Posie: Rosy Little Things is what I call the small line
of handmade, one-of-a-kind handbags, accessories, crochetwear,
and original gifts that I've created. I sew, write patterns
for, crochet, and otherwise fashion all Posie products
and sell them exclusively at my web
shop. For most questions regarding Posie, you can
find answers at the Posie
FAQ page at the Posie web shop.
Posie Gets Cozy is the name of my blog,
which is a collection of daily writings and photos.
Due to the fleeting nature of individual Posie products,
fabrics, and styles, as well as the time involved in
making each item by hand, I'm unable to offer Posie
products wholesale to other retailers. Keeping the collection
small and special, for now at least, is best for me.
I do sell all Alicia
Paulson Crochet patterns wholesale to brick-and-mortar
yarn shops. Please email
me for more information.
I take all of my photos myself with either a Canon PowerShot
A80 or a Fuji FinePix S9100. I use the Canon when I'm
out about town, and, since May of 2007, the Fuji for
still-lifes indoors. The Photographs
section of this site has more information, as well.
As far as taking photos goes, the most important advice
I can offer is "Tripod tripod tripod!" And
turn off the flash, always. Beyond that, you might find
some of my blog
posts about how I take pictures helpful.
The best resource I know for beginning crochet is How
to Crochet by The National Needlework Association.
Unfortunately, this book can be difficult to find, but
your local yarn store should be able to help you get
it. Another one of my favorites is Erika Knight's Simple
Crochet and Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of
Crochet stands at the ready on my bookshelf for
any reference questions I need answered.
The ripple afghan I crocheted in the winter of 2007
has inspired more questions than I can manage, so I
really am sorry I can't respond to them individually.
I wrote about making my blanket in many posts over several
months in the Crocheting
and Knitting archive on the blog. Since it was a
stash blanket for me, I did not keep track of the yarns
or colors I used, though most of it was DK-weight cashmere
blends, done on a 4 mm hook. I used the Random
Stripe Generator to test out my color combos. The
pattern I like best can be found in the book 200
Ripple Stitches. If you are stuck and having
trouble, lucky for us there are a whole bunch of people
who can help you over at the No-End-in-Sight-Ripple-Along
blog! Please join the group and ripple along!
I love Portland and Oregon, and explore it frequently.
For some ideas about where to go and what to do, check
this blog
post about our beautiful city and its environs;
since it was compiled from readers' comments several
years ago, you will definitely want to check the sources
before you head out, as things close and change constantly.
I frequently write about our own adventures around the
area, and those posts are collected here.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to offer advice about hotels,
restaurants, neighborhoods to move to, shopping, schools,
or employment opportunities on an individual basis.
Portland
Citysearch and Portland
Food and Drink are great resources I use all the
time. Here is an
article with lots of good suggestions, too!
I wish I could, but I don’t offer any products
other than what is pictured and available on the web
site at any given time. Once something is sold,
it's unlikely that it will be duplicated exactly. I
am not able to accept crochet commissions or special
projects at this time. But thanks for asking!
I'm always very flattered to be asked, and I wish I
could offer advice on an individual basis. You might
find some of the interviews I link to on my blog
helpful; see them listed under "More of Me and
Other Good Stuff" in the left-hand sidebar. The
best advice I've read on beginning a crafty business,
and getting a crafty book deal, comes from my beautiful
and talented friend Jenny Hart of Sublime
Stitching. Her new column, Crafting
a Business, can be found at Venus Zine. She generously
offers comprehensive, thoughtful, honest, and detailed
information about her experiences and opinions relating
to craft-y self-employment.
I've talked about my own experiences as both a vendor
and a retail buyer in two separate blog posts found
here
and here.
Be sure to read the comments there, too, for even more
information.
With apologies, probably not. I work really hard to
find unique sources for the work I do, and it is my
steadfast policy to keep certain information to myself.
I'm frequently sharing information over at my blog,
but if you don't find info about what you're looking
for there, chances are good it's just one of those things
I don't share.
Alas, no. My patterns and kits are offered for personal
use only, and items made from them should not be sold.
You may of course give them as gifts as often as you
like!
The studio
is painted in River's Edge by Behr. The dining room
is Pensive Sky by Behr. I didn't really keep track of
the other colors of paint I used around the house. It
never occurred to me that anyone would ask! But I am
a pretty spontaneous painter and not very organized
when it comes to this. I buy paint from whatever paint
store I happen to be near when the urge strikes. Sorry!
Unfortunately, unless products are actually listed in
my web shop, they are unavailable for purchase. When
my studio or home is photographed, frequently older
Posie items that are no longer available or items from
my personal collection make it onto the pages of magazines,
books, or into my own blog. These items are generally
one-of-a-kind pieces that I've kept for myself (or were
made from someone else's pattern, which precludes me
selling them) and not available for sale. The bird mobile
was made many years ago from a free pattern found on
the internet. The slippers are a version of ones found
in Erika Knight's book Simple Crochet. The
stuffed animals are from a variety of patterns from
Japanese craft books, magazines, and vintage patterns,
and the embroidered samplers are compiled from various
embroidery books and vintage monograms.
I've purchased lots of things that have been photographed
around my house and in my studio, many of them vintage,
and I don't have source information for those things.
Oftentimes they were gifts, antiques, or I just don't
remember. Sorry!
Sweet Audrey was a purebred Cardigan Welsh corgi, and
her niece, Clover Meadow, is the same. Corgis are fantastic
dogs, but they are not for every household. This
description seems very accurate as far as my own
experience with these dogs is concerned.
Yes. Very.
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