Polka Dot Robot

My Weekend in Photos: We Went to the Sea

On Sunday Erin, Meg-pie, Kevin and I went to Point Reyes, California.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today...

 Happy Sunday! 

Check out my holiday playlist in the post below.  

Holiday Palylist

 

Happy Friday

I know this photo belongs to one of my blog friends, but I can't remember where I pulled it from.

My To-Do's 

1. Clean the room 
2. Clean the house 
3. Knit 3 pairs of mittens 
4. Make a mini book to share with you next week
5. Have a kitchen dance party 
6. Pick-up my clothes for the other house 

What is on your to-do list today?

Happy Thanksgiving!

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December Daily Book

Image found on Bleubird Vintage blog. I don't know the Original source click on image for photo credit.

(thanks EM for the link)

I have been putting together my December Daily book.

 

I am not doing the December Daily, but the Journal Your Christmas class. 

 

 

 

Next week I will make a list of all the stuff that I am using to make this book.

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I still have not finished my Holiday organizer :(

 

I got a blackberry when I was in New York and its my new boyfriend/ assistant. His name is Jack. It was a girl at first, but I like naming my thing with boy names. 

Here are some pretty images that I got from Oh Joy!

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Tuesday!

New York where dreams are made

New York is really the BEST city on earth. Every time that I have to leave I get sad.

Here are a few pages of my New York art journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love you miss you, I do

This photo was taken last year

The Robots have been super duper busy, and I needed some time off. I was just taking time off from the blog but still hard at work. 

I have missed you and my blog. I have so much to share with you this week. 

See you tomorrow with my New York art journal.

xoxo,

Vivs 

Please Don't Read Unless You Ask: Coming tonight

Polka Dot Robot is really busy and I am trying to keep up with everything that I need to get done. My days and nights are like one. I will be back later tonight with new pages from my journal.

I have stepped away from the blog...

You can reach me over at Smile and Wave

Home is where...

I had the best time in New York with this cute face!

 

If I lived in NY these would be the faces I would see all the time. :) miss you girls already!

You can see more photos here

In New York!

I will not be blogging for the next few days because I will be in New York. I will see you right here on Monday morning.

Indie Mart 2009: I am a Robot

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lovely Twinkie Chan

 

Check out our Flick to see the rest of the I am a Robot photos.

Indie Mart 2009: I am a MONSTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget about our 24 hour sale! Read post below

24 hours SALE!

For 24 hours only everything in our shop is on Sale.

The Sale is 12am pst Monday to 12am pst Tuesday 

 

Fox and all bear hats on sale for $48 (regular $73)

You can find us here today

Come hangout with us if you are in San Francisco. Don't forget we have a BIG sale tomorrow for 24 hours only!

Featured Friday: Suzanne

Here's a new feature to the blog that I will be doing along with Lehua from heart on my sleeve

Each week we will feature our favorite bloggers and some fun & interesting stuff that you may or may not have known about them.

here we go...

 

Name: Suzanne
Nickname(s): Suzy
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Currently In: Kelowna, BC
Website/Blog Address: www.suzyville.blogspot.com
Shop Address: www.suzannemade.etsy.com

Favorite Drink: right now it's a tie between eggnog latte and pumpkin spice latte

Favorite Show: Mad Men, Dexter, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Bored to Death, Heroes, True Blood... I'm sure there are a couple others I'm forgetting!
Favorite Hobby: making jewelry, taking pictures, baking cupcakes

New Year Resolution: watch less tv ;)

Current Obsession: anything autumn-y, art journaling/scrapbooking, making my own 2010 daily planner (I can never find "the perfect one")

Secret People Don't know about you: I want to get both of my arms covered in tattoos
I dream about: living in Paris

Secret Crush: Drew Barrymore & Ewan McGregor 

What made you want to start your shop/blog:
I started my shop because I had heard that Etsy was a good venue for selling handmade items and I really wanted to give the online market a try (something different than craft shows and local boutiques), but I didn't think ebay was a good fit, and I'm not "big" enough to have my very own website :)

I started my blog originally just because I wanted to have an online place where I could "journal" and bookmark stuff I like, then to keep my family (who all live far away) up to date on things, and now I also use it to announce shop updates, news, etc, for my customers.

How would you describe what you sell/blog:
I currently sell my handmade jewelry, art and other little accessories. I may start selling some of the new paper-goods I've been recently making as well (notebooks/journal/stationery/

etc.)
I blog pretty much about everything under the sun; photography, food, design, art, crafty things, music, stuff that's cute, other bloggers, you name it!

How long have you had your shop/blog: Almost two years for both my shop and my blog.

