Yellow Canoe

Hey

2011-02-01T07:48:00.000-08:00

Hello, hello!

So you may have arrived here by a Google search or something similar. I haven't updated this blog in quite some time and Yellow Canoe isn't much of a happening thing in my life these days. Please visit me over at Operation Paper Cut to see what I've been up to. Lots of thrift store finds, projects, design stuff, etc.

Thanks!

2 new things

2010-02-12T04:25:00.000-08:00

2 new racks for the shop:

More to come. I'm making 3 new designs for spring! Hoping to have about 20 of these done by March, but we'll see.

Whoo

2010-02-01T09:35:00.000-08:00

I made this guy for myself.
But Joe is practically begging me to make more.

He even bought me a new jigsaw, since my excuse before was that I couldn't make more, due to quality issues.

The jigsaw I used on this one pictured was less than stellar, and I had to be pretty hard on it.

But now that I have a nifty NEW jigsaw, I am able to offer these to you guys.

Pre-order and more info in my shop.

Hello

2010-01-31T07:15:00.000-08:00

After a year-long hiatus, I'm back.

The latest Yellow Canoe pieces:

All are still available as of January 31, 2010, although I have not yet posted every one, yet.

AT: February Jumpstart Project

2009-02-28T11:55:00.001-08:00

Apartment Therapy ended up using my floating nightstand entry in the February Jumpstart contest!

Go give it a "thumbs up" if you are feeling so inclined. I'd be forever grateful if you did! Voting ends March 2nd. I was a bit behind on submitting my entry, but that's okay. I had fun anyway.

Hope your weekend is going well. I'm trying to decide what to do today, but it's already 2:00. I painted a few boards this morning for something that I'll show you soon, but other than that, there's not much going on.

Joe is laying on the couch (what he does best on the weekends...) but I want to go DO something. We'll see what happens.

2009-02-28T05:58:00.000-08:00

This blog is on hiatus.

Please come visit me at Operation Paper Cut!

break time

2009-01-05T12:05:00.000-08:00

{see here}

Changes

2008-12-07T16:40:00.000-08:00

~~Yellow Canoe is now on Big Cartel.~~

~~I might be leaving Etsy soon if all goes well~~.

Update: I'm still on Etsy...I like it better there. :)

Hi Again!

2008-11-11T06:12:00.000-08:00

So the last time I posted was in August?!? I guess it's because I started working more hours so Yellow Canoe is kind of just...there.

But here are a few things I've been making:

"The Mountain"

"Sit Still"

"Barn

Latest sweater/coat/bag rack:

"Sugar Mountain"

In action....

Getting ready for the holiday rush on Etsy and hoping that it goes as well as last year.
We'll see, though.

I've been working on a bunch of one-of-a-kind key/necklace racks, which I'm hoping to start listing today.

I'm working in the customer service department of a large corporation now and I am thinking about applying at some retail place just for seasonal work. If I do that, I'm not really sure what will happen with Yellow Canoe as far as updates go. I worked from home for about 8 months and learned a lot during that time. I definitely realized that it's not for me! I just need more structure in my life I guess. It was always a dream to never have to work for someone again, but once that dream came true I found that there is a lot more stress involved than I cared to deal with.
I have been much happier since creating has become something I look forward to again. I also have big plans of getting back into book binding because I miss it dearly...I haven't bound a journal in almost a year! I hope I haven't forgotten any of it, because it was something that I taught myself how to do and there are really a lot of little tricks that I learned along the way that made things easier. I've been collecting pretty paper for awhile now and my stash is gigantic- I can't wait to offer journals again! Right now it's just a matter of finding a new paper supplier for the signatures. More on that later, but when it happens it will be through my Operation Paper Cut shop.

For now I'm off to paint. Thanks for visiting.

more racks

2008-08-03T15:19:00.000-07:00

more market bag racks are available!

this one...
and this one...

more to come soon!

