Craftacular - this weekend!

In addition to the Downtown Market this Saturday in Appleton I will also be heading down to Madison for the 7th annual Craftacular. It is an amazing show for sure! I always end up meeting great people and getting a few new things for myself there! The first 50 shoppers will be getting a goodie bag too!

Sunday July 24th from 10-5

East Side Club

3735 Monona Drive

Madison, WI

2 shows this weekend!

Wow - I have 2 shows again this weekend! Yikes! Tomorrow (Saturday July 14th) I will be a the Downtown Appleton Market from 8-12:30

And then Sunday I will be in Madison at the summer Craftacular.....the first 50 shoppers are getting crazy goodie bags - so get there early!

Wish me luck!

Madison Show - This Weekend!

The Craftacular is this weekend! I am so excited. It is from 10-4 Saturday April 24th at the High Noon on Washington St in Madison, WI.

I will be there so will about 20 other local crafters - for a full listing of vendors check out

www.glitterworkshop.com

The first 25 customers will also get a fun swag-bag full of goodies. Hope to see you there!

~*~Spring Fling Craftacular~*~

I have GREAT news!

There is going to be a Spring Craftacular in Madison! Oh happy day.

It will be Saturday April 24th, 10-4 at the High Noon in Madison.

I am so very excited to be there this spring. I am working on new cuff bracelets (they are BEAUTIFUL!) and about a million headbands including a new style. I hope to see you there. If you would like to help sponsor the event & have your info on all the goodies & ads thru Madison or would like more details see here: www.glitterworkshop.com

Booth Set Up

So I had a large space at the show this weekend......it came with lights & a table - so I didn't have to lug mine own in! Yippee!! So here is my sprawled out space....I think the show went pretty well. The bookmarks did well, but I was surprised the initial pendants didn't - you just never know. As you can see the show was at a bar - it sounds crazy I know - but it is a great one...the bar is nice & clean & open....they serve food & drinks during the show so people come & stay for quite a while.....

Have a great night everyone.

I will have an apron tutorial to show you soon - the apron is made, the photos are taken I just need to sit down & type up the how-tos...

Craftacular

So, the Craftacular is a few short days away......here is the shows site with directions and links to the vendors.

www.craftacular.glitterworkshop.com

There are amazing gift-bags going out to the first 25 people - with hair clips, earring, treats and other goodies donated by the artists & the local community.

I hope to see you there. I will have my classic goods such as - fabric headbands, little onesies and handstamped jewelry and will also have new hair clips & rings, skinny headbands, new stamped bracelets & pendant style and book marks.

Fun New Project- Book Marks!

So I have been trying to make new projects lately - expand myself a bit......anyways I had wanted to make cute bookmarks - so here they are! Technically they are "book thongs". They have waxed cotton cording so they don't slip out of the book and each has a fun handstamped piece on it as well as glass beads. They will be making their debut at the Craftacular which is just 1 short week away........ They would make great little Valentine gifts for any reader - maybe with a gift card for the bookstore??

New Pendant & Bracelet Sneak Preview

Here is a little peak at a couple of new projects I have been working on. There are new stamped bracelets that I am loving - the one I have on is copper & has the word PEACE on it and it is about 1/2" in size.

The pendants are all initials and remind me of typewriter keys or wax stampings.

I will have both of these at the Craftacular on February 13th.

Craftacular Goodie Bag

So for the Craftacular show the first 25 shoppers will get a goodie bag filled with all sorts of fun. Here is my goodie for the bags - I made flower suckers. I think they turned out pretty cute. I used my mom's scrapbook paper (thanks mom) and last night Audrey & I cut up a bunch of flowers with my Sizzix machine - I forget how much fun that thing is to use.

I attached my business card to them as the leaf.

I am also planning on making these for Audrey's preschool for Valentines Day . I think I will get a planter & put floral foam in it & then stick the "flowers" in it.

Busy Bee - Fresh & New!

Well, I've been a busy bee lately.....I have been getting ready for the Valentine Craftacular in Madison on February 13th (more info & pics on that later). I have a couple of new bracelet styles and new skinny headbands (they are my new love). There are also new hair clips & rings. There are stylin' new girl onesies in the works as well as book marks & plant pokes/markers. If only sleep wasn't so important I might have a shot at getting my to-do list done! HA!

In addition to my new goodies I also have new display cards and shop banner(see photo) that were designed by http://www.juliehoogdesigns.etsy.com/ she has been so nice & helpful to work with.

And for cooking news - I have had some really GOOD LUCK with recipes lately! I will be posting more keepers soon (and they are really good!)

The Show in Review

Well the Craftacular is all over....it was great! I had a blast, sold my goodies and bought a new purse and a few Christmas gifts & decorations. What a lovely day!

Here is a photo of my display (the scarves are cut off). I thought it was pink & fun!

I had a great day - thank you to all who came down

Off the list

Wow, I can cross making my collage magnets off my to-do list! Can you even believe it? I have had these sheets printed out for quite some time just sitting there waiting to be made. I was going to stick them onto magnetic sheets & then modge-podge them & then wait days for them to dry. But then my mom said, hey you have a laminator, why don't you put pretty paper on the back of them & laminate them instead. Wow - what a great idea! Until I went to go get laminating sheets.....they were all gone. I happened to order more from a fun mail-order catalog & they came this past week.

So tonight I really wanted to get something done, but wasn't really in the mood to paint onesies, or to sew any. I finished my book last night so tonight I made magnets! Finally! I love how rich to colors got once I laminated them & I have holiday & everyday magnets. The Holiday ones have festive paper on the back even.

I got 50 (yes, fifty) of them made tonight, just in time for the Craftacular. I also happen to have a neat metal ladder type thing in my random displays.....I just need to paint it white.

Have a great Monday!!

Craftacular

Yippee! I received wonderful news that I have been accepted into the Craftacular this winter.

It is hosted by Naomi of www.glitterworkshop.com stop by & check out her blog & shop!

The show is at the Masonic Temple in Madison...

Hope to see you there!