introducing CUT PATH

If you follow me on other corners of the internet, you might already know this, but I'm making and selling jewelry now!  I had initially hoped to launch my Etsy shop, Cut Path, in a more organized fashion...but I don't anyone who knows me will be surprised in the least to find that it didn't quite go down that way.  

The cool thing is that at this point, my shop has only been open for a couple days and I've already sold most of what I have in stock & have a couple custom orders in the works....and for that, I want to extend a gigantic thank you to everyone who has bought something or simply mentioned it to a friend.  That was way cool of you! I'm sure your radness will be rewarded when the universe decides to distribute the next wave of good vibes or something.  Or maybe you'll just really like your jewelry!  

Thanks to the sales I've made, I will be able to make more & I will have a shop update Wednesday and can show you a more complete selection of my current range of products.  Until then, here are some photos of my beautiful friend Joyce wearing my wares and Caroline's flawless wardrobe.   Thanks, ladies!

40 Cats Drinking 40s

We are pleased to announce that our latest zine, 40 Cats Drinking 40s, is finally available for purchase just in time for the holidays!

A zine featuring illustrations of forty drunk cats and one drunk human as well as rhyming tales of debauchery by Caroline Knowles and Tricia Gilbride.

40 Cats Drinking 40s is printed in color on cardstock and tied up with black twine, the preferred packing material of kitties.

Please order by December 19th to ensure Christmas delivery! Because this is totally the purrfect holiday present, right? Nothing says warm and fuzzy like a wasted feline!

renegade craft fair

Over the weekend, Carly, Joyce, and I stopped by the Renegade Holiday Craft Fair for some gift buying.  I couldn't purchase anything on Sunday, but I picked up some well-designed business cards for when my pockets are a little fuller and a few ideas for our upcoming craft/zine faire tables.

One of our favorite vendors was Son of A Sailor, who sells adorable painted jewelry & prints.  Carly bought a leather bracelet, and I was mighty tempted to purchase a necklace for myself.  

We also loved Yellow Grey, from Indiana based Kristina Kostur, who makes jewelry out of materials like sea urchin spines, stones, and various metals.

Overall, I'd describe it as a sometimes vanilla, real-life Etsy since the cost of tabling ($300) keeps a lot of the scrappier, more eccentric vendors from participating whereas selling online requires little overhead.   However, I definitely enjoyed discovering shops I wasn't familiar with (such as the two I mentioned here) and meeting people I had previously only corresponded with online. Arts & crafts talk forever, please.

crowns clothing illustrated

Morgan from Crowns Clothing teamed up with a bunch of talented young illustrators (including our own Caroline!) to create a set of prints inspired by her latest collection, available now on Etsy. I love how the project turned out - each piece is the perfect combination of the artist's individual style while being recognizably Crowns Clothing.  Way to pander to my fondness for illustrations of fashionable girls! 

Naomi Elliot

Caitlin Shearer

The Disaster Life

Caroline Knowles

Vampires & Kittens

We are happy to (finally!) announce a new zine available for order right now! Caroline has been working on some super creepy art featuring vampires and kittens working in blood-thirsty union, and you can order it now and get it in plenty of time for Halloween, which I'm pretty sure lasts the entire month of October.

There's also a twin vampresses cardstock print available in the shop if you want to get your home all spooky for the holidays and beyond.  

Use the code VAMPIRE to get free shipping for the rest of September!  

etsy finds

With my moving soon, it only seems fitting that I buy a bunch of stuff to further difficult the moving process. Nothing like Etsy to kick you while you're down, amiright? Here's a few of my "favorite" items I've recently come across on Etsy (I actually went ahead and picked up the lavender soap because you always need soap...)

Soaps by 12th Avenue

Denim Tie Crop Top from North Brooklyn Dry Good

Spirit Animals Mug by Corduroy

Paper Flower Garland by Kaye Blegvad

Eco Friendly Organic Lip Balms by Phoenix Botanicals

A Personal Note

This blog is definitely first and foremost about pretty things, but occasionally, life demands that we address real issues, so here's our attempt to use pretty things to do some good in the world.

Our lovely friend Asma has been very sick lately and due to the fucked up nature of healthcare in the United States, can’t get insurance because she really needs it. You can read a bit more about her situation and find out how to help her here.

Thanks to the kindness of friends, Asma has about half the money she needs to make a down payment on a necessary surgery, however she still needs about $800 more dollars just to make the down payment.

For the next week, the Ventricular Projects Etsy will donate $1 for every purchase and each dollar will be personally matched. You can also donate money directly to Asma through her PayPal acccount: mashakilmaker@yahoo.com.

I promise that this is 100% legitimate. If you don’t have money to spare, please reblog and get the message out!

Thank you,

Tricia and Carly

Flash Sale!

We've decided to have a little sale over at our Etsy shop!  Tilde Journal: Issue Two is half off (making it just $3) until June 25th!

This issue is printed in color and features 15 international contributors including the art and writing of  Kensey Crane, Rachel Thalia Fisher, Tricia Gilbride, Veronica Glab, Madeline Sherwood King, Caroline Knowles, Ena Kosovac, Vivian Lee, Caroline Liu, Lucy Meyle, Red Newsom, Katie Oldaker, Alisse Des Rosiers, Kerry Rychel, Jillian Thoman, Stephanie Turmelle, Hannah Weaver, Leanna Wright, and Maggie Zall. All copies come with a 4 by 6 furry friend print!      

While you're there, check out the prints we have available!

P.S. you can now like us on our brand new Facebook page!

SUPER DUPER SALE

Like sales? So do we!!!!!!! Both Tricia and I will be out of town this month, so we're throwing a super sale in our etsy shop on Issue #2 of Tilde Journal. It's on sale for only $3 and you can get free-shipping if you blog about it on tumblr! (click here for specifics)

Get issue #2 here.