Monday, March 12, 2012

Counting down the days...

The Saint Paul Craftstravaganza is coming up in 2 months! Just in time for Mother's Day, the epic craft fair will be held on Saturday, May 12 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. I have been busy making jewelry and fiber accessories, as well as creating some new marketing materials.






My new business cards, shipping labels, and stickers are on their way, and I am loving the rubber stamp I had made. I am using the stamp on kraft paper boxes and bags. It also makes simple business cards or jewelry cards for my post earrings.







Each day I try to work on some aspect of Arsenal of Buttons, be it updating my blog, my Etsy store, or my Facebook page, or making at least one pair of earrings, a crochet flower hair clip or brooch, or a pair of fingerless mittens. I cannot wait to set all of the items out on my table at the Craftstravaganza. Seeing it all come together is such an amazing feeling.



I have some wonderful, yet naughty company in the studio. Lucca enjoys exploring every nook and cranny in the space, climbing into grocery bags filled with various craft items, pawing at my jewelry tools, ingesting bits of wool roving or a button here and there. Eventually he finds his way onto the couch or under my feet at my work table. If he gets too goosey, he gets escorted out of the studio.

Lucca thinks he is going to go unnoticed taking my chair. 

The next two months will fly by, time seems to be moving so quickly. My hope is that I make enough work for the show, and that there is enough variety to interest people. I want people to come up to the table and feel invited to pick things up, try them on, and ask questions. The only way that will happen is if there are items to pick up and try on!

Enough blogging. Time to go make a pair of fingerless mitts...