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π· Michaela Made: April Newsletter
Published 9 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
~ April | 2025 ~
Hey Reader! April is flying by and I'm always fighting a deadline β this time for taxes and big market prep for Little Craft Fest in Houston next week, omg so much to do! Updates below!
1. Upcoming Markets
I have a lot of markets planned for spring: ποΈ 4/20: Lively Local Market - Plano βποΈ 4/25 - 4/27: Little Craft Fest Houston ποΈ 5/3 King William Fair - San Antonio βποΈ 5/10 Community Coffee Pop Up - Dallas βποΈ 5/18 Dragon Boat Festival - Dallas
In true last minute fashion I've been frantically working on some sticker sheets and a small line of greeting cards to have by Little Craft Fest in Houston. Here's a little sneak peek at how that's going! The goal is to get about 10 to bring to LCF, wish me luck!
Inkjet mockup of my greeting cards
Additionally, I'm participating in two Stamp Rallys, 1.) the official LCF Stamp Rally I'll be a featured vendor on Fridayand 2.)The Astraea Amour Stamp Rally (prize pic coming soon) that requires a $10 purchase and only has 25 prizes available.
LCF Stamp Rally Prize (receive this in your goody bag once you get all Friday stamps)
Finally, I was super inspired after attending Chicago Stationery Fest and created a few mini stamps for purchase at LCF! I only printed a small quantity because I wasn't sure how well they would do, so come and get them while you can! Email me back if you are interested in one as well!
Mini Stamps available for purchase at LCF
I also created a series of medium Task Cat stamps for stamping at my booth, this might be a lot, but I also just wanted to make them because they were super fun to draw!
Task Cat stamps for stamping at my booth! (Not for sale yet)
I made a little unboxing reel but super excited to give these out at markets!
Currently...
π Reading:Save the Cat by Blake Snyder is a book about screenwriting and poses the argument that in order for a story to work, you have to make your main character likable, aka their moment in the story when they "save a cat" in a tree for example. I really love how he breaks down different story genres and showcases why some films are masterpieces!
ποΈ Watching: So many amazing shows are out right now. I've been digesting one episode a day of Black Mirror s7 and it has not disappointed! I've seen all seasons up to this point and I think the writing is just as dystopian and dark as I expect in a Black Mirror anthology episode. Please message me so we can talk all Black Mirror!
π΅ Listening: To this viral Tiny Desk Argentinian band: Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso's newest EP Papota on Youtubeis amazing. It's cinematic, self reflective, a little raunchy but really creative! The art direction is really great and so creative from this musical duo.
β¨Shots from the Studioβ¨
I'm in full prep mode and the studio is about to be a mess, but here's a little peek into my print room + a cat! I still have to put a ton of art on the wall, so right now it's looking a bit empty, but it will happen!
Very excited to share all of this once it releases next week! As always, thank you for being here! π
Until next time,
Artist + Owner of Michaela Made
P.S. Let me know what you're most excited about seeing in this new greeting card line!
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