Meet Ella and Hunter. They are very good friends who live in Mass.
They are going to hang out above my blog this month and make sure everything happens the way it should. I trust em 😉
I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Tijeras Open Air Market. The list of artists looked impressive, but I wasn’t sure if being so far away would be good for drawing a crowd. I was so wrong. We were there yesterday on a slow day (the weather was yucky in town) and the crowd was still phenomenal.
Shoppers seemed so happy to be there and were ready to shop. I felt like they did, I was in such a good mood just for being there. The landscape is stunning in Tijeras and it felt so good to get out of the city and into the fresh, clean air in the mountains.
This was the awesome view from my booth. The booths are already set up, and if you do more than one day you can just put the canvas walls down and leave your tables on site. Makes set up so much easier!
Anna King is the owner of Just Imagine Gallery and the Tijeras Open Air Market. She was an absolute joy to work with — not like other gallery owners I have encountered in my time! In fact half the day went by without me even knowing she was the owner. I guess I was looking for an uptight, upset, pushy person walking around and instead the owner was so easy going, doing the hula-hoop with another artist! This was a much needed breath of fresh air! (Please excuse me if you are a gallery owner. I’m sure you aren’t all nervous, pretentious people, but I have had some bad experiences with the gallery folk being down to earth)
Here is my sis Paula working hard for Mimi Green.
The morning didn’t start out so well, but Paula saved the day. First I got up an hour late, we arrived with 20 minutes to set up, and then all my ideas for how I was going to hang the photos fell apart. Finally Paula thought out of the box and made them all hang from the rope we were using as a clothes line (which was Kim’s fantastic idea!) We only got to hang like half of the photos I framed and matted, but that was okay because if I had been there alone none of them would have been hung! Paula was awesome, a natural.
Kim came over Friday and helped me figure out displays. She made this super cool one in the basket. Key fobs are hanging from the sides and there are collar and leash sets inside. Noah pained the frames for me– I thought he did such a good job! I love how he takes interest in my silly projects.
I got to give treats to a super cute Chow named Chewbacca and a gorgeous standard poodle named Poodle;) And I sold lots of tags, collars, and 1 key fab and bought two perfumes from the Laughing Turtle Soap Co. — They make fantastic body products that are all natural which means I can use them which makes me super happy!
All in all a fantastic day. I can’t wait till next year so I can sign up early and do all the Tijeras Open Air Markets. They start in May and run till Oct.
I really love when I think of the perfect piece of furniture that would just complete my living room. I really HATE that I usually can’t find it to buy nor do I know how to go about making it myself.
Those days are over. Today I read about Ponoko.com where you can either photograph or scan in a drawing of what you might want and Ponoko will tell you how much it will cost for them to make it for you. Better than just that, they will make it right here in the U.S.
Making a piece of furniture is just the tip of the ice burg.
Do you need a John McCain necklace? Ponoko can make you one, as strange as it is.
A new lampshade that you designed? A solar powered remove control truck? If you can dream it, Ponoko can make it.
And as and added bonus, after Ponoko produces it they will help you to sell it if you so wish. They will even show you how to cut costs. There isn’t much this company can’t make and because of that, you will feel like the King of the World. Trust me here.
I wonder if they can make robots that can help sew. I am sitting under a heap of fabric getting ready for the Open Air Markert i am doing this weekend in Tijeras, NM. If you are in NM you should come on out. It looks way fun, music, food, lots of art– good times. 10-5 Sat. and Sunday although I think Mimi will only be there Sat. That is all I can handle I think!
I have never done a show where I have my own tent. Kim printed a ton of photos for me of the 7 crazy dog shoot and I am going to hang those for decoration and inspiration.
I will post photos on Sunday– wish me luck!
Now, you wouldn't know the impact this would have on your life unless you have ironed with a Rowenta. See, you can hold this iron vertically and it steams your clothes — it is just like being at a dry cleaners! If I had to dress up for work everyday this would be a God send. No more looking like you slept in your suit!
Not only that, but it has a stainless steel plate that makes the iron glides right over the fabric like butter. I never even knew what a chore it was ironing with my cheepy until I ironed with this amazing appliance. You don't have to put any pressure down, you don't even really have to push it, it just glides. (Take note that I am not talking about ironing clothes, I think I have done that like once in my life, I am talking fabric here.)
