Chicago's Next Top Pendant Model

Oh yes, I got models.  Okay, so I got a friend and a pedi-cab driver, but I think they did a great job!

Baseball Pendants on Etsy

Baseball Pendants at thebigcitybumpkin.com

Chicago Flag Pendants on Etsy

Chicago Flag Pendants on thebigcitybumpkin.com

I'm going to try to get some more shots with different pendants tomorrow.  If you want to be a model, come by Waveland and Kenmore (outside Wrigley Field) tomorrow around 2 p.m., and I'll happily take your picture wearing one of my awesome pendants!

What's Goin' On

CTA Pendant

Union Station Pendant

South Loop Pendant

Neon Orange Tiger Stripe Pendant

I finally, finally, got the last of my pendants listed on Etsy.  You know what that means?  Heh... that I need to make more.  I'm trying to build up a stock, in the event that I get accepted into the Renegade Craft Fair this year in Wicker Park.

Dave and I need to work on more of our baseball pendants, too -- he thinks that a friend in San Francisco might be interested in a bunch of them, and they are way more labor intensive than the other pendants.

Once the Cubs are playing at home again, I'll be selling the Wrigley Field pendants outside of the park (or Dave will, while I'm working in the park), on Waveland Avenue, so if you're in town, stop by to see us and say hello!  There's a kid that sells lemonade once in a while, too, so it will be well worth your time to stop by.

Phew!  So, that's what I'm up to, this glorious last Friday before I join the workin' stiffs again at the office.

You can always visit my Etsy shop here: the Big City Bumpkin on Etsy

Busy Bee

Sold!

It's a busy Monday for me!  I had a custom order from my Etsy shop to complete this weekend (four keychains, and I'll be listing keychains as an option later today UPDATE: see the keychains here!), and then I woke up to another order this morning, so I've been printing, packaging, and taping up envelopes all morning (much to the annoyance of Dave, who just wants to sleep).

I know it's the least of the world's problems, but it would be so cool if there were a silent packing tape.  Hmph.

I also started taking a bunch of vitamins today, which I think will be great for me in the long run, but they left me feeling a little woozy... they aren't kidding when they say take with food!

It snowed last night, so I didn't hold much hope for today being nice, but the sun is out and it's warming up a little, so just maybe...

You can visit my Etsy shop here: the Big City Bumpkin on Etsy

New Etsy Listing -- Belmont CTA Pendant

An outbound train... toward the Loop... will be arriving shortly.

Belmont CTA Pendant

Belmont CTA Pendant

Click the photo captions above, or here: Belmont CTA Pendant.

Visit my Etsy shop here: the Big City Bumpkin on Etsy

New Etsy Listing -- Sears Tower Pendant

Another Chicago landmark pendant!

Sears Tower Landmark Pendant, available in my Esty shop

Click the photo caption above, or here: Sears Tower Landmark Pendant.

Visit my Etsy shop here: the Big City Bumpkin on Etsy

Dancin' Queen Monogram Pendants

I made one of these for my niece... then another for a friend... and I thought maybe other people would enjoy them, too.  So here you are, the Dancin' Queen Monogram Pendant, it all it's glittery glory!

Available in my Etsy shop!

Current Projects

Ooh, I'm excited about this one!  Chicago, rep-re-sent!

Chicago Loop Pendant

I've also got a Lincoln Park, Wrigley Field, Sears Tower, and Northside Red Line "in the cooker" (that is to say, curing under a Mason jar).  I can't wait to start listing these in my Etsy shop!  But for now... I'm waiting the 72-hours they take to set... and waiting, and waiting...  Patience isn't my thing, but I'll have to get over it.

Also, does your lover make you nutty?  I know mine does...

Nutty Walnut Heart Pendants

Yup, walnut hearts.  That's how we do it around here.

I'm trying to come up with silly names for them:

Hoard Your Love, Squirrel-Style;

Storing Love for the Winter;

and the ever popular,

Wear Your Nuts Around Your Neck

That third one might not fly...