Okee Dokee Friends,
There are ten needle books and two Project Boxes for sale at Dunwoody Needle Works. Get em fast cuz they’re gonna go quickly!
Archive for the ‘books’ Category
Needle Books
December 9, 2009Needle Books!
November 23, 2009Hot off the presses, these needle books were SO much fun to make. Every worked with real felted wool? It will change your understanding of reality if you’re used to the plastic stuff you get at WalMart. God bless all those sheep and Mary Flanagan.
I’ll be selling these books and some project boxes during the holiday season at Dunwoody Needle Works. I think they’ll be a big hit!
Holiday Artists Market 2009
November 17, 2009
Hello Friends,
I’ll be selling more books and boxes at the Holiday Artists Market 2009. It’s scheduled for Saturday, December 5th from 10AM to 7PM at the Bobbe Gillis Gallery in Midtown. Lots of fun vendors (quilts, jewelry, knitted items, books, pottery, ornaments and all things lovingly handmade) in a fun atmosphere. I just love the folks at the Gillis Gallery. Octane Coffee is across the street – other cool galleries nearby and a sweet little Italian grocery at the corner. Going to be fun!
The Enlightened Egg
August 28, 2009
This little book was made for Debra. The image of birds has shown up a lot in our sessions and the metaphor for their flight, beauty and grace has been really meaningful to me. I bought a cool sheet of wrapping paper with birds, nests and egg imagery and have been using it in a lot of work lately. This first book of the batch went to Debra.
The floating egg is enlightened, as she is and as I hope to be soon. Maybe it’s a gradual process and I’m already hovering just above ground level? I hope so.
The little phrase at the bottom that says “each generation of children has to learn everything over again” came from a vintage hypnotism book cousin Meagan got me in Texas this summer. And the sheet of book cloth it rests on was made from a beautiful linen shirt I bought doug years ago that he stopped wearing. It’s cut up in a million little pieces now and shows up in the work now and then. Fun!
Oh! And the sexy “feminine footwear” boots on the inside are from a vintage 1970′s shoe catalogue. Debra’s a shoe addict/expert, so I thought this book fit her well.
American Biscuit
July 12, 2009
I still, for the life of me, can’t figure out why there’s a parrot on this biscuit label. Anyway, you can buy this one at my next craft show called Building Bridges at the Bobbe Gillis Gallery.
Building Bridges
July 4, 2009
Hatch Market 2009 Feedback
May 10, 2009
Good morning friends,
I have decided this morning not to go back to my table at the Hatch Market 09. First, it’s Mother’s Day and I’d rather spend it with my beautiful little family. Secondly, the Hatch Show was grossly disorganized, at the expense of all the terrific vendors. We all paid our $85.00 booth fee in exchange for two packed-full days of good exposure in an indie craft show “an event like nothing we’ve ever seen on the southside of Atlanta.”
I had assumed (my fault) that because Yuengling Lager was one of the sponsors, that they’d be selling their delicious product there, too. When I met Melanie Feltman, the organizer of the show, and asked her where my booth was (not labeled) she shrugged her shoulders and told me to walk across the street to the corner gas station and buy myself a “big ol Colt 45″ if I wanted beer. Hmmm.
The flow of the show was really awful. There were several of us in the “garden” which really was a lovely spot. But the entrance was blocked by another vendor by the time we all finished setting up. When I pointed this issue out, there was no effort made to remedy it.
By the time my husband showed up from Atlanta, he asked where all the signs were. There was nothing on 10th, the major intersection that leads you to the show.
All vendors were supposed to have this “You will be provided with a skirted table and one chair with a designated space of approximately 10’ x 10’. One sign with your business name, web address and home town will be attached to the front of your skirted table. We ask that, if you find it necessary to remove the sign during set up, you incorporate it into your display at its original location.”
But we didn’t. No signs. No interest in flow. They allowed some vendors to take over, choose their own spots. If there was a problem with flow, no one came by to fix it. The staff said they might be able to fix it on Sunday. But by that time, the damage was done.