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i have an interview on monday for a position as an order processor, answering phones and taking orders.

if i get the job, i will continue to update the yellow canoe shop as much as i currently do, which won't be difficult since i haven't been updating as much as i'd like to lately.

the reason for this is because i broke 2 of my rapidograph pens and i'm waiting to buy new pens...until then i can't do anything other than print.

i miss drawing pine trees.

i will buy new pens after i get home from the world's longest yard sale, which i'm going to in 4 days.

i can't wait!

FYI

2008-07-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd let you know that we're experiencing a huge outage in the Madison area with our cable internet provider today. Some sites work, but many do not. I am leaving town tomorrow afternoon so if you have a question and can't get a hold of me through Etsy, please email me at erinlangnorris AT gmail DOT com.

Figured I'd put that out there since I can't get on Etsy to check anything!

sale

2008-07-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

lots of items on sale in the shop right now!

Newness

2008-07-09T05:51:00.000-07:00

Market bag racks are here!

Measures about 8.5"x21.5"

Great for your bag, sweater, jacket, scarf, dog leash, purse, etc etc etc.

More colors and designs coming soon!

See more details here.

Keep on Keepin' on...

2008-06-05T10:57:00.000-07:00

So I'm almost finished with a batch of 41 new racks!

To celebrate, I'm offering free shipping to anyone who tells me that they read about the free shipping offer on the blog.

Just enter it in the message to seller box.

This offer is valid until Sunday, June 8 at 12:00pm EST.

Newness

2008-06-04T04:55:00.000-07:00

Very quick post, as I'm off to work!

As soon as I get home, it's back to the Yellow Canoe thing...

What's to come:

New pattern design:

New color:

New design!
Coral!
Available in shop.

Snap shot of what's coming up:

To be printed in butter yellow:

To be printed in a sandy safari tone:

Okay, it's off to boring work I go!

Oh, the new prices have been set at $26.
Shipping is $5.75 for domestic.

Exciting News

2008-06-02T05:37:00.001-07:00

Hello!

I know, I've been gone forever...

But I'm back with some great news!

I have decided to start offering a smaller size key rack/necklace rack in my shop. I might be phasing out the old size completely.

The old size is 6"x11". Weighs 1 lb 5 ounces when packaged in a box. Usually costs about $8.70 or more to ship with delivery confirmation and insurance. I hate having to charge my buyers so much money...it's insane.

The new size is 6"x7.5". Weighs 12 ounces when packaged in a heavy duty bubble wrap envelope (goodbye, boxes and tons of packaging tape, maybe...) and weighs 1 lb. when in a box (if I keep the boxes...) The REALLY great thing about the envelope is I can ship First Class since it weighs under 13 oz, which costs much much less than my current options. So, with insurance and delivery confirmation, it will cost approximately $4.50 for First Class and $6.80 for Priority, maybe even less.

I'm really happy to be able to offer new pieces at a lower shipping costs, and I'm also pleased to say that since the pieces are smaller, I get more out of the large pieces of wood I cut. This can only mean one thing- I can now offer my pieces at a lower cost! Prices are still to be determined, there is a lot to factor into the equation.

The new pieces will have 3 hooks rather than 5. This is good because spray painting hooks while living in an apartment really just sucks at times. Okay, so it sucks ALL the time. This way I will be able to get about 18 boards finished with one package of hooks, rather than only 11...a huge difference.

Yesterday I painted 4 sets of the new size, introducing 4 new colors:
Pebble grey (almost white)
Nautical blue
Grape green
Sugarplum Purple

Today is printing day- 1 new design to come! I'm printing the new one on the blue and greyish boards. Photos to come. Everything will be in the shop by tomorrow or Wednesday.

I'm Back!

2008-04-23T17:04:00.000-07:00

Hi there!

Wow I haven't been around for such a long time.

I got a new job and I've also been working on lots of consignment and wholesale orders. I'm finally finished with 4 different orders though, so I can start listing on Etsy again and hopefully keep up with the blog a little better.

