New Name . . . New Era

After much consideration and being unhappy with my previous name of three years (Radical & Retro) ... I have finally made the decision to change the name of my business to The Funky Monkey Shoppe.

When I began Radical & Retro I was intending on making repurposed clothing and taking items from the past and recycling them into useful radical things of today. Well this just never materialized and I went down another path and became a "Sock Artist" making sock monkeys, cell phone cases, Sockits, Owlpods, pillows and loads of other fun items. So I have decided to change the name of my business to The Funky Monkey Shoppe - besides I can still put the "fun" in "funky" which has been my slogan all along.

Please note my Etsy shop name will change to The Funky Monkey Shoppe but the log in will still remain http://www.radicalandretro.etsy.com/ due to the fact that we are not allowed to change the username.

I am excited to start using my new name and I feel good knowing that it reflects the items I make.

A Fresh Start

Well it's a new year and so I have given my blog a new look and a new name.

Hopefully I have finally settled on Radical & Retro for my business name, well at least for now anyway. I even have made myself a logo:Unfortunately new starts sometimes come with a few glitches. Like I lost my link to my etsy store and my flickr account and can't remember how to add them in.

So if anyone can help with that please let me know.

I have also been busy trying to make some new items, especially since it is a slow time for craft shows right now. I have been putting new things on my Etsy site. http://www.radicalandretro.etsy.com so check it out if you get a chance.

My new year's resolution is to try to update my blog a little more often than I have in the past and share more on where I am and what I am doing.