So I talked with Melanie Feltman about some of these issues and her response was to shrug her shoulders and say that this was her first time doing this and that she was learning as she goes.
I was frustrated. And I learned a big lesson here. The next time I do a craft fair, I’ll take more responsibility for myself and ask more questions up front. Many of the vendors were like me – new at this, and did not think to take a more proactive approach. So I think we all learned, which is good.
The other thing that felt comfortable at first, but then I later regretted, was that our $85 both fee was our only financial obligation. I was thinking how easy that was - clean cut and uncomplicated. But when it became clear that we vendors were on our own, it felt like the organizers had already gotten their money from us, and had no vested interested in making sure we were in an environment that promoted sales.
With all this feedback, which I hope was constructive, it really was a fun day. The very best part was meeting all the other vendors. We exchanged ideas, creativity, support of each other, we traded, we sold to each other. I met so many fantastic artists, good people with positive energy, and the few people who did come out to the show were really sweet. It really was a beautiful day. Breezy, comfortably overcast. We got about an hour of really sweet jazz, (I had hoped for more) and hope next year they do more of that.
But I won’t be doing Hatch Market 2010, if there is one. Instead, through the sage advice of other vendors, am going to do Atlanta’s Indie Craft Experience next Christmas. Woo hoo! Lots of people have told me it is FULL of energy, people waiting in line to buy your product. It’s a bigger financial investment, but I’m willing to make one, because it echos the serious business commitment made by the ICE organizers.
The last weekend of May, I’ll go to ICE to check out the flow. I think it’s going to be really fun and am SO excited.
And this mother’s day, (my boys are still asleep upstairs) I am going to make a fun dinner to celebrate and hang with my boys, put the tomato plants I bought 2 weeks ago in the ground, plant cosmos seeds with Anton out front, get a pedicure and ahhhhhh, enjoy the gift of motherhood. I traded a book for two pairs of beautiful earrings from Jenna Chavalia. Will post those later this week.
Thank you to all the vendors who participated in the show. I’ll list your links once again and sing your praises and hope to see you again at ICE in Atlanta!
Handmade Charlotte clothing & accessories
Four-Footed Art pop art pet painting
I Make ARRRT! / Alicia’s Colors journals and random / fused glass jewelry and décor
Grey Area jewelry and screenprinting
Adia Bella Quilts/Daisy Cakes Soap quilts & patchwork animals / olive oil soap
Class Attire chalkboard t-shirts
Simon Creative Center beaded jewelry
Mamie Ruth clothing, accessories and jewelry
Sorella Designs jewelry and hand-silkscreened bags
Thirsty Parrot frozen drinks (non-alcoholic) and food items
Fluffy Flowers toys
Richmond Street Designs mixed media collages
Heddy Lynn tutus, doll quilts, crib sets
CitruSmash fresh orangeade, lemonade
Safehouse Coffee coffee
Brook Earth Farms / Epic Farms soap, cards, magnets, pendants
Jenn Ell’s Revenge clothing, jewelry, and accessories
Butterbean Babies / Compulsive Quilter children’s clothing/handbags and accessories
Jill Massey Designs jewelry
A Noble Egg emu egg ornaments
Kimberly Huff stationery, mixed media
Lolly Felt Like It felted wool items
Mixed Media Art by Laurie mixed media
Indie Peace printed t-shirts
Bede Sisters jewelry, handbags, crocheted items
Crafty Bugaloo hats, pom poms, tams, hair stuff
Anabelle Glass stained and hand-etched glass
Southern Flameworks fused glass jewelry and décor
