OMG NEW BUSINESS CARDS

Have I mentioned before that I have an awesome friend who happens to be a letterpress printer? I'm pretty sure I have. Well anyhoo, her name is Allison & she is the talented proprietor of Lettuce Press. We will be neighbors at Crafty Wonderland this year & have happily become joined at the hip as giggly little craft companions at her printing studio in Portland.

Now, I've been toying with the idea of printing some nifty Agnes cards via her RIDICULOUS presses. They're big & shiny & clunky & have cool names (Hetty & Bib). <3

A few weeks back Allison & I were brainstorming on what an "Agnes" printed card would look like. My ideas were MEH...then she was like "what about a doily" and I was all like LIGHTBULB let's do some lace. And she was all like YES, and I was all like THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.

AND IT WAS GOOD.

Behold, the Agnes card. Props to Lettuce Press!!! Have her print all your cards/invites/prints & whatever because she's awesome at it. She's also doing a calender. Which will be sold at Crafty. That you can buy. Do it.

Bite The Bullet.

Bullets with chains, bullets with crystal, bullets with pearls, BULLETS BULLETS BULLETS. I love to add these little guys to a craft table! They start conversation (one lady told me bullet shells always remind her of her childhood because she used to use them to catch ants which she would then bury, consequently killing the ants...wtf.), ANYWAYS, they always seems to make people smile so I've tried to keep them fresh & interesting for all you bauble-loving folks out there. I've got quite the collection to be sold exclusively at some upcoming holiday shows! You can always request a bullet bauble from the Agnes Etsy as well, I may even list them eventually. WHAT. Yeah. Proactive.

Enjoy!

All of these baubles (including the matching earrings!) are all under $30 which makes them a steal for holiday gifts!

Agnes Exclusives!

These little gems will ONLY be sold at the Urban Craft Uprising & Crafty Wonderland shows coming up in December! I only have a few of these little beauties to sell so I encourage all of you lovely reader(s) to swoop them up!

First up....drumroll please...

"Oh Deer!" Necklace:

These little guys will be $26.00...perfect gift for my fellow deer collectors.

(I hoard deer figurines, you people should be amazed I even considered letting these go)

Vintage Kellogg Pep Pin Necklaces:

I've got about 6 of these little guys...all for $24.00.

Not too shabby for a little piece of adorable history!

Again, these precious little baubles will ONLY be available at Crafty & UCU shows so you better roll your butt out of bed & snag them! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

I Declare War On The Senior Pic

So a while back I was looking through one of the yearbooks some of my employees just got & while I was attempting to block out my terrible high school experience that suddenly came rushing back I decided to look at the senior section and ohmygodtheyaresobad. I mean really folks. I'm not saying I'm all that great, don't get me wrong there (I am great but nobody likes a snob), but it is kinda surprising how boring senior pics are. Is this necessary? I think not. I say we start a movement people. DOWN WITH LAME SENIOR PICS.

The shoot below is the senior session I did for my little Iris...who is adorable & perfect & was a great sport even though I made her drive around all day to find all this crap.

THE CRAFT GODS LOVE ME.

For really reals folks...2011 is the year of AGNES. Not even kidding. I totes got into Crafty Wonderland too!!! SHUT UP. I know. I love me. Come see me sell stuff.

Hope to see all of your lovely faces!!

I've Got Swag.

For you. Swag for you. They'll be in the Crafty Wonderland goodie bags on December 10 & 11. Gotta get there early though!

Psst...I little known secret is that you get one of these goodies when you buy something. So if you can't drag your lazy ass out of bed early enough to get a goodie bag you can always buy cool shit & then get free cool shit. I know, I know...I'm a genius. You're welcome.

Crafting Crafting Everywhere, But Not a Drop To Drink

So because I have overzealously applied for every craft show from here to Seattle, I am now furiously crafting new baubles for your wearing pleasure. I've managed to find some pretty weird crap over the last year & for some reason I've decided all those pieces need to be made NOW. So if you like weird shit, it's your lucky day....

All this stuff is on Etsy! Shop away, fine readers...

And yes, you're damn right that's an Indian in drag. Wanna fight about it?

Nice Little Things At Little Things

Have I mentioned that you can get Agnes swag at the cutest store ever in NW Portland? Yes. Yes I have. Which means that all you assholes aren't listening to me ever. Which I can't blame you for but I certainly can judge you. Which I am doing. Right now.

Anyhows, I went & restocked/replaced some baubles down there so now you can go see them & buy them & junk. Which you might as well do because they go super fast & there's other cool schtuff you can by. Like cards & socks & other jewelry (which you can buy & I won't hate you even though you're a traitor) & a ton of other cute things made by local artisans. Which, if you're all anti-Wall Street or whatever is pretty good I think.

Don't know where the shop is? Oh, sure, let me do EVERYTHING for you. Gahd.

Little Things is HERE...go show some love.

