olive.me

update!!

2011-01-19T20:02:00.000-08:00

incase anyone actually checks this blog... i have moved to facebook for the most part as its a lot easier to upload mass amounts of pictures... please come see me there!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/olive-me/117319325733

finally on etsy!

2010-05-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

i'm giving it a go. please feel free to start shopping!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/oliveme

spring fever

2010-05-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

i felt like this collection deserved it's own post. i am pretty excited about and really digging the colour schemes. what do u think? yeah yeah i know the pictures suck...

a little love, a little birthday

bye bye birdie?

i have to get a better picture of this one!

same with this one...

love is always in the air....

right?

ppl have birthday's in the spring right? happy birthday!!

stay tuned- i am still working on these and they will be available at http://corktowndesigns.com/Corktown%20Designs.html very soon!

don't worry blog i could never forget you...

2010-05-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

i have a ton of stuff coming this blog's way, but i am a bit slow when it comes to this whole internet world so bare with me...

where to start? special requests? book club orders? new spring fever collection? finally getting my butt onto etsy??

ok i'll show you some fun special request wedding cards i did first:

the couple loved super hereos and they're getting married!

and the inside of the card!

another special request wedding card!!

BOOKMARKS FOR BOOK CLUBS

so i got an order for 10 book marks for a book club. isn't that a fun, smart idea?? maybe your book club wants some too??

fun, sporty and flowery

who doesn't like owls? right?

flowers, fashion and dogs oh my!

rainbows, big suns and big shoes

the gang neat and tidy

the gang all wrapped up and ready to go!

love is in the air

2010-02-06T08:16:00.000-08:00

so christmas was a huge success for me!! im really learning lots about the "bizz" and what direction i want to go in. on that note, i was feeling the love and so i made some cards to prove it! they r already selling, so check them out before they r all gone!

heart heart heart!

nothing says love like valley girl!

muah!

this one isn't so much love as it is just pretty

these are just your standard fun and fashiony everyday type cards..

giddy up!

who doesn't like icecream cones?

thanks god she grew out of that horrible awkward phase

bon voyage?

p.s. i am still doing lots of special requests so please don't hesitate to ask for one!

me = busy little christmas elf

2009-12-17T20:13:00.001-08:00

christmas is just around the corner!

just a little peak at some of the cards i have been making for this holiday season..

i've been so busy i may have forgotten to take pictures of some of my stuff..

but look, more gift tags!!

simple but pretty

(sold)

i was really into non traditional christmas colours

i.e pink and purple

santa claus is coming to town!

this was a special request for my friend's sister (she loves cats)

another special request for a big fan of air planes

while we are on the subject of special requests i had this one for a mad men themed anniversary card. it was super fun to make and im really happy with the way it turned out!

(i wish the picture did it justice)

another special request for an anniversary card but there was a catch... and i had to take a before and an after because it was hard for me to actually do this one..

so the after, i basically had to make it look like someone sneezed on it. (inside joke between the couple.) i struggled with finding something that resembled snot.. i was tempted to just sneeze on it and call it a day. anyways, i finally settled with an over the top, exaggerated green sparkly type snot... again my picture sucks and u can barely see it. sorry.

2009-11-22T18:36:00.000-08:00

my cards are in another store!! check it out!

http://www.freedomclothingcollective.com/

im in stores!!

2009-11-09T06:42:00.000-08:00

yah me!! if yr in the area please check this store out, it's super cute and u can now buy my cards there! what a great combination!

http://www.corktowndesigns.com/Corktown%20Designs.html

sometimes i make presents

2009-10-24T06:10:00.000-07:00

holy birthday month! i made a few presents but only got a picture of one so far..

this is for my friend athena she likes unicorns and stuff

so i made her a pretty box to stick her stuff in

see that's pretty right?

unicorn card with the envelope back there

stay tuned for the rest...

i made this box for my friend alex a few years ago. it's still cute!!

i took a pendent making class a couple of weeks ago at the paper place on queen and made a few necklaces! this pretty necklace went to alex!

bulking up for the craft fair..

2009-10-18T17:04:00.000-07:00

so i had another craft fair and i worked my butt off, every night for two weeks straight. my goal was to use all my supplies and get as many things made as i possibly could. i wanted to do more, but my day job and sleeping got in the way. anyways, here's my hard work....

check out these adorable forest animal book marks!

they are probably my most favourite thing right now...

$2.oo each

i will most likely end up keeping this for myself.

$2.00

$2.oo each

(one on the left is sold!)

pirate book mark? sure why not!

$2.00

(sold!)

cute little gift tags sold 3 in a pack for $3.00

3 for $3.00

3 for $3.00 each

samples!

3 for $3.00 each!

Yah it's almost christmas time!!

3 for $3.00

(top pack sold)

$5.00 each

(4"7 cards)

$7.00 each

(5"7 cards)

$7.00 each

(5"7 cards)

some wedding cards!

$ 5.00 each

easter cards!

$5.00 each

cute little kid birthday cards! i have stickers to put whatever age you want on them!

$5.00 each

harley missed me a lot too. i swear he was tapping the bed with his paw here..

