Ok, here you go! Here's the big news! Firstly, I am NOT preggo, thankyouverymuch, even though a student touched my full tummy today and asked if I was!
So the big news is that we were interviewed and profiled today by Oklavision for their series on handmade in Oklahoma for Christmas!!! This will air on the Cox channel in two weeks and then will be a permanent fixture on their website after that! I am SO grateful to Katie there for 1) being so awesome and 2) being so much fun to work with!!! I will, of course, post the video link once it is posted and will let the world know when our broadcast will air! Hopefully I didn't have a huge boog hanging out of my nose or something like that ;)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
HA HA!!! Spool Rhymes with Stool!
Have I ever told you that I have the maturity level of a 13 year old boy? True story :)
So there's lots of cleaning out closets going on at my grandpa's house right now and one of the random finds was a box FULL of old wooden spools! My grandma wasn't even a sewer so we have no clue what they were doing there! Being the crafter that I am, I scarfed them right up and got to work on an impromptu and fun project - ornaments!!!
I think they are SO cute and I plan on keeping lots for myself! They were a hit at our show on Saturday, which wasn't our greatest show BUT we met two SUPER cool crafters also in 'the scene'. You can find these two lovely ladies here and here. I look forward to seeing them at Deluxe next month!!
This was a mighty slow show but we managed to entertain ourselves as always :) Here's April modeling the two beautiful flower pins/hair clips we got from the aforementioned crafters.
And my cheesetastic mug. Notice that the woman next to us was using a drying rack to display her jewelry! I guess we had a good idea a while back :)
So there's lots of cleaning out closets going on at my grandpa's house right now and one of the random finds was a box FULL of old wooden spools! My grandma wasn't even a sewer so we have no clue what they were doing there! Being the crafter that I am, I scarfed them right up and got to work on an impromptu and fun project - ornaments!!!
All Thursday night I played with ribbon, jingle bells and old buttons :)
Friday night I made this last minute display for them out of a log, another wildly funny word :)
I think they are SO cute and I plan on keeping lots for myself! They were a hit at our show on Saturday, which wasn't our greatest show BUT we met two SUPER cool crafters also in 'the scene'. You can find these two lovely ladies here and here. I look forward to seeing them at Deluxe next month!!
This was a mighty slow show but we managed to entertain ourselves as always :) Here's April modeling the two beautiful flower pins/hair clips we got from the aforementioned crafters.
And my cheesetastic mug. Notice that the woman next to us was using a drying rack to display her jewelry! I guess we had a good idea a while back :)
One other random thing about this show is that it was held where I went to 7th and 8th grade, EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO!!!!!!!! It was SO strange how weird memories came back when I walked the halls there!
So at the end of this week, I'll have some UBER cool news to share...just know that my smile has never been bigger! Also mega cool is that my sista is going to be here on Saturday!!! This is an exciting week!
Talk to you soon!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Tomorrow!
Long time no post! Afraid I don't have any pictures to share in this quick note BUT I did want to let you know that if you don't have plans tomorrow, you should come see us at the Union 8th Grade Center! This building is located at 65th & Garnett and the show goes from 9-5! I'll be unveiling my new Christmas ornaments made of vintage wooden spools and buttons and LOTS of new jewelry!
I'll be back soon with pictures. I promise! :)
I'll be back soon with pictures. I promise! :)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tea Anyone?
I bet you thought I forgot about you! Well, worry not, here I am! Life is pretty hectic but is great all around :) I've been working on LOTS of new pieces which I will share shortly. For now, I share a couple Halloween pics!
I really didn't have a good costume planned this year at all other than being a traditional white sheet ghost. About 4:30 on Friday afternoon, about 4 hours before our friend's annual Halloween party, I received a cute email with pictures of kids in fun costumes. One costume was a teabag made out of a pillowcase which I found hilarious! I figured I could make something like that out of that white sheet so I started cutting and hand sewing! I'm certainly not a clothes maker as you can tell by how large I made the neck hole but it was a lot of fun making my own costume! I filled the 'bag' with leaves from outside so the bottom was weighted with 'tea leaves' then I took the lid from our box of tea to make the hangy thing (that's a technical term). Finally, I made two earrings out of actual teabags for kicks :)
It was SUCH a fun costume! As the night wore on, the costume got more and more fun ;) Feast your eyes on this!
The mister was The Seventies. Yes, the entire decade :) And the beast was a cowboy! I'll have to put those pics up later.
So there you go, proof that I am alive and crazy as ever!
I really didn't have a good costume planned this year at all other than being a traditional white sheet ghost. About 4:30 on Friday afternoon, about 4 hours before our friend's annual Halloween party, I received a cute email with pictures of kids in fun costumes. One costume was a teabag made out of a pillowcase which I found hilarious! I figured I could make something like that out of that white sheet so I started cutting and hand sewing! I'm certainly not a clothes maker as you can tell by how large I made the neck hole but it was a lot of fun making my own costume! I filled the 'bag' with leaves from outside so the bottom was weighted with 'tea leaves' then I took the lid from our box of tea to make the hangy thing (that's a technical term). Finally, I made two earrings out of actual teabags for kicks :)
It was SUCH a fun costume! As the night wore on, the costume got more and more fun ;) Feast your eyes on this!
The mister was The Seventies. Yes, the entire decade :) And the beast was a cowboy! I'll have to put those pics up later.
So there you go, proof that I am alive and crazy as ever!
Monday, October 19, 2009
One of Tulsa's Gems!
Wow. Did I lie or what? I told you that you would be inundated with posts and it's been almost four days! My greatest apologies! Maybe an Indie Emporium post will make up for it :)
The show kinda really sorta rocked. Last year we were a little bummed because we had to break down early to make a wedding in OKC so this year we were stoked to be there the entire time! Sales were great, the crowd was great, the vendors had SO much cool stuff to offer and we just had a blast!
