350 Project Art Payment and Pick up

The 350 Project art work has been dismantled. We are delighted by the outcome and the response from the Zinnia art world. We will be making a donation to the 350 Project Organization. The exact amount has not been totaled because we still have artwork and need to determine who and what art work will remain for sale and what will be picked up.

So here is where I need your help. If you submitted any artwork please contact us so we can pay you for art sold and return any unsold art back to you. The artist will receive $14 from each panel sold during the length of the event.

Payment to the artist will be made in cash. We are offering a store credit as payment to anyone who is interested, instead of the cash. It's just an option. Payment will be made in the manner that works for you. The credit idea was suggested by Carol one of the participating artists who stopped by today. The only exception is that the store credit can not be used to purchase any handmade goods.

We ask that you contact us as soon as possible to pick up your panels. With the Holidays around the corner it will be too hectic to keep track of each individual panel. Your help with this is needed and appreciated.

Any unsold art panels will be displayed in the classroom for a short time. After that it is up to the artist to pick up their art. It will be impossible to keep the artwork at the store and keep tabs of the panels. You can also decide to have your art hang in the classroom. How long the art panels will be displayed has not yet been determined.

I hope that I didn't make this too confusing. If you have any questions regarding this please call the store: 626-441-2181 or you can email me directly at: sukimoonpie@gmail.com

Thanks again from all of us at Zinnia; Tamara, Joey, Paul and myself. Mother Earth says thanks too.

After hours

Thanks to Jennifer for sharing these pictures of her son and Alley with us. This is what Alley does after hours... entertains the foot traffic on Mission Street. We trained her to do that when we first got her. Ha Ha.

Sunday's workshop at Zinnia.

Home Sweet Home

With Lisa Guerin
Sunday, November 8th

12 - 3
$65.00

Working with little board books we will

build houses

and then use them to tell a story.

Please call the store by Friday 6pm

to sign up for the class

Lisa Guerin is coming to town

Lisa will be at Zinnia this weekend on Sunday. She will be teaching her 'Home Sweet Home' workshop. I am kicking myself for not taking a picture of the sample we have at the store. (Perhaps less pictures of the cat, nah.) I will try to sneak away from my 'real job' and get a picture to share. I met Lisa a while back and I am excited that she's back. I am actually considering taking the class but not sure if I can work it into my weekend. She's a hoot and will see what I can work out.
If you are interested in taking this class please do not hesitate to call the store (626.441.2181) and sign up. Lisa has a long drive and we would like to confirm her class by the end of the week.

P.S.: There is an article in the latest Where Women Create that features Lisa. Check it out!

Random Thought of the Week

I'm convinced that if I had a children I would drive them crazy taking pictures of them all the time. I am not going to say Pageant Mom but insane in the same way. My apologizes to any pageant moms that might read this.

Okay so aside from Alley, I have two kittys of my own at home. Miko and Louie. Both rescues, both adorable and both about a year and a half old. They came to live with me when they were 5 weeks old. Aaaaaahhhh!Louie is a bit more needy than Miko and I think it's because he was pretty sickly when I got him and I had to bottle feed him and basically hand-raised him. Miko could careless about just anything, I swear if she spoke English she probably cusses me out and refers to me as 'feeder-person'. I actually think that in Cat world she is a super model and she has a bad attitude there too. All that to say that they are both my kids, my companions and my friends. I have almost convinced myself several times to bring Alley home with me so she can play with them... but then I think better and don't.
Last night while I was watching Californication and Dexter I was making more sock kitties. My two beloved friends decided to snuggle up next to me. I couldn't help it but to take a few pictures. What do you think? Pretty adorable huh?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Halloween Sale!
50% off our
Halloween merchandise.
(Excludes handmade items)

Don't miss out.
We will be packing this stuff up
and setting up Christmas.


Reminder: Zinnia will close at 3pm
on Saturday, October 31st.
Hey we want candy too.

This cat is crazy. She found a box full of what us humans call, 'trash' but in cat-lingo it's called 'toys'. I love how she can entertain herself with anything and yet is so friendly an cuddly. She surprises everyone when she actually plays fetch and like a good dog, brings the ball back. Alley has been quite mischievous lately, Tamara likes to say that she's a teenager so she is misbehaving. Yeah, misbehaving. Ha! Last week a REALLY good friend of Tamara's came to the store unfortunately wearing a long dress. Alley ' misbehaved and jumped on her dress... while she was wearing it. OUCH!! Sorry Jill. She's a teenager.
She has destroyed rolls of paper towels and toilet paper. She figured out that the register prints a receipt so she sit on the counter waiting for it so she can snag it. Little misbehaving thief... has stolen the hearts of many and we love her for that.