SURTEX 2011
(or why I love my husband more than words can describe)

... because he flew the red eye from Salt Lake City to New York City, got off the plane and took a cab straight to the Javits Center where he proceeded to turn this...



... into this! All by himself! Yes.



Then he eventually checked into our hotel and rested until I arrived later that evening. After about 4 hours of sleep, we got up the next morning and headed back to the convention center to start Day 1 of 3 of the Surtex art licensing show. (Click on that link to read more about it if you're not sure what the show is). After having done Quilt Market booths for 3 years this was a bit of a culture shock for me, but all in all I think (hope) we nailed it.

Here are a few close up shots of our booth...



My Zazzle mugs....



My art portfolios (these took me days and days and days to make so I'm mighty proud of them).



A cool Kalencom bag we managed to grab a sample of right before the show. Jon actually walked through the streets of New York all by himself carrying this bag the night before the show! Yup. I love him.



And our sign (which I completely forgot to print before we left so I had to print it quickly at the business center).



Jon did manage to get this one picture of me in the booth...



And he captured this one of me and The Perfect Bookmark. LOL! Oh, and a better view of my Vogs.



I'm deep into Surtex follow-up as we speak so there's nothing yet to report. But rest assured that as soon as something super exciting happens, you'll be the first to know. :)

Have a great LONG weekend, everyone! xoxo

Andddd... we're off!

It's been an insane last few days to say the least. Jon threw me a surprise 40th b-day party on Saturday and I did not suspect at thing. Even the kids kept it well hidden... so much behind-the-scenes planning and scheming! I thought I was coming back to the office to work on my Surtex art boards but when I glanced in the windows there was like 30 or 40 people inside waving and smiling. WOW... it was so cool (and super sweet)! Jon took this pic of me as I drove up... my mouth agape as my friend, Nikki (the crazy camera strap girl) points and screams! haha



Of course, it put me way behind on work so I had to spend all of Mother's Day printing and assembling my boards. But that's OK, like I said last night on Twitter, I love my job and wouldn't trade this craziness for anything in the world.

Before I get too deep into my post I wanted to thank all of you who commented on our ribbon release (we are so excited about it!!) and announce the contest winners. The randomizer picked #7 and #109 out of 199 comments...

#7 Carolina said...
Beautiful! I'd love a camera strap (my poor camera is still "stock"), or some of those purdy ribbons! : ) 6:11 PM


#109 audreypawdrey said... Beautiful! I love these ribbons, and they will be perfect for embellishments! 8:22 AM

Congratulations to you both! Carolina won the My Funky Camera strap and AudreyPawdrey won the ribbon bundle. Ladies, please email me at info@modkidboutique at your earliest convenience with your mailing address. We'll get your prizes to you right after we return from Quilt Market.

And speaking of Quilt Market, here is some info for all of you who will be attending this week.

Patty Young Designs / MODKID LLC
Booth #429

Schoolhouse
Thursday, May 12th, 2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. in Room 255 B

Sample Spree
Thursday, May 12th, 8:00 p.m.
Look for us!!! We'll be selling limited quantities of pattern bundles, ribbon sampler sets and {maybe, if they get here in time} a brand new exciting product!

We will also be attending SURTEX in NYC, May 15th - 17th (yes, I know, I've lost my mind!). So if you are attending that show, come see us in booth #469.

Here's our Surtex postcard:



It's gonna be a crazy week, but I wanted to leave you with some cute pics of Sydney and her BFF, Anna, playing in the little playroom Jon built for the kids at MODKID HQ. There's always time for fun! :)











Until next time...