Handmade Goodness
I remember springtime in elementary school. Every year, without fail, someone’s mom would bring a batch of these little cuties in for the class to devour. I never made them myself but I was longing to taste one again so I put together a batch for Easter. They are even messier to make than they are to eat! It is all worth it though.
Happy Easter!
250 business cards fresh off the press, and just in time for Alessandra’s senior exhibition!
The birthday celebrations continued today when my friend and coworker Bethany gave me one of her beautiful paintings! Thank you! I found the perfect spot for it:
Today is my Birthday! My Mom got me this fantastic children’s book of Pantone colors. So simple and fun to look at!
Today’s Craft fair turned out to be a bit of a let down. The weather was not very pleasant, and the location was not in a very bustling part of town. I would estimate that there were about 30 shoppers that showed up, and 75% of them were friends of the vendors. It definitely made me question how widely the event had been publicized by the organization, and considering that I paid to participate and drove an hour from home it was quite a disappointment. I also have not been included in any of the recap photos on their website or Facebook page.
After paying for my booth, gas, and parking for this event I barely broke even. It looked like most of the other vendors had the same problem.
There were some spectacular vendors there, and I did have a few friendly customers, so I am excited that I got to share my work with them. The highlight for m was getting to know my booth neighbors, Sweet Vi’s, a couple from Addison, IL selling handmade soaps. They had a great display and made the whole area smell fantastic. They even gave me one of their soaps, which is exactly what I needed for the deer dish Chris’s uncle gave to me! So thanks again to Sweet Vi’s. You really brightened an otherwise dreary day. I hope to cross paths with you again!
I am practicing my set up for the craft fair tomorrow. This cake stand makes the earrings look like pretty little candies!
I just finished making 300 buttons – from cutting out the paper circles to assembling them all. Chris helped pop the pins into the back with me. All the while we watched Mad Men. We are getting Chris all caught up before the season 5 premiere on my birthday!
The buttons are for a friend‘s senior art exhibition.I am working on a few more projects for her show so check back for more!
We finally finished this crazy puzzle! This turned out to be much harder than I thought it would be. The scattered pieces have been taunting us from our coffee table for weeks, but we have finally conquered it!
Freshly trimmed French Paper ready for printing!