Coon and Cole Designs bibs, purses
Jane Hancock Papers / Hartley Soap Co. stationery, soap
Dragonfly Designs cards, journals, magnets
Linwood Avenue / Joya Jewelry lamps and chandeliers/jewelry Muddspirit / Debi Designs stoneware pendants
Utility Club of Griffin cookbooks and tomato sandwiches
Bella Bee aprons
The Jelly Lady gourmet and unique jellies DecoHime clothing and accessories
Custom Adornments jewelry
Anne Elser Design handmade books
SoSheSews clothing and accessories
Moment of Stars lino block prints
Ragamufyn / 75Rabbit women’s clothing
E! La! La! Soaps & Crafts soap
BiddyBrain Workshop original paintings, mixed media
Papa Willie’s bar-b-que, chicken-on-a-stick, hamburgers, hot dogs, fried pickles, french fries, onion rings
Hatch Market 2009
May 7, 2009Friends! I’m almost ready for this weekend. Have a whole new set of books to sell and lots of energy to share. I’ll be in booth 41. Look for more posts within the next couple of days of the new books I’ll be selling. ++++++++++++++++++ The line up for the first-annual Hatch Market is almost complete. Take a look at what’s in store for you this Mother’s Day Weekend on the grounds of Affairs to Remember (232 S. Hill Street, Griffin, GA). Handmade Charlotte clothing & accessories Four-Footed Art pop art pet painting I Make ARRRT! / Alicia’s Colors journals and random / fused glass jewelry and décor Grey Area jewelry and screenprinting Adia Bella Quilts/Daisy Cakes Soap quilts & patchwork animals / olive oil soap Class Attire chalkboard t-shirts Simon Creative Center beaded jewelry Mamie Ruth clothing, accessories and jewelry Sorella Designs jewelry and hand-silkscreened bags Thirsty Parrot frozen drinks (non-alcoholic) and food items Fluffy Flowers toys Richmond Street Designs mixed media collages Heddy Lynn tutus, doll quilts, crib sets CitruSmash fresh orangeade, lemonade Safehouse Coffee coffee Brook Earth Farms / Epic Farms soap, cards, magnets, pendants Jenn Ell’s Revenge clothing, jewelry, and accessories Butterbean Babies / Compulsive Quilter children’s clothing/handbags and accessories Jill Massey Designs jewelry A Noble Egg emu egg ornaments Kimberly Huff stationery, mixed media Lolly Felt Like It felted wool items Mixed Media Art by Laurie mixed media Indie Peace printed t-shirts Bede Sisters jewelry, handbags, crocheted items Crafty Bugaloo hats, pom poms, tams, hair stuff Anabelle Glass stained and hand-etched glass Southern Flameworks fused glass jewelry and décor Coon and Cole Designs bibs, purses Jane Hancock Papers / Hartley Soap Co. stationery, soap Dragonfly Designs cards, journals, magnets Linwood Avenue / Joya Jewelry lamps and chandeliers/jewelry Muddspirit / Debi Designs stoneware pendants Utility Club of Griffin cookbooks and tomato sandwiches Bella Bee aprons The Jelly Lady gourmet and unique jellies DecoHime clothing and accessories Custom Adornments jewelry Anne Elser Design handmade books SoSheSews clothing and accessories Moment of Stars lino block prints Ragamufyn / 75Rabbit women’s clothing E! La! La! Soaps & Crafts soap BiddyBrain Workshop original paintings, mixed media Papa Willie’s bar-b-que, chicken-on-a-stick, hamburgers, hot dogs, fried pickles, french fries, onion rings The first 250 guests on Saturday will receive a SWAG bag full of goodies. Admission is $2; Sol Junky, Coleman Fox & the Funky Broadways, Ben Ratliff Band are confirmed performances. More acts to be announced. Fashion shows by Mamie Ruth, The Clothesline, Simply Southern Children’s Boutique and All Together.
And now he’s upside down.
April 7, 2009
Biff! Hang in there!! Maybe someone will buy you at the Hatch Market in May!
Poor Biff doesn’t stand a chance
April 4, 2009
Must like being roped in by the girls. This one’s $25 at the Hatch Market.
