Saturday, September 12, 2009

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

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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!

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

September 19th:
Mommies on Main
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street (Main & 15th)
10:30 to 4pm
(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
(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
(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

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Mommalicious Finds Review


hey all you crafty types!

i was reviewed on Mommalicious Finds! just wanted to share the link so you can check out this great site... not just for MY stuff but other great things as well! i'm off to Whitehorse for a family visit on saturday and i can't wait! i haven't been up there in almost 4 years, and not in the summertime in i don't even know how long. when i get back i plan to be more diligent with my blogging. i've just been so busy prepping for all the craft shows i'm going to do that i haven't spared myself time for much else!

i hope you have all been enjoying a great summer and nice weather. we've been bbq'ing a LOT! so yummy...

cheers!
crafty girl

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The Pink Slice is here!


hey all you crafty types!

don't know if you follow Making Memories or not, but they've just come out with the new PINK Slice machine at the summer cha show that ended last week. i already have the lovely aqua coloured one, but man O man i wish i had it in pink! it's just to die for...

my husband is laughing at me saying "you already have one!" yeah, yeah, i know. but a girl can wish, can't she?!

see ya all later.

cheers!
crafty girl

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Raspberry Suite colour challenge 14

hey all you crafty types!

so i don't get to blogging for over a week, then i do 2 posts in one day! came across this awesome colour challenge today on Dawn McVey's site called My Favorite Things and i had to put everything aside and take up the gauntlet!
my new EK Success punch broke when i tried to use that one first (embossed curve) so i had to stop and email them a complaint! it's hardly been used and i hate faulty stuff! it makes me so irrate... but then i got back to stamping and finished up with a different border punch.

hope you like...

cheers! crafty girl

Time Flies!

hey all you crafty types!

it's amazing how time flies by so quickly... i've really let my blogging get away from me! i have just been so busy with all my product-making and craft fair research that i've been neglecting my blog i worked so hard to get up and running. i seriously need a clone to get everything done that i want to accomplish each day. sheesh!

i have some extra time today because the craft fair i was supposed to be in got cancelled due to rain! it was the one i blogged about last week called "Got Craft? mini edition. so i thought i'd share links with you for some shows i will be vendoring instead of selling my wares today! (is 'vendoring' a legit word? i saw it used somewhere and i adopted the term, but i don't know if it's really a word... who cares i guess? people will know what i'm yammering on about when i say it.)

Portobello West Vancouver



i'll be at this show September 27th and October 25th. it's a pretty big show in Vancouver so i'm rather stoked about being accepted!

and then we have Mommies on Main:


this one is new to me, but it was cool to have them contact me to say i should come be part of the show!

i have applied to 8 others as well for October, November & December - trying to keep myself VERY busy these days! i'll keep you all posted when i have some more firm dates...

cheers!
crafty girl