It’s a new year… Let’s get excited & make things.

by Alissa

Poster created by Matt Jones of London.

Yes, that’s right. 2010. Let’s make things. Let’s do things.

In fact, my ‘10 resolution is related to this inspiring poster. As I sit here sipping my chai latte, I’m getting excited for a brand new year. I want to share my art with the Portland community, be it in a coffee shop, a boutique, or a gallery. I have decided on another way that I will be giving back to Portland as well. For the year 2010 I will be donating 5% of my Etsy sales to the Portland Rescue Mission. Almost everyday I see homelessness around Portland. I really want to help give hope to those men, women, and children.

Year two in Portland has been life changing. I met lots of peachy creatives, either crafty, design, or technical. I submerged myself into the Portland creative community. With these new friends of mine, we planned a few graphic design meet-ups. We did happy hours. We had crafting afternoons & evenings. We went to coffee shops and doodled in our sketchbooks. We geeked out over art supplies at art stores. We also did street fairs. We did craft shows. I did my very first Crafty Wonderland craft show… and a second one, the very last monthly Crafty Wonderland in November. And even the monstrous Crafty Wonderland Colossal Holiday Sale. 2009 was the year I started this blog, February 14th. In 2009 I also started making necklaces, earrings, Herb drawings, and lest we not forget the monthly documentary video shorts.

I hope everyone has found the Holiday Season enchanting. I hope you were able to create memorable moments with close friends and family even if you were snowed in and unable to be with them in person. I am personally thankful for Skype & webcams. I do hope this blog post finds you well.

I will leave you with this mosaic. The first mosaic I have ever made. It’s filled with photos from 2009 of the things that inspired me.

Passing along some 2009 inspiration bliss, enjoy!

Click on mosaic to view more details.

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7 comments

1 AdamD { 01.01.10 at 9:16 pm }: Sounds like a great resolution for 2010. Looking forward to following along.
2 Jennie { 01.01.10 at 9:59 pm }: Donating 5% of your Etsy sales to the Mission is such a great way to give back. Go Alissa!!
3 nancy { 01.02.10 at 8:31 am }: Glad to hear you are getting excited about making again! What a great life, huh?
4 Melissa Delzio { 01.02.10 at 7:07 pm }: You are awesome, keep up the good work, and congrats on success thus far!
5 Louise { 01.03.10 at 12:22 pm }: Happy New Year, Alissa! Thanks for leading me to your great blog and Etsy shop!
6 diane michalski { 01.12.10 at 3:39 pm }: I absolutely LOVE my custom herb drawings/art! It is gorgeous and your new biz cards also! I love the style, colors, frame, everything……….. Art is my fave gift, ask my kids! Britten says you have great new pendant necklaces that I’m scouting out. Great direction — keep going. Love, Aunt Di
7 Portland Rescue Mission { 01.13.10 at 11:14 am }: Thank you for your compassionate generosity in supporting Portland Rescue Mission! It’s with your help that we continue to give hope to hurting men, women and children affected by homelessness, addiction and abuse.