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Feb First Friday

2012-02-10T10:05:00.000-08:00

Thank you to all that came out, despite the dreary weather!

We showed this amazing work by Ryan Fletcher :

Magnets by Andy Erdrich:

Ceramics by Sarah Jones:

Display @ Downtown Latte Land (12th & Main)

2012-01-25T15:17:00.000-08:00

I’m so excited to have myjewelry case displayed at the Latte Land located downtown. This location isspacious, has a great vibe, and has a lot of natural light. If you’re in thearea you should grab a cup of coffee, enjoy the great environment, andextremely friendly employees!

Check out saracramer on instagram for process photos and new projects!

Below are a few photos ofnew inventory that have not been updated on Etsy, just yet!

Also, I got this jewelry caseon Craigslist and gave it a makeover!

The display case after:

at The Loft: January First Friday

The Loft : January First Friday

2012-01-18T10:19:00.000-08:00

The Loft on First Friday January

Thank you to everyone who stopped by The Loft for FirstFriday. It wouldn’t have been a success without our featured artists, Stephanie Kantor and Ryan Fletcher.

ceramics by Stephanie Kantor

ceramics by Ryan Fletcher

I served chips and salsa in Ryan's ceramics!

L by Ryan Fletcher and R by Stephanie Kantor

ceramic cups by Ryan Fletcher

ceramic tiles and vases by Stephanie Kantor

ceramic tiles by Stephanie Kantor

I love the surface design on Stephanie’s ceramics! Ifelt like the food covered up too much of the amazing pattern, so Iphotographed them separately for you.

The following works have been curated at The Loft from mypersonal art collection. These works are apart of my daily life and will beshown at each First Friday.

ceramic apple by Julia Cole NFS

Chair, "Eat Your Heart Out Mies" by Sean Starowitz
For sale! Pricing is negotiable upon serious request.

Painting by Jaclyn Senne NFS

Jewelry handmade by Sara Cramer is alsofeatured at the loft!

Spiked Apple Cider

2011-12-10T09:26:00.001-08:00

I served spiked apple cider at my loft for First Friday in November. A lovely person asked for my recipe, so here it is! Since it wasn't too cold at the beginning of November, I served it over ice. You could vary this recipe and serve warm... mmmMmMm!

Ingredients:
1 qt. Everclear
1 gallon apple juice
1 gallon apple cider
7 cinnamon sticks
2 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar

The brown sugar is an essential element in my recipes! I use brown sugar in all of my drinks like ginger Mojito in the summertime. At the time, I only had 2 cups of brown sugar so I used white for the other half. It was pretty tasty! Next time, I'd give it a try with all 4 cups brown sugar just to see how it turns out.

1. Mix the cinnamon sticks, sugar, apple juice, and cider together in large pot.

2. Bring to a boil until cinnamon sticks lose flavor, about an hour.

3. Remove cinnamon sticks, return liquid to the gallon jugs, and refrigerate.

4. To serve, cut a few whole apples into slices, layer with the ice, and pour in liquid.

Photo by Josh Eithun! Follow on instagram @joshuaeithun

Try using an unconventional container to serve thisdrink! It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just grab a large vase and aladle! You can make this into one huge batch if you have acontainer large enough. Mine was a bit small for this big of a batch, so Imixed the Everclear proportionally into each batch I made. We had a really goodturnout and only went through half the bottle in 3 batches. I would recommendthis so you aren't stuck with a gallon of the stuff at the end of the night.We'll see what kind of yummy concoction I come up with for the rest of theEverclear.

**Please, drink responsibly! Everclear is typically intended for large batch drinks mixed with multiple liquids like tea, juice, and soft drinks. Please, do not consume without being diluted with yumminess.

Anyone interested in my other recipes?

Ginger Mojito???
Summer Sangria???

Holly Jolly Gifting Bows For Sale

2011-12-07T14:35:00.001-08:00

Sara Cramer & Laura Berglund created "Holly Jolly Gifting" a window display for the KCP&L Holiday Windows on Main Street Competition. This installation inspires viewers to give their gifts thoughtfully this holiday season. Purchase our handmade bows online !

VOTE for Holly Jolly Gifting @ The Cosentinos Downtown Market!

2011-12-06T13:40:00.001-08:00

Have you seen the KCP&L Holiday Windows on Main Street yet? Visit & VOTE for kcai alumni Laura Berglund & Sara Cramer because the grand prize is $5,000 split with Big Brothers Big Sisters of KC

P H O T O S

V O T E

Laura Berglund and Sara Cramer have a collaborative window installation at Cosentino’s Market Downtown, based on the KCP&L Holiday Windows on Main Street competitions theme of “The Spirit of Giving”. Their window display, "Holly Jolly Gifting" focuses on the presentation of gift giving because they believe the packaging of a gift is another way of expressing how you feel, and adds another layer of emotional appeal. When you give or receive a gift that looks thoughtfully put together, it doesn’t even matter what’s inside- you’re excited! Together, they specifically selected a palette of materials that compliment each other, and can easily be mixed and matched to fit any gift. The oversized scale of the installation reflects the grandeur of the holidays. Laura and Sara intend for the installation to attract viewers to think about how to give their gifts thoughtfully this holiday season.

HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY HOLIDAY!!!!!!

CartWheel: a mobile retail space

2011-12-06T10:19:00.001-08:00

Check out my new endeavor with Jessica Rogers aka RecessJess as we do CartWheels !

CartWheel : a mobile retail space

WIN a $30 Gift Card to my Etsy !

2011-11-30T08:16:00.001-08:00

Two Birds Blog featured one of my necklaces last week! Go comment on their blog post and be entered to win this $30 Gift Card to my Etsy Shop!

My jewelry featured on Two Birds Blog!

2011-11-23T15:51:00.001-08:00

Today, my necklace was featured on Two Birds Blog! I am so thrilled someone liked my stuff enough to share it with their viewers!

L I K E my facebook fan page!

2011-10-26T00:20:00.000-07:00

L I K E my facebook fan page and be entered to WIN THIS!!!

the winner will be announced on Friday, October 28th @ 12:00! view on Etsy

West Bottoms Boutique & 1st Sale!

2011-10-11T08:26:00.000-07:00

I set up my Jewelry for the weekend at a boutique in the West Bottoms called

Our Generation at Station A @ 1231 Union, Kansas City, MO 64101.

A BIG THANKS TO Cheryl Wilds, Kathy Cramer, and Kelly Cramer Shomin for inviting me to show my project for the first time ever & walk out with my F I R S T S A L E !

Of course, A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY FIRST CUSTOMER!

artist, ALEXANDRA ROBINSON! She bought:

Check out my S H O P !

NEW WEBSITE

2011-09-02T13:10:00.001-07:00

check it out!

NEW JEWELRY LINE

2011-09-02T13:05:00.000-07:00

These are the first three pieces of jewelry from my new collection! They will be worn tonight by a few models for First Friday in the Crossroads, KCMO.

I thought you might like to see behind the scenes of my loft photo shoot!

penland school of craft

2010-07-21T17:58:00.000-07:00

futurist inspired scroll:

dada inspired poetry & chapbook:

beer tender - ask a friend to buy a beer from them, for the pocket art trade:

art being traded at the pocket art trade:

letterpress studio:

setting up the press with wood type:

you know I love those ornaments:

me printing:

my studio desk! photopolymer plates, supplies, coffee cups.. the usual:

part of the fluxus project, create a critter:

teaching

2010-07-21T15:26:00.000-07:00

Robin helped me prep all the materials for my coptic binding demo to Carl Kurtzs foundation students

I taught the coptic binding to Emily Williams, a high school student at Lee's Summit North.

I showed Charlie Myle how to repair soft bound books and turn them into a hard bound book.

I also gave my coptic binding demo at Penland School of Craft in July.

bookbinding kits @ Trade Show!

2010-05-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

I made these bookbinding kits so you can bind your own book using the coptic binding style. Use my zine and demo video at your own pace. Kit includes handmade awl, needle, thread, and the wood boxes. These were a trade with Andrew Lyles, block printed business cards for wood boxes.

...stay tuned for my demo video on youtube!

trade show

sewing station & perfect bound books

2010-04-21T15:04:00.000-07:00

sewing station made with various wood and metal, handmade books made with rives bfk.

BOOK WALK, if you've ever played cake walk you know what I''m talking about! Stand on a number and walk around while the music plays. When it stops, I call a number and if you're the winner, you get one of my handmade books... FREE! All you have to do is play!

books from an estate sale!

2010-02-16T14:38:00.000-08:00

A big thanks to the Pickett family, they donated hundreds of books to me!

studio : book experimentation

2009-10-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

binding process:

My friend asked my to rebind his soft backs with hard covers to preserve the book.

experimentation with type. cut letterforms from book pages and attached back to book pages.

form experimentatoin

3" letterforms attached to book covers

the eBook vs. the textbook

as digital media kindles the book,

google search : knowledge online,

the world wide web tagged crook,

take blame, dinosaur and book align,

google search : knowledge online,

hunting in the library becomes extinct,

take blame, dinosaur and book align,

the data bank becomes interlinked,

hunting in the library becomes extinct,

speedy quick, electronic highway,

the data bank becomes interlinked,

dumpster accepts, novels decay,

speedy quick, electronic highway,

we morph into a digital global village,

dumpster accepts, novels decay,

smartphone holds one-hundred million pages,

hunting in the library becomes extinct,

the world wide web tagged crook,

speedy quick electronic highway,

as digital media kindles the book,

final South America books

2009-10-13T17:02:00.000-07:00

So, were having a show! In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, sharing our experience in South America.

Here are my revised books! The previous chipboard covers and bland box just weren't workin' for me.. So I decided to take the opportunity to work in the wood shop and preserve my South American experience for a lifetime.

I made the new book box out out of Purple Heart and Bloodwood (woods from South America) and rebound the covers with wood venire (will post more photos of the individual books SOON! ..and the poster I letter pressed for the show)

This is before, finished for summer class critique. Coptic bound with chipboard covers (thinking I would maybe letterpress the covers) contained in a box covered in Rives BFK.

There are also a few fun flip books included!

Internship_Two Tone Press : printers assistant

2009-09-20T12:20:00.001-07:00