tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27339586480472832682011-04-21T22:38:30.204-05:00brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-15604981936931753362008-11-09T19:57:00.004-06:002008-11-09T20:13:43.132-06:00well it's been awhile...<br /><br />it has been a busy year! <br />two major life events have happened recently, which have kept me busy.<br />we looked for a house, bought a house, moved, planned a wedding, and got married!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/SReXVaDfQwI/AAAAAAAAADI/rl9onahMsLc/s1600-h/wedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/SReXVaDfQwI/AAAAAAAAADI/rl9onahMsLc/s320/wedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266844683260084994" /></a><br /><br />No Coast Craft-o-Rama is right around the corner - less than 4 weeks away, and there are many new designs that will be available at the sale, along with some special deals!<br /><br />Come say hi and support indie crafters!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nocoastcraft.com"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-1560498193693175336?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-66546009201208476532007-12-17T10:28:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:36:16.037-06:00Just want to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone that stopped by my booth at the No-Coast Craft-o-Rama and the Handmaidens Craftmas events the last couple weekends. Both shows were fantastic and I hope you had as much fun as I did! Looking forward to next year already!<br /><br />I just received word that some of my coasters are going to be featured in the Indie Delights Holiday Gift Guide! If you haven't seen this blog yet, make sure to check it out. Great gift ideas for everyone!<br /><a href='http://www.disquietingdesigns.com/blog'>DIQUIETING DESIGNS HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-6654600920120847653?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-34619337291168034292007-10-19T13:13:00.001-05:002007-10-19T13:18:20.611-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/Rxj0oY0pXAI/AAAAAAAAABk/IG0a_gvt_Vo/s1600-h/new+coasters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/Rxj0oY0pXAI/AAAAAAAAABk/IG0a_gvt_Vo/s320/new+coasters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123113550829149186" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/Rxj0pI0pXBI/AAAAAAAAABs/omo8ElcCVbw/s1600-h/xmas+coasters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/Rxj0pI0pXBI/AAAAAAAAABs/omo8ElcCVbw/s320/xmas+coasters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123113563714051090" /></a><br />Here are some new fun designs that will be available at the upcoming holiday shows....at the tour of homes in hudson, wisconsin on november 17 and at the no coast craft-o-rama in minneapolis on november 30 and december 1.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-3461933729116803429?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-22817071699678240792007-09-13T22:29:00.001-05:002007-09-13T22:37:50.454-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RuoAcb7EVEI/AAAAAAAAABc/oR06WOY2gQg/s1600-h/nocoast.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RuoAcb7EVEI/AAAAAAAAABc/oR06WOY2gQg/s320/nocoast.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109897215737091138" /></a><br />I'm officially a vendor at the <a href="http://www.nocoastcraft.com" target="_blank">no coast craft-a-rama</a> this year! yay! i'll see you all on november 30 & december 1 at midtown global market. come say hi!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-2281707169967824079?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-5813665114934639612007-09-11T21:38:00.000-05:002007-09-11T21:46:49.799-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RudTCL7EVDI/AAAAAAAAABU/wUB2k9Ma4nI/s1600-h/cuffed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RudTCL7EVDI/AAAAAAAAABU/wUB2k9Ma4nI/s320/cuffed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109143599300498482" /></a><br />just in case you're wondering what myself and my counterparts in the saint paul craft mafia have been up to...<br />check it.<br /><br /><a href="http://saintpaulcraftmafia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">trouble!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-581366511493463961?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-85965584686107553032007-09-09T16:30:00.000-05:002007-09-09T16:33:49.603-05:00what a nice set of ...uhhh... coasters you have!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RuRmMYmtnTI/AAAAAAAAABM/VVzJyRRCufo/s1600-h/GiraffeTurman_Coasters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RuRmMYmtnTI/AAAAAAAAABM/VVzJyRRCufo/s320/GiraffeTurman_Coasters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108320240294272306" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-8596558468610755303?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-66517576349330875932007-08-14T09:29:00.001-05:002007-08-14T09:30:47.465-05:00the latest and greatest coaster set....<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsG8bObPSsI/AAAAAAAAABE/FRA_t3GL7t0/s1600-h/dead+rappers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsG8bObPSsI/AAAAAAAAABE/FRA_t3GL7t0/s320/dead+rappers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098563429074946754" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-6651757634933087593?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733958648047283268.post-70269686414623550782007-08-13T15:18:00.000-05:002007-08-14T09:10:24.516-05:00hi all! i'm just trying out this whole "blog" thing...i thought this might be the easiest way to share with those who want to know about what's new at giraffe art + utility! to start with, this is what giraffe is all about....<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsC-XebPSmI/AAAAAAAAAAU/9Jyu6ppMOuA/s1600-h/IMG_2291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsC-XebPSmI/AAAAAAAAAAU/9Jyu6ppMOuA/s320/IMG_2291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098284088696982114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsC_AebPSnI/AAAAAAAAAAc/7W_FU59vhyM/s1600-h/IMG_2271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsC_AebPSnI/AAAAAAAAAAc/7W_FU59vhyM/s320/IMG_2271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098284793071618674" /></a><br /><br />there has been a lot of exciting things happening this summer at giraffe! first of all, i was able to take a fun trip to milwaukee for round #6 of <a href="http://www.artvscraft.com">art vs. craft </a>with<a href="http://www.hazelandmelvinsroom.com"> rebecca</a>, <a href="http://www.craftyplanet.com">trish</a>, and <a href="http://www.hezzamade.com">heather</a>, three other members of the <a href="http://www.saintpaulcraftmafia.com">st.paul craft mafia</a>, a fantastic group of crafters that i'm honored to be a part of!<br />after an exciting day/night/morning full of RV fires, van mishaps, interesting bathing experiences, and the most ghetto hotel ever, we were able to turn this...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBG-bPSqI/AAAAAAAAAA0/9Jq1vKzLKVU/s1600-h/IMG_0031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBG-bPSqI/AAAAAAAAAA0/9Jq1vKzLKVU/s320/IMG_0031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098287103764023970" /></a><br /><br />into this set-up (which was much better than we could have expected, given the circumstances up to this point).<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBF-bPSoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/DZeJkrIEs5s/s1600-h/IMG_0041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBF-bPSoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/DZeJkrIEs5s/s320/IMG_0041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098287086584154754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBGebPSpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rqYy_Mgic-g/s1600-h/IMG_0044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBGebPSpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rqYy_Mgic-g/s320/IMG_0044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098287095174089362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBHebPSrI/AAAAAAAAAA8/5xReuAD8NX4/s1600-h/IMG_0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zFteLpNNa6o/RsDBHebPSrI/AAAAAAAAAA8/5xReuAD8NX4/s320/IMG_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098287112353958578" /></a><br /><br />the show was fun, but hanging out with three new friends definitely made the trip worthwhile! i'm definitely looking forward to more craft mafia excursions! <3<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2733958648047283268-7026968641462355078?l=brookegiraffe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793133781399004660noreply@blogger.com0