cuteness alert!

I recently did a show (Handmade Faire) and this little guy was being carried about in a little straw tote. I have to tell you, I fell in love! the owner told me she found this little sweetie pie by the side of the road. if she told me she was looking for a home for her, i would have taken her in a heart beat. but alas, the owner did not seem to get my hints that the puppy would have been happier with me!

look at that little puffball!

on my worktable today

On Sat. aug, July 17th, i am doing a local show, Handmade Faire, so i thought i'd make some soldered pendants for the local flavor. We don't have to pump our gas here in Jersey, so this is kind of a funny saying around here.☺

in case you missed yesterdays post, i recently did an artist interview with Blue Sand Studio. Part one can be found here and part two can be found here.

Handmade faire goodies

here are a few of the things that i picked up yesterday at the Handmade Faire. The purse with the beautiful barkcloth and the rosette were made by beth @ gypsy fish. the earrings and necklace were made by Jill @ gypsy flea market. if you look at the picture with the purse, around the manikin's neck is a scarf. the scarf was made by another bud, Doreen @ Seahorse Designs. the scarf is really unique. it is 3 knitted strands of leaves that you wrap around your neck. then she knitted a rose that you tie around the leaves and center around your neck. so it ends up almost being a piece of neck jewelry. i just love it. i also picked up 2 shirts; a tank made by Abbie that has great graphics about recycling. at the bottom of the t-shirt it says "it's easy being green". the other t-shirt has a pirate cupcake on it. i put them in the wash, so wasn't able to take pics of them.

doing better

hey all - thanks for all your well wishes! my finger is feeling much better today. not much swelling or bruising. just sore around the joint. i think my arm hurts more -where i got the tetanus shot!

today i went to the Handmade Faire and spent the day with friends who were selling. i brought a chair and ended up sitting with new blog bff, jill harris, of gypsy flea market. we tossed some business ideas around, which hopefully, when they pan out, i'll share with you later! i'm also hoping that she'll be able to tag along with me for the country living fair. i got a couple of cool things (i'll take pics tomorrow, too late and dark now). now i am off to lay down, cuz i am tired!

you can view pictures from the "Handmade faire" here at fleamarket junkture.

in other news, i'll be offering another soldering class on thurs. aug. 20th from 11:00-2:30/3:00. class has to be prepaid to save your seat. email me at keeshagirl4@aol.com for details if interested.

Advertising opportunity

still more "new blog" talk

teresa over at Cedar Junction is almost finished with my banner, so i'm pretty excited. i've picked out a free background for now, but once things get busier, i will move to a 3 column panel to accomodate the advertising i anticipate. this blog has more readers, so i wanted to post this info here about advertising opportunities on my new blog, flea market junkture. it's great exposure for your small business. If you would like to advertise on my new blog, please email me at keeshagirl4@aol.com and i'll give you more information. I'm looking for businesses that utilize junk, thrift, antique, found objects, salvaged or if you have a pending event (flea market, barn/trunk sale or indie art).

I'm happy to announce my first two ad sponsors. "Art is", the east coast retreat held in Connecticut. the dates for this years event is Oct. 8,9,10 & 11. check out their website to see the great classes being offered and schedule of fun events. (i'm teaching there as well!) My second ad sponsor is "Handmade Faire", held in Medford, NJ. I participated in this show last year and had such a great time, great art and met lots of nice people. unfortunately this year, i just don't have the time (as in making inventory!) to participate, but i might stop by to say hello to all my friends and show my support.

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p.s. the new banner is unvieled, come take a look.