CraftSanity Interview

I am honored to be interviewed for a CraftSanity podcast!  The folks Jennifer has been able to interview is very impressive and to be one of them is a treat!  Check it out here!

Lost at Sea Opening Reception

It was finally the day to party down.  The opening of Lost at Sea was finally here and I couldn't have been happier with the turn out!  I met so many people I have talked with online for a long time now and saw some old friends.  It was excellent!

Such as the wonderful, Jennifer Strunge of Cotton Monster fame (left)!

And Jessica Marquez

And Becky Stern again!

And I got to meet the nicest ladies from Etsy including Danielle who will be making her way out to Seattle in August for the Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs!

Here are a few pics of the people and the show as well.  You can now check out all the work online and even make a purchase if you like :)  Visit it all here. To those that made it out, Thank You!

Meet Our Judges

Our second judge is yours truly :) Here are my stats

please state your name and occupation: Kristen Rask owner of Schmancy and curator of Plush You! I also am the Director of PR and Marketing for Urban Craft Uprising and co-creator of Grassroots Business Association

Your favorite sport? ping pong!

Your least favorite sport? Curling?

Why do you love plush? I love plush because I love seeing how everything is translated by the designer. It's something anyone can do from children to adults, men and women. I love how each person's personalities shine through AND they are cuddly.

Button and Stitch: Supercute Ways to Use Your Button Stash

My new book is now making it's way to book shelves around you...well hopefully. Be sure to check out my new book, Button and Stitch: Supercute Ways to Use Your Button Stash. It has a lot of great projects in there created by tons of great artists and yours truly.

This Sunday be in Portland!

I will be in Portland this weekend for Crafty Wonderland. It's a one day event full of tons of awesomeness. I will be doing a demo from 11:00 to 12:30 and then the lovely Susan Beal will be doing a demo on button hair clips! I can't wait to be there, see some old friends, meet some new folks and get some more holiday gifts! Here is the full demo schedule if you can make it.

11:00am-12:30pm Personalized Fortune Cookies
with Kristen Rask of Schmancy and author of Plush You!

1:00pm-2:30pm Button It Up Hairclips
with Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty and author of Button It Up and Bead Simple

3:00pm-4:30pm Vintage-Themed Glass Tile Ornaments
with Maria Raleigh of Collage

5:00pm-6:30pm Embroidered Holiday Cards
with Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod and author of Kanzashi In Bloom

Button and Stitch

I just noticed this image up here for my book coming out in Dec. called Button and Stitch. It's exciting to see! This might not be the final cover but it's worth pimping out.