The Fox is this weekend!

My lovely friends Jen and Joanne organize the incredible Fox Fair every February.
This is the 4th year now and it's one of my absolute favorite markets.

The vendors are great, the music is fun and the energy the whole time is just so wonderful.
I always get a little silly at markets, and I am guessing that since this will be my last face to face market before baby arrives, that I will be sillier than ever.

I will not be packing chocolate covered almonds this year... our usual Power Pellet staple snack, because Terrible Truffles is a vendor this year! 

They make a cassis truffle in white chocolate that is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE and I will be budgeting extra cash to eat a lot of them this weekend.

A lot.

I am bringing some new bangles to this market, I ordered some new stamps that I am really excited about, a Bee, an Arrow, and a new Crescent Moon.

Oh they are so sweet!

I've made some new recycled charms with the new shapes, along with some more birds, and these new bangles!

I'm not sure what to call them yet, it's just in time for Valentine's so they could be Cupid's Bangles, or Flight of Arrows??

Not sure what their name is yet, but they are pretty darn cute.
I'll be bringing 10 finished ones with me, as well as more Birdie Bangles.

And new Leather Feather earrings!
I've updated the shape and there are some new printed colours in there and I am working hard to not keep them all for myself.

 Which is ridiculous because there are something like 30 new pairs.

And I've got the new Bronze Cocktail rings on my bench getting cleaned up over the next couple of nights as well.
I only have 8 of them, but they are pretty nice.  If I do say so myself.

 

(these shots aren't the greatest, I have only been using my iphone to get pictures at night while I am working... but I am charging the battery for the real camera AS WE SPEAK, so to speak)

And I will also be bringing a few sample pieces that have been hanging out in the studio, just waiting for the light of day to grace themselves...

Like this one...

Metallic Leather Torc style thing?

Yes please!

I think I might sell these ones extra reasonably, sample style, because I am not sure about the design totally.  

Come on down to the Fox this weekend and check out all this great new stuff!

It's my last market for a while, and I would love to see your lovely faces there.

I'll direct you to the Truffle booth, don't you worry my dears!

a breather break

I'm taking one!
As of last Saturday I had organized an event for the first time, danced in a PERFORMANCE for the first time (yeah I did), and generally wore myself out so that Sunday afternoon rolled around with a vicious head cold.

Sonny got it too.

But we are now on the mend and will be back to our usual silly selves next week!

With lots of new stuff to share.

xox

Ursa Preperations are underway!

Posters are up all over town, handbills are in and being distributed to anyone who will listen.
I was on the radio and I MIGHT BE ON TV, vendors are getting ready, garlands are being strung and spray painted (hello silver and gold!), sandwich board is being prepped, my studio is in the middle of a move and I've got bangles in various stages of completion.  New leather bib necklaces are being sampled and made and I AM SO EXCITED!

I hope you can make it!
This Saturday, June 8th from 10-4

Admission is free, but if you bring in a non perishable food item to be donated to the local food bank, your name will be entered into a draw for THREE gift bags!  Gift bags that will have goodies from:
Janamade
HollyHawk
Toy & Ming
Sarah Mulligan Glass
Nest 19
Modern Genes
Wandering Hive
Refind
Emily Donner
Dainty Dokuro
Wish2Whim
RadJuli
Elise Carolyn Designs

Poppet Bleach Class

This past weekend I prepared some tiny star stamps to try out some bleach ideas that I have for a class that I am teaching this coming weekend with Poppet.https://poppetartstudio.wordpress.com/

I have a black dress that I found at a clothing swap a little while ago that is getting a smattering of stars in bleach!

I have this before photo (but it's not very good unfortunately) that I took just before I stamped the bleachy stars, at night.  So you can see that it's a black dress, but that's kind of it!

And this is the dress now with fresh stars on it!

 INCREDIBLY bad picture, Oh I know, but I have a toddler running around me at all times, and it was all I could do to keep him from leaping into the frame while I snapped this!

