This is scary...

...not really, but this is Halloween! It's one of my very favoritest holidays ever ever. I love dressing up, baking sweets and watching scary movies. I watched Paranormal Activity 2, Trick 'r Treat, Creepshow, and The Crazies. I need to add Monster Squad into the mix too! I also love this guide to horror movies filmed in NY on Scouting NY.

I was a greaser for a halloween party we went to this weekend. Watch the pomp!  Hopefully tonight we will get lost in a corn maze or carve pumpkins and watch more silly scary movies!




What are you dressing up as?!


And to get you in the halloween mood, may I present to you what I hope becomes a Halloween classic song, Werewolf Bar Mitzvah....

Check out my costume last year and my mom back in the day.... 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

MR loves....

I get stupid happy to see how people use the things I make. Holly, Ruth, and Courtney totally made my day by sharing these pics with me. 

Holly used my arrow pins for her D.I.Y escort cards. Such a great idea. You can see more of her beautiful wedding on her blog.

And super hottie Ruth, all the way from Belgium, sent me this pic of her cross pins in her feedback! It looks good on you grrrl....

And here's a custom, custom heart I made for Courtney + Zach for their engagement photos. The orange heart was all her idea, and I love the way it came out. These pictures are so nice too (more here). Super cute couple!

Thanks so much for making my day ladies!!  

Three years ago today...

Three years ago today, Oct. 4 2008, I made my very first etsy sale. And not only was it a sale, but the order was for FOUR pieces! Your first sale is always a big deal, so I was over the moon. I remember how over board I went packaging them up. These are the very pieces....

I had opened my shop just for fun on August 25. At the time, I had a full time jobbie job and no intentions to run an Etsy shop full time. It was so thrilling and inspiring to make something, put it out in the world and have people positively receive my work (sidenote: I love you Etsy!).  Seriously addicting! So I started to share all of the fun, random stuff I liked to make, like paper pennant banners, miniature collections in tiny vials (I call them Mini Cabinets of Curiosity), books and lots of embroidery.  Here are some of my very first sold items....

I'm so happy that three years later I'm still making everyday and growing my small, handmade business. Now it's my full time creative job and as stressful as the art hustle can be it gives me a lot to be proud of. This past year is going by in a flash- I can't believe it's fall already! It may seem kind of quiet around MR land, but I've been busy writing, making, and photographing for a huge (mega huge! seriously people it's kinda a big deal...ha!) project that I will one day unveil.  This shirt says it all and you can even see that although I'm lounging at the park my embroidery work is not too far...

Here's to another three years, and another and another! Thank you!!

To celebrate I'm gonna do a special one day 20% off in the MR shop. Use the code: THREEYEARS I may just include a little extra zazzle or surprises in your order too!

This idea really gets me interested in other maker's first sale story. I'd love to hear- write me a comment & share!


p.s the shirt is by Random Objects. I bought it while vending at Renegade Brooklyn this year and really love it... The top says Never Not Working. It's true!

p.p.s i miss my long hair...

moving portrait...

Bug & I from jessica marquez on Vimeo.


Took a moment to experiment with video while I was shooting some still images. I guess this isn't so far from a still image, but I'm taking baby steps into video. After this little video I'm looking forward to making more....