Favorite Item in your shop currently: I love all my little goodies equally :) but this one has my heart right now

 

click image to go to shop

 

 

 

 

Handmade Holidays: Organizing, Documenting and Recap

As most of you know-- this is my first year doing holiday stuff and I am already feeling the presser of staying organized. There is noway I can do this (holiday stuff)  and stay on top of what I already having going on in my personal and PDR life if I don't stay organized.

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I started making my Holiday organizer on Tuesday night. Inside of it you will find...

My to-do-list

Holiday Playlist

Gift list

Holiday card list w/ addresses

Cookies: 12 days of cookie (post coming next Thursday) If you emailed me a recipe, I will be linking you in my post ;) 

Other ways that I am staying organized is with my google calendar and iphone. oh, I can not for get this one...Erin's spreadsheet ;)

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Here is a recap of what I wrote over at  Smile and Wave on Tuesday.

Today, I want to talk about documenting your holidays. There is a trend going around the scrap blogs called December Daily that Ali Edwards started a few years back.

You are invited to join me in what has become a favorite holiday tradition: December Daily.

December Daily is an album project that documents the 25 days leading up to Christmas. Many people start their documentation earlier and many people go longer. I have found that 25 days is just right for me. One of the keys to success in this project is getting an album structure set-up in advance of December so that during December you can enjoy the season & enjoy the process of documenting your days without having to be putting the entire thing together at the same time. It is not meant to be stressful. It is meant to be a way to creatively celebrate the season and document your special holiday memories in one album.

Before you get started you should read the basics. Then if you have questions about this project, read this.
STEP ONE: GATHER & ORGANIZE YOUR MATERIALS

Easy enough. Get all your holiday stuff in one location. Having it all in one spot and accessible makes the entire process that much easier. My organizer for this project is usually just a box or basket. While you are gathering your supplies it's also a good opportunity to purge things you might be ready to pass along to someone else (think school, church, retirement home, shelter, etc). 

Read Ali's blog for the rest of the steps. She only has two right now for 2009.

Ali's 2009 December Daily

Ali's 2008 December Daily

Now if you want a little more help or planned out ideas then here is a class for you.An online class for the holidays :: Journal your Christmas

Here is a little info about the class. I pulled it from Shimelle's blog:Every year, Journal your Christmas includes daily prompts from the 1st of December to the 6th of January, the twelve days of Christmas. The 37 illustrated PDF files are delivered straight to your inbox so you can read them over your first cup of coffee and mull over each topic for a full day. There’s also an archive of the class materials online in case you can’t get to your email or in case something dreadful happens to your computer. And like every year, you can go it alone or be as social as you like, with a private discussion forum where you’ll find other Christmas journalers who will cheer you on and share your excitement, but if you prefer to stick to the prompts only, that’s completely fine too. And like every year, if you’re participated once, you can join us every Christmas for as long as you like at no extra cost.

The best thing about this class is you can register all year round. Once you join, you're a permanent member. Can't get much better than that!

 

However you choose to document this holiday season is up to you, but have fun!

I have not started my December Daily yet, but I will be as soon as I return from New York.

You can find me over at Smile and Wave today

I am not in right now, but if you would like to leave a message--please do so in the comments below.

I am over at Smile and Wave

I will leave you with this...

1. Where is your cell phone:

In my bag turned off (I do this every-now-and-then)

2. Your hair:

Short, never brushed, and with a hat

3. Your mother:

Is cool. I don' have any photos of her because we live in different city's.

4. Your father:

Same as my mother.

5. Your favorite food:

Pizza, Sushi, and Thai

6. Your dream from last night:

hmmm... can't remeber

7. Your favorite drink:

anything Laurels BF makes

8. Your dream/goal:

To work full time for myself.

9. What room are you in:

My office

10. What is your hobby: 

Knitting

11. What is your fear:

Oh man...I have a lot of fears that is why I take meds ;) Elevators scare me for sure!

12. Where were you last night:

At Erin's house having a MAC cook-off

13. Something you are not:

a hipster! hahaha

14. Muffins:

Yes, please

15. Wish list items:

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16. Where did you grow up:

Southern California

17. Last thing you did:

Blogged for Smile and Wave

18. What are you wearing:

this again

19. Your TV:

I don't have one

20. Your pets:

maybe (that's her name)

21. Your friends:

the best!

22. Your life:

Fun!

23. Your mood:

good

24. Missing someone:

My nephew

25. Vehicle:

My bike

26. Something you’re not wearing:

socks

27. Your favorite store:

I don't have one

28. Your favorite color:

Orange

29. When’s the last time you laughed:

 today

30. When’s the last time you cried:

hmmm...not sure

31. Your best friend:

My brother, Lu, Boo, Laurel, Meg-pie, and O

32. One place you go over and over:

Erin's house

33. One person who emails me regularly:

Erin

34. Favorite place to eat:

Erin's house when Andy and Laurel cook

35. Where do you want to be in 6 years:

In a new city living my dreams