up and coming!

So I'm participating in a few crafty fairs in the next couple of weeks :)

The first is the Johnstock Craft Fair in the Crafty Planet parking lot during Art-A-Whirl.

Crafty Planet is located at 2833 Johnson Street NE in Minneapolis. I will be there Sat & Sun, May 15 & 16th.

...and the 15th is also the night of the Clem Snide show, so it's going to be a great big busy weekend!

The second one is the 2nd Handmade Art Market at the Beat Coffeehouse in Uptown (MPLS).

The wonderful and talented Wendy Peterson aka Claire Monet has been helping organize it and she even made really awesome posters :)

and here's a sneak preview of some of what I will be selling:

hopefully i will find time before saturday to take photos of each one and anything that doesn't sell will be put up on my etsy shop.

Ravelympics and Other February Happenings...

Today I am sick...boo!...got a little bit of flu...

I'm feeling a tad better, so I decided to actually get some work done :)

Ravelympics!

Alysa Corset Mitts

The biggest challenge i did was to write and publish a pattern for the Designer Pattern Skeleton event. I had some nice Ravelers test it for me and was able to post it in time. The pattern is for sale on Ravelry (and you don't have to be a member to purchase patterns!) This green pair is also up on my Etsy Shop, as well as a knit to order listing if someone wan't to get a custom pair.

I also completed these projects, all my own patterns :)

99 cables beret: This turned out suprisingly well. Need to get of photo of me wearing it so i can post in in my Etsy Shop

Jen's Challah Cable Mitts: I made these for my co-worker Jen because she is awesome!

Grey Cable Beret: this one i kept for myself

and this is from waaaay before Ravelympics, but i finally got a photo of me wearing it:

Waiting for Spring

Up next:

-Spring Sale in my Etsy shop soon! - discounts on hats, scarves, freebies, possibly some de-stashing!

-New items - Hand Spun yarns, summery accessories, felted & knitted items, more patterns

-Knitting Tips - mostly some stuff i've come with but also some good resources from other knitters.

Decembering....

Just posted to the shop:

i was holding off on this one for while, because i wasn't extremely happy with the photos. Dark colors don't photograph easily, and bright sunshine make me look all squinty and pale. But it's been really cold lately and this is probably one of the warmest hats i've made.

going to try to get some more stuff up tonight :)

in other news-ish things:
.Frank is giving an art talk at St Johns tomorrow afternoon so we get to go out of town...woot!
.i got my Daniel Smith gift certificate in the mail...now i have to take inventory of all my art supplies to see what i need.
.Swell Season concert is on saturday
.Grumpier Old Men is playing in the living room.
.playing with weaving some novelty yarns...might show a photo of my results.

have a great night!

finally some up to date updating

New Etsy items posted in the shop today!
Some lovely recycled and felted wool pendants:


These are affordable as well, only $12 plus Free Shipping if you are a blog/twitter subscriber!
Canadian shipping is only $10. I will also be posting some earrings as well.

Oh and since I've been lax on the blog posting lately, here is a update from the last couple of months:
-spun up a few hanks of yarn from some Cosy and Hobbledehoy roving.
-had a wonderful time at the Handmade Market:


- was in an Etsy Treasury and made the front page a few weeks ago:
-made a few sales :)
-didn't get the fiber art grant that I applied for, but there is always next year, and you never know unless you try, right?

a stick up! and FREE Shipping :)

The first of the Bus Stop Bandits are now up in my shop



These are so nice, because they don't get all bunched up if you are wearing a hooded coat, like a scarf would...and they are incredibly warm. Plus, you can wear them like a hat, too.
I'm hoping to get some good photos of the felt bead necklaces and earrings soon...maybe tonight...and i still have a ton of knits to put up...so much to do.
I'm also offering Free USPS Priority shipping to all my blog & twitter followers through Nov. 30th.

In other news:
-finished the hats for Sarah & Amy...this one is Sarah's:

now just got to start Katrina's...and knitting for family people.
-frank and i are going to be rearranging out furniture again...so i will be getting my very own knitting room yay! :)
-have to wait another couple of weeks before i find out who got the grants that i applied for
-have to start working on the Sketchbook Project
-hoping the winter won't be too bad...looking for a new(used) car
-still thinking about writing a book...

the handmade artists and a sweet giveaway...

The Handmade Market is this Saturday @ the Beat Coffee House in Uptown (MPLS)
9am-5pm
I'm very excited to meet all of the wonderful artists.
Chuck Burton: BurtonArtStudios.etsy.com
Wendy Peterson: Clairemonet.etsy.com
Duckie Uglings (sorry for misspelling the name): beccajo.etsy.com
Heads Twogether-Maren & Dena: headstwogether.etsy.com
Ryan& Molly Blauer: mnartists.org/hoodies. lifeanddeathbrigadeart.blogspot.com
Lynne A. Nelson Photography and Design: lynnanelson.etsy.com
Laura Whitney-Uptown Urban Craft: www.uptownurbancraft.com
MountGigantic-mountgigantic.etsy.com

Unfortunately, Miche Mailloux and Waist2Wrist won't be able to show at the market, but you should check out their work. There will also be a couple more artists who are not mentioned here. It will probably be a rainy fall day...perfect weather for a good hot coffee.

And now for a giveaway!!
A handknit hat in your color/style choice could be yours.
All you have to do is share the event on your facebook page, post it on your blog, tweet about it, post a myspace bulletin, etc about the Handmade Market and the give away. (if you have a private profile, you will have to add me so that i can see it).
Then come back to this blog post, and add a comment with the link to where you posted it and your email.
On Friday evening, I will pick a winner (using a random number generator).

(since the hat will be knit specifically for you, it will take approximately 1-2 weeks to get it to you)
Here are some links for you to post:
Facebook
Myspace

Thanks everyone!