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Erin Dollar

Cotton & Flax pop-up at West Elm Santa Monica

Cotton & Flax at West Elm

I’m looking forward to hosting a pop-up shop at West Elm in Santa Monica this weekend! If you live in LA, stop by the store on Saturday, Nov. 19th to shop all my handmade table top goods, and get ready for entertaining friends and family for Thanksgiving!

Cotton & Flax goods are also stocked at West Elm Palo Alto, LA, San Diego, Costa Mesa, Mill Valley, and Emeryville. If you’re out shopping at West Elm, snap a photo of our goods in the LOCAL section, and tag @cottonandflax on Instagram or Twitter!

West Coast Craft in SF this weekend!

West Coast Craft

I’m thrilled to be back in San Francisco for West Coast Craft, the best showcase of the West Coast design community that’s shoppable, and open to the public! Come get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping, and peruse the best art and design show in California. You’ll find us at Fort Mason Center from 10-6 both Saturday and Sunday. Stop by and say hello!

NY Now 2016 Recap

Cotton & Flax at NY Now 2016I was honored to be invited by Join Design to exhibit my work at NY Now this week! It was an incredible experience, and I was delighted to finally return to New York to meet a new group of retail shop owners, see some familiar faces, and mingle with other designers and see their work in person.

Join Design at NY Now 2016It’s such a treat to have my work displayed alongside so many talented American designers. The Join Design booth is a curated group of emerging designers from the West Coast and beyond, and our work is rooted in craft and collaboration, which makes for a vibrant group.

Cotton & Flax at NY Now 2016More than anything, it’s just wonderful to see my work in relation to other modern designers, and to see how we connect and riff off of one another. Andrew Molleur‘s ceramic work was displayed near my tabletop goods, and the colors and geometric designs were a beautiful compliment to each other’s work.

Join Design at NY Now 2016I really enjoyed getting to know the other designers over the course of the four day show, including Melanie Abrantes, Christine from Materials + Process, Becky from Honey & Bloom, and Meagan from The Granite.

Join Design at NY Now 2016Thank you to all the wonderful shop owners, interior designers, and press who came to say hello during NY Now! I loved meeting you all, and I can’t wait to return to the show next year. Big thanks to JOIN Design for making this beautiful communal booth a reality!

Etsy Up Conference Recap

Erin Dollar at Etsy Up Conference

I was honored to be invited to teach at the EtsyUp conference this week! I spoke on a panel with three other artisans (Jahje Ives of Baby Jives Co., Carolyn Caffelle of The Wishing Elephant, and Cassie Uhl of Zenned Out) about how to harness social media for your business, and taught a class about how to share the story behind your brand on Instagram and Pinterest. It was a whirlwind conference, and I met so many incredible artists and makers in the span of just a few days!

Etsy compiled a recap of the week’s events, if you want to learn more, or sign up to hear about the next conference.

Summer at Cotton & Flax HQ

Inside the creative studio of Cotton & Flax - textile design studio in Los Angeles

It’s been a busy few months at Cotton & Flax, as I moved into a new studio space, and transitioned from my home studio to a shared studio environment. I love the new studio so much – it’s twice the size of my tiny home studio, and I get to see my friends, Keiko, Malachi, and Lisa on a daily basis.

I’ll be sharing a studio tour soon – my friend Jessica was kind enough to come shoot the space on an exceptionally tidy day. Until then, you can see sneak peeks over on Instagram!

Crafter’s Box Pop-Up

DIY Block printed table runner

In case you missed out on my online block printing class when it was available through The Crafter’s Box, it’s available today only through their official pop-up shop! Visit the Crafter’s Box pop-up shop to get exclusive access to my workshop. You’ll receive everything you need to create your own block printed table runner like the one above, and the materials are high-quality, so you’ll be able to reuse the tools for future projects.

Act quickly, because the pop-up shop is one day only! If you’ve created a block printed project after taking an online workshop with me, tag me on Instagram – I’d love to see what you’ve made!