The website is back. Honestly, I think most of the posts on this blog are about the website having problems!!

We're in the middle of a cold snap (everywhere seems to be, so maybe its not just a snap...) and the snow is bringing out my most intense hermit nature.
It's not really even snowing that much. Mostly its icey slush patches and a wicked cold wind that crawls under your scarf and freezes your nose.
Yesterday I didn't even go to my day job because of the snow and my bus being out of service, only for the snow to become rain and the roads to be pretty much fine by mid afternoon.
Today I'll be stomping my way to a bus that's actually in service (come on 44, what's the deal!!) and schlepping myself to the toy store.

I'm slowly receiving all my supply orders and organizing, planning, reorganizing things in preparation for the printing bonanza taking place next week.
I can't wait to actually MAKE these things I've been plotting for months now!

Quick note: my website is down again but hopefully will be back up in a day or two. If you need to get a hold of me, just contact me via my Etsy shop, or email me directly: amelia (dot) hopefulmonsters (at) gmail.com

I've already said it, but November just blew by. I can't believe its December!

After being out of town for a week (just a week!! seriously!) I have a barrage of phone calls to make and a whole list of stuff to get done before I can really get down to the business of making things.

But it was definitely worth the time off. The wedding in Berkeley was beautiful and I am so glad I was able to go!

After a few days in Berkeley full of tea times, Devonshire cream, and pie Josh and I spent an afternoon poking around San Francisco (mostly we went to the Moma and a Turkish restaurant that we were thrilled to find) and flew off to L.A. to have Thanksgiving with his family and family friends.
We ate to near explosion and then drove up to Portland.

Its nice to be back home with our dog and the pigs (one of which is trying to climb onto my lap as I type).

I'm still hard at work on the new collection and it's finally starting to look put together!! I am really looking forward to the launch!!