I don't have many photos from the event but here you go! Oh! Also important to mention is that our friend, Sarah from Santiquity, set up with us so the cool scarves and such that you see are from her! I totally got one of her scarves at the show and have been wearing it nonstop!
Below, you'll see some of Sarah's necklaces and zipper headbands, our new way of displaying our bracelets and our SUPER cool neighbors who I will have to link later once I find their card :)
Switchplates, half-price bin (score!), wire-wrapped rocks and various hair pins and buttons galore!
The night before the show, I made this little diddy. We have a wonderful banner which works GREAT for outdoor shows but we didn't have anything too spectacular for indoors. I refused to be without some sort of signage so I cut this stencil out of posterboard (which I am SUPER proud of because I can't draw worth crap!) and spray painted the image onto this board. Then I glued one of those necklaces with the unmovable beads on it as a bit of an accent. For a last minute project, I think it worked out pretty well!
Also new to this show were our metal grid walls! We've used drying racks for years but feel that sometimes our goods can get lost amidst all of the other necklaces hanging with. I investigated these walls and we decided it would be a good investment! I must say, they worked out great! Since we were on a corner spot, we were able to utilize the backs of the walls for display space! I got a great compliment from a great little lady that it seemed like a little store! Made me smile madly :)
Here's a look at Sarah's scarves. I now own the black and grey one on the top!
And now for my final presentable picture from the event :) Here's a random shot from 'the back of the wall'. We hung our earring display and some of Sarah's hair pieces back there. It was a great way for people to be intrigued by our booth BEFORE they even entered!
There are SO many wonderful things I could say about this show but I would much rather you come next year and find out about them by yourselves! Ha! ;) So did you go to I.E.? If so, what was your favorite part? If not, what's your excuse? ;)
The show kinda really sorta rocked. Last year we were a little bummed because we had to break down early to make a wedding in OKC so this year we were stoked to be there the entire time! Sales were great, the crowd was great, the vendors had SO much cool stuff to offer and we just had a blast!
I don't have many photos from the event but here you go! Oh! Also important to mention is that our friend, Sarah from Santiquity, set up with us so the cool scarves and such that you see are from her! I totally got one of her scarves at the show and have been wearing it nonstop!
Below, you'll see some of Sarah's necklaces and zipper headbands, our new way of displaying our bracelets and our SUPER cool neighbors who I will have to link later once I find their card :)
Switchplates, half-price bin (score!), wire-wrapped rocks and various hair pins and buttons galore!
The night before the show, I made this little diddy. We have a wonderful banner which works GREAT for outdoor shows but we didn't have anything too spectacular for indoors. I refused to be without some sort of signage so I cut this stencil out of posterboard (which I am SUPER proud of because I can't draw worth crap!) and spray painted the image onto this board. Then I glued one of those necklaces with the unmovable beads on it as a bit of an accent. For a last minute project, I think it worked out pretty well!
Also new to this show were our metal grid walls! We've used drying racks for years but feel that sometimes our goods can get lost amidst all of the other necklaces hanging with. I investigated these walls and we decided it would be a good investment! I must say, they worked out great! Since we were on a corner spot, we were able to utilize the backs of the walls for display space! I got a great compliment from a great little lady that it seemed like a little store! Made me smile madly :)
Here's a look at Sarah's scarves. I now own the black and grey one on the top! 
And now for my final presentable picture from the event :) Here's a random shot from 'the back of the wall'. We hung our earring display and some of Sarah's hair pieces back there. It was a great way for people to be intrigued by our booth BEFORE they even entered!
There are SO many wonderful things I could say about this show but I would much rather you come next year and find out about them by yourselves! Ha! ;) So did you go to I.E.? If so, what was your favorite part? If not, what's your excuse? ;)Thursday, October 15, 2009
Oklafest
This post is WAY overdue as we've been without internet at home for weeks! I don't know how we've survived! That being said, prepare to be inundated with posts over the next few days :)
You may remember that a few weeks ago, we headed to the grand town of Okemah for their first annual Oktoberfest which I later found out was named Oklafest. We knew sales wouldn't be stellar but we went to support the town and to visit the inlaws! We lucked out with an absolutely gorgeous day and had a blast! Have some random photos!
The mister and April got all flippy on this contraption...
The beast was in tow and did great! He's becoming such a good festival pup!
Got to spend some quality time with some quality men; my mister, my effin-l (get it? f-n-l? :) and my bruddah in law!
Some footballs were thrown.
Some hats were bought.
Some strange faces were made.
Some photobombing was committed.
Some fun music was played.
Some goods were sold.
Some earrings were hung.
You may remember that a few weeks ago, we headed to the grand town of Okemah for their first annual Oktoberfest which I later found out was named Oklafest. We knew sales wouldn't be stellar but we went to support the town and to visit the inlaws! We lucked out with an absolutely gorgeous day and had a blast! Have some random photos!
The mister and April got all flippy on this contraption...
The beast was in tow and did great! He's becoming such a good festival pup!
Got to spend some quality time with some quality men; my mister, my effin-l (get it? f-n-l? :) and my bruddah in law!
Some footballs were thrown.
Some hats were bought.
Some strange faces were made.
Some photobombing was committed.
Some fun music was played.
Some goods were sold.
Some earrings were hung.
And some memories were made.
Friday, October 9, 2009
INDIE EMPORIUM STARTS TONIGHT!
You heard it right, Indie Emporium starts tonight!!! Come by the VFW #577 at 6th & Peoria tonight from 7-10 or Saturday 11-5. $8 to enter OR $5 with a can of food! This is a SUPA cool event that you'll be sorry you missed!!! Come and hang out!
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