term two packed up

this second term was pretty fantastic, a little heavier on the workload but i was looking forward to it after the over all introductory pace of first term. my class has been warned that third term (which starts up next week!) is the heaviest workload of all the terms but i'm not anxious about it too much...yet.
i've been thinking of a design identity for my own work but the few ideas i have floating around in my head are just that, ideas floating in my head. which is why i am absolutely looking forward to our branding class especially and really looking forward to a typography 2 class, after affects and a creative direction class. we also get into a bit of coding and web designing which i've been itching to  get on. i hope my old school html coding days will come back to me.
to keep things short, here are some of my favourite projects from this term.

3D three horned beetle, illustrator.

probably my favourite piece of the term! 

redesign packaging project mock up, illustrator. 

search nescafe xpress if you're interested in seeing the original package design. 

"say my name" project, photoshop. 

this is subtle but i wanted to make the letters look like layered cut paper, giving each a bit of depth like topography.

band poster, photoshop and illustrator.

layered collage project, typography.

probably my second favourite piece of the term! completely hand drawn lettering for a fantastic carl sagan quote.

blog design, illustrator

a blog design with a time restriction of just 2 hours. i was freaking out about through the full two hours but happy with what i came up with considering the crunch.

before you go, i should let you know of a teeny sale that is happening on my instagram. once again i need to to get rid of some old stock and with how quick people change their phones this sale especially could use all the word spreading. 

i have a few packs of my iphone hard cases with three interchangeable faceplates made from vintage textbooks and children's books. each are going for $25 each, shipped! so get on over to my instagram and get in on the goods.

go on, git!

internally yours,

sister valentine

envelope snap wallet production

after the Etsy made in canada sale, i was left with three envelope snap wallets!
they've always been a personal favorite and at craft sales. the original pattern was fitted perfectly to use as a iphone 4/4s or ipod case but with the new iphone 5/5c being slightly longer, i had to adjust the pattern slightly for this new batch of snap wallets to fit both phone sizes.

after cutting the linen, i then pre mordant it to have the dye color stay put. in this case when i say dye color, i mean coffee.

when they're still wet, i brush on the coffee just along the edges and where they'll be folded giving it a great old parchment paper look when dried. they don't look like much when wet so the next morning when i piled them all up, it was pretty great to see.

it's kind of funny how just a few stitches can bring much more life to a piece. it tickles my heart some  how the vintage look of the dyed linen looks with the machine embroidered line work of the stamp and postal stamp waves.

since i designed these to be used as iphone cases, i sandwich a light cotton batting padding to each wallet to keep your devices a little safer from dings and falls. i usually would have used different fabrics to the inside separating flap to make each its own but this time i rooted for only a select fabrics to help make easier choices.

i also designed some new stamp designs to make these a little more unisex.
as in all my small batch productions, i maybe already found a favourite!

i'm down to the last few stamps left to hand embroider and then it's on to sewing these together. they'll be put on my etsy along with a couple of other new items in time for xmas shopping.

internally yours,
sister valentine

a craft sale & new goodies!

next weekend is the date!

come out to Sheridan College (trafalgar campus) for the open house and craft sale from 9am to 4pm. you can find me there with all the new goodies i've been busy making this past month like patchwork zipper pouches in several sizes,

some pretty adorable wolf portraits ready to hang and watch over your true hearts

 and iphone hardcase packs which i'm probably most excited about!

in each themed pack you'll get one clear hardcase and  three interchangeable faceplates made with images from vintage textbooks and children's books.

i have packs for both iphone 4 and 5 whith themes from cowboy, shark, anatomy, hair and undersea. i can't wait to see how people will react to them.

also excited to be selling my wolf-moon knit hats, which i can not seem to stop making despite what my sore knitter knuckles may say.

there will only be a select few of these happy pom pomed goodies along with striped knitted hats and cowls. what better way to join a pack than with a happy pom pom?

i'll also have some old goodies like a few more spaceboy scarves which are naturally dyed and silkscreen with some love letters written to that imaginary boy who lives on the moon.

they're all light weight cotton and triple or double wrap infinity scarves, making it perfect for chilly spring or fall days.

i also came across a whole herd of pillow monster friends that were hiding in my petite workshop and they all need happy homes.

i always have a fun time at this sale but i'm especially excited with all the goodies i've made this time around. invite your friends and family to come say hello at my table and don't forget to check out all the open studios in the arts and crafts wing, it's where this funny little craftlife of mine stems from!

internally yours,

sister valentine

mega production mode

thought i'd show some snip bits of this production mode i've been in, a pretty big change from the creative funk i was riding a while ago. 

take note: this is all for a craft sale i have coming up at the end of april but more on that later.

onto the show!

best thrift find is my wolf picture book, great for coat references.

finally a good use of all the scrappy bits i've been saving

glad i found a jackpot of salvaged  zippers!

i'm excited for these the mostest! feels nice to see a kind of old idea come to life.

internally yours,

sister valentine