Welcome back old friends

A long time ago I used to work on my craft shop "The Cupcake Girls" religiously. It was so much fun for me to do with my great pals Lillian and Ann. It kinda lost its fun for me. I guess because I set certain goals for myself with it and I was lucky enough to reach the goals. So then my mind wandered and I was just doing other things and watching reality tv. haha

Since I have been working on this yocourtkneeyo blog it has kind of inspired me to start selling some of my old "the cupcake girls" products. I still have a good stash of items and I might as well just throw some stuff up on etsy. 

Lillian and I both agreed it made more sense if I sold on my courtkneeyo.etsy.com shop because I have been away from the cupcake girls for so long now it just didn't make sense to throw my stuff back in there when my "style" is so different from Lillian's and would confuse the heck out of her new customers. You know?

So without any further ado. Here is the first of the old products I have decided to list!

The Donna and Lorraine sticker set! These ladies heads could be yours! One of each for 2.50. 

The link to the shop is on the top of the blog but you can also click this!

New York June 2011 Part Three

One fun little side trip I took was with Robyn over to her friend, Tara Mcpherson, shop.The shop was super cool tons of her own work and she exhibits other artists there. It is called The Cotton Candy Machine.

Robyn by some of the posters.

The main plan for going to Brooklyn that weekend was because of Brooklyn Renegade. I have been TRYING to go every year. Doesn't always turn out that way. I was suppose to hang out with my besties, Lillian and Mare, the entire weekend but I had to move some things around for the London reunion. But I was able to meet up with them for a few hours at the craft show though. 

Here they are...looking cute. 

Triangle Card

So I got this idea from The Beautiful Mess blog. Its amazing how their blog inspires me to get off my butt and be creative.. once in a while...other times I am motivated to watch reality television.



SHABA! Is a word my friend Lillian and I created after numerous times of saying "haha" and our iphones auto correcting it to Shaba! So it kinda stuck. Try it out. It feels very international. Shaba everyone!

Here is a link to her project tutorial. Thank you Elsie and crew.

Quilt Final

The final product. Mom finished maybe a year ago now. I just never got to show the final!

June 7, 2010 Quilt and Hershey Bears

So my mom and I have been working on a quilt for a while now. I have been collecting all the fabrics I wanted. I have ordered some off of etsy and even had some sent over from Japan. Anyway, Its coming along now! I can't wait for it to be finished! It is a queen size. Here is a peak!


So Hershey Bears... They lost the first two games of the Calder Cup at home! ahhhh! How depressing! But on Monday night!!!! They kinda had a comeback of sorts! They were doing real bad in the first period. Loosing 1-3. Something like that. But in the third period they came back to win! 6-3! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was great. Clarke, Dad, and I went to the Bears Den (in Hershey) to watch the game!

June 5, 2010 Saturday Brooklyn Renegade Part TWO

Its going to be hard to remember who i got all of my things by. I'll have to update that later as I look it up.

Here is the stuff I got!

Brooklyn Tshirt

Baby Onsie with silkscreened print

2 chapsticks from etsy and 3 pins

cassette tape and outlet and diamond stickers

2 lotions from bunny butt

2 soaps from metropolis soaps of brooklyn

2 floral fabric pocket mirrors

orange notecard

etsy letterpress card


so yes after we got home. i took those photos! and then showered. and then we ordered some food. AND we relaxed by painting by number! my new hobby!
in progress

all done!


so we just relaxed and waited for clarke to come home. clarke got home from his skateboarding stuff and we listened to his adventures. then we went to bed!

June 5, 2010 Saturday Brooklyn Renegade! Part ONE

So we left Lillians condo around 10:00AM. Lillian drove down to Brooklyn!

On a bridge!


She had a pretty easy time finding parking since we got there right when the craft show was starting!

We parked by this cool street art!




and some trash floatin in the wind


For those of you who don't know. Lillian, Ann, and I participated in the Brooklyn Renegade two years ago. We had a good time. It was alot of work. And super super hot. One day we will apply again...



So here is me by the Renegade table!


lookin is fun ya'll


some musica


oh and there was this really cool punk like marching band. They are called the What Cheer? Brigade
(sorry this video isn't that great. I'm not perfect)


We stopped and had pizza at a place right across from the Mclaren Park. Twas so good. Too bad I didn't take a photo.
We had a great time. But we are so ready to go home after. It was so hot! It was hard for me to concentrate on looking at things towards the end! Next post. Photos of all the stuff I bought!