nest spoon pendant

i've been creating some new pieces for my sept. show down in Bloomsbury, NJ. it is a 2 day show. it is about 2 hours from here so i am kidnapping dillon to come and help. we won't have enough coverage for tucker for jeff to go and also with all of kirby's meds, someone has to be there to give her what she needs. dillon and i are spending the 2 nights at a cute little B&B. we'll be on the 3rd floor and we both get our own rooms. i think it will be fun. dillon, will probably be bored!

getting ready for a show

art shows/festivals/craft fairs are alot of fun - but so much work! i've been doing them for about 4 years now. i'm no where near set up like some of the other folks who do this full time; with the tents and special shelving, etc. my booth is very whimiscal, cottagey, shabby chic, homemade, etc. i find discards on the road (screens, shutters, doors) and along with some vintage chicken coop screens, i just sort of create a backdrop for my tables. then, of course, i have fun "merchandising" my stuff and decorating my back drop. i make my husband do all the grunt work while i supervise. (hehe) then he gets to relax while i unpack everything and display them all. usually the week before a show bring all my stuff from the basement, price things, organize, get bags (i recycle shopping bags). i also do a mock set up of my booth and then create display ideas. my new idea was to build 4 miniature shelves to drill into these old louvre doors (the narrow kind, for a closet probably). i will cover the shelves with vintage hankies. it just a way to bring some height into my display. and don't worry, i'll definitely take pictures. then today, i made a display for my new jewelry line using an old vintage easel that i picked up who knows where and has been sitting in my closet for an eternity waiting to be used in some cool and creative way. here are some pictures from a few shows of my booth:

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here is the jewelry display i made for the show on sunday: