Keyhole Bed: A recap



April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
2012

Then in 2013 I didn't do much gardening...
I was pregnant with Fox. I did
get some onions in the ground in the fall.
Late 2012 the plum tree had bad blight so we chopped it down.

Sometime in early 2014 I put bricks we had on hand
for another project around the bed. This is April 2014.

Here it is now, taken over mostly with perennials, a few annual veggies
tucked here and there, and some flower seeds yet to sprout.

Wunderful giveaway!

* * It's GIVEAWAY time! * * I think Wunderbars are so great I bought 20 sample sized bars for you guys! I've put together a little gardening-based gift for 10 of you: 2 bars (1 lavender, 1 lemon), 2 blank cards (Heirloom Tomato ID, and Basil ID) from moi, a smattering of seeds, and a little batch of worm poo from our vermi-bin. How do you get one? Comment below about how you could use a little bit of lotiony luxury in your life, and tell me which fragrance sounds best to you! Easy peasy! Enter once, make sure you leave an email address so I can get your mailing address, and I'll draw 10 names once the giveaway closes, tonight (Wednesday, 5/7) at midnight. 

We had a table at Craft Cville (Tom Tom Founders Fest) a couple weeks back and were luckily placed next to the lovely Christin and her daughter Lux.



Christin owns Wunderbars, a line of handmade solid balm massage and body lotion bars. I have a sample-sized bar and love it! The fragrance isn't overpowering, and the natural moisturizers don't leave a greasy or heavy feeling...just beautifully soft skin! I've been using mine post-gardening. All that hand washing dries out my hands and the bar adds the moisture back after a full day of digging without gloves.

Christin and I have kept in touch since the show (Mabel still asks when we can go back to Charlottesville so she can play with Lux again!) and she emailed me to tell me about her new Indiegogo campaign to get her business up and running. (Should I say skating?) Not only does she want to be able to hire single parents to help her produce her amazing bars, but she sponsors skaters through a division of Wunderbars called Umbilical Skate! 


I think Wunderbars are so great I bought 20 sample sized bars for you guys, my readers! I've put together a little gardening-based gift for 10 of you: 2 bars (1 lavender, 1 lemon), 2 blank cards (Heirloom Tomato ID, and Basil ID) from moi, a smattering of seeds, and a little batch of worm poo from our vermi-bin. How do you get one? Comment below about how you could use a little bit of lotiony luxury in your life, and tell me which fragrance sounds best to you! Easy peasy! Enter once, make sure you leave an email address so I can get your mailing address, and I'll draw 10 names once the giveaway closes, tonight (Wednesday, 5/7) at midnight.

Wunderbars
Wunderbars Facebook
Umbilical Skate on Instagram

Wunderbars Indiegogo Campaign

Giving back ownership

Still researching these weird, cheap, "artsy" pillows that are made overseas and sold all over the internet. I feel like I'm writing a thesis on design theft. I don't know how many people I've emailed asking if their designs are being used legitimately.


In an attempt to start looking for solutions (I really get sucked into the matching game of artist to design), I decided to look at one shop on etsy. I compiled an image of all the pillows they offer and I blacked out the designs of artists who I suspect didn't license their designs to be sold on these pillows.That's not to say all of the other pillows are legit, there are some that are from books, others that are from major brands like Tannoka and Paul Frank, and those I couldn't place with a simple reverse image search. The shop owner probably doesn't know they're selling counterfeit goods, but odds are good they know they're not within etsy selling guidelines.

Below are the artists whom I've been able to assert design credit. The ones in bold are the artists I've confirmed did not license their design for use on these pillows being sold.

Dario Albini, Sanna Annukka (3 listings), Amy Blackwell (5 listings),  Faye Bradley (2 listings), Helen Dardik, Maria Diamantes, Fréya Eté, Philip Giordano, Jazzberry Blue (8 listings), Blanca Gomez, Chase Kunz, Oliver Lake (4 listings), Jude Landry, Daniel Mackey (6 listings),  Iain Macarthur (3 listings), Dushan Milic, Vasare Nar, Rhys Owens aka Hidden Moves, Ashley Percival (4 listings),  Poppy and Red (2 listings), Andreas Preis, Allan Sanders, Roberto Salvador (removed as of 4/29/14), Steve Simpson, Lizzy Stewart, Lim Heng Swee aka I love doodle (4 listings), Nate Williams (5 listings), Olimpia Zagnoli, Geninne Zlatkis (2 listings)