Pile of Craft! was spectacular!

I didn't even have a chance to post a reminder about Pile of Craft before Saturday. Let's just say I was busy. Friday the Charm City Craft Mafia set up the space. And once all the vendors were set up with their colorful wares, it looked amazing. The shoppers kept on coming all day. So overall, it was a successful first show! Sigh.




I said I was getting a new look for my display and I got some of it done before the show. I've got a pretty new banner, a new tablecloth--this one is in brown, I have another in pink, and a new pin display.


That photo shows the pins already picked through a bit. I think the board really drew people in. It's much easier to see all the pins now than wen I had them gathered together on two cake stands. People liked to pick them out this way. Plus, one was in the Baltimore Sun on Thursday in the Live! section so I had people coming up saying, "That's the pin that was in the paper!"
There were so many wonderful vendors there and I made a couple of great trades.
Behind me was Goshdarn Knits and I have been coveting her Astrid the Love Cat pouch since Squidfire's spring art mart. I love Astrid!


I also got a shirt from Saltlick NYC I still want a cute mad cat one, but I got one with this flower applique but on a light pink and brown striped shirt.


My table neighbors were the wonderful Norfolk Craft Mafia. Amber and Amanda had some really cute things. I could not resist the little gnome magnet pack.

Come on, that's some cute packaging going on there! I also got some yummy chocolate mint lip gloss.

The Charm City Craft Mafia is already thinking about doing a holiday show too. But right now I'm looking forward to a little break since I don't have a show until August. I'm going to do some personal crafting and work on some new ideas for those seemingly far off cold weather months.
And the beach--I need to go to the beach.

Shop Update!

New goodies are up in the shop! I updated the shop with a bunch of new vintage necktie chokers, both "skinny" and "fat." I've really got a god stock pile of amazingly patterned vintage neckties, so check them out. I can also size the skinny ones to fit your neck, just measure your neck--easily done with string or ribbon then laid down on a ruler.


There are also lots of new summer fabric flower pins using more vintage and found fabric and some gorgeous vintage earrings as centerpieces. These are all going to the Pile of Craft show on Saturday, for which we're expecting a great turnout, so if you fall in love with something, hurry up!

Plus, if you want to see some of the Charm City Craft Mafia on TV, get up early tomorrow morning and tune into Fox 45 for brief live interviews and demos!

Brownies: edges or middles?

I have recently seen the Baker's Edge brownie pan all over.

As you can see, it's shaped like a maze and once cut, you get two crispy brownie edges in every cut. In my family, edges were the least favorite part. My mom cut them off! I love the soft center. The gooey-er the better. So this pan would be horrible. When I first saw it years ago, I thought, 'what a horrible idea!' Am I the only one?

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Charm City Craft Mafia at Artists on the Waterfront

The Charm City Craft Mafia is collaboratively showing at their first event this coming Sunday, June 17th. Our big coming out is going to be at Artists on the Waterfront in the inner habor. Stop by and check it out. This is the second weekend in June that the event is being held. It's the first time this event is being held. I imagine it could get a little crazy down there with all the tourists.

No Roadshow for me

I watch Antiques Roadshow. Maybe that's dorky or something younger folk sign about their parents. But I like it and there's certainly nothing better on Monday night. I love it when people find out something is worth a lot of money and freak out or even better when something is a fake. Or this really aloof woman after being told her massive Asian table was worth something like $35,000 sniffed and said she though it would be worth more. I also like exclaiming that I would sell the ugly things that are worth lots of money.
So was elated to find out that the Roadshow was going on tour this summer and coming to Baltimore. I submitted my application for tickets and waiting thinking for sure I would get them. But it was not meant to be. My dreams were dashed. I even had the items I was going to take with me.

And George just told me today that he saw people selling Roadshow tickets--strictly prohibited--on Criagslist. GASP!
"By applying for tickets, applicants acknowledge compliance with these rules and regulations including all eligibility requirements included herein. ... Tickets are for personal use only, have no commercial value, and resale is strictly prohibited." --From the Antiques Roadshow website.
I may try to get the tickets being listed for $1, but it still pisses me off.

Art Star 07 Review

I'm later getting up the review of Art Star in Philly held last weekend. It was a two day show and unfortunately, it didn't make me long to do more two days shows. They're pretty exhausting. Saturday was hot, hotter than hot. Wow, it was hot. George and I brought a coolers to keep things cool, so luckily all the water bottles we went through we nice and cold. The next day we came with all out water bottles filled and didn't even get through out first big one because it was cold, cloudy and rainy all day. People still came out though. I didn't get around to see everyone there, it was a big show. The first day was too hot to move and I only really got up to go to the bathroom and the second day I was chilly and just carried an umbrella around to a few people. So I didn't get as much stuff as I wanted for myself.
I met designer Julianna Holowka and got some of her hilarious Mean Cards. I'm hoping to see her at more future shows. You've got to go check some of them out.
I also met Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis who both work in porcelain and cermaics in Columbus, OH. I made a trade with them and got ceiling fan mugs and a mircobe platter.


Oooohh, aren't they pretty and fun. I can't wait to serve up some cookie on the little microbe guys.
Here's my booth on the first day.
I'm hoping to make some big changes in my look by my next show. I want a new tablecloth in a new color and viynl banner and some new display racks. I haven't been happy with how everything looks lately.