Hold on Christmas! I'm almost done!

That's what I'd like to say anyway. It seems like I just decorated the tree and already Christmas is only a week and a half away! All of my shows are now over with (sad, but happy!) and I'm now busy working this week on last minute orders. All orders from my website are made to order, so I usually find each photo and collage them together in photoshop. I hit print and then I have a handy guide of what I need to make. This partial collage is only a piece of what I'm working on this week. Phew! But it's great fun! Pretty soon I'd like to show you photos of fun things I bought at the crafts shows and the decorations I have up around the house. But for now, back to work!

One last Hurrah!

I've been super busy all week getting ready for my last holiday show of the season. The SOWA Holiday Market is on both Saturday and Sunday and after a mucho successful weekend last week, I burned the midnight oil creating new cuties for this weekend.

The SOWA Holiday Market is a must stop shopping experience if you're in the Boston area. It's an awesome blend of local artists and crafters with the yummiest creations! I'm hoping to have some time to look around myself!

These triplet owls were thrilled when I told them about the show this weekend...they can't wait to fly off to new homes!

Miss. Pinkie isn't smiling for no reason!

I've got Santas and piggies and jugglers and bees and rocket girls galore (well sort of...it's more of a "get them while they last!" type deal)! I hope to see you there! :)

On a side note...I was watching the Martha Stewart Show on Wednesday and was surprised to suddenly see myself on TV! I was explaining to Martha what my inspiration was and she held up a sweet little angel figure. Yay! Hmmm...now where can I get my hands on a recording of that...

Martha Stewart Holiday Craft Show Success!

This past Saturday and Sunday was the Martha Stewart Holiday Craft Show as I mentioned in my previous post and boy was it a lot of fun! There were lots of crafters (many who were employees of Martha's) and holiday goodies galore! They even had a small aisle set up where they had the projects in this month's magazine set up so nicely. I leaned over the rope pretty far to get a good look! I'm definitely planning on making those lump coal gift boxes...how clever!

Martha came by on Friday night and stopped by my table three times. The first time she snuck up on me by asking "and what do we have here?!" She was doing her Christmas shopping and cleaned me out of my icicles and bought a fabulous needle felted chick my mom made.

Later on she came back with her film crew and one of my trees fell down right as I was talking to her! The camera man said he got it on tape. Oy! Darn that antique feather tree base...it was too small for such a tall tree. I doubt they'll put that little incident on the show... but hopefully there's enough good footage to salvage from it! :)

I also ran into the wonderful crafter I worked with before my segment was filmed last spring. She is so darling and had the most beautiful acorn necklaces that got snatched up quickly. It was so great to see several familar faces in a city I only visit only once or twice a year!

My booth was quite full in the beginning. It looked much different and much more sparse by the end! I'm so thrilled when people get smitten with my crazy characters!

That large grey cubby shelf was found at a neighbor's garage sale for $5...what a display life saver it's been!

Almost all of these little guys and gals found new homes...and they couldn't have been more happy!

The fabulous Heather came down to help me out both days and what a help she was! Thank you Heather for sharing such a fabulous show! We'll have to do it again next year! ;)

Martha Stewart Holiday Show and a winner!

Happy post-Thanksgiving everyone! Ben and I went down to NY to spend the holiday with his Dad and the rest of the family. It was great! We got to see some of our favorite friends and ate waaaay too much...as one is supposed to do at Thanksgiving. And there is so much we were all thankful for. Including going to my favorite NYC shops, like Tinsel Trading, More & More Antiques, etc. I even found some amazing mini glass ornaments at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market. I'll share photos later.

For now though...I have a super busy weekend coming up and I'm working all hours this week to prepare. First is the Martha Stewart Holiday Craft Show in NYC. I am honored to have been invited to participate! I'll be driving back down for that...thank goodness it's only a hop, skip, and a jump away! That's happening on Friday and Saturday and it's open to the public on Saturday, so if you're going to be around the city, please stop and see me and all of the other amazing vendors! Some are employees of Martha and some are past guests (like me) and some are ?. It should be great!

Happening at the same time is the JP First Church Holiday Craft Show. It was such a great show last year that I didn't want to miss out this year. My friend Kerry is going to be selling a few of my goodies along with her own fabulous photography. This is a classic church craft show and the people in JP are really so wonderful...what a great time! They don't have an official flyer, but here's the info: Saturday, December 5, 2009 11am-5pm, First Church of JP, 6 Eliot St. Jamaica Plain, MA.

Then I'll be rushing back to Boston to be ready for Bazaar Bizarre on Sunday. This very trendy, very hip show is a Boston favorite and I'm thrilled to be showing there for the second year with Boston Handmade. This crazy venue is perfect for unique and "fresh" holiday gifts.

And speaking of Boston Handmade...the Boston Handmade Downtown store in now open! You must check it out if you're in the area. It's chock full of fabulous hand made gifts from local artists. I'll be there all day tomorrow and Thursday.


And I'm a little late (forgive me!), but I have a winner to announce!! Carol of Vintage Crafter will provide a new home for the gift angel! Congratulations!!

I hope to see many of you this weekend! :)

Major Etsy Update

I just finished up an Etsy posting marathon. Phew! I posted so many brand new items that I thought it warranted an announcement! I'm so excited about these new pieces...I hope you all like them too! They include crazy rocket riders, guitarists, and tons of new animals...animals I've never rendered in cotton before (and possibly a few that have never been made from cotton period). Yay!

This sassy kitty rides a golden rocket to the moon!

A jewel-toned and sugary pink fairy on a very fancy swing.

I know the guitar player in a band is always the cutest (well...so I've heard) ...but soloists are adorable too!

He's just like me! Gathering natural goodies from the forest to decorate the house!

Meow.

Meow!

Roar!

Kitties of all types!!

Ok...this giraffe isn't totally new...but it's been a while since I've made one! Plus they hold a special place in my heart...I used to collect them when I was kid (sooooo many giraffes!)

Whales!! Why didn't I think of this before?

Even a white narwhal!! The unicorn of the sea.

Crazy monkey. Ok...again not totally new, but they are playful!

This crab is my favorite...I just might keep him.

And finally...a fabulous squid! He's super long too. He'd look right at home hanging in a window.

If you're interested in seeing more photos or even purchasing these cuties, just pay a visit to my Etsy store! :)

Vote for Your Favorite Holiday Ornament!

My cute little candy clown girl was chosen for Etsy's weekly vote. Please cast your vote if you think she's a worthy winner! :)

Surprise Birthday Giveaway!!

Yes...it's my birthday today and I wanted to celebrate by having a surprise birthday giveaway! This little fairy comes bearing a gift and she'll be the happy prize for a lucky winner! Just leave a comment (I'd love to hear about your favorite or funniest birthday memory!!) on this post and next Monday night I'll pick a winner!

Yes...it's my birthday, but it's also my little sister's birthday!! She was born 12 years ago (has it already been that long?!) on my 14th birthday. I told my mom to keep her in until later, but she didn't care enough to try. While I pouted back then, now I'm thrilled that we share the same birthday and I wish I could be with her today! Happy Birthday Suzi!! :)