altered objects at cocoanap's Shop

cocoanap's Shop Announcement

Update 6/6/09

Welcome to Alterior Motives, my little crafting heaven. I also have a shop on Artfire, so check out my stuff there as well, at http://AlteriorMotives.artfire.com. And I blab about my current work on my blog at http://findingjimmy.blogspot.com/.

(BORING STUFF: I prefer Paypal but I'll take a check or money order if I know you or you can convince me you aren't evil. Just discuss it with me first, that's why I put "other" as an option. Shipping: I will ship most places, but sometimes it's too had to figure out ahead of time what the shipping is. In that case, send me an email with your address BEFORE you buy your desired object and I'll check on the shipping cost and get back to you before you decide.)

I am constantly finding new crafts to try, or coming up with new ideas for altering bits of the world, so I can't say definitively what will "usually" be in this shop. That's why I'll update this announcement when things change. If any of my descriptions give you ideas of something you would like to have done, please feel free to contact me and we'll see what we can come up with.

CURRENTLY: I’m on a doodling kick, in coloring book format but also as functional art on clock faces. Another current obsession is sewing small things, like the quilted coasters and embellished zippy pockets. I'm addicted to fabric, it's like candy—more expensive, but less fattening. Great, I sound like a beer commercial.

**NOTE: I know a lot of artists make the quilted coasters but I feel mine are superior because 1)I use felt for batting so it's flatter for cups to stand on, and 2)Instead of just doing a topstitch and leaving it at that, I take great care in my quilting on each coaster, making it a work of art, following the lines of a motif on the fabric and making each one unique; and finally, 3)I make the price quite reasonable compared to the typical price out there for a 4-coaster set.**

I am obsessed with used postage stamps, especially using them to decorate wooden trays. Sometimes I'll pick a theme or a color scheme, but sometimes it just evolves. I have one tray done right now with several more waiting in the wings. I've thought about doing a Christmas-only stamp tray but it would be spendier than the others because I hate parting with those (I love Christmas).

IN THE WORKS: A second issue of Bookstore Thief, my zine; a robot coloring book, crop art on dominoes & poker chips, ACEO's using my collection of hand-carved rubber stamps (everything from James Dean to a bunny). I'm also trying to get back to making those tiny cereal box ATC holder books, but they're very labor-intensive, so it may be a while as I will probably do an a assembly line kinda deal to get a bunch done at once.

Please email me if you have any questions or requests! cmercermn [!at] comcast.net Thanks for checking out my store! And remember, always check both stores!

Merc