Finally Time

I finally have some time to post something here. Last weekend I was at the Santa's Stocking Craft Bazaar, and I had a lot of fun! I felt like the show met my expectations as far as sales, and I still have a lot left over, so I may do another craft show in December.

Here are some pictures of my booth set up:

Nothing super special, but I think that I had everything laid out so it was easy to look at.
I was right next to a great vegan baked goods company, so I had to buy a few things, which were "delicious" according to my daughter (who turned two on Oct. 28th!!).

Close up shots of some of my earrings, I got a lot of compliments about the antler earrings!

Now that the show is over with, I've had some more time to get online, look at Etsy, and I just saw this great treasury on the front page:

'Hello Fun Gifts! - Christmas Beach Vibes' by pebblecreekcandles

Seashore Love - Key Hol... GiftsandStars $114.00	Aqua Blue Fun Stamped G... MyCardCupboard $2.50	Fox Christmas ornaments... oneeyeddog $25.00	Screen Printed Organic ... ohlittlerabbit $8.00
Embroidery Hoop Wall Ar... AthenaandEugen... $20.00	Adorable Vintage POLKA ... BabyshkasAttic $12.00	Crochet sculpture - blo... ulani $40.00	Turquoise Ombre Charm B... SeashoreLove $36.00
NOEL, Christmas decorat... seasawsign $79.00	CARDHOLDER 01 / caramel... BlackbirdAndTh... $15.00	thanksgiving favor boxe... greenbugmarket... $12.00	BEACH, OOAK license pla... UniquePl8z $30.00
Cute cerulean blue whal... misala $24.90	Found Feathers Archival... amberalexander $20.00	Nautical Christmas Bea... MeetMeByeTheSe... $42.95	Blue Chalcedony Earring... karinagracejew... $44.00

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This treasury reminds me of some of my favorite things: my city, and favorite holiday! I hope you have a great weekend!

Busy, Busy Time!

I've been trying to find the time to get some jewelry and other things created, for applying to the art show I plan to attend in November.

 Between my little girl starting to teeth again and not want to sleep, and getting our house fixed up some, I haven't had much time to make anything, or post anything here.

This weekend, however, I was finally able to make some things! The show is a "Santa's Stocking" bazaar, so I thought I would also take a picture of some ornaments I made last year for the holiday season:

This year I made some holiday themed drawings and turned them into gift tags (not finished yet), and greeting cards (not pictured):

I finished the necklaces I have been working on:

And the rings that match some of them:

And then this weekend I made some stud earrings, some of which go with the rings/necklaces:

I also finished up some cane earrings to match the cuff I made:

I still have a ton to do but it has been great getting back into the swing of creating every day. I've set a goal to have everything finished up by the end of September so I can relax and enjoy October and my little girl's second birthday right before the show.

Although I haven't been blogging much, it has been nice to read all of the other blogs for some art inspiration at the end of each day! I also found a great article with pictures of some cool attic transformations, linked from mental_floss. You should check out both mental_floss magazine's blog and this article on the Amazing Attic Transformations.

P.S. - I've also been watching the Olympics, and recording some of it for my little girl to watch. She loved the gymnastics, especially Gabby Douglas, who is originally from our city. I loved hearing her scream "Whoa!" while watching.