spring 2012

i've been working on my spring collection! i have lots of new listings including fabric ribbon, pillow boxes perfect for st. patty's day, easter, and mom's day. i've also included pictures of my newest design- my poppy boxes!

 

7 years

fabric ribbon

i've been workin' away. more product to come!

this speaks for itself

inspiration: yarn bombing

public art can be amazing! have you heard of yarn bombing? google it!!!
i want to meet the artist(s) who created this.
i want to watch them work.
how is this possible?
how long does it take?
i have so many questions.....
i wish i could see this in person :)

sweethearts

yesterday i headed to target to browse through the valentine candy to buy some photo props. i didn't think twice about this.... most retailers have halloween stuff out for the fourth of july and christmas stuff out before halloween! they were sure to already have valentines day candy! well... they didn't. i couldn't believe it. it was the first year that i was on top of my valentines day shopping (normally i avoid the commercial valentines day stuff) and it wasn't even out! i laughed to myself and then headed to walgreens, where they were on top of it!!!

i bought some sweethearts. did you know that sweethearts now have "text me" and "tweet me" notes?

hope you like my valentines!!! fill them with your sweetie's favorites!!!!

friends & green bug around the world!!!

i am privileged to still keep in touch with a good friend from high school. we've been friends through many experiences...getting our driving license.... college... studying abroad.... first jobs.. our quarter life crisis', and even getting married! we often reminisce about the days we used to hand write letters to each other. remember friendship before the internet?!
last year she moved to the fabulous city of San Francisco! although we can't just grab a cup of coffee like we used to, it's still great to have her as a long-distance friend. she recently asked if i could make some custom pillow boxes for her. i was thrilled! she wanted to be able to give these boxes to her husband for the eight nights of Hanukkah. what do you think?

in other news, i have been featured in even more blogs... all over the world! wow!
here are the links

in brazil:
http://www.copyepaste.com/2011/12/pacote-barato.html

in turkey:
http://cepaynasi.blogspot.com/2011/12/yine-paket-leme.html

in korea:
http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=okdongsoon&logNo=20143871519

i was also featured on a polish website but i can't seem to find the link.

till next time....

new fabric! new features!

here are some of my most recent thrifting finds! can't wait to make them into bags!

i've also been featured in two more blogs! check em out!

****http://modishlydelishblog.com/chic-holiday-gift-wrapping-inspiration-ideas/

****http://www.libbywilkiedesigns.com/2011/12/crafty-christmas.html

math... and a sneak peak

i have always been a math person. i not sure why, but i would like to give the credit to my excellent teachers! i was good at math until senior year of high school. then i hit calculus and my brain said, "no more!!!!" even though i was an art major in college and didn't need to take it, my math career isn't over! i work with 5th grade students and they are in the midst of pre-pre algebra. the worst of the worst... fractions!!!! all forms of fractions! adding, multiplying, reciprocals, simplifying. each afternoon, i have 20 kids looking at me with blank faces and questions marks above their heads. i am overwhelmed with how to make math as fun as i remember it. last night i was thinking, math is only fun when you understand it. so i am striving to teach these kids to understand and love math!!!! what does all this have to do with art and etsy? nothing, but i think it's important to give kids the tools to succeed. so they can strive to meet their dreams of becoming a engineer, mathematician, teacher, or even start their own (etsy!) business!

speaking of businesses, i will be adding a few new items to my etsy shop greenbugmarketplace soon. here is a sneak peak! i also bought some new vintage fabric over the weekend and hope to be making more inventory for my greenbugbags store.

oops! how'd this get here! :)

can you guess what these might be????

featured

i'm excited to say that i have been featured in many blogs and one newspaper website! 

you can find me here:

*****http://www.thestar.com/living/shopping/article/1091564--koszuta-all-wrapped-up-for-the-holidays

****http://photogallery.thestar.com/1091624

****http://gallantandjonesblog.com/2011/11/23/etsy-christmas-gift-wrapping-round-up/

****http://knitting-meeting.blogspot.com/2011/11/2011-get-ready-for-christmas.html

****http://www.studiodiy.com/2011/11/28/handmade-wrapping-paper-round-up/

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to find my greenbugmarketplace etsy shop and share it with their communities!!!

it's the little things

i love the excitement of being included in a treasury or email! can you find my boxes among these amazing handmade items?

trees covered in spider webs

read about this here