All EKRA purses MUST GO! I'll be selling all remaining stock for just $5 at the Farmer's Market this Saturday. Come early for the best selection!

I spent the afternoon yesterday grouting a new pile of frames. Today I cleaned them all up and labelled them. This is what it looks like when I'm doing this. I get out my paper cutter, stamps, ink pad, Windex and other tools and spread them out. Then as each frame is labeled, I stand it up so I can admire them all before they get packed away. Most of these will be heading to Anthology.

These two little ones are my favorites of this batch.

These new cards came in the mail today from ebay. Soon there will be new bottlecap necklaces and rings!

Even though rain was predicted, yesterday was another beautiful day for the Farmer's Market. When this guy showed up in front of my booth to eat fire and do other stunts like get out of a straight-jacket, I was really excited and snapped this picture with my iPhone. I was very entertained by his act.

However, the second time through his act was not as impressive and the third time seeing him get out of his straight-jacket was just plain boring. It was then that I realized that my bottlecap magnets couldn't compete with this kind of street performer - there is usually just musicians. Big crowds of people stopped to watch and clogged up the area so even if people wanted to shop, they couldn't. Oh well, I still had good sales in between acts and something really exciting happened before the performer started. A woman from LA who was in town for a conference bought a bunch of my necklaces and magnets wholesale for her vintage store called Flounce. AND, her friend recognized me! She exclaimed how she couldn't believe she was meeting me just randomly on the street here while she was in town and how her friend was going to be so jealous. I felt like a real celebrity! It was pretty weird, but cool.