http://www.orangefishy.com/blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:41:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en YIKES! I'm going to try to post more.. but onto exciting news... Since I last posted back in December.. I found out on Feb 1st that Ryan and I are expecting our first baby! I'm actually THIRTY SIX weeks pregnant now, and the wee one is due on October 2nd. This was ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2010/09/has-it-really-been-that-long-since-i-updated-this-blog/ It was beautiful in Edinburgh this past weekend and Ry and I braved the cold to walk about the open-air market they were having on Prince's St. It was really fun and very different for me to experience "real" winter (so different from Phoenix) and such a lovely backdrop to ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/lovely-weekend/ My best friend Molly & her husband Jared happened to be briefly living in New York this year (she's a traveling nurse) and perfectly it was during the time that my plushies were at the Luv&Hug show at Gallery Hanahou! She popped in one night and got a few photos ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/photo-from-luvhug/ Just wanted to share this wee squid drawing Ryan did that I finally colored. This is eventually going to make it's way onto fabric, just haven't decided exactly how yet. :) I've got my mind on vintage fabrics at the moment however! I really miss knowing my way around MY ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/mustard-squid/ The shop is totally cool, full of amazing stuff and right in the heart of Edinburgh. I wanted to share a few photos they recently posted which included my stuff.  Hope to pop in again this weekend with Ry. :) http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/have-to-gone-to-go-reborn-yet/ I had a great time yesterday at Magpie Market, my very first craft show ever, and I thought I'd share some photos from the event. I wish I had taken more... of the other booths and the incredible location (The Lot, in the Grassmarket... really beautiful building). There was so ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/magpie-market-2/ I'm getting super excited about Magpie Market this Sunday, but I have SO MUCH to do. Here are the rest of the pouches, all complete and ready to go. I think they came out adorably. And hopefully they are a hit. :) I've been making Squid Badges (brooches) all morning ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/pouches-galore/ I've been so busy these past few weeks it's hard to believe! My adorable custom fabric from Spoonflower arrived yesterday and I'm now in the process of making it into pouches which will be for sale at my booth at Magpie Market (whatever is left over will pop into my ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/12/working-away/ Orangefishy Plush will be available this Christmas season for purchase in an awesome new venture right in the heart of Edinburgh! Go-Reborn is a unique pop-up store during the month of December which will feature local artists and designers.  The location for this sweet collection of local goods is Princes ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/11/ro-reborn-pop-up-shop-princes-mall/ Yesterday my family gathered to celebrate the life of my Grandfather (or Poppa as we all call him), Richard Burks. It was really hard to not be able to be there with my family, in Phoenix Arizona. I am so thankful for the internet, because even though I live 6000 ... http://www.orangefishy.com/blog/2009/11/not-plush-related/