Denami Design giveaway!

hey all you crafty types!

another quick post today...

who loves Denami Designs? i do, i do! leave a comment on their blog by oct.11th stating your fave Denami product, and you could win a $50 gift certificate to use on their website! ah, the joy of new products... grin!

cheers!
crafty girl

World Card Making Day - coming soon to a craft desk near you!!

hey all you crafty types!

being the crafty people that you are, i'm sure you all know about World Cardmaking Day! it's coming up soon on oct.3rd... what are your plans?

are you the type to create wonderful handmade halloween cards and decorations? or, like me, will you be getting started on christmas cards? i'm a little late beginning this year... as i sell in a number of craft fairs, i need to make many dozens of cards and i sometimes get started as early as july! not to mention cards for family & friends! it's a labour of love, believe me! nothing i like better than spending the day at my craft desk... let me know what you'll be up to!

last weekend i had 2 craft fairs! it's rather exhausting, but it's certainly rewarding! making contacts and getting my products out into the world is exciting. i really hope it leads to more online sales so that when i have to get a real job (yuck!) i'll still have some craft activity going on!

this weekend it's Portobello West - a large and well-known European-inspired fashion & art fair held here in Vancouver and also in Calgary. starting this year there is also Portobello East in Toronto. i'm nowhere near a level where i'd actually travel to other cities to take part, but you never know! someday, maybe...




cheers!
crafty girl

More Craft Shows This Weekend!

hey all you crafty types!

as the weekend approaches, i'm busying myself to prepare for the next 2 craft shows!

September 19th:

Mommies on Main

Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street (Main & 15th)

10:30am to 4pm

www.mommiesonmain.com

(no I don't make stuff for children, but I know a lot of mommies will like my stuff!)

September 20th:

International Village Gifts & Craft Fair

88 West Pender Street (at Tinseltown complex)

12-5pm

www.henderson-development.ca/artsandcrafts/missed.php

(this is a 2-day show but I'm only selling on one of the days)

September 27th:

Portobello West Fashion & Art Market

Rocky Mountaineer Station (1755 Cottrell Street off Terminal Ave.)

12-6pm

www.vancouver.portobellowest.com

(also selling at this market Oct. 25th)

cheers!
crafty girl

Fall is Here!

hey all you crafty types!

i don't know how the days fly by so quickly! suddenly it's mid-september... the trees in our townhouse complex are changing colour, school's back in, and my fall craft shows are about to begin - tomorrow, to be exact! the first one is in a fantastic little seaside village not far from me called Steveston. if you live anywhere near here i'm sure you've visited the area. taken a lovely stroll along the seawall, eaten fish and chips on the pier, and purchased fresh shrimp or fish right off the boats on the dock! a wonderful experience to say the least.

the Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market takes place alternating sundays from late may to mid-october, but i've only gotten in on the last couple of dates. tomorrow is my debut at the market, and i'll also be there on oct. 11th. looking forward to it! it's such a great location and there's always lots of people wandering about the village so here's hoping it goes very well!


my other news for today is that i was featured yesterday on Listen to Lena's blog in the "Lena Loves..." section! sorry i didn't get around to posting yesterday, but i had family over for dinner and the day was spent cleaning, grocery shopping, and food prepping! we ate outside because it was such a lovely evening! i'm happy it's still warm enought to do that... but i digress! it's such a cool website - Lena gives out info on sales and other events going on, coupons for readers to print out, and all sorts of goodies! there are contests to win and her site is just so fresh and fun to peruse! check it out and let me know what you think of my review!

cheers!
crafty girl

September Is Upon Us!

hey all you crafty types!



here is a teaser of a couple of my magnets! cute or what!!! hehehe! do you not just dig those tiny pink beads surrounding the flamingos!

International Village Gifts & Craft Fair

this is one of the craft fairs I'll be selling at this month. they've got a couple of my keychains featured on their Facebook page right now!

my shows this month are as follows:

September 13th:

Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market

4111 Moncton Street (Steveston Village)

10am-3pm

www.sfam.ca

(also selling at this market on Oct. 11th)

September 19th:

Mommies on Main

Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street (Main & 15th)

10:30 to 4pm

www.mommiesonmain.com

(no I don't make stuff for children, but I'm sure a lot of mommies will like my stuff!)

September 20th:

International Village Gifts & Craft Fair

88 West Pender Street (at Tinseltown complex)

12-5pm

www.henderson-development.ca/artsandcrafts/missed.php

(this is a 2-day show but I'm only selling on one of the days)

September 27th:

Portobello West Fashion & Art Market

Rocky Mountaineer Station (1755 Cottrell Street off Terminal Ave.)

12-6pm

www.vancouver.portobellowest.com

(also selling at this market Oct. 25th)

i don't know if anyone reading my blog is in my neck of the woods, but if you are come on by! besides my fabulous creations (toot, toot!), there will be all sorts of awesome handmade stuff to peruse. christmas is coming after all!

take care everyone! i'll send out my november and december dates later on...

cheers! crafty girl