Serendib Sprout

Eliana Callan‘s been photographing and helping me do inventory, because I would much rather make things than keep track of them. These botanical autumn necklaces are in the Serendib Sprout shop in Berwyn now, but I’m happy to pull them (if they haven’t sold), if anyone wants one — just comment on the photo to […]

Three hours of watching Dark Matter with Kevin last night, and I now have many botanical bookmarks for the shop. I’m not sure when I’ll drop them off — maybe today, maybe tomorrow. $6 each, I think. Some of them will go in the autumn treat boxes — I try to always include a bookmark

Kavi had a party today (her friend is teaching their friend group how to make dumplings), so we swung by the store on the way to drop her off, so I could get her opinion on some additional decor. We added a few little gold peel-and-stick leaves that I had leftover from the Narnian woods

So, my rent for the little Berwyn shop is $225 / month — yesterday, I hit that number in sales, about a week-and-a-half in. The city does take 5%, so I haven’t quite broken even yet on rent, and there was a little in paint and other set-up costs, and of course we’re not factoring

Hey, it’s me in the security camera, working my first shift at Sprout. It’s been a while since I worked retail, although I certainly put in plenty of time there in the past! It’s a lot of smiling and chatting; I’m glad the shifts are only five hours, because I’d have a tough time keeping

(Photography is hard — the true colors are closer to the finished earrings…Arteza clay in copper and peach.) Tried something new with this batch of polymer clay earrings — finishing them with a hit of UV resin. I like them both ways, actually — without the resin, it’s more of a rustic look, with the

These are just ridiculously cute. Foxes! With tiny, wee flowers! I can’t decide which ones I like best. (If you want one of these ($18), let me know; I can pull it from the shop when I’m there tomorrow, as long as it doesn’t sell today.) ***** Berwyn Sprout Small Business Incubator 7129 Cermak Rd,

Added another tea towel to the Sprout shop — this is Autumn Logophile, a collaboration between me and Kavi. She drew the pumpkin, cups, and leaves; I designed the layout and added the autumn-y words. Fun. Tea towels can also be ordered from me online, here: http://www.serendibshop.com. ***** Berwyn Sprout Small Business Incubator 7129 Cermak

Just some more display shots of the store. I hung up the little elephant march apron, so people can see just how adorable it is. (I’m happy to take custom orders for those and the coordinating tea towels and pinch potholders, as long as you’re not in a hurry — it’d probably be at least

I stopped by the store for a while this evening to add some more stock and label some things I’d run out of time to do before. It definitely helps being there — I sold a copy of Feast to a woman who had a niece who was marrying someone Sri Lankan, so that was