creativityUNLEASHED by traci bautista

september in the studio

as usual it's been another busy month...here's a little update >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

• september has been full of art making, teaching, painting, stitching & creating
• I've been making new art journals which I will be selling in my digital shoppe starting in October
• lots of new collage & art journaling kits, stitched journal cards and new products coming soon!
• my first Art journal PLAY date workshop at my studio was fabulous, I had a full class and we had a great day of mixed media PLAY! I'll be posting my FALL/WINTER studio workshop schedule next week.
• designed new FALL window displays in the studio
• posting #artjournalingdaily prompts on Instagram..lots of creative ideas!
• planning for my new AUTUMN creative business camp blog series. I'll be sharing business & marketing posts to get you ready for the holidays & 2013...more details soon!
• getting ready for my new TYPE + letters online workhop, sign up by 9/21 to save $20!
• DIGITAL shop update--->working..working..designing my new digital boutique. I've had so many other projects & deadlines, I had to put the launch on hold. I'm hoping to get it launched in October in time for the holidays.
• working on a AMAZING DIY program with iLoveTo Create, which will launch on my blog in October!!
• and I can't forget to mention...taking care of our little puppy Indie, who is now 12 weeks. so precious!

ps...All my socal creative lovelies...join me for a LIVE painting and book signing at Aaron Brothers Marketplace in Long Beach, CA this Saturday 9/22! details here

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I want to express my gratitude to you for following my blog & creative journey. I truly appreciate your support and sweet message/comments! thank you for letting me share a little piece of my creative life with you...xoxo~Traci

 

introducing...INDIE!

For those of you who have followed my blog since it's inception in 2003, you virtually met Freedom & trei*trei, my two little spunky, friendly and water-loving Yorkies. They traveled the country with me, made appearances on my blog and hung out at my workshops from time to time. The first question from many of my students would be, "how are the puppies?" These little pups brought so much love, joy and happiness to my life. In 2009, Freedom passed {she would have been 11 in August} and trei*trei moved to Hawaii with my parents, so he's enjoying the beach life. This month will be three years since Freedom's passing, it was a very sad event and took a long time for me to get through the difficulty of losing her. I still miss her dearly.  I'm sure those of you who have pets understand, they are part of our family.

PUPPY LOVE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I finally feel like it's okay to have another pup, especially since I'm not traveling like I was in previous years. Tyler was raised with a number of rescued pups and is an avid dog lover too. We decided it was time for a new puppy join our family. After visiting a few different breeders, we found this little {2.5lb} bundle of joy, she's ALL puppy, nibbling on everything including our toes. She's sweet, a maltese/Yorkie mix, loves people and is a little dare devil trying to jump on and off of everything.

Every day comes a new experience, after getting her used to her new home the past week, she took her first trip to my studio and loved it! She can't go for walks until she gets all her shots, so for now she is carried in my bag. YES..she is a purse pup...she slept the entire time snuggled with her blanket in my purse while we were out to lunch. I haven't had a puppy in over 10 years and it's a lot of work to get her house trained, but we are enjoying every minute with our sweetheart! :)

so excited to share our little girl....introducing INDIE!

happy labor day...xoxo~treiC, Tyler & lil Indie

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p.s. There are only a couple more spots in Art Journal PLAY date, the first workshop at my new {studio 323*7} on Saturday, September 8! details & register here