Vote for Karen's design on Facebook :)

Hey everyone!

Karen is in a contest to be able to paint her work on a picnic table in Springfield, MA! If you use facebook, head on over and hit the like button, the artist with the most likes gets a $1000 stipend to paint the table! Her design is going to involve a search and find type of game with a key of which animals are in the picture to look for, so it will be a fun interactive work of art!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151591621738172&set=a.10151591617453172.1073741854.182677938171&type=1&theater

Thanks! :D

Zibbet Blog Feature!

So we were featured in the Zibbet Fantastic Five Blog that was all about eggs! Our little egg-shaped needle felted chick was the one featured in it!

Honestly, I was a little late on the posting about this because I was busy moving, but it doesn't make me any less excited about it!

Holiday Wind-Down

Well with Christmas over and the new year coming up, things are winding down a little. I say a little because there is quite a list still going for the Glitch butler plushies. For those that don't know what those are, here is a quick update on that:

Glitch was a game that I (Monica) really loved to play, sadly, it closed down the beginning of December and I received permission to create some plush dolls(? not sure what else to call them lol) that resemble the house butlers from the game. Here are pictures of some I've made so far:

Each is completely unique, as there are probably more than 8 choices for each body part. So each is a custom worked piece where I hand paint the fabric before sewing them together, then there is tons of hand sewing on details, even needle felting and crochet on some of the details. It's been really great to work on them, and I have a list so long for orders right now I'm going to be busy for the next two months! Crazy!

On top of that my fiance and I are talking with some friends about opening a store (that is completely unrelated from the online shops we sell in) where I would be running the cafe portion. I've always loved the idea of running a cafe, but part of me worries if my crafting will have to take a back burner- which I really don't want to happen.

Which brings me to my reason for writing today. I've felt like this for quite a while and wonder if sometimes other full-time crafters feel the same way. I chat with friends about working, or am introduced to someone new and explain to them what I do and I get the reaction from them that they think I really don't actually work. When in reality I end up spending anywhere from 5-7 hours each day working (usually with only 2-3 days off a month). I'm either taking care of household work, or I'm crafting for the online shop, there isn't much time for anything else. Yet for some reason people who aren't really into crafting think that I just sit around and do nothing all day. Why is that? Do others that craft get this from people they know and meet too? Maybe I'm just not really explaining well enough what I do? It's pretty frustrating. I do tend to be sparse with details, especially if I know the person I'm talking to insot into crafting (I figure I will bore them to death). 

And now knowing that in just a few months I could be running a cafe full time, what happens if I'm forced to choose between crafting and the cafe. Ugh. Not a choice I ever want to make. I hope I will be able to find a good balance between the two.

Anyways- back to talking about the online shop. Hopefully there will be some cute little crochet things popping up. I really want to find some time between the plushies to crochet on a more regular basis. Not that I don't love making the plushies, but I've found that I miss being able to crochet on a regular basis a lot. I'm also considering making other kinds of plush critters with the technique I've been using for the butlers. It really opens up a lot of options for design.

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Christmas Items Update!

Hi everyone! I definitely need to remember to post here more often :) We've had quite a few new items, and are working on getting some Winter/Holiday/Christmas items up! Here's what's new:

A needle felted pin with a snowflake on it!

http://www.zibbet.com/CopachFlur/artwork?artworkId=1032218

A needle felted holly leaves and berries pin :D

http://www.zibbet.com/CopachFlur/artwork?artworkId=1032220

And there are santa advent calendars available again this year! Get yours now so you can have one on time to start in December! *<|:D

http://www.zibbet.com/CopachFlur/artwork?artworkId=991761

I will be listing even more pins soon (I'm really enjoying making them and as always, taking custom orders on them!). Check back for more gift ideas and winter goodies!

More new items!

Check out some more new items posted just today :D

The Love Painting:

A Hand Painted Bistro Tray:

And this little Egg Shaped Baby Chick is still looking for a home :)

More Christmas themed items coming soon! Start your shopping early this year and get the special people in your life something handmade! 

Copach Flur on Facebook

Well I got what I hope is a working facebook page for the shop! Copach Flur on Facebook I'm hoping that it's all set up right, just working out a few small details and trying to get the ad thing to work how I want it to. But be sure to stop over there and say hi (and maybe "like" us!). This ads just one more way to choose how you like to keep track of what's new and going on in our shop!

Zibbet: http://www.zibbet.com/CopachFlur
Etsy:    http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtFromOurHouse
           http://www.etsy.com/shop/CopachFlur
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/copachflur141
And of course, Blogger: http://www.copachflur.blogspot.com/
                                     http://www.mythographerskeyhole.blogspot.com/


Now onto new items! We have some new wooden puzzles up on the shop now :)

Like this Giraffe Tray Puzzle:

There are also more paintings like this Celtic Knot! 

Enjoy! And thanks for stopping by :)

A Combined Effort!

So with my recent discovery of Zibbet, my parents and I have decided to merge our shops together on there! We are still using the Copach Flur shop, and it will still have all the same great stuff that you could find on both of our Etsy shops, but all in one place!

You will find some beautiful works of art by my mom:

Sunset Painting:

So stop by and check us out at our new home :D  And don't forget to stop by my mom's blog to see even more work!