Yellow Canoe wares are currently available here:

Birch Handmade- Catskills, NY
Vix Emporium- Philadelphia, PA
Moss- Savannah, Georgia
MoCo Market- Madison, Wisconsin
Cut + Paste, an awesome independent online shop (items should be available shortly)

So now I would like to get into a couple shops on the East coast then I'll be set!

{wholesale order for Cut + Paste}

What's coming for Yellow Canoe this spring:

+New vertical version of the coat racks (I'm excited about these!)
+More key racks

And for the summer:

+Block printed window panels

Also, Yellow Canoe will be featured Somerset Home 2008, which is a magazine. More info on that soon!

Thanks for stopping by, there will be more photos in the next post.

Hey there!

2008-01-19T11:53:00.001-08:00

The latest for Yellow Canoe:

I made these on Thursday.

They are slowly being added to the shop over the weekend.

So, some of you are asking how things are going since I'm not "working for the man" any longer.
Well, things are going okay. I'm having a wonderful time being able to work on new creations more often. Unfortunately, I'm still going to have to get a job part time soon. Very soon. Some things are happening with our old apartment that need to be taken care of, which are out of my control, and the only way to take care of the situation is to have more money. I'm not too thrilled with it all, but I am really hoping to be able to find a fun job. If I found something fun, I wouldn't mind working! I think the reason I hated working so much before is because I've worked in food service for the last 7 years. It's really one of the worst jobs ever. Which is why I was SO gung-ho about being done with it! But If I find something fun, like a neat little local retail shop that sells design oriented goods, then I will be fine.

Fingers crossed.

We'll see what happens, though. I *might* be able to pull things off since Yellow Canoe wares are making an appearance in more and more retail stores across the U.S.

That's all for now, friends!

Look for another update late this coming week.

Yellow Canoe is all settled in

2008-01-14T06:00:00.001-08:00

Things are going well here the new Yellow Canoe studio.

Madison is really great, although I haven't been able to see as much as I'd like because I've been busy unpacking and creating.

We've been here for 18 days already, which is hard to believe. But then I look at everything I've gotten accomplished {for Yellow Canoe...not with life in general, haha} and it feels a little more real.

Over the past few days I have been contacting various boutiques about getting my wares in their shop. A list of "places to buy" will be coming shortly. So far I've been accepted into 5 stores. I currently have my items in one shop out in N.Y. called Birch. With a name like that, you know it has to be marvelous.

I am shipping items out to Philadelphia this week as well to a nifty little place called Vix Emporium.

Missouri, Wisconsin and California are all on the list as well. Shop names to come shortly, once everything is set in stone.

I took about a week and a half to two weeks off from Yellow Canoe, during the move and all. Whenever I do this, I usually get pretty anxious about things and feel a bit frazzled by the end. Some people read to get away. Others take bubble baths and sip wine {which doesn't sound all that bad, actually.}. Personally, I find that creating is my escape.

So I was finally able to get back in the swing of things about a week and a half ago. But before I could do that, I had to set up my new studio:

{It's nice having a little gallery of my creations because people now realize that I'm serious when I tell them that I make things. Oh, and it makes packaging orders so much easier.}

I am in my studio every day from about 7:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. I usually start the day off by making some coffee and breakfast and then I visit all my favorite design blogs, replying to emails and etsy convos, stopping in at flickr, etc. This usually lasts until about 9.

And then I'm ready to start the day.

I'm finally able to make things in bulk which is something I've been wanting to do for quite some time, but couldn't because I was limited with my space. But now I have a nice long table that spans about 10 feet, so it makes for a nice assembly line.

And it also provides a big enough area for me to make my newest creations, which are rather large {for me, anyway}
Yellow Canoe is proud to present a new line...

