craft fix round-up!

the craft fair was fun although attendance was a bit lower this year, possibly due to yucky weather. still a good day though!

these were some of my favorite tables. such creative people out there!!

* paper cuts by dylan metrano

* super cool stuff here

* lovely leather designs

* no link for bethany's adorable childrens' toys!

glad i can now work on other things, like my x and + quilt.

i cannot believe that christmas is right around the corner. YIKES! i've been so focused on the fair that i haven't even begun to think about christmas.........happy tuesday!

CRAFT FIX

craft fix is tomorrow!!! i am DONE making things-yippeeeee!! now i just have to work on my table set-up and load the car.

hope to see some of you there! most of my items this year are UNDER $20. WOW!

can't wait!

more craft-y-ness

BIRD TAGS!!!!!!!!

pinecone garlands

this weekend's craft fair job was stringing pinecone garlands!

i made lots and looooots of garlands ( in between birthday celebrations, which were so much fun!!) i have been making these strings of pinecones and putting them around the house for a long time and always thought they'd be good to sell at craft fairs, but they become a tangled mess so easily. this year the lightbulb finally went off, and i realized that i should wrap them around a card, like christmas lights. duh!

so i made a little card and printed a sweet fabric onto card stock to wind them on. i found that awesome tin for displaying them down in the basement/vintage stuff museum...i'm really thinking about my displays this year-it makes a big difference when the table looks great.

so, now onto the next craft fair job. not much time left!

thanks to all of my family and friends that made my birthday so happy! xo

bags for sale

 

 

my sewing weekend resulted in a  bunch of bags for the craft fair, which i should be posting some information about, right?! i will get that up soon, but can say now that it will take place on sunday, december 1st at buoy in kittery, maine. i believe the hours are 10-5!

i made some zip bags using my favorite echino fabric with the deer and flowers, and a few with a heavy olive green canvas paired with some sweet vintage fabrics and heavy zippers. see that  letter fabric at the top? that is one of brian's collages put onto fabric. how cool is that??

then the other day i found that super adorable christmas fabric and thought it would make some great reusable gift bags. anything with deer on it and i'm in!

damn cold out there today! i went up to the woods this afternoon to collect another bag full of pinecones in case it snows tonight. i do love snow!

happy hump day!

plugging away

 

i didn't do as much crafting on my vacation as i had thought i would. i feel like i'm much more constructive with my time if i have less of it, if that makes sense!  i guess i get lazy, or maybe i just needed a break!

i did get a few more blocks of my x and + quilt done. i have realized that i love pink. pink!  too much pink!  i am trying to stay away from it more on this quilt and use darker colors. i love that block in the bottom photo with the aqua flowered plus in the center. then i have moments when i think this quilt is one hot mess! but there are examples i've seen on flickr here and  here that i love....i'll keep it up-28 more squares to go!

lots of riding last week meant lots of crocheting. i'll be making LOTS of these for crocheted garlands at the craft fair.

 loved this!

happy tuesday!!!

loose ends

still feeling lazy after a lovely thanksgiving, but i have a lot of finishing up to do for CRAFT FIX on sunday.

zippy's and project bags are finished.

weaving in the ends on all  my little crocheted trees...

laying out the garlands (i need to make more of these!!)

thinking about my table layout....

oh geez, and i still have to make a bunch of these gift tags!

i had better go get busy!!

hope you can make it this sunday november 25th-CRAFT FIX at BUOY in kittery, maine, 10-5!