$5.00

(sold)

$5.00

i love my group shots!

$5.00

$7.00

(these are 5"7 cards)

$7.00

(these are 5"7 cards)

$7.00

(these are 5"7 cards)

$5.00

do you know what movie this girl is from?

$5.00

(sold!)

$6.00

(sold)

and here's some photos from the actual craft fair.

definitely the best looking table at the fair.

probably the best table set up ever!

who could resist!?

there wasn't as many old peeps as i was hoping for but we had fun!

(i wish u could see the apron i made gord wear!)

i just wanted to say hi!

2009-10-07T20:38:00.000-07:00

and that i seemed to have lost my camera, so i can't show u how hard i've been working.. but i have a craft fair coming up and so i'm working like crazy trying to bulk up for it!

i'm excited, the new stuff is all super cute! i just finished this awesome forest animal bookmark collection.. i don't think i want to give any of them away though..

stay tuned i will get my hands on a camera and post just as soon as i can..

in the meantime mark your calendars!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/torontocraftalert/3939171724/

just making cards, whatever....

2009-08-29T15:42:00.001-07:00

i'm really liking this style and i've got a ton of ideas stored in my head right now i need to get out..

for some reason the picture makes the shoes look all yellowy but they rn't in real life.

these cards are all 6 bucks.

those r real flowers and kind of a bitch to work with...

i have a friend working at a jewellery store in the distillery district and he thinks he can sell my cards, so i am trying to stock up.

7 bucks!

i made this card for my dad's birthday. he bought me these really cool 3d stickers to help me with my quest to make manly looking cards. they were really fun to work with.. i wish u could see all the detail but it turned out really good.. plus the guy looks just like my dad!

i had some more special requests!

this one was a lot of fun to do!

inside of the last card.. playing with some stamps and some etcha stick thingies

random wedding card.

and while we r on the subject of random. i also made a cat bed out of a suitcase and want to share it with the world.. look how happy lional glitchie is!

*please note i prematurely took the picture before i painted the legs, so please picture them dark brown.

i've been busy.

2009-08-06T19:19:00.000-07:00

so a friend at work asked me to make him a card for his girlfriend's birthday.. he said "make it fashion-y and not pink" i love pink, so i was stumped at first.. does fashion exist without the colour pink?? well i might have snuck it in still, and i might have got carried away making this batch, but check out how awesome they are!!

i am really happy with how they turned out.

the cards of course, not my lighting in these pictures..

i cut up a bunch of old nylon magazines. i love michelle williams!

i had to use pink, come on!

this is one of my favourites!

see just accents of pink..

i wonder which one he'll pick?

the legs r stems. get it?

im thinking the cards can say either of these things... or nothing or whatever! and they are all seven bucks....

special requests

2009-08-06T18:53:00.000-07:00

i like special requests, so bring em on!

for megan

for rob

they turned out pretty good eh?? come on ask me to make one for your special occasion. please?

fun stuff!!

2009-07-08T07:10:00.001-07:00

so i did a little shopping and picked up some fun stuff. i've just been playing around so far, but what do u think?

these r flat cards (so just front and back) and these adorable 3-d, make your own flower cut outs. also, note the new stamps (happy birthday) my parents got me (they r investing in me!)

cute!

another stamp!

go figure these pictures kind of suck.. in real life this card is not blurry and it is a mixture of these cool 3-d stickers i found and these neat rub 'n' etch thinga ma-jiggers.

more rub ' n' etch stuff. kind of corny but nice at the same time..

this and that..

2009-06-29T07:52:00.000-07:00

so i have been total slack. what can i say summer gets me out of the house? ha! ya right, i wish that was true, i've just been lazy. i did get my craft on here and there, unfortunately for all of you i haven't gotten any better at taking pictures, sorry about that, i'm sure i will one day. anyways, i have had a few requests, so i'm gonna post them on here, and then my '"customers" (i feel like a jack ass typing that) can see if they like them or not. ok so here's the latest...

i like group photos!

bees knees!

i don't know who this card is for exactly i just really liked the dogs.. i'm hoping to find some sort of corny dog related sentiment to add to this in the future.

anyone know someone turning 1? i should probably keep this for myself.

creepy clown card

this card cracks me up. get it dear/ deer? this came from these amazing hunting stickers i found. i got a rifle left i'm just dying to use..

sorry this one is really hard to see.

it's pretty, it's a card.

these are like my basic tank tops or black cardigans...

and some cute books marks... ice cream and poodles!

ok zak these ones r for u! i made two so you can pick which one u like the best. p.s. the striped one is missing the letter "y" until i pick up some more stickers..

(i like the brown one best.)

megan here's a bridal shower card if your interested. (it looks way better in person!)

(rob and megan) and here's some wedding cards i made. both are $5 bucks.

craft show!!!!!

