DillonDesignsOnline

You may have noticed that I've been updating my blog...ahem...sporadically. Part of the reason is that once my computer partially recovered from its tragic illness, I tried to put a real push on to get our flagship website up and running. I bought the URL ages ago, and I've been trying to figure out the best way to utilize it. So, ta da:

DillonDesignsOnline.com

It's nothing fancy, and some of the sections need to be fleshed out yet, but it's at least live and coherent.

Yay!

dD on Trunkt

Do you know about Trunkt? It's a recently revamped and relaunched "art and design collective made up of talented painters, graphic designers, fashion accessories, apparel and home accents designers and other creative entrepreneurs that make a living from their artistic skills."

Basically, it's a juried collection of artist profiles, and now I've got one, which is kind of exciting. You can take a look here. Drop a note in my guestbook, and--should you feel so inclined--rate my profile. But...only if you like me. :o)

Here's a good example of an over-dependence on technology: my computer has developed a nasty virus and I am completely beside myself, panicking like a lunatic. There are pop-ups, well...popping up by the dozens, totally clogging everything up and slowing everything down. I've been virus-scanning, spyware-scanning, scanning everything for going on two days now.

This is one depressing development.

I've created a batch of new pendants printed with wallpaper patterns and accented with charms and the like. They're each about 2" x 2". I've decided to offer them without any chain or cord--we'll see how that goes...

For the Weirdos...

My new Etsy Treasury:

Boro Berries Necklace Series

The "mom" half of this mom-and-daughter operation has been busy busy with her beading. She recently acquired some borosilicate lampwork beads that are just gorgeous. Since they kind of look like berries on the vine, she's strung them with tiny silver leaves, and voila--the Boro Berries Limited Edition Necklace Collection! Here are the first few examples, with more to come:

Paint the Mona Lisa

Okay, I shamelessly stole this from Etsy's blog, but I thought it was amazing enough to share--paint the Mona Lisa with Microsoft Paint: