unfaithful blogger

OK. I must confess. There's another blog in my life... It's the Etsy Trashion Team blog- and at the moment it's the object of my distraction.

Not that I don't love my own blog... I just like to spread the love around a little!

As I mentioned, I'm a member of the Etsy Trashion Team- and right about NOW you are asking yourself "My goodness, just what is trashion?!". Well, get your mind out of the gutter- it's nothing like that...

What it is is: "...a group of Etsy sellers who focus on recycling and upcycling all kinds of discarded and found materials. We are creative artists and crafters who are dedicated to making trash into treasure!"

And naturally we have a blog. And just as naturally I felt compelled to add one more task to my overflowing 'to-do' list and offer to be a guest blogger. Happily actually.

As some of you might have suspected by now, I am really into recycling and repurposing. In fact, I could probably talk 'trash' to you all day long! But why not let someone else have the floor for once... and that is just what I am doing in my TrashTalk series over at the Trashion Team blog.

Each month I'll  be interviewing a different Trashion Team member and getting a 'behind the scenes' glimpse into the trashion artists' world- their inspiration, insight and ingenuity- complete with photos!
Check out Octobers interview with perfume designer and trashion artist Magickal Realism.

very green artists

There is nothing I like more than to talk about art and recycling (and me of course)!
So when I was contacted by fellow Mainer/artist/blogger Jes from Junque Revival about contributing to a series of interviews she is calling "The Very Green Artist", I was overjoyed!
Three other artist who are saving the planet one fabulous creation at a time and who were interviewed are: designer/decorator Colette George of Cathedral of Dreams, upcycler artist Bonnie Thomas of PsandQs, and designer/artist Jennifer Wiglesworth of BelladonnaSurf fame.
Read all about us here...

see julia sew!

Finally got to watch the interview! I missed the broadcast last night (I don't own a TV) and my internet connection is a little slow... but it woke up this morning ready for streaming!

Watch it here... Or read it here !

lights! camera! action!

Woo-Hoo! I did it! I made it through my very first television interview without passing out from shear nervousness or babbling incoherently (at least I think I sounded somewhat intelligent)! Thankfully it was a recorded interview and not LIVE.

So this little slice of prime time media coverage came my way via a wonderfully observant reporter from the local NBC affiliate WLBZ Channel 2 in Bangor, Maine who had been dining at Finelli Pizza in Ellsworth. He spied my handmade recycled tote bags for sale there and thought that they were so totally cool that he just had to do a story about them (and their creator) for the evening news! The next day I got a call asking if I'd be willing to talk a bit about my business and especially my recycled tote bags. On camera...? Like for TV...? Ahh, yeah. Why, sure... Great, see you on Friday!
Well, good gravy! You would have thought I was awaiting my very first Brazilian-wax, given the way I was losing sleep and carrying on about this!
Turns out it was painless. Fun, actually! (the interview- not the wax)

Scott is an incredibly easy-going reporter AND camera-man. He is also really good at making you feel comfortable. Yup. He does it all- And at the same time! (He also promised- at my request -not to do any profile shots, and if I said anything really dumb, he would edit it out.)
But best of all, he didn't laugh at my dog when she came out to greet him wearing her clown collar- actually it's called an e-collar, one of those cone like rigs that keeps her from ripping out her post-op stitches. But really- it makes her look down-right comical. I mean, even I can't help but chuckle when I look at her! Well, Scott thought she was just the sweetest thing (she is) and ended up capturing Piper in all her cuteness on video, too.
The piece is tentatively scheduled to air Monday or Tuesday of next week- but stay tuned to this blog for an update on exactly when it will air. I will also post a link to it as soon as it is available!
And thanks again to WLBZ Channel 2 for giving me this wonderful opportunity to promote my business!
Check out and buy your own recycled tote bag (and lots of other cool stuff) here ...