I heart Vintage

About a week ago my mom spotted two vintage 1950's kitten dinette sets at a vintage shop in the North East. After much convincing, I got Dan to dive me up there to take a look at them. I ended up picking the oval one with a smooth steel edging and table leaf. The top is the traditional gray "Crackled Ice", but the chrome legs are straight with a ball foot instead of the typical curved leg. Right now the table is disassembled. I have sanded down the steel edging, cleaned the table vigorously with 409, and de-rusted and polished the chrome legs. Tomorrow I plan on priming and painting the steel edging. Stay tuned for the "after" pictures.

Chicago, Chicago...that toddlin' town

Recently I was accepted to the Renegade Handmade Craft Fair in Chicago. On September 11th I will be road tripping it with my mom, so I can sport my wares on the streets of Chicago, September 12th & 13th. At this show I'm going to have new displays, plastic bangles with animal charms, more one of a kind pieces, and some limited additions works added to the mix. So stay tuned.

Mod Cloth: Chomping at the Bit

It has been only ten days since I sent out my order to Modcloth.com. , but I check the web site everyday now looking to see if my "Sitting Foxy" and "Jack-Jack the Bandit" necklaces have hit the new arrival section yet. I just might be premature on my action, but I am so excited and can't seem to be patient.

Furkid

At the SSW works show I met a lady by the name of Jennifer work works for the FurKid rescue. It is an organization that helps find new homes for rescued pitt bulls. When I met Jennifer she was carrying around a six week old brindle puppy by the name of Teenie , she was so cute and is still available for adoption. If I could, would totally adopt Snowy, a boxer, french bulldog, pit mix.
After the show Jennifer contacted me and requested my "Princess Puppy" necklace at the same size as the fox necklace as a special order. I was so excited to do this piece for such a fierce dog lover. I shipped it out today so I hope she loves it!

You Live and You Learn

The SSW show in Pittsburgh wasn't what I expected it to be. The show was set up in the middle of the SSW which consists of a large number of retail stores and a couple of restaurants. The place was over run with tons of people more interested in buying a five dollar tee from Forever 21 or a hundred dollar one from Benetton. All the vendors were also competing the retail stores outside tables filled with the cheep crap left over from the previous season. The "I Made it Market" would benefit from having the show in a less commercial environment.
You live and learn.
On a more positive note...
The owner's of ModCloth.com happened to be out Friday night of the show on a movie date and came upon my booth by accident. Susan, the founder of ModCloth, ended up loving and purchasing my "Sitting Foxy" necklace and leaving me with her card and told me to contact them for an order.
I now have a very nice order for "Sitting Foxy" and "Jack-Jack the Bandit. " So in September keep a look out for these pieces on the ModCloth web site!

I Made It!

I was just recently accepted into the "I Made It! market" Pittsburgh's South Side exposed artist's market.
The date's are July 10, 11, & 12.
I am so very honored to be so successful lately and to be apart of so many great craft shows and events. I have never been to Pittsburgh before and I am very excited to enjoy the city. The picture is of the of the town square in the heart of South Side Works, it looks amazing all lit up at night.

Hair of the Dog Craft Show Sunday

I have a table at the Hair of the Dog Craft Show on June 28th. Come and drink free Pabst and buy amazing crafts from some talented artists. The show is from 12:00 to 7:00 at The 941 Theater at 941 North Front Street. It's indoors, so it will be a good way to get out of the heat if you don't have ac.