Block printed coat and scarf racks:

{Top: Sticks and Stones. Orange version coming this afternoon.}
{Bottom: Circles}

And here are the rest of the things I've made in the past week:

4 green and white key racks:

1 of each of these:

6 heart key racks. 1 "eight" piece. 4 gate key racks.

1 mountain piece.

Most are still available in the shop.

There are a few more things but my fingers are freezing and I've been working on this post for an hour now. So more next time!

2007-12-20T19:52:00.001-08:00

Shop the sale through the 24th here.

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So, something REALLY strange happened. The last post I made on here just kind of vanished. It was up for about 8 days or so, and I came last night to see if there were any new comments and it's gone. So odd. I checked everywhere for it, not like there are many places it could be. I never deleted it so who knows where it went. Blogger ate it, I guess.

{New Stuff}

2007-12-11T14:41:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

I haven't been able to create too many new things this past week...it's because of me being stupid and relisting items on etsy that I didn't have ready but could "easily" reproduce. That was dumb...of course, almost everything I sold in the past week was one of the things that still had to be made. It sounded good at the time, since it's all paint and block prints rather than one of a kind items...but I will NEVER do that again! SO time consuming, and honestly, I have a lot more fun coming out with new things rather than duplicates...kind of like these:

{Most are still available in the shop!}

Larva

Water Bug

Here's the big one I told you about last week! 8" x 18".

A mini one, for those who like mini things...

A new design, inspired by iron gates!

Things to come:

+My fabric has not arrived yet, so the pillows and other things will be pushed back.
+I hope to release another new design tomorrow, and one more next week. One is Moroccan inspired and the other one is Scandinavian inspired.
+Coat and scarf racks to come! I'm working on a custom one right now, I hope to show you by Monday!
+New illustration jewelry racks coming by Friday, hopefully.

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In other news:

I'm having a contest! Here are the details: Yellow Canoe has sold 62 items to date. How many items do you think will be sold by midnight EST, December 31? Leave your guess in the comment section, along with your email address if you'd like to play along! The person who guesses the exact number will win a mini key rack/jewelry holder in their choice of pattern and colors. (Mini racks measure about 4"x5.5").

PLEASE READ THE RULES:
Your guess must be submitted by Tuesday, December 18.
You must leave your email address.
Only one guess per person, please.
Read the comments before yours to make sure you don't guess the same number as somebody else!
Have fun!

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Okay, that is all. Time to clean up my shipping station...WOW is it ever messy!
Take care, don't forget to guess a number!

:: New Stuff ::

2007-12-05T09:43:00.001-08:00

I've been busy here at Yellow Canoe...
Many of the pieces are still available.

A small key rack, for those of you who like all things small:

Custom order:Block printed journal:

Small piece...

Flip books...

A small key/jewelry rack:

Lookout for new things to come by mid-January:

+ Larger pieces. I'm currently working on 2 that measure 8" x 18".
+ Coat and scarf racks- I'm looking forward to these!
+ Block printed pillows.
+ Affordable silk screen prints.

::21 more days until Yellow Canoe relocates to Madison, WI::

Fabrics

2007-12-03T05:30:00.001-08:00

Thanks for all of your votes on flickr, through emails, and on the blog about fabric colors.

These are the 5 fabrics I chose to start with for the upcoming block printed pillows.

I hope to release my first design by December 11, but no promises because I'm moving to a new city on December 26 so I've been a busy bee.

I'm also working on a consignment order to be shipped out to Birch in New York.

19 Packages are being shipped today as well, so if you've purchased anything within the past week, you will see it soon.

Today is the day...the big day...that I tell me "real job" that I'm leaving in two weeks.

Two short weeks until I am self employed.

Thank you everybody who helped make this possible, I couldn't do it without you.

Yellow Canoe featured on CasaSugar!

2007-11-29T17:35:00.001-08:00

I just got a convo on etsy telling me that I'm featured on CasaSugar! How cool!

Read the full article here.

New items coming soon!

