lovely october.

new (old) design ideas!

so do you know what?  october is one of my favorite months.  in fact, it just might be my favorite month.  it starts with k’s birthday, ends with halloween, and in-between there is the changing of weather, leaves, and pace.  it should come as no shock that k and i are kind of…low key.  that’s a good way to put “slacker-ish” and “calm” into one word, nuh?  i’m not even going to try and apologize for the lack of posts here at bobbimarbles.com, because i seem to start every post with an apology.  let’s just accept that i tend to get writer’s block for oh, say, several months, and that i pledge to try harder to put in some more content on this site.

k and i have discussed having a “share” post, maybe once a month, maybe more.  it would be a time when we would share something that we like; something that we’ve been into lately (music, art, movies, etc.), so we can give you all a glimpse into a bit of our bobbi marbles inspiration.  we would also like to start highlighting other artists and brands that we like, as well.  some will be friends.  some will be artists we’ve never met, but that we admire.  just a place where we can share what we love.  so stay tuned for those posts.

october is coming to a close, but it has been an amazing month.  however, we are definitely looking forward to november.  there are two craft fairs coming up that we’ve been preparing for (that will be another post), and of course the holidays are almost here, which is exciting! (um, by the way, how many pumpkin spiced lattes have you all had so far?  because i’ve lost count of how many i’ve had…)

-b

summerfest, here we come!

oh boy.  things have been hectic lately, and to be honest….it’s been pretty wonderful.  we are preparing to sell as a vendor at the urban outfitters summerfest, which is part of the route 66 summerfest this saturday, july 21st.  we will be selling from 3pm-9pm in front of urban outfitters, and there will be music, food, and just good ol’ summer fun.

things have been hectic because we’ve been preparing a lot of new product to share with all of you.  we have full color postcards, five new sticker designs, and four new mini prints that we’ll be selling for only five dollars each! we’re going to debut everything this saturday, but here are a few sneak peek photos of our process these last two weeks.

ps…if you haven’t done so already, please go “like” us on facebook, and if you’re so inclined, you can follow us on instagram.  our username is “bobbimarbles”, of course.

hope to see you saturday!

-b

new one color “mini prints”, hot off the press.

oh, just a couple dozen new hand printed stickers.

no no no, the picture is not blurry. these new “mini prints” just may need to be viewed with some 3D glasses.

’tis the season…

do you feel that?  summer is finally here.  or rather, as we like to say in honor of howard kremer, “summah” is finally here!  (we listen to his podcast “who charted!” all the time, he’s a very funny comedian.  as a matter of fact, HERE, a link to his website.  enjoy.)

anywho, we want to thank everyone for all their support since we launched our etsy store (etsy.com/shop/bobbimarbles).  since then, k has been working on some new designs, and making lots of art.  i am looking into how i can add my own special touch to our products.  (knitting and embroidery, anyone?)

we just got back from a  weekend visit with some of our most favorite people in chandler, az.  we laughed, we swam, we watched some yo gabba gabba!, and we made a much needed trip to mecca (aka ikea).  all in all, k and i had a great first summah road trip, and we’re looking forward to the rest of the season.

as a special “successful first week of summah” post, here are a few outtakes from the bobbi marbles photo shoot we had last month with the talented john salazar and lovely karie morgan (also, check out k, he’s the long-haired beard-y model).  these photos were just too good not to share, even if we didn’t use them on etsy.  thanks again and forever to john and karie, and thanks to you for being interested in our little bobbi marbles world.

-b

[credit for all photos goes to jds]