As we all know you can save yourself lots of headaches by just ironing your fabric before you start sewing. In fact, I think I am probably incapable of sewing without ironing. And now, thanks to my Rowenta, I will be able to do it in half the time!
It heats up super quick and has an auto shut off so that if it sits upright for more than 8 minutes or sits on it's plate for more than 30 seconds it shuts off. Then it has a motion sensor that turns it right back on when you pick it up. Genius. Now I never have to worry about burning the house down with my iron again!
It cost quite a bit more than my Wal-Greens iron, like $54 dollars more, but I am sure that it is worth more like $1 million dollars.
If you want to experience this sort of ironing nirvana, Joann's is offering $20 off on their website, plus here is a coupon for Free Shipping at Joann.com. I like to spread the love.
In case I didn’t tell you a hundred times before, we launched a new website last week!
In honnor of that we are doing something we have never done before here at Mimi Green —
we are giving away a collar and leash set!
All you have to do to enter is this:
For 1 entry: Tell us what Mimi Green Collar, which you will find on our new website!, suits your dog best and why. You can do that in the comment section down below.
For 2 entries: Leave the comment and put a link to us on your blog. Just tell us where the link is.
For 4 entries: Link to us using this banner image on your blog, again let us know about it.
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And for good heath and prosperity, tell 3 friends. That would be awesome of you.
We will draw a winner at Random on Oct. 14th. That gives you lots of time to tell everyone you know. Winning would be like getting $40 in the mail for free. Who wouldn’t want that??
We have the most awesome customers in the world here at Mimi Green. Everyone I have talked to has been an absolute joy. Now it is my turn to give back so make sure and enter to win, okay?
Cessie will be Darth Vader
I want Dan to be Chewbacca, but he isn't biting;)
He doesn't want to dress up because at work he has to be the catapillar from Alice in Wonderland — his team is doing a themed thing also. There must have been a catapillar in Star Wars somewhere right?
Anyway, we tried the costumes on after we got home from Target and they looked so damn cute! Auggie was the best Yoda and he didn't even try to take the ears off plus Noah looked just like Jango in his costume.
And it made me so very happy. My 2 little boys, finally. I couldn't ask for much more.
This week has been mad I tell you! Well, so was last week for that matter. Now that the site is up I keep thinking of little things to do to it, like invite new vendors to join me.
Now we are up to 6 total vendors:
And finally, for now, Bella Creature Comforts who we just got yesterday:
Maybe I am just a freak, but I so want to bath in Good Clean Dog products, wear Cookie Moon Splash as my perfume, I bought a Red Dingo tag for my self (key chain bling), I want to munch those Little Pies treats, and I want a Big Bella Bed to curl up and read a book in.
I prob wouldn’t wear a Mimi Green Collar or Leash, but I am using the MImi Key Fob like crazy. I gave one to Kim who now says she needs a Mimi Bracelet since she is virtually using her Fob as a bracelet at this point!
I love the two rings, which is Kim’s brain child, because I can hang my Red Dingo off the top one and my keys off the bottom. Another great use? Hanging a coin purse off the top so you can carry your cards, license, etc. and not have to lug a bag. Now if I could just figure out how to hang my iPhone….
This morning I read about this Brake-fast bowel and I think this is our solution. The pegs in the middle slow your pup down so the excitement of a big bowel of food doesn’t force them to swallow whole.
Plus they are only like 16 bucks. I wonder if we can get them for Shop Mimi Green…hhmmmm….
Etta was so proud to finally have a collar named after her. And I love her in pink.Etsy was acing strange again today, it’s search function got stuck and I don’t even know when our first limited edition collar appeared. Needless to say, we didn’t sell it. But there is always tomorrow right?
In Honor of my first post, I want to show an Etsian who I have been admiring for a very long time: Bella Blue Designs. Christy Hodgson is the mastermind behind this great lil company and she is a Texan (which if you know me you know Texans are also my favorite!)
And by the looks of her shop, she loves dogs. You gotta love this stationary which you can personalize with your name and your dog of choice.
Of course I would choose the pug!
Plus, wouldn't this be the best bag to carry on cas days?
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