office cleaning

i finally starting cleaning up the office a little bit. at the beginning, i could see about one square foot of carpet. now i can see that, yes indeed, there is actually a floor under all of that stuff. i managed to take down & put away the christmas decorations (before february - go me!) and rearrange the storage closet.

i'm debating on what to do with this ridiculously huge desk we have. it weighs a ton & is a giant pain in the ass to move. i'm thinking we'll try to sell it on craigslist. then i can get something smaller. maybe. i dunno. i'm indecisive.

i'll post before & after pictures of the office once it's done. in the meantime, here's a picture of my little helper to tide you over:

"mmm mystery sock"

myers-briggs test

as i was reading some blogs today, i came across this entry by the fierce beagle (if you get a chance, go read her blog - it's entertaining and poignant). she did a myers-briggs test and talked about her results. well, i remember doing one of these things, either in high school or early college. i don't remember exactly when...it was SO long ago. geez, that makes me feel old.

ok moving on....so i found an online test here and took it. here are my results: ISFJ

you're thinking "wtf does that mean?" apparently i'm Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging. thanks to the fierce beagle's blog, i also looked up an interpretation of my results here...and it was pretty darn accurate. i'm very reliable, feel like i have to do everything myself (but i'm working on that), don't like screaming my accomplishments from the rooftops, have a strong work ethic, and have a few close friends who i am extremely loyal to. i also enjoy using prepositions to end my sentences with. haha! that was a joke. get it? end WITH?

what about you? have you taken a myers-briggs test? were your results accurate?

etsy mini!

good morning! as you can see, i moved around a couple of things here in blogland. to the right, you will notice the brand spankin' new etsy mini - showcasing items from my etsy shop! so you can either click on TamaPress at the below all of the pictures to go directly to the shop, or you can click on one of the pictures & it'll take you to that particular item. i thought it would be extremely difficult to make and add to the blog. and it wasn't. at all. easier than dialing a phone. below that is my handmade pledge sticker and then the blog archives & lables follow.

if you haven't had a chance, check out the shop. i'm working on getting more items up soon!

website update

in addition to posting some books for sale on my etsy site, i also got around to updating my main website, Tama Press. here's a few highlights:

small japanese stab binding books

medium japanese stab binding books

lined journals

blanket stitch books

secret belgian binding books

address books

etsy shop!

i finally have my etsy shop up! there are just a handful of items available right now, but i am working on getting more products up soon. lots of pictures to take & not enough daylight to take them. please go take a look around at tell me what you think!

here's the address: http://tamapress.etsy.com

you can also look at my main website http://www.tama-press.com and click on "etsy shop" in the upper right corner.

blog award

*blush*

my friend brandi at not your average ordinary (go check out her blog - it's gorgeous) passed on this blog award to me :) how very exciting! i never win anything! (except for a super cool photo from mimi charmante) how many exclamation points can i use in one post?! thank you so much!

paper cutter awesomeness

i finally ordered a super cool stack paper cutter. i have a guillotine cutter that is super awesome too - i heart my kutrimmer. however, i wanted to get something else that will cut stacks of paper, specifically for the insides of my books and possibly some stacks of book board. that would save me SO much time, plus be a bit more accurate since there isn't a curve in the cutting blade. it'll be mailed out tomorrow and take about 12 days to get here...i can't wait!

here's a pic of the 50 pound beast:

photo credit

my work is doing well at artique (the most recent gallery to carry my art) and i'm thrilled that they already asked for additional merchandise! bella also wants to try some new products too. and on top of that, i have a handful of custom orders and some more on the horizon! hooray!