Is it really almost 2010?!

Wow wow wow, it's nearing the end of the year. Can't believe it! Why is it when you're a child, time seems to go by soooooo slooooow, but once you hit adulthood, it's like bam, bam, bam! Craziness.

Anyways, so there's quite a few new things happening in December for Unbound! First off, a new design for December has been released!! The "Conformity" design is pretty straight forward to say the least. Everybody is different, so why not embrace it and learn from it, instead of letting our fear get the best of us and neglecting it? This is one of my favorite designs, not only because it is simple and straight to the point, but it has a strong message behind it.

Secondly, there will be a holiday sale that will be going on from December 13th to January 2nd. One dollar from each shirt sold will also be going to the Toys for Tots Atlanta charity drive to provide toys for needy children this holiday season.

To receive 15% off your purchase, type in the discount code on check out: TOYS4TOTS

Thirdly, I have switched over to begin printing on Tultex fashion tees. Tultex is 100% ringspun cotton and is also has a MUCH softer feel. The cut of the shirt is a bit more fitted than regular tees, which gives it a more fashionable look. Sizing is still the same, however, if you want your shirt to be a little looser, I would recommend ordering a size up.

NOTE: All NEW designs from now on will be printed on Tultex, but the older designs have not been switched over yet.

Custom screen printed tags have also been added, so no more annoying neck tags (I always hate those!).

*Takes a deep breath* So, that's about it! Click here to check out the store! Check out the pics below :)

Unbound's First Black Friday Sale!

Come check it out! One day only!!
Link to store

Ok wow.

Sorry for sucking at updating my blog. A lot has been going on lately and it's been a little crazy trying to keep up!

Atlanta Pride went quite well! The response was a lot larger and I had a chance to really connect with people this time and even made some new friends :) . It was great to see people's smiles and hear people's comments when they came into the tent to check out the shirts. Even people who walk by and took a step back to read a shirt, then giggle. I loved it! Saturday was pretty yucky since it rained half the day, so the crowds were a bit smaller, but Sunday was beautiful day, so the park was jam packed with people everywhere lol. My booth neighbors were pretty cool too, which was a plus. They actually ended up buying some shirts from me at the end of the day too, hehe. So, thank you, Heidi and Ben, for your support! Pictures of the event can be found on the Unbound fan page on Facebook, so check it out if you have a chance.

In other unrelated news, I got a doggie :) I've been thinking of getting one for the past couple of months and just felt it was the right time. 6 months ago I had to put down my Yorkie of 15 1/2 years. He was the first animal I ever had and it was incredibly tough to let him go, but I know it was only for the best. He had a long and spoiled life full of love and great food lol. But anyways, I really missed having the companionship of a dog. Cats are cool (I have one too), but they're just too independent sometimes and you can't exactly take them for a walk at the park. So, me and my fav went to the pound and found an adorable, sweet Dalmation/Pitbull mix and immediately knew she was the one. She was listed as a stray which was hard to believe because she was super smart and seemed to be already house trained. Her and my cat are slowly becoming buddies, so that's a huge plus. That was something I was a bit worried about since the dog is like 10 times my kitteh's size lol. I also think she has a size complex cuz she really likes sleeping in the cat's bed as you can see in the pic above. You can see my cat behind her like "WTF, that's mine!", hahaha. That's one of the main updates in my life.

As for updates on Unbound... I have a surprise for December coming up that will be revealed at the beginning of the month. The holidays are coming up and so is Black Friday :) ... I've got some ideas floating around, so stay tuned! I think that about sums up the main parts, however, I'll try better next time to update more often =P

Have a good night!

Soooo... Halloween is around the corner, which means, Atlanta Pride is coming up! Which means, I have another show to go to!! I know I haven't blogged much about it but it was sort of a last minute thing. I got lucky and was able to sign up for a spot as a vendor. This year's pride will be located back at Piedmont park as opposed to last year, which I heard was in some venue parking lot. I didn't get to go last year, but from what I heard, it wasn't the greatest, so I think the Pride committee and Piedmont park finally came to a compromise to have it during Halloween. It'll be nice because people won't be passing out this time from the heat lol. Anyways, here's the link.