2007-11-27T21:14:00.000-08:00

As some of you may know, the next "big thing" for Yellow Canoe is going to be block printed pillows, place mats, table runners and eventually curtains.

Right now I'm trying to get opinions on fabric colors.The above image is a screen shot of some of my favorites.

I'm really digging the "cappuccino" color and the "majolica blue" color. These 2 are definite.

The cappuccino color is going to be block printed in yellow ink.
The majolica blue is going to feature 2 different colors- white and light blue.

Any thoughts or suggestions are very much appreciated! I would like to order 3-5 colors by Friday in anticipation of releasing new products between December 6-9.

Thanks for your comments, I will take all of them into much consideration!

Lots of new stuff!

2007-11-20T08:28:00.000-08:00

I've been quite busy getting Yellow Canoe ready for the holiday season.

Most of my days are filled with new creations, although I did take some time off after a recent show I did. (The show went terribly...not many buyers at all. I only sold one thing, but I suppose that's alright. It's the experience that counts, right?)

Anway, I've been meaning to tell you for over a week now...I'm sure you've all heard about the lovely Sia from Sia Grafica. If you haven't you should check out her blog, she has some really great stuff! It's one of those "eye candy" blogs. Well, she was kind enough to interview me and post it on her blog! It's mainly about Yellow Canoe, but there are some other questions as well. I love the way she put it together with all the photos. I told her to feel free to use any images she wanted, and she really went to town! (Thanks, Sia!). So since I didn't tell you when I should have, you all missed out on the 10% off discount that was going on. I feel badly about it so I'm still offering the discount until November 27th. BUT in order to get the new price, PLEASE tell me that you read about it on my Yellow Canoe blog in the "message to seller" box via Etsy, and then wait for a revised invoice. **This offer excludes shipping**.

Alright, onto item photos...

So I told you I've been busy, here is about half of what I've made since I finished my little break last week...

Most are still available.

These are part of the new "Raw" series. This is a shot before I added the hooks...
They are $20 each; much more affordable than the other jewelry/key racks.

The only illustrated key rack I've made yet...I plan on making more like this, though!

This was a custom order.

I don't have much green in my shop, so I added a couple green things last week...

Okay. That's all for now. You can go visit my Operation Paper Cut blog to see what else is going on around here!

What I've been up to...

2007-11-02T19:32:00.001-07:00

These are just a few things I've made over the past 3 weeks...

About half have sold as of today, but many are still available in the shop.

2007-11-02T08:57:00.000-07:00

HUGE SHoP UPDATE ToDAY!

blog update to come.

Shop Update: Thursday.

2007-10-12T08:02:00.001-07:00

I made a few new things yesterday...

This one has already sold...that was quick!

All the rest are posted in the shop.
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Today Yellow Canoe was featured on Print & Pattern. How exciting!

New stuff.

2007-10-08T18:48:00.000-07:00

Here are 3 of the 8 new jewelry holders that I mentioned.

All are available in the Yellow Canoe shop as of October 8th.

Here is the new design I promised:

It's titled "Addition Repetition."
I'm having fun coming up with product names/titles. :)

I think I want one like this for myself:

Which is sort of strange, because I don't have much blue in the house. But maybe my subconscious is trying to tell me something like "you need more blue." Or maybe it's just because winter is fast approaching and I'm trying to condition myself for those blustery days to come by being near cool colors. I'm probably looking too far into it, though.

Anyway, more to come soon.
Thanks for stopping by.

8 new jewelry holders

2007-10-06T08:03:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let you know that there will be 8 new jewelry holders introduced within the next few days.

Also, a new design is coming and may work it's way onto a couple of these new racks.

Special Offer

2007-10-02T07:01:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that Yellow Canoe is offering a free house journal ($8 value) with every order over $58. Please enter code "HOUSE" in the message to seller box when you place your etsy order. This offer is valid through Friday, October 12. Please let me know which ink color you prefer as well (red, orange or green). If you don't let me know, or don't have a preference, I will pick one for you.

a few small things

2007-10-01T07:45:00.001-07:00

This is the other holder I spoke of in the last post.

available.

