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Glass Etching http://kjaller.com/2012/04/glass-etching/ http://kjaller.com/2012/04/glass-etching/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:47:02 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=1106 A few experiments with glass etching cream, courtesy my creative gal pals.

 

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]]> http://kjaller.com/2012/03/bar-mitzvah-panda-2/feed/ 0 Who’s Afraid of Social Media? http://kjaller.com/2012/02/whos-afraid-of-social-media/ http://kjaller.com/2012/02/whos-afraid-of-social-media/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:20:23 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=1076 I belong to a group called The Superfriends. The Bay Area Museum (or BAM!) Superfriends in particular. We made our first conference appearance at California Association of Museums, and these are the publicity materials I made for our session: a flyer and pins for all 8 participants. I call our new mascot “Home Alone Twitter Bird.”

 

]]> http://kjaller.com/2012/02/whos-afraid-of-social-media/feed/ 2 Holiday Craft Excuse http://kjaller.com/2012/01/holiday-craft-excuse/ http://kjaller.com/2012/01/holiday-craft-excuse/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:05:21 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=995 Felt has always belonged to the holidays, be it Halloween costumes or Christmas ornaments, so as another one of my “prove I’m a grown-up” exercises, I decided to send out my first batch of holiday greetings all by myself. I had always thought I’d make the card, but instead I tried to keep the card simple and make this Germanic-inspired nondenominational quasi-amish holiday decoration.

This was my favorite color combo. Variety is overrated, sometimes.

]]> http://kjaller.com/2012/01/holiday-craft-excuse/feed/ 1 Chillin Productions Holiday Show http://kjaller.com/2011/12/chillin-productions-holiday-show/ http://kjaller.com/2011/12/chillin-productions-holiday-show/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:31:06 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=1016 A super belated look at the best holiday show ever! The square reader came in super handy and it was a nice crowd. You never know with evening shows!

Forgot the tablecloth, but my fave table setup yet.

Most of the vendors at this event sell apparel. Nice racks, folks.

This piece has taken a long time to sell, but it finally found the perfect outfit.

Finally, someone doing the headband justice.

Lovely table neighbor rocking the curved felt earrings.

 

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Table display just a few blocks from home, in the mission.

Succulent display!

First headband sale ever.

]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/12/noise-pop-fall-fest/feed/ 0 Cutest Bachelorette Party Ever http://kjaller.com/2011/11/cutest-bachelorette-party-ever/ http://kjaller.com/2011/11/cutest-bachelorette-party-ever/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:59:52 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=991 My very ladylike friend was getting married, and she made me promise that I wouldn’t embarrass her with the usual penis-veil bachelorette party accoutrements. This was our compromise. It was a very etsy bachelorette party.

We pinned them on with white safety pins because…well…you know.

]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/11/cutest-bachelorette-party-ever/feed/ 0 California Dreaming http://kjaller.com/2011/11/california-dreaming/ http://kjaller.com/2011/11/california-dreaming/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:31:00 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=1085 This postcard was created for the exhibition California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present. Obviously based on the “Greetings From…” series of postcards popular in the 1950s, the card can be found at the end of the exhibition, where visitors are invited to write it to a loved one and send it off right then and there in the mailbox provided.

Landmarks from L-R:Dolores Park (formerly a Jewish cemetery), Temple Sherith Israel, Temple Emanu-el (the old one), TransAmerica pyramid (site of the first Jewish service in SF), Angel Island (immigration gateway), Sutro Baths (the masterstroke of the 2nd Jewish mayor of SF), SF Zen Center (Formely the Emanu-el Sisterhood Residence), Castro Theater (SF Jewish Film Fest!), Half Dome in Yosemite National Park (featured in lieu of Israel in the Sherith Israel stained glass).

The area in the museum where visitors can write and mail the postcards.

]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/11/california-dreaming/feed/ 0 Yellow Flowers for a Wedding http://kjaller.com/2011/11/yellow-flowers-for-a-wedding/ http://kjaller.com/2011/11/yellow-flowers-for-a-wedding/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:46:39 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=1056 My friend Rachel wanted handmade favors for guests to her wedding, and these yellow flowers did the trick.

60 of these took about 6 hours.

The flowers were presented in a large glass vial with this signage.

Family sporting the flowers watching Rachel come down the aisle.

The groom rocked one alongside his boutonniere.

And of course they featured prominently in the photobooth…

]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/11/yellow-flowers-for-a-wedding/feed/ 0 These Earrings Kinda Look Like Fishing Tackle http://kjaller.com/2011/07/these-earrings-kinda-look-like-fishing-tackle/ http://kjaller.com/2011/07/these-earrings-kinda-look-like-fishing-tackle/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:31:36 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=985

]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/07/these-earrings-kinda-look-like-fishing-tackle/feed/ 0 I love you, Alice B. Toklas paper doll http://kjaller.com/2011/06/i-love-you-alice-b-toklas-paper-doll/ http://kjaller.com/2011/06/i-love-you-alice-b-toklas-paper-doll/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:18:12 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=967 On one of those “I can’t believe this is my job” days, I got to create Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas paper dolls. And then in one of those “I can’t believe this is happening” moments they were featured a Jewish Daily Forward blog and on Jezebel.com. All the outfits are based on photographs from the exhibition Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories. The process involved a bit of research, and lots of impassioned discussions about the historical accuracy of their undergarments.

]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/06/i-love-you-alice-b-toklas-paper-doll/feed/ 0 My customers are the prettiest http://kjaller.com/2011/06/my-customers-are-the-prettiest/ http://kjaller.com/2011/06/my-customers-are-the-prettiest/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:13:14 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=960 The ladies who buy my necklace are the nicest, prettiest ladies in the world. I’m sure there is some weird parental rose colored glasses thing influencing this perception, but it’s just so satisfying to see a woman put on the jewelry I made and see it transform her outfit.

I have tried to own my creepiness (and realize it is not all that creepy coming from another lady) by asking to take photos of the customers before they go off into the world with them. Here are a few of my favorites:

This lady bought my last ribcage necklace. And she is wearing a leather jacket. Come on. Amazing.

All night at this craft fair, people were telling me that my pieces looked Native American. That’s always weird, when in a certain light, in a certain venue, I get feedback that is so consistent, and different from what I’ve heard before. Then this lady with straight up teepees on her shirt buys the first bracelet in this style that I’ve ever made. How could I not take a picture?

I have enjoyed making wearables so much because they are enlivened by the wearer, and I think that I feel they are not complete until they are in use. That’s why I am so keen on these photos. I’m not creepy, it’s just the work isn’t done yet.

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]]> http://kjaller.com/2011/04/show-at-secession/feed/ 0 Things I learned from Noise Pop Culture Club http://kjaller.com/2011/02/things-i-learned-from-noise-pop-culture-club/ http://kjaller.com/2011/02/things-i-learned-from-noise-pop-culture-club/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:01:53 +0000 admin http://kjaller.com/?p=942  

Bring a light, or else your work won’t mean a thang.

With a little cultural insensitivity, a dumpling steamer makes a lovely display tray.

A trip to the thrift store and an open mind can net you weird wire things, perfect for weird displays of wares.

Get your generous, amazing, sucker friends to man the booth for you so you can spend all the money you just earned.

I am getting the hang of table appeal, I think.

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