I'm super stoked about this one since it'll be a local show and a lot of people I know will be going! Halloween is always an interesting holiday. Of course the fun part is going out to find a costume and eat candy until your teeth rot out. I was at one of those Halloween stores with my fav and found this costume:

Hahahaha! Aside from the dude dressed as a Baywatch babe that needs a serious bikini wax, the name of the costume itself was pretty hilarious. They had some other "adult" ones as they call it. Another I saw was of a plug and an electric socket. Obviously this would be for a couple (guy and girl none-the-less), but guess who was pictured as the plug? Yup... typical, haha. I was thinking of getting the outfits and being the plug and wearing it in my booth, but then I realized my plug would probably be too big to fit in the booth, haha! Get it? My plug too big? Hahahaha! I know I'm lame, so! But yeah, back to what I was saying. I ended up getting this kick ass hat that I'm gonna wear during the show. It's going to be super festive, you just wait and see! Other than that, it was fun and a total adventure.

Alright. I'm getting sleepy, must go beddy bye, so peace!

Orlando Pride

Just arrived back from Orlando this morning at 4 am. I think if it wasn't for the Red Bull and Mountain Dew, we would've definitely not made it. The drive down was not too bad, but once we saw the hotel we booked, it was clear that we would pay money NOT to stay there lol I'm not going to name the hotel but lets just say it wasn't in the best part of town and the fountain they had out front was green. Enough said.

Anyways, I'd have to say my first show was a great experience! The turnout was pretty good even though it rained at one point. But I got tons of positive feedback and people seemed to love the concept behind Unbound. There was 3 of us holding down the fort, so it wasn't too bad when we were bombarded lol (btw, thanks guys, you two were awesome!!!!). I always love going to pride because of all the interesting people you run into as well as the diversity (of course) that you experience. Everyone is so friendly and just out to have a great time. I also had a free raffle going on which attracted tons of people, so many that I ran out of contest slips!

As you can see from the photos, the booth turned out quite nice for us not having a previous plan lol. Set up was exhausting since it was like 90 degrees and two of us were wearing jeans! What the hell were we thinking, right?? So there was a lot of sweating and maybe some heat stroke, but thank God we had some water! I think everyone was secretly celebrating when it started raining because at least it gave us some time to breath and not suffocate to death lol. For all the people we got to meet: thank you so much for all your supporting words and encouragement.

This is just the beginning and I'm so excited for what's to come in the near future :)

In other news, I just signed up to be a vendor at Atlanta Pride, which is 2 weeks away. It'll be nice to have a local show and network in my city. Looking forward to that, so if any of you are going, come see me!!

Man oh man.

Okay, so as you all know, Come Out with Pride is on October 11th, which means I have approximately 10 days to get ready for the show!!!! I'm so freaking excited and anxious. My banner arrived on Monday and it turned out really nice considering I used an online company. If you ever need any banners, I'd definitely recommend them: www.halfpricebanners.com, they did an excellent job on mine and the shipping was super fast.

As far as the details go, I still have quite a bit to do. Being the genius that I am, I ordered bags with no handles on them, so I'm spending time making handles for my bags along with some tags to go along with it (hey that rhymed)... it's a party let me tell you. I've mapped out how I want my booth to look and made some sketches, so all I need to do is start practice setting up. I've been reading a lot online about what to expect and preparing for craftshows/festivals and it's definitely helped out a lot in terms of planning, items to bring, booth set up, and most importantly, customer service :)

Anyways, enough of all this boring stuff. If you all have not heard, a couple weeks ago, there was some serious flooding that went on in the South. Atlanta and its surrounding areas were hit pretty hard. I remember driving home from work and having to turn around 3 times because of blocked roads due to flooding. It was crazy! I live near the Chattahoochee river and the park near the back of my neighborhood was almost completely underwater. Scary stuff I tell you. I got lucky that it stopped there though. Some people in other counties were not so lucky. A lot had to evacuate by boat because their house was completely flooded. Schools were shut down for a couple weeks for clean up and a lot of people couldn't go to work cuz they couldn't get out of their neighborhoods lol. Out of the years of living here, I have never seen flooding to this extent. I was almost compelled to invest in a raft of some sort, but thank goodness the storms have calmed down and the water levels are back to normal.

Okay, I think I've written enough for tonight. It's dream time... peace!

MJ Tribute

Just watched the tribute Janet Jackson did for her brother, MJ. It gave me chills just watching it cuz it was that amazing! What a way to pay a tribute and show her love for him. Here's the link if you haven't seen it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGEsXb-3xn0

If you look closely, you can even see some women in suits dancing... awesome. Haha. I've always loved MJ and his music. It's sad that celebrities get crucified for being different or when they have to deal with emotional turmoil. We are all human, nonetheless, and being famous is not an exception. Regardless of what anybody says, I believe that Michael Jackson was one of the greatest performers that ever lived. May his music and spirit live on and people remember him for the talented, kind and generous person he was.

Much love to you MJ!