2009-05-04T08:50:00.000-07:00

the table dress rehearsal..

looking good table!

close up of my babies..

i had to say goodbye to a lot of these guys..

it was sad at first, but totally worth it!

the real deal!

first customers!

ok it wasn't that sad, look how happy i am!

mixing business with pleasure

an action shot of me working!

i had to refigure my table set up as i sold SOOOOOO many cards! yeah me!

i learned so much from this experience. what to do next time and what not to do.. like maybe next time i'll bring a companion with me as sometimes i have to go pee. but overall, it was a great first craft show and im super excited to work towards more.. realistically, i'm probably aiming more for fall and christmas shows..

i wanted to offer some other options...

2009-04-28T13:07:00.002-07:00

so here's some cute gift tags

look it's a gift tag party!

i may have been watching twilight (for the fourth time) while making these...

don't judge me.

they are pretty, right?

i would like to get a gift with these on them..

and here's a few more bookmarks...

here's what i came up with for the raffle prize. would u like to win this? it has a thank you card, bookmark and two different style gift tags. i think it turned out pretty nice!

so i've been a busy little beaver over here...

2009-04-27T17:22:00.000-07:00

this is my all time favourite card, to date, that i've made! i made another one, almost identical, for my friend's bday, and i secretly wish i was my friend too, so i could give it to myself.

a few more baby cards...

and some mother's day cards..

they don't look so good in these pictures, but they r nice in real life. trust me..

this could be a mothers day card too, no?

just thinking about u...

random thank you card...

group shot!

book marks!

2009-04-15T08:57:00.001-07:00

so i was thinking, what am i gonna make for the craft sale raffle prize? if i give just one card, it's boring. if i give a bunch of cards then what do i have left to sell?? so that brings us to experimental craft week, first project, BOOK MARKS!!

i know, i know the pictures r blurry, but u try taking pictures while standing on my bed

who doesn't like robots???

not bad...

the "L" one is my personalized bookmark, so back off!

baby "card" making machine...

2009-04-15T08:03:00.000-07:00

i made this easter one for my all time favourite nephews!

Bahhhhhh

this one has already been sold!

i know my picture skills kind of suck. i just get so excited to put the cards in their wrappers and have a finished project, that i forget to take the pictures first.

you get the point though right?

cute!!

yes babies!!

yea cards!

im gonna be at a craft fair!

2009-03-24T18:31:00.001-07:00

im really excited about this! i have about a month to make some mother's day/ father's day/ baby shower and wedding shower cards. im feeling pretty good about this. am i forgetting any other important spring occasions?

check out the link and mark yr calendar's, my table and me welcome you!

http://torontocraftalert.ca/2009/03/16/vendor-call-“just-in-time-for-mother’s-day”-craftartisan-show-may-3/#more-3457

i've been meaning to post these for a long time now..

2009-03-24T18:13:00.001-07:00

here's just a few more cards from that batch i made back in november...

my friend ange got me this pretty little box to showcase my cards, i love it! i think it shows off my cards pretty nicely, don't u?

Merry Christmas Batch!!!

2008-12-28T09:59:00.000-08:00

I know they aren't the best pictures, but you get the point...

i broke down and got a few card making kits.. i did use some of my own supplies to spice it up a bit, but hey when u need help, u need help!

I got this fun stamp, so it ended up coming in really handy

these r the only ones i actually was able to make from scratch. they turned out ok?

my new craft table in action!!!

here's a new batch i just made (some holiday, mixed w/ just cause cards..)

2008-11-25T13:30:00.000-08:00

$5.00

$6.00

this is what my packaging looks like!

and there's my awesome stamp again!

$5.00

$6.00

We gave this one to my mom with her early christmas gift inside!

$6.00

$5.00

here's some old cards i made for my parents and a brand new one

2008-11-25T13:23:00.001-08:00

i made this for a co-worker. the door hanger is meant to come off and be used for his new babies room!!

here are some cards i made for some friend's birthdays...

2008-11-12T10:46:00.000-08:00

that's my new sticker, isn't it cute?? i'm fond of my stitch work on the envelope too!

Cupcake likes my card!!!!

welcome...

2008-11-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

it all started when i was in that card isle. reading every card, desperately trying to find the perfect one for whatever occasion it might have been. i thought to myself "i could totally make better cards then this, and just write whatever i want inside." and so i did.

then ppl started asking me to make cards for them because they liked theirs so much, and so here we are. this blog is a work in progress, but i am slowly gathering all the cards i have made, and getting some pictures up here to show the world.

i am also trying to figure out how to upload my logo on here. for some reason it keeps changing colours when uploaded.. weird. but yeah, i'll be putting up all the cards i make and if anyone is interested in one already made, or a custom made one, don't hesitate to msg me!

ok thanks for checking me out!

card i made for a co-worker's parent's 30th anniversary. $10

2008-11-10T09:03:00.000-08:00

that's my new stamp w/my logo, isn't it pretty??

* this is the cellophane wrapper i found. it works pretty good, but it folds over in the back and is sealed. ideally, id like to find custom made sleeves, so they can slide in and out, and customers can touch the cards if they wanted. wait, maybe i don't actually want anyone touching them?? either way, if anyone can advise me on where to find those sleeves i'd really appreciate it.

these are currently up for sale!

2008-10-29T07:38:00.000-07:00

$6.00

$7.00

*all cards all blank inside and originals. no two cards r alike.