Is it Friday yet??

Day 4 of Quinnie in Charge and things are going swimmingly.   I can say that because we all know how my little foray in the pool went (for those of you new to my blog you can read about it if you like click here to read about me and pools  if  not, let’s just say it was not a good time) Which brings me back to my original point: it is going swimmingly.  

Simon is being, and pardon my French, a butt!  How the boss gets him to do his job is beyond me.  I know part of it is when Simon is naughty he will get on the boss’ lap and purr and all is forgiven… what an apple polisher!  Do I get that?  NOOOOO.  When I yell at him to stop sharpening his claws on me,  in direct violation of company policy I might add, he just puffs out is tail, hops sideways at me hisses and runs off.  No respect.  Poor Bilbo, our senior mascot… and when I say senior I mean it… that old dog is deaf as a doornail. Simon ran off with half of his biscuit, When I yelled at Simon he ran faster! 

Not only that, but the orders are coming in so fast I can barely keep up! I have not had ANY time to practice my latest pose I am working on for my eventual, inevitable Fons and Porter cover.  How can I be famous when I have to print shipping labels and prepare orders!  Do you have any idea how hard it is to lick an envelope when your elbows don’t bend? Seriously!!

Ahh, for the good old days of photo shoots and standing by the water cooler.  This running a business is not for me!  Hurry up and get home boss!  We miss you… and Simon is a butt (again sorry for the course language)

Would love to chat more, but I have way too much to do… SIMON!!!! STOP THAT!   Grrrr….

Q

And Q is in Charge!

I knew I was destined for greatness!  The boss left for business for a week and put me in charge while she is gone.  She knows a leader when she sees one!  I have already implemented new changes to the studio.  Boy will she be surprised.  Effective immediately the following changes are to take place in StudioCalvin:

1)      All Textile Display Specialists (TDSs) employed by StudioCalvin are to be addressed by their title” TDS Quinnie” for example.

2)       Absolutely NO studio Mascots…Simon… will be allowed to sharpen their claws on any TDS at any time.

3)      Friday will no longer be classified as casual Friday; from now on it will be jammie day.  Now that will be cozy!

4)      There is no # 4.

5)      TDS Quinnie will be placed in charge of all display technicians, including but not limited to display hands, jewelry trees, and any other employee used to display StudioCalvin wares.  As Such TDS Quinnie is hereby promoted to Chief Textile Display Specialist (CTDS) with all rights and privileges accorded. (I toyed with the title Senior Textile Display Specialist, but thought better of it)

I am positive these changes will greatly enhance the moral of every employee of StudioCalvin.

I wonder if the boss will let me have a desk in her new office.  I would think as Chief TDS I would rate a desk.  If only my legs would bend into a sitting position.  Oh well It is the thought that counts.

Edgar and I are still going strong, although it is the time of year that he works the longest, so I won’t get to see him much until October.  That’s the drawback to dating a agricultural vermin deterrent engineer.

OK I need to get back to work, The Studio mascots are all asleep on the job I need to go wake ‘em up.

Until next time!

Q

What a perfect time for flowers...

Back in the saddle again.  Hi everybody!  Well I just finished wintering in Bermuda!  ... ok well so it was actually the basement.  But I am back now Spring is here and a ton of things have happened since I last blogged.
 I now have my own Room!  I was doing such a great job that the boss felt I deserved my own personal space.  Some people call in a closet, but they are just jealous.  It is mine and I have made it Fabulous!



OK where to begin... We have a new studio mascot.  His name is Simon.  The boss thinks he is way cute... But I have had some experience with cats. I can tell his goal is to one day have the studio renamed... yep, Studio Simon.  He is not cute.  Even the Zombies won't mess with him...  Here he is attacking a fabric flower prototype. 












Teen has embarked on a new career, and is someplace in South Carolina learning to march.  What ever that means.  I don't fully understand what she is doing, but she gets to wear really cool  camo clothes. :)

Studio Calvin (or is it Simon?) continues to evolve.  The boss is getting customers world wide now and is starting to struggle to keep up with the orders.  I keep telling her I can help, but she tells me I have more important textile display specialist things to do.  Apparently standing around looking good is a full time job!



OH OH OH!! The Boss is about to be published in a magazine!  How very exciting.   I was hoping it was vogue or Fons and Porter so she could get me an in for a my dream of making the cover... But this is just as good, she has designed easy to make fabric flowers and Quilting Arts Gifts has picked up the article.  It will be out in July.  We just boxed up 2 dozen flowers and the instructional DVD to send to them.  Here is a sneak peak of what the flowers look like. )  Hee Hee but not the ones we shipped, You'll have to get the magazine to see those.


OK I need to fulfill my contractual agreement and put in a plug for the boss.  She has placed all her Batik and Tie dye fabric on sale.  Just $2.50 a yard.  Check it out here!

Later!  Q