Recap of the Creative, Inc. Book Tour

Were finally done with our Creative, Inc. book tour! Thank yous all around to everyone that came to the events, as well as to the wonderful hosts and sponsors. We had a great time. If you didnt make it, heres what you missed: Stop #1: September 9 at Candystore Collective in San Francisco. (photos by Matt Edge) It was awesome to kick off the book tour in the Bay Area--one, because I live here and two, because Chronicle Books, our publisher, is based in San Francisco. I didnt get to taste any of the cupcakes from Mission Minis only because I tend to get stuff stuck in my teeth all the time, but I heard they were delicious. From all the excitement preparing for the book party, Joy and I actually forgot to eat dinner that night! Stop #2: September 16 at Urbanic in Venice,CA. (photos by Charley Star) The second event was at one of favorite stationery shops, Urbanic. Learning our lessons from the previous event, Joy and I made sure we ate dinner ahead of time at Gjelina (joined by my husband, Marvin and my two kids). I also figured out a way to eat without getting it on my front teeth, so I was able to enjoy the treats from Bakelab. (But I still havent figured out how not to get crumbs all over my clothes.) We also got a bunch more garland from Confetti System--the outdoor space looked amazing! We met so many talented artists and designers at the event, most of whom Ive only known through their website or twitter handle. I wasnt sure what it was going to be like bringing my kids (4 and 8-years old) to a book signing, but they seemed to be behaved...well, aside from the time that my son put me in a chokehold and played with my hair while I was signing a book. Otherwise, I think he was perfectly behaved. Stop #3: October 7 at Michele Varian in New York. (photos by Karen Wise and Joan Cuenco) We were really worried that it was going to rain--but it ended being a sunny day and a perfect evening for a party. We were really amazed by the 300-person turnout and alleged sightings of Helen Mirren at the event. (If anyone can confirm or deny this, please let us know.) I honestly think Dame Mirren is very interested in learning about freelancing. The treats by Maris New York were awesome, so awesome I filled my pockets with leftover Caramel Sea Salt brownies at the end of the night. (Im classy like that.) If I had bigger pockets I probably wouldve also taken the empty wine bottles from Jaqk just because the bottle design was so well done. And It was good to finally meet Joys mom and brother, too. I love that her mom looked at me and said: "You could be sisters!"