Some of the baubles featured aaaaaaaare:

That little gem above is Ferdinand. He's perfect in every way.

There are also some new bullet pieces to go drool over. Like kinds with crystals & chains & stuff. You love it.

Someone Other Than Me Took Pictures Of Stuff I Made.

No really I swear.

So, here's the scoop. Back in the day, before I was praised for my crafty skills, I used to be a dork. No, seriously, I know, you'd never know it today. I made my own earrings before it was cool, wore stretch pants (before they were called leggings & had stirrups), and had surprisingly hairy arms.

Because of this I guess you could say I was unpopular. Whatever. The popular kids are all fat now & have stupid kids who won't be popular meanwhile I'm a hot bitch with no responsibilities aside from a fat nugget cat named Cletis. I'd say this was a fair trade.

THIS IS BESIDE THE POINT. My point is that despite all of these dorky type things I still had this cool friend named Hillary. And she was crafty & like 10 feet tall & we were soulmates & I loved her so shut up. Well we both grew up & now we're both hot crafty bitches who do crafty things & blog about it.

God this is seriously going nowhere.

Long story long, Hillary is a stylist/crafter/collector/ninja & borrowed my baubles for a shoot.

The set was shot by Atlas & Elia Photography, who is also run by a crafty chick I went to school with. WE'S A FAMILY. You should definitely go check her site.

Hillary also has a blog filled with all types of crafty goodness. She gets featured all the time which means she's superior to me but that's ok 'cause in 6th grade we were both dorks. Anyway you should visit to see the rest of the shoot & also her crafty-type projects.

Website Updated!

This probably means absolutely nothing to you but it's awesome for me because it's been on my to-do list for like EVER. And blogging is all about me anyway so shut up I can't make EVERY post awesome, ok? Jeez...

www.AgnesBaubles.com

Holy Crap Balls I Got Into Urban Craft Uprising

Holla!! For those of you that know, I applied for this thing twice already. REJECTED. Needless to say my already rampant insecurities were less than pleased about the prospect of getting shunned from the cool kids lunch table again. BUT this time around the craft gods decided I was worthy so Agnes is heading to Seattle!! Thank god I have a super hot boyfriend with a car that's not a piece of crap Subaru...it's a FANCY Subaru with butt warmers. And trunk space. Everything I just said is irrelevant except the trunk space part but I feel like it's important to declare somehow. Moving on...

I'll be here...December 3 & 4. Come buy stuff so I can afford my hotel room.

If you'd like more information on the show like all the other awesome vendors, go HERE...

The House That Agnes Built

This house exists. Wrap your mind around that people. No, you can't have the address because it's mine & I'm selfish. Plus if you went there & then took cooler pictures I'd look like a real asshole.

These lovely shots of my darling Emily will eventually be used for a lookbook & website updates but for right now they're just cool. Enjoy!

Coming soon...

Sneak peak of an Agnes Lookbook I'm working on!! Woot woot.

I'm Secretly A Seamstress

Before I brag about my jewelry making skills, or my photography skills, or my model-finding skills or my blogging skills (incomparable) I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to Ikea. Ikea, you make really cool, shitty things that break a lot. The sheets I buy from you get stolen from the laundry room even though the buttons pop off & they have like an 11-thread count. However, despite your avalanche of short comings, you happen to make textiles that I inevitably end up turning into wedding gowns (see the dilapidated house photo-shoot below). This photo shoot is no different. BEHOLD, the Ikea blanket wedding dress. Which turned back into a blanket the second we took it off.

Pretty great right? I know. My genius knows no bounds. Unless you give me a story problem...then maybe notsomuch 'cause those things are super hard. Luckily none of the things I'm super awesome at have anything to do with story problems. Long story made long, here are some shots from a bridal-esque shoot I did to showcase not only some new baubles but also how hot my co-worker Mary is.

Drum Roll Please!!

DUDE. Agnes is finally available in a store front. I KNOW. Totes not kidding. Given that I have a fairly demanding day job I find it kind of difficult to hock baubles to Portland stores. Plus I have a fear of rejection. Mostly it's the rejection thing. I'M SENSITIVE SHUT UP.

Anyinsecurity, there's this little perfect shop in The Pearl called Little Things. And it's adorable. And the lovely proprietor is actually the nicest person alive. I'm not even saying that because she's now carrying a crap load of Agnes merch. She's legitimately super nice. Which, let's face it, is rare now a days. She came to the Crafty show & told me to bring some baubles by the store SO I DID and now she has a bunch of them. Pictures below. You should go check it out though because it's cute & fun & she's nice & has lots of cool stuff. And I'm smart. So you should do what I say.

How cute is she?! I know I know.

And the store is adorable & has all these great little display items...totes Agnes-like.

And a few of the Agnes items in the shop include:

Get 'em while they're hot folks!!! I love that little gumball necklace. So great.
Agnes OUT.