1. How did The Cosmic Fun Palace start?
I suppose it really started a few years ago, when my niece Miss V and I took a jewelry-making class together. After the class I began looking at all sorts of beads, charms and other small items in a new light, considering their potential to become earrings. Around the same time we had a lot of little plastic toys hanging around the house, and I got the idea to make some of those into earrings. Miss V loved them. So did a lot of other people on Etsy.
2. What type of things do you make?
Just what our slogan says: fun and funky accessories for the discriminating geek. We make earrings, pins, tie tacks, cufflinks and necklaces with a geeky/pop culture vibe. We prefer to make jewelry that’s fun, the kind that makes people smile when they catch sight of it. I also make handmade greeting cards, mostly from found art and origami models.
3. What is your inspiration?
Geeks! Geeks are awesome. They’re unabashedly passionate and enthusiastic about the things they love and want to share that passion with others. They’re smart, they have a great sense of humor and they don’t take themselves too seriously. Plus, they run the world.
4. Where can we find your stuff (other than at our market)?
Oh, SO glad you asked. http://cosmicfunpalace.etsy.com is our presence on the Web. And, of course, if you happen to find your way to our workshop — that free-floating techno-magical bubble hovering over the Puget Sound — you’re welcome to buy direct from the source.
5. What are your social media properties and where can we find them?
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cosmic-Fun-Palace/79578900287
Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicfunpalace
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/cosmicfunpalace
I, Soozcat, also run a personal blog called Confessions of a Laundry Faerie where I sometimes display sneak previews of new items for sale.
6. Any other question you can think of that people might want to know about?
Q: Is there an ATM close to Occidental Park?
A: Why yes, yes there is! If you are smitten with our stuff and must have it for your very own, you might want to stop by the ATM first, as we aren’t yet set up to accept credit cards in person (if you just gotta use the plastic, we happily accept credit card payments through PayPal on Etsy).