MY NEWEST PRODUCT

I feel like I have been on a mission to make these clip-on bow ties for a long, long time. At my first craft show last November, so many people thought my hair clip bows were actually bow ties. And then at my first larger show in Charleston, a nice lady actually bought two hair clips for her son to wear as bow ties! So after that I just couldn't put it off any longer. It took awhile for me to get the bow tie clips, but here they are! My incredibly awesome friend Lauren and I had so much fun when I took these pictures of her adorable son. He rocked this modeling job. 

I can't wait to see people's response to these at Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa. After that show, I will be updating my shop with these! I really really love making the bow hair clips, so I'm so excited to have a new outlet for my bow making obsession.

WORKING WORKING WORKING

Last week we packed up our apartment, spent as much time with our friends as we could, and at the end of the week, left Charleston. Douglas drove up the east coast to New York, and I drove to Athens, GA, to my parents' house. While he's exploring our new town and finding an apartment for us, I'm working to get ready for Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa.

When I arrived at the house, there were three packages filled with fabric, ready to go. This huge move has happened so fast, but I know that I would feel even more out of sorts if I fell behind in my work, both for the upcoming show and my little blog. So consider that few day break over - I'm back!

LOWCOUNTRY ARTIST MARKET

Here's what our day looked like at the Artist Market this past Saturday. I had so much fun planning my display the previous week. I mostly used past thrifty finds and things I have actually been using for storage. I was so pleased with the overall look. This is the banner for my table that I mentioned earlier here. All I did was trace printed letters onto the felt, cut out two of each letter, stitch together and stuff. I didn't know if the big, stuffed letters would turn out hopelessly spastic. But they came out nice and even.

Douglas and I had so much fun, and despite the rain, we were kept busy chatting with customers and meeting new people. It was a great experience and an awesome start to participating in craft markets and shows.

Also I am just so bad at counting change. Like even with no coins, just flat dollar amounts. My Waffle House ex-co-workers would have cringed.

A PEEK INTO OUR DAY

Being a part of the Lowcountry Artist Market today was really awesome. I was so lucky to have Douglas there. He was so good at solving all my non-wind proof display issues on this windy day. We met a lot of really cool people, ate the best popsicles ever, had so much fun together, and got my name out there a little. It was a little or a lot rainy, but it was great. Pictures not from a phone on Monday. See you.

GETTING READY FOR THE MARKET

I've been working all day, but I caught these pictures of some of the details today. I found that white, rusty wire shelf at the junk shop down the road - it was exactly what I was looking for to use for my display. I love the retro geometric accent in the picture. Those beautiful brass anykind tags were made  a super talented friend of the family who we've known for years. It's amazing to have such a wonderful person to help me add something like this to my bags. And overall, I can't wait for this weekend!