I'm only going to be making 4 or 5 more jewelry holders before moving on to office accessories.

Yellow Canoe will be offering small wooden boxes, pencil holders, more notebooks, magazine butlers and more in mid October.

After those are finished, I will be moving on to textiles such as place mats, table runners and a few other little things for the home.

When the shop is fully stocked, I will be creating new pieces according to demand. I can't wait to get to this point!

Sometimes things don't need titles.

2007-09-27T09:01:00.001-07:00

The newest:

I am also working on a Moroccan patterned jewelry holder, but I misplaced the hooks so I can't finish it until I track them down. (I'm good for doing 5 things at once and leaving trails of my stuff EVERYWHERE when my husband isn't home. I found my stereo remote in the bathroom drawer the other day because I go into super-clean-up mode 20 minutes before he gets home and things end up in strange places.) I will post the photo as soon as I can find them, if we get some sunlight today.

Tomorrow I am heading out to Virginia to visit a great friend of mine, so all orders placed after 1:00 p.m. EST on Thursday will be shipped on Tuesday (October 2nd).

I am currently searching for ink that I can use for block printing onto fabric. As soon as I find one that I am happy with, I will begin posting textiles for the home. I'm shooting for the first or second week of October. If you know of a great ink (I have 2 in mind but I am always up for suggestions) feel free to post about it.

***I adjusted the comment moderation, I didn't realize until today that not everybody could leave a comment. My apologies! Everything should be fixed now.***

Journals

2007-09-26T08:21:00.001-07:00

some new journals.
$8, in shop.

I finished 2 jewelry racks last night. I will post one of them later on today.

New stuff

2007-09-23T11:30:00.001-07:00

A new design was released this weekend!

"Welcome to the Neighborhood"

I'm having a lot of fun with these new color combinations.
Are there any combos you'd like to see? Feel free to comment and maybe I will use your idea.

These 2 jewelry holders will be added to the shop on Sunday.

Journals featuring the house print to come this week, hopefully.

2007-09-22T18:17:00.000-07:00

1 new design, 2 new colors.

They will be photographed and blogged on Sunday.

New colors and patterns.

2007-09-21T08:14:00.001-07:00

I'm introducing some new colors and patterns later on today, including these ones:

They will be horizontal jewelry display pieces with hooks adorning the narrower strip of color.

New block prints to include horseshoes, houses and fish. I'm not sure which ones will be released today, but at least one will make it into the shop.

Slowly getting there...

2007-09-18T21:24:00.000-07:00

I really want to get this blog going but it seems like such a monotonous task to me right now. I'd rather be getting new things ready, you know? But, it's something i want up and running by October so I suppose now is the time, before I get too far ahead of myself.

Here is the current agenda for Yellow Canoe:

September 19-October 1- Five to six more coptic bound hard cover journals to be listed.
September 24, week of- New design to be introduced.
September 24, week of- New jewelry holders featuring newest design.
October 1-15- Office supplies to be listed. Items will include pencil holders, magazine butlers and small storage boxes.
October 8-22- Hand sewn and printed pillows, table runners, place mats, etc.
November- Printed door mats/mats to stand on while doing dishes, for lack of a better term.

I am going to try to stick to this schedule as much as possible but if anything should change, I will correct the dates.

Onto product photos. These are just a few of the items that are currently available in the shop as of September 19th. Please note, a few things have been sold already but similar items may be added soon.

Thanks for stopping by, the next blog update will be in a couple days.

2007-09-11T08:35:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Thank you for visiting. I haven't had time to post or get anything organized for this blog yet, so visit my other blog if you are interested!

I am hoping to have Yellow Canoe Blog ready to go by October 1, at the latest. See you then!