I just found pictures of a guest book I made as a gift for my friend who got married last year so I uploaded them to the BC Craft Fairs Facebook page.
I made the book from double-sided scrapbooking paper and used a Bind-it-All to bind it. I then took pictures at the reception and printed them with a portable printer (which only cost $50). I had prepared white cards and brought some gel pens so I had each couple/ guest write a short note to the wedding couple and attached it next to the picture of that person.
The bride was so touched by the gift it made her cry -- and made me feel pretty darn good!
Wedding Guest Book
New Blog Look & Lots of Updates to the Website
The holidays are gone and so its time for a fresh look for the Blog!
The last 3 weeks have been a long haul in my personal life as I worked my but off to make our house beautiful for sale. We put in a new kitchen (with slate tiles laid/ installed by yours truly), had the inside totally painted, new slate in the entry, updated the main bathroom, new lino in the ensuite, new towel bars, toilet paper holders, mirrors and a POD full of clutter. It all paid off though as this last Tues we had 9 parties with their realtors through and we accepted an offer for asking +100 on Wed night. Now to find a house to move into!
So I am back to contemplating my entries and deciding which crafts I will sell this year, would love to hear what all your plans are for the upcoming craft season!
Happy crafting,
T
Art of Craft
I am very sorry to have missed the opening of the Art of Craft at the Vancouver Museum last night but was able to live vicariously through Poppytalk who gave a great overview of the event. Mosey on over to
Poppytalk's Blog and take a look - truly inspiring!
Totally off Topic
We've decided to sell our house and move into something a bit bigger (with a dedicated crafting space !!!) So I have taken the week off work, rented a POD, hired painters to paint the inside of the house and ordered a new kitchen -- all to be done by the end of January.
The POD will temporarily house all the stuff that is currently in the garage. In going through and pacing all of it I have come to the realization that I could hold my own craft fair with all the supplies that I have stashed. I apparently really like to shop at the dollar store and have found so many treasures it’s going to be a long time before I set foot in a dollar store again.
I'll be back to report on packing progress -- please let me know if you see any ads for craft shows around about as I will not be sourcing them out quite as diligently and can use all the help I can get.
Till later
T
Spring entries
One of my New Years resolutions is to get back into selling at shows instead of just visiting them.
How do you organize for the upcoming deadlines? I have never entered a juried show and am a little intimidated. I've been looking at the calendar and see that many of the deadlines are in just a couple of months away. So I know I need to get organized. Do all juried shows need a plan of how you'll set up your display? Can I just sketch this or do they need photos? Hmmm -- so much to consider!
So I am back to the age old question -- which ones do I enter?
Should I only concentrate on a few crafts or should I make a sampling of all my crafts?
Here's some questions for you guys -- do you get tired of only making one type of craft and does it become a chore? Or do you love your craft so much that it's always rewarding to make it? I need to FOCUS!!! I have made so many different crafts -- and sold many different crafts that I am having a really hard time narrowing it down.
Just to name a few that I have made and sold:
Glass light boxes
Covered notebooks
Totes made from fused plastic
Mosaics (large abstract broken tile)
Sock monkeys
Various types of beaded jewellry (too many vendors of that so that's definatley out)
Notebooks made from LP covers
Stained glass
Oh and in the works are baby onesies made from upcycled Rock T shirts -- not to mention the masses of repurposed felt I have on hand from felting sweaters . . . ( got a bit obsessed :)
So I have to make some decisions (not my strongest point) and get going -- anyone wanna be an my inspiration buddy? I need someone to keep me on track!
Until next time -- T.
