Art in the Park 2010

So excited! got my space assignment for Art in the Park this year, I got the same Spot as last year #388 it was good luck for me last year, hopefully it will be the same this year. I've been crazy busy making sure I have lots of inventory and some brand new items that will debut at Art in the Park. so come early :)

Craft show Alert

we are just days away! The Las Vegas Crafters Guild craft show is this weekend! Friday and Saturday at Lukes Lutheran Church. Don't miss it, see you there!


Friday June 25th : 10 AM - 5 PM

Saturday June 26th : 10 AM - 4 PM

Lukes Lutheran Church

8200 West Sahara

Las Vegas Nevada

New canvas Frame design

I've had some new things in the works now for a couple of weeks, and finally getting some pictures taken. Here is a picture of my Retro Family Tree canvas picture frame.

I will be participating in several Local craft shows in the upcoming months and will have my new designs on display.

UNLV Festival of Communities April 17th 2010

May 1st-3rd 2010 Boulder City Spring jamboree

I have an excuse...?

I have been busy updating our Show & Tell Crafters Market blog preparing for our upcoming craft show this weekend. We have changed locations for this show, and although I think it is going to be FABULOUS, it is always more work to "start over". Go check out our blog, and stop by the show :)

November 13th * Saturday November 14th * Sunday, November 15th, 2009Show Times:

Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 9 am – 5 pm Sunday 9 am – 4 pm

Westland Fair Shopping Center, 4463 W. Charleston, Suite 21

Lowes and Wal Mart Shopping Center on the corner of Charleston and Decatur.

30+ Talented Crafters and Artisans will display their hand crafted products at a unique craft show experience.Shop with all of our vendors and only pay once at our central check out. All Major credit cards accepted.

Custom Orders,Craft Shows, and Sick Kids.........

Don't work well together. This past couple of weeks have been INSANE!! IT is so funny that when you start to get all the things you wish for...you want it to slow down.

I did Art in the Park Craft Show two weeks ago in Boulder City.the weather was WINDY! The crowds seemed to be down,but it was a great show as always :) I spent the entire week before completing orders from the Candy Dance Craft Show, So even staying up morning, noon, and night I still did not have time to get much more inventory done So......... I took prepped canvas, and my paints,and did custom orders right there at the show! Wow was that a lot of work,but it was fun.

Here are some pictures of my booth

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For the past two weeks I have been "slowly" working to get ready for the Village Venture Craft Faire in California next weekend.Sabrina just went back to school today,she has been sick since Sunday. I have been trying to take it easy,fighting a not so great feeling myself. Even through all of this I have been coming up with some new canvas frame ideas that I will be unveiling at the California show...... but I will give you a sneak peak in a couple of days :)

Home Sweet Beautiful,Fabulous,Relaxing Home

Did I mention I am happy to be home?


So I have fallen off the face of the earth for a bit so let me get you updated :)

I just got home from the Candy Dance Craft Faire, I had a Fabulous weekend.I saw a lot of old friends,it is amazing how my craft buddies become extended family, I think Sabrina has more new friends than I do. We got soo lucky and two of our neighbors also brought their young kids.

Sabrina did great all weekend, I am so proud of her,being a craft show kid is not always an easy job (especially for a four year old) there is a lot of sitting still involved :)

Here is a picture of my booth. I was in the same space as last year,but somehow this year I got a tree in my front door, I was worried at first,but it didn't seem to make a difference.

I can't take Sabrina to a craft show without getting her face painted, She was a happy camper and spent a lot of time going to visit Squeaky the clown.


Being my child,Sabrina has found her entrepreneurial spirit,and deiced she was also going to have a "sale." During set-up she sold grass leaves...yes I said grass leaves, and she sold 4!!!!! here is a picture of her and her first customers Rachel and Kelly of The Urge to Adorn. We met them last year, the sell Awesome belt buckles check out their website.

Sabrina Also signed her first autograph this weekend, it was sooo cute, a lady asked her if it was her on the sign and asked for her autograph,she probably regreted it after (four years old don't write fast)

So now I am back home and Faced with the reality that I have about 30 orders to fill in four days AND get more inventory ready for Art in the Park this weekend. Wish me luck.

No rest for the Wicked.........

ooops I mean weary :)

I am STILL so tired from the Harvest Festival, I know it does not sound like work,but standing on your feet and smiling all day is tough.

I had sooo much fun, it was a great time hanging out with my friends and meeting some new ones BUT,,, My favorite part was all of my ETSY peeps who came out to meet me. I felt like a mini celebrity :) I know I stalk the shop local section,but it was so fun to see how many people follow my work.

Now I am back to reality,and I have orders to get done (no complaints here).

Yesterday I received my space assignment for Art in the part craft show in Boulder city. I got an AWESOME space # 388 (across from the stage)it has shade most of the day :) So for those of you that I talked to this weekend your orders will be ready for pick up at the show.

If you would like a custom frame contact me with the details and I can have it ready for you at Art in the park. I can also take your orders at the show and ship your holiday gifts, $8.00 any size frame,4.50 any additional frame to the same address.

Anatomy of a Toddler Hat

I have been Sewing like crazy the past couple of days. I have made 68.....yes I said 68 Toddler hats. I took pictures so you can see all the "fun" steps to making a toddler hat.

NOT DONE YET!

All of these cute hats will be at the Harvest Festival craft show this weekend. See you there

My Fall 2009 Craft Show Schedule

Hope to see you at a show this Fall!

I might be adding a few more to the list

New Canvas Picture Frames

I have been working on some new frames between getting my orders finished. I am full steam ahead getting LOTS of new inventory for my fall craft shows. I will have my show schedule out soon.

Here are some pictures of three new frames that will be listed in my ETSY shop today.

I thought this one would be so cute with the brothers names on it.

Spring Jamboree Set-up

I spent this morning getting set-up for the Spring Jamboree craft show. Th weather was so beautiful, I LOVE Boulder City. I took some pictures of my booth before we got all set up, I will have to take more in the morning of my finished booth. It should be a fun weekend.

Better Late than Never

I participated in the Festival of Communities at UNLV this past week. It was not the best show for crafters,but I made some sales and had a great time, One of my best friends came out that I had not seen in a couple of months (time just gets away).I also saw a friend that I have not seen since she moved away in high school, I posted that I was going to be at UNLV on facebook and she came out to see me :) I LOVE facebook.

So Now I am getting ready (well supposed to be getting ready for) Spring Jamboree in boulder city.

Here are some pictures of my Booth.

oh... The curse of, "I made it the night before" lives on lol. I sold hats,but no ties.

Last Minute Crunch Time

Today has been a crazy hectic day. It is my dads birthday tomorrow, he is 72!!! so we took him out to lunch.and then I raced home to start working on the toddler ties I wanted to finish for the festival of communities tomorrow. Leave it to me to wait until the last minute,but I work best under pressure.

I finished 14 ties start to finish, I love them! since I worked for hours finishing them, every crafter knows that that is my guarantee that I will not sell one :) HA HA. Ideas have been swirling around m head for cool little girl ties (since I don't have a boy). aaahhh... it will have to wait until next week.

here are some pictures of my "creative process" if you get a chance come out and visit me tomorrow at UNLV 2pm-7pm.

Is there a key to organization?

If so can I borrow it from someone who has it? My idea of organization is stacks of papers, I have a pile for bills, a pile for craft show applications, a pile for stuff I need to get back to ASAP...you get the idea. But now I have so many skillets in the fire right now my "system" is not going to work for me for much longer.
I tried to have a white board, and wrote down a list of things I need to do,but I manage to follow it for about a day.
I have gotten myself a MASSIVE amount of folders and labeled and am now using flex files for all of my different craft shows and things I am working on....keep yuor fingers crossed.

Soooo.. about those skillets in the fire :) I am so excited to have so many things going on, I'm telling you I function so much better with crafty chaos. My Rockin' crafty buds and I have started a chapter of the craft Mafia. We are the official Vegas Craft Mafia!! we have yet to have our first official meeting, but we need to get in gear. We have invited a few people to join us, we want to pool our resources and promote each others business.
I am also heading up a new craft show with my friend Robbie in down town Las Vegas at the Neonopolis, I am so excited about this show, it is called 2ND Saturday a craft affair you can read more about it on our Vegas Craft Mafia Blog. We are doing the show in conjunction with the newly opened Art Center. Art and craft can be friends and we hope everyone will come out support our event every 2ND Saturday, this month was a lot of fun.
My friend Denise and I are making plans for our Show & Tell Crafters Market this Fall, We have two shows scheduled.
on top of all of this crafty goodness I am getting applications sent out for other shows, I hope to participate in.
I have been working on some cute new things, I will post pictures soon!

my booth at the craft show

I can barely keep my eyes open,but I wanted to post a picture of my booth at the craft show :)

when it rains it pours......

In a good way....
Thank you so much for all of you who entered my givaway, I am so excited to have so many entries!
I am going to Pick a winner later tonight and also post a new giveaway. This is going to be a crazy week I am getting set up for my craft show this weekend show & Tell Crafters Market
all of you locals should come to check it out.
I have a millon projects that I left to the last minute (it would not be me if I didn't).Sabrina is excited,she keeps packing all of her toys to "sell" at the show LOL
I have several new ventures in the works, I am so excited and will tell you about them soon. I am going a mile a minute.
I have to go finish my application for a craft show I am applying to, it needs to be postmarked by TODAY!!!
I LOVE CRAFT CHAOS!