2006-04-23T17:31:00

2006-04-23T22:38:31Z

been a busy weekend! the renovating job in the basement and attic is almost done!
we painted the attic this weekend, and all that is left to do is put in the new windows and add trim to the baseboards.

here is what the new paint color looks like. i love green :)

this is where tinymixtapes headquarters will be. lucky m&m!
i am jealous! why can't it be buttonpom headquarters :)

i will have to share more photos of when everything is all done.
but i was so excited about how it looked after the fresh paint
that i couldn't resist :)

hope everyone is doing well!

what a drastic change, huh?

zizhi @ 2006-04-18T21:57:00

2006-04-19T03:01:00Z

hello everyone! how are you all doing?
i hope you are all happy and having fun!
as you know, i reopened my shop. yay!
this is the first time having the shop open under the new name
(thanks to everyone's help for helping me decide on the name!)

and, i was wondering... if we have not already...
do you want to trade links?
i love all of your work,
and so i want to promote all of you! :)

i'm continuing to work on more items to update the shop!
i've run out of interfacing, though...
so i must wait :)

ALSO, i'm working on making/buying a sign for the upcoming craftfair i am attending
does anyone have an advice? my brother offered to make one,
but he said supplies are going to cost more than i am willing to spend.
i live right across the street from a local screenprinting shop, so is it worth it to buy a sign?

zizhi @ 2006-04-09T22:48:00

2006-04-10T03:54:14Z

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hello everyone! i hope you are all doing well.
i've been keeping myself busy.
i made this clutch a few days ago,
& i was planning on putting it up on etsy today (along with another red one)
but i have decided that i am not too happy with the quality of it
because the interfacing was way too stiff and wrinkles easily.

so now i have 2 big clutches i don't know what to do with!
i will probably either use one myself, since i never make anything for myself
or give them away to someone.

i've been looking for bubble gum ice cream since i was six years old! the store that i used to get it from all the time when i was little closed down soon after i turned six and from then on i had been unable to find BUBBLE GUM ice cream. this past weekend, i finally did. its just as yummy as i remember.

zizhi @ 2006-04-08T20:06:00

2006-04-09T01:14:45Z

i spent all day working on these, among others!
free-hand embroidered wristlet clutches.
i always seem to get so productive when i have other priorities.

tomorrow i will be adding 2 big clutches
that i've been meaning to complete for over two months.
they are finished, but the light is too poor now!

for now, the wristlets are available at
my new etsy shop:
buttonpom @ etsy

wristlets with hand embroidery

2006-04-05T04:03:12Z

embrodierywristlets
Originally uploaded by meikaidi.

hello everyone!

i am being super productive lately...
only problem is, everything i make has some sort of embroidery on it! i hope everyone likes them as much as i do. i just keep coming up with new ideas that i cannot help but make them, especially when its all completely freehand and i come up with it as i go. it makes it more challenging that way.

yay for green and brown! my two favorite colors in the whole wide world.

zizhi @ 2006-03-26T16:17:00

2006-03-26T22:23:38Z

hello everyone! i have been busy working on new things for my website
as well as turning the shopping cart into zencart.
so you don't have to wait for my to finish the shopping cart,
i have decided to create an etsy shop.
there are currently several different items for sale.
4 of which are green -- a tribute to spring!

either click the image above or visit.

http://buttonpom.etsy.com

yay! thanks everyone.
hope you are all doing swell!

business cards

2006-03-23T20:43:45Z

business cards
Originally uploaded by meikaidi.

been working on my business cards for the last two days. i got so involved with them that i forgot to do some homework :) i am happy with them, though. even though next time i will use a little bit bigger font on the front because it was a little hard to read. they were made using a print gocco. the best thing in the world! too bad they have stopped making them! i've had mine for 3-4 years and i've only used it a few times. i plan on using it more, because the supplies are no longer available.

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applique for quilt

2006-03-21T01:06:47Z

applique for next next quilt
Originally uploaded by meikaidi.

here is an applique design i came up with for one of the next quilts i want to make. it probably won't be the the next quilt i make, but the one after that! as you can tell i went a little overboard with the black lines. i'm a perfectionist and then i just make things worse :) i have NEVER done an applique before, so i might be getting in over my head. i read about it in one of the books my grandmother gave me and i know this image is able to be appliqued because that book had much more difficult designs. i'm excited and nervous at the same time!