tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:07 +0000Jen and JakeThe creative adventures of a city girl and her city dog.http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jen)Blogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1740721472794334141Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +00002009-11-05T09:23:48.037-08:00miscellaneousOn bookstoresI used to be an avid reader. And I suddenly realized that I'm not anymore. I used to devour books. I read them on the bus, during lunch breaks, curled up on the couch. I probably averaged a book every two weeks or so. But in the last year, I've stopped reading like I used to.When I first moved into my neighborhood thirteen years ago, there were two independent bookstores within two blocks of eachhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/PWFf06BGjto/on-bookstores.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/PWFf06BGjto" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-bookstores.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4327578087749659310Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:00 +00002009-11-03T11:56:23.678-08:00showsThe showRosie and Tim, muertos faces, and my print.Glass skull, mirror, silly poses with Sami, Steph and BjornHuh. I looked on my camera this morning and saw that I only took four photos of the show opening last night. Four! That's a sign of a good night. Many of my friends stopped by. I ate tamales. I even ate crickets (or were they grasshoppers?) - they were quite tasty, and were lightly flavored with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/CWbEWEFutvw/show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/CWbEWEFutvw" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/11/show.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-5968278563868598061Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-10-28T09:15:50.375-07:00printsshowsDay of the Dead 2009 PrintI finished my Day of the Dead print last night and am pleased with it. It looks better than I'd anticipated, and my last-minute, gut instinct decisions about color worked.Creating this print was not an easy project for me. In the beginning, every time I started sketching, I heard Tim Gunn's voice in my head, saying, "You don't want the judges to say you're a one-note." I'm not kidding. I've been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/XabZ7AnhjrU/day-of-dead-2010-print.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/XabZ7AnhjrU" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-of-dead-2010-print.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4599826688793845242Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:00 +00002009-10-27T09:48:25.529-07:00showsDay of the Dead ShowImage by Calixto Robles.I will be participating in a Day of the Dead group show at the Back to the Picture Gallery. I'm excited about this show because (1) it's my first gallery show, and (2) I will be showing a print that doesn't feature shoes, purses, or smirky animals.After I, um, finish my print sometime this week, I'll post a photo or two. Or, better yet, you can stop by the show to check ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/ipUQgRVy_ME/day-of-dead-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/ipUQgRVy_ME" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-of-dead-show.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-2979496692455832569Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-10-23T11:06:53.374-07:00etsyHow to repurpose stuff that's just lying aroundI've had a flurry of orders this week (thanks, decor8 and Craft blog!) and ran out of the tissue paper I usually wrap my orders in. I just happened to have this elementary school manuscript paper lying around (bought for a project that I'll probably never do) so used it to wrap my 2010 calendar orders.I keep meaning to do a post about creative ways to wrap packages, but other things keep popping http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/wWjJLXrCbKY/how-to-repurpose-stuff-thats-just-lying.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/wWjJLXrCbKY" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-repurpose-stuff-thats-just-lying.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-2340681772611012558Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-10-22T21:37:31.121-07:00JakeFour people years...... equals 28 dog years. And that's how long Jake and I have been together.We didn't do anything special for our anniversary this year - for our first anniversary I made him a boiled potato and a carrot but he didn't get me anything - and I've decided I don't like his surprises anyway.I found a bunch of photos of him on my iPhone. Am I taking them, or is he doing the weird, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/KjhEYzNG2wc/four-people-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/KjhEYzNG2wc" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/four-people-years.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-3522559221462484130Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:42:00 +00002009-10-19T16:45:25.537-07:00miscellaneousThanks, decor8!I noticed that my Galoshes calendar was suddenly getting a lot of hits and found out that it had been included in decor8blog's calendar roundup. That makes me very happy.It's always nice to get validation from other people! So, thank you decor8blog - and thank you, all of my customers and supporters. I couldn't do it without you.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/NN77X9-8PRE/thanks-decor8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/NN77X9-8PRE" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/thanks-decor8.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4756931200380983503Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-10-17T08:30:00.220-07:00farmers' marketPeas and carrotsPeas and carrots, farmers' market-style.