Also pretend I ironed it.

Ursa Handmade Market

Do you remember when I was telling you about a big project that I've been working on?
Well let me tell you  little bit about it right now!

The First Annual Ursa Handmade Market is a one day maker's fair showcasing some of the incredible talent on and around Vancouver Island. 

And I am not kidding when I say incredible.

I have been doing markets and craft fairs for some years now (I think the first one I participated in was in school, back in 2004... and I even organized a couple at school too, one of which was the most successful one they'd had in years!  I can't take all the credit for that one, my dear friend Sandra played a big roll there)

A couple of craft fairs ago, probably at Christmas time I started playing with the idea of hosting one of my own now.  Why not I thought?  I LOVE being a vendor at these markets, and the other vendors that participate with me are so amazing, I wanted to offer another chance for us all to work together again.

So I just did it!

It's been a lot of hard work, forcing me to overcome my INTENSE procrastinator style, that I am really good at by the way.   But I have organized all the vendors, put together an event page on Facebook (here!), set up and organized the space, I'm getting insurance next week, I've drawn up the poster BY HAND like a lunatic, and I even approached NATIONAL NEWS to interview me about the event.

Yeah.  I did.

I haven't heard back yet, but I DID post the event to every community calendar I could think of and I am sent the info to radio and TV too.

I am taking this seriously because I want this to be great.
GREAT I TELL YOU!!

So please, share the information to everyone you know, share the Facebook page and invite your friends!  There is going to be great music, great vendors, great food (Taco Justice and Terrible Truffles... seriously) and I am working on what I think could be the cutest nearly free garlands you have ever seen.
Just need to pick up some silver and gold spray paint (oh and make all of my inventory for my own booth!)

Ursa is going to be wonderful and I hope that you can come!
xox

All Sprung Out 2013

I am getting materials ready and packing up some older work and some samples to have on sale at All Sprung Out! 
I met the lovely Rebecca of Nook and Charis Anderson there last year, and I am excited to meet some new friends next month!

I am hoping to bring some new earrings, some Copper Barnacles and a selection of fresh Spring Leather Earrings.

My hands are nearly healed so I am feeling good!

FOX FAIR!

The FOX FAIR is back in just a couple of weeks!  

February 9th at the Fernwood Community Center

Saturday from 10 - 4pm

Fundraiser for Miss Molly.

Molly Campbell is a tiny baby here in town who was diagnosed with Leukemia just before Christmas. She has 4 older siblings. While I don't know this family personally, I am friends with several people who do know them, and this Silent Auction had been put together by some lovely people who love The Campbells and are doing what they can to help.

I have donated three pieces of jewellery to this event, which is being held at Koffi on Haultain next weekend. There are some other really beautiful things to be auctioned as well, massages, house cleaning, you name it.

If you can, please come down.
xox

(the link above connects to the FB page with all the details.)

UPDATE! You can check out the auction items and the highest bid HERE

Covers for a Cause

Geoff will be performing next Wednesday at Lucky Bar for this great night.
All hip hop covers all night, all proceeds going to charity.

I have been informed that Turtle Power is on the menu.
So Awesome.

What Women Want (in photos)

Here are just a few photos I grabbed just before things got really busy.
You can see that we are still setting up.

It was a BEAUTIFUL day (sunburn remember?) and the turn out was really impressive. It' was steady all day and everyone was impressed with what they saw!






Thanks to Marlena for organizing this event and doing such a great job.
And thanks to everyone else too! It was really lovely to meet you.
xo

playing with wire

There is something to be said for something sweet and simple no?

After drawing swirls in my book and thinking about the cleanest/most minimal/stark/simple way to make something, these guys happened.

What do you think?

I think I like them.

I think that I might make a few more pairs for What Women Want. It's a Garden Party (how awesome is THAT?!) with all sorts of lovely ladies selling lovely wares.
April 25th, that's the weekend after next people!



You can see me there, rings on my fingers and bells on my toes (maybe)!

xox