Friday Quickie: Free Admission to Event

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Earlier this week, we gave one reader free admission to the Bay Area Guide to Independent Fashion Festival happening tomorrow at Yerba Buena Gardens. Today, we’re doing it again, only this time, we’re offering up two free passes. That a $20 value. Niiiiice.

To score free entry for you and one other person to this event, be the first one to comment on this post. Ready, set, go!

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The Sampler December 2007

We’re saying goodbye to 2007 with a wistful look in our eye and our ears pricked for the future. For our final post this year, enjoy these picks from this year’s final installment of The Sampler:

Print exclusively for The Sampler by Jaime Zollars:

Manic Trout:

Paper Lotus Design Lotus:

Ugly Kitty:

Adeeart Dolls:

Designs by Anna Williams

Binding Twine:

FunkyArtsy

Hey Pretty Cupcake:

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The Sampler November 2007

Oh my! I’m too, too tardy with posting about The Sampler this month. Some out-of-town obligations and a hellacious cold kept me from sauntering over the post office on schedule. (And yes, I saunter when I go to the post office. It’s more fun that way.) But here I am. Better late than never, I s’pose.

In this month’s box of goodies, I was amped to find the Alegra Midnight Show Necklace from designer Sierra Bailey of Manic Trout:

And when I pulled out this photography by Alicia Bock, I stared at it until I realized I was totally spacing out, which was probably at least a minute. There’s just something so intriguing about the photo’s composition, don’t you think?

Another sweet finding in this month’s shipment was this exclusive print from Axelhoney. It’s part of The Sampler’s new Collaborative Print project, which features an illustration created just for The Sampler that’s hand-printed on archival-quality paper. It’s a true little work of art.

I was giddy over Compai’s ultra-fun kit for re-fashioning scarves into shirts, pillowcases and 97 other creations. I’m a huge fan of recycled fashion and think this would be a great gift for anyone who’s into tooling around on the sewing machine trying to reinvent duds.

I also got a kick out of the goods from Funky Artsy. The decorated matchbox in my shipment is currently looking oh-so-cute accompanying a candle in my guest bathroom.

And just in time for the holidays, these awesome handmade gift tags from Got Beads:

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The Sampler October 2007

The Sampler this month was bigger and better than ever. So many goodies from great indie artists, crafters and designers around the country. I simply cannot wait to see the city-specific editions of The Sampler that I’m hearing all these rumors about. Can’t wait, I tell you! ‘Cause you know the SF version is going to kick some serious indie arse.

The group shot:

A fun necklace from GotBeads.com:

These photography notecards from Chicaloo Photography came with envelopes, but they could just as easily be framed and hung up on a wall. Like my wall. Which is where they are probably gonna be very soon:

Robots! Everyone loves robots, especially when they’re pink. Okay, maybe not everyone. But I do. You can check out more rad designs from Hearts and Laser Beams:

A precious wall decal from Utah-based company Vinyl Wall Art. You peel and stick. Presto decor. What a hoot.

An autographed CD from musician Frances Mai-Ling, who bills herself as an alternative classical pianist:

Delicious smelling, all-natural chocolate orange truffle lip butter, Moroccan Harem antioxidant lotion mister and lemon tamarind microdermabrasion facial polish from Ablutions:

A super cute set of flower print magnets stored in a hip, reusable tin from Miss Chief Shop:

A beaded necklace from Thea’s Sparkle Plenty shop:

Rats! How gnaw-ty. These note cards by Christine Brandt and Flora and Fauna Press are nothing if not unique. I am contemplating whether people will take it the wrong way if I use these for several thank you notes I have to write. But then again, all my relatives already think I’m nutty for living in San Francisco. Not that these cards are nutty. That’s not what I mean. But sending a thank you card with rats on it might be a little nutty. Will have to ponder that one:

Bad picture, cool candle necklace made from recycled paper decoupaged with resin onto a coin. Click through to Wabisabi Brooklyn for better images and more about designers MaryAnne LoVerme and Naomi Strom!

And now we’re off to make lasagna.

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The Sampler September 2007

Some of my favorite items from the latest shipment of The Sampler. God these little boxes of goodness make me happy.

I couldn’t even include this Manic Trout necklace in the group shot because I tore open the package and put it on before I remembered that the whole point of this is for me to take pics and share ‘em with all of you. See the rhino? Once, I tracked a rhino on foot in Africa. Seriously.

Round-up of the greeting cards and buttons included:

Okay, blurry image yes. I suck. But cool journal, n’est ce pas? Je pense que le answer sais Mais Oui! See a much better image by clicking the pic and visiting Christine Renee’s etsy shop.

The inside of the Zombie Escape Plan journal:

Carly Couture is doing a little something I like to call teaching a man to fish:

And speaking of men (weren’t we?), the peeps at Retro Recess have an alternative to the real thing:

This Christmas ornament from Gifts Define is just adorable. And I’m not even one who normally goes for adorable. But this is just so well made and so cute. I love it.

These A Planet 4 Creation yuzen earrings are handmade with basswood and Japanese Yuzen Chiyogami. They are really light on the ears.

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