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/y6xcJVH-Wtw/peas-and-carrots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/y6xcJVH-Wtw" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/peas-and-carrots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-5336642193614039654Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:56:00 +00002009-10-16T18:42:04.449-07:00miscellaneousLife is just lifeThere are bad weeks and there are *bad* weeks. This week was one of the latter. My job fell through, Jake has to see the vet because he's becoming incontinent (I'd just thought he was naughty), and California says I owe sales taxes from 2004 (this despite having been told five years ago - by this same agency - that I owed nothing and didn't have to file). So I did the least uplifting thing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/nx_WShWcGg0/life-is-just-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/nx_WShWcGg0" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/life-is-just-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-757017578407155972Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:11:00 +00002009-10-16T14:17:42.862-07:00street findsAnd now, street vasesYup, more things found on the street. Well not on the street, exactly - these vases were in my laundromat with stray socks and used fabric softener sheets. And since no one ever leaves anything lying around in the laundromat unless the items are being given away (the Watchtower, for example), I assumed they were up for grabs.Both vases are about eight inches tall and are prettily glazed on the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/lr3m9tF5u38/and-now-street-vases.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/lr3m9tF5u38" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/and-now-street-vases.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-125878314186673423Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:58:00 +00002009-10-16T09:05:44.551-07:00contestsAnd the winner is...Number eight, or atarii. Ms. Atarii, Please send me an email at jennifer.hewett [at] gmail.com with your address and I'll mail your calendars.Thanks, everyone, for participating!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/v6TJZkyvLLo/and-winner-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/v6TJZkyvLLo" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/and-winner-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-800701475902691096Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:20:00 +00002009-10-14T16:37:05.622-07:00street findsStreet booksContinuing my street finds streak, here are a few old-school children's encyclopedias I found while out with Jake. These are way cooler than the encyclopedias I had when I was a kid, which I always resented because (1) my parents liked to tell me to look up answers to my questions instead of asking them, and (2) my mom repeatedly claimed that one of my cousins was so smart because she'd spent thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/cL2oxjFYsZ4/street-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/cL2oxjFYsZ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/street-books.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4743571330367090386Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:25:00 +00002009-10-14T13:33:10.686-07:00etsyscreenprintingcalendars2010 Galoshes calendarMy calendar is finally almost-finished and I really like it. I put together a couple of samples today and will tweak the layout a little before shipping them out on October 20th. Laying out the pages took a little longer than I'd expected since I decided to draw the calendar by hand. I'm so excited about my 2010 calendars that I'm going to add this little calendar to the giveaway here. Please http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/mBe6wtIeuTI/2010-galoshes-calendar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/mBe6wtIeuTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/2010-galoshes-calendar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4558252305893997314Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:38:00 +00002009-10-13T17:28:28.200-07:00inspirationThis is where inspiration often hits meInspiration hits me at the kitchen sink. I'm not kidding. I can draw at my desk for hours - days, sometimes - and not create anything I like. In a fit of frustration, I do my dishes when suddenly, I'm struck by an idea that comes on so strongly that I rush to finish my dishes (I don't like a dirty sink) before the idea leaves me.I like to call this the "House Effect." For those of you who've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/w4sTH0QmBag/this-is-where-inspiration-often-hits-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/w4sTH0QmBag" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-is-where-inspiration-often-hits-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-8464742876706438601Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-10-12T09:32:44.871-07:00inspirationMake things funI love this video. I think San Francisco should assign a Minister of Fun.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/2mJNo6i9WT8/make-things-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/2mJNo6i9WT8" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/make-things-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-560247536878378915Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:52:00 +00002009-10-11T14:53:34.638-07:00etsyprintsGaloshes and skirt notebookOkay - how cute is this? I refined my galoshes print a bit, reduced it to three colors, and made it into a notebook. The image will soon adorn a pocket calendar, as well. And, if I can squeeze it into my production calendar, I'll make a galoshes-print linen bag in time for holiday gift-giving.Notebooks are available here.Also, don't forget to enter for a chance to win one of my wall calendars.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/nWzmzSrkuxI/galoshes-and-skirt-notebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/nWzmzSrkuxI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/galoshes-and-skirt-notebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-5115947629701170513Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:14:00 +00002009-10-09T10:02:55.160-07:00etsyprints2010 Wall Calendar - and a contestI'm almost finished with my wall calendars. Don't they look great? They're four colors and are printed on a large sheet of French paper (the brand, not the country). Since I only ordered a small amount of the paper, this will likely be a limited-edition print. I'll start shipping the calendars on October 15th, and you can pre-order yours while they're still available here.Pocket calendars will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/s1D48LUy8Og/2010-wall-calendar-and-contest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/s1D48LUy8Og" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/2010-wall-calendar-and-contest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-5436868381503750616Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:38:00 +00002009-10-08T11:47:30.985-07:00miscellaneousprintsSomething's brewingI'm working on prints for a new product. Can you guess what the new product is? I hope to reveal it next week.Which, of course, means that I have to finish my calendars this week. The wall calendar (which is so cute that I can't wait to show you) will be done tonight and I'll finish the two (that's right - two!) pocket agendas over the weekend. Which will leave me time to print my mystery new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/hbG7Lp70RBo/somethings-brewing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/hbG7Lp70RBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/somethings-brewing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1319122597885673960Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:31:00 +00002009-10-06T11:49:04.756-07:00recipesfoodKimchee noodlesI don't know why, but I've had strong cravings for kimchee lately. Kimchee is one of those dishes that I usually eat as a special LA treat - my family and I head to one of many Korean barbecue places in my parents' neighborhood to gorge on table-grilled bulgogi. And while I do love grilled meat, I love the Korean side dishes/condiments more - potato salad, marinated radishes and cucumbers, and, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/scIkNXeuz-E/kimchee-noodles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/scIkNXeuz-E" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/kimchee-noodles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1955740987493736318Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-10-05T09:38:31.980-07:00farmers' marketI heart tomatoes...... so this tomato's shape is appropriate.And aren't I lucky? Another farmer - Serendipity Farms - gave me 20lbs of heirloom tomatoes yesterday.Yesterday's jams and relishes demo at the Farmers' Market went really well. I made zucchini relish and strawberry jam and I think I introduced a few more people to the joy (and ease) of canning. Next week: Jams and pickles competition! If we had a pettinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/NY-2KzCWHLQ/i-heart-tomatoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/NY-2KzCWHLQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-heart-tomatoes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-2292349202575467701Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:26:00 +00002009-10-03T09:36:53.208-07:00etsyvintageVintage jewelry caseI just listed a couple of items in my vintage etsy shop, and sold one of them yesterday. I do still have this gorgeous, teal leather jewelry case. If it doesn't sell, I'll have to keep it for myself (but I do hope it will go to another, better home).Also, I read this blog post about large manufacturers ordering items from artists on etsy, then copying and mass producing them. Horrible.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/EWM0KarXSNw/vintage-jewelry-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/EWM0KarXSNw" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-jewelry-case.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-8421129628273764958Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:57:00 +00002009-10-02T17:17:14.598-07:00craftsrecipesWelcome, new readers!I had a sudden spike in blog traffic this week, mainly due to my Bat Mobile Pattern. So, welcome, new friends!Don't know where to start? Here are links to a few posts that you may be interested in:CraftsHand-Stitched NotebooksBird MobileBird QuiltReversible PlacematsApron for MomHandkerchiefsRecipesPerfect SconesStrawberry-Balsamic Ice CreamZucchini RelishOatmeal-Coconut Date CookiesButtermilk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/IjKBGEK5KBM/welcome-new-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/IjKBGEK5KBM" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/welcome-new-readers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-4987980562893558872Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:17:00 +00002009-10-02T11:31:00.911-07:00showsMichelle Obama Paper Dolls going to DC!Kpoene' of Mignonette Designs (and also of the Museum of Craft and Folk Art) has graciously offered to sell my Michelle Obama Paper Dolls at the Crafty Bastards show in Washington, DC this weekend. While I don't think Mrs. Obama will be at the show (though perhaps my crush, Reggie Love, will) I'm excited that her likeness will finally get a chance to hang out in DC.If you're in the DC area, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/Kp4MKfqZmbc/michelle-obama-paper-dolls-going-to-dc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/Kp4MKfqZmbc" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/michelle-obama-paper-dolls-going-to-dc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-1352874646231569108Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:28:00 +00002009-10-02T09:46:43.793-07:00san franciscoOpen Source Embroidery at MOCFAI went to the Museum of Craft and Folk Art last night for the Open Source Embroidery opening bash. In addition to checking out the exhibit, I bartended a bit, chatted with the lovely ladies of the museum, and took some photos of the museum store.Oh, I wish I'd written down the name of this artist. Gorgeous pottery!And these necklaces are so autumnalMy Michelle Obama Paper Dolls in one of their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/Zmgkt6U-V_g/open-source-embroidery-at-mocfa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/Zmgkt6U-V_g" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/10/open-source-embroidery-at-mocfa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324254399232064533.post-7418781008966596679Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:40:00 +00002009-10-01T09:18:28.998-07:00patternsfreeBat Mobile PatternRemember my Bat Mobile? It was the first item I listed on etsy that got mad hits. I think that by the time I sold it, it had been on the front page three times, and had been viewed by over 2000 people. I've had many requests to make more, but I decided to focus on printmaking instead.But now, just in time for Halloween, I've created the pattern for the bats of the Bat Mobile so that you can make http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenAndJake/~3/VqAVEaUmNR4/bat-mobile-pattern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jen)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JenAndJake/~4/VqAVEaUmNR4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2009/09/bat-mobile-pattern.html