A CHILL in the air...... Time for Holiday craft fairs!!! =)

I'm so excited, and nervous, and pretty much scared out of my mind!!

I have 2 big art/craft fairs lined up on back to back Saturdays!! What was I thinking?!?!

(click on the posters above for more info)

I have been working my bum off crocheting, jewelry making, and display prepping. I am determined to have just about everything I need done for BOTH fairs, so all I need to do is a bit of re-stock in between if needed. Thankfully the first fair has a full 10'x10' space to fill, and the second will probably be about half that. I think it will work out smashingly =).

Here are some new jewelry items that I will be bringing along with me, all of which are now available in my Etsy shop.

I am so excited about some of the new items I have made for the fairs!! I wanted to make some lower priced things that would make great stocking stuffers. I also wanted to expand my crochet inventory beyond hats and accessories (although I will have plenty of those, I'll save those for a later post).

I have seen these cup cozies all over Etsy, and I just thought they were the greatest idea! I had to make some! The re-usable cup sleeves I made my own pattern for, but the mug cozies I adapted from a pattern that I found here. I just made a couple changes, making it taller and using a HDC instead of a DC for the top section.

These are just a few things that I will be bringing with me to my upcoming fairs. I'll be back later with another post featuring hats, ornaments, and GLITTENS!! Yes, I said it, gilttens! =)

We have a winner!!! Or two =)

Well, I had to extend the voting by a couple extra days, due to a three way tie on Sunday. But I'm happy to say, we have a winner!!!

And the winning Etsy shop name is.......

Tattered Whimsies =)

YAY! I am so excited, I love this name! I really think that it will represent what I have in mind for my new Etsy shop so very well! As soon as I have it up and running I will post a link here =).

Thank you to all who voted, both here and on facebook. I could not have made this decision without you! I have to thank my wonderful hubby for humoring me and helping me pick a name out of a hat.... er.... bowl in this case, for the giveaway. So, without further ado............

The winner of a fantabulous pair of crochet fingerless gloves is...........

Sarah Waterfield of Fairy Whisper Art!!!!

She is fantastic, you really should go check out her art!

Thank you to everyone who participated!!! This was fun! I think I might just have to do this again sometime =).

Decisions......

I have been contemplating some changes lately. I am thinking that it's time to set up a new Etsy shop, featuring my crochet accessories...


along with some new designs that I have come up with using vintage and re-purposed fabrics.

So far I have been able to make things flow fairly well in my current Etsy shop, but I feel like once I start adding some of the new designs it might be a bit much =). I have been tossing around some shop name ideas, but I just can't decide on anything. SO..... I have decided I am going to put it up on here for a vote, and I might just make it a GIVEAWAY!!

I'll post more tomorrow =). Keep a eye out for it!

~Andra

The Big Thaw Arts & Craft Fair

I am SOOOOOOOOOO excited!!! I will be doing my very first art fair WOOHOO!! With my hubby by my side, we will be taking a huge leap into the art fair world.

This April 16th will be the very first (hopefully to become annual) Big Thaw arts, crafts and vintage fair at the Mayo St Arts Center in Portland, ME. You can click on the photo above and it will take you to the blog site for the fair.

I can't get over how talented the state of Maine is!!! You have to check out the vendors sites, there's some really cool stuff in there. I've already got my eye on a few things =).

I have been working my bum off painting and creating for the fair!! Here's a little preview of what I will have to offer.


Several new original Mixed Media paintings, along with prints of all sizes of older paintings.


The debut of my new jewelry, made with prints of my paintings.



Crochet fingerless gloves and woman's hats. Don't you just LOVE the display hands?!?!?! Just got them in today, perfect multitaskers!!


Of course, whatever does not sell out at the fair will be put up on Etsy =). And I will be offering prints of all originals very soon.

Be sure to check out my hubby's photography at SJohnsonPhotos, he will be sharing the booth space with me =)

New Frontiers

Wow!! It has been far too long since I have posted anything on here. There is so much going on that I want to share.... but maybe not all at once =).

First of all, Valentine's Day is right around the corner! I have been working on some LOVE themed mixed media paintings that I have just added to my Etsy store.

I am hoping to have some V-Day cards made up very soon with these images, so be sure to keep an eye out for that.

Second of all =). Anyone who knows me well knows that I am not content unless I am trying something new. That in mind.... I am considering setting up a second Etsy shop specifically for cute, whimsical accessories. I have been crocheting for a while now, and am running out of people to crochet for lol! Not to mention, running out of $ for my ever increasing yarn hoard. I haven't figured out a shop name yet... but when I do you better believe I'll be sharing the news.

Here's some photos of a project that I worked on last night... gotta keep my hands toasty warm, it gets down right freezing during these Maine winters!! These are coming in "handy" while I'm working on other projects. tee hehe!



Here is a link to the pattern for these adorable fingerless gloves.... just in case you're feeling crafty =). She also has an adorable Etsy shop with some of the cutest handmade stamps i'v ever seen!!