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Handmade Goodness

We celebrated our anniversary in the dells! Even though I have lived in the midwest for most of my life, I had never been there before. I highly recommend it! It is the kitschyest little town, and there is something for everyone to enjoy. This Sinclair station had half a dinosaur sticking out of the front of it!

I’m back! Did you miss me? My poor blog has been left alone for far too long, but I am back to take care of it again. It seems I have let my day job take over my life lately, but the winds of change are a blowin’ and who knows what they will bring. I could recap you on the past few months, but honestly it would not make for a fun read. I have still been plugging away at my jewelry designing, and should have some great new products to post soon. I also spent a great deal of time working on the above embroidery project. I adapted the image from an embroidered table runner my great Grandmother made way back in the day. I scanned it, rearranged the elements and blew it up to fit on the pillow. It was such fun to work on it, but I am so happy to have it all finished now. I promise there will be more posts to follow, and this time I won’t wait 3 months!

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!

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!