Ikea Adventures - new craft show displays

I visited one of my favorite stores yesterday... Ikea! I could honestly spend days wandering through that place and never get tired of it. I was on a mission to find some new shelves to use for display in my craft show booths. I haven't gotten them out of the boxes yet so all I have to show is the stock photo from the Ikea website.

I got two of these:

And one of these:

They are simple, easy to assemble and I think I will really like them for my shows. I have about 2 weeks until my first show of the season, once I get my display staged I will try to post some pics. But first, I have to take a one week break because I am headed off to Quilt Market in Houston, I can't wait!

Do you love to create? 25 signs that you may love to create

Check out Vickie Howell's list of "25 signs that you may love to create." It will bring a smile to your face and if you're anything like me you will probably find a few (or most of them) that apply to your own life.

I definitely see myself in #1 - My husband broke my Amy Butler Vintage Botanica platter only a few days after I got it (never released, one of a kind!). I had a hard time letting those broken pieces of ceramic go.

And I know I see myself in #22 - we all know I have a problem with magazines. Have you seen my studio lately? I "cleaned" it up since I was having some house guests. For some reason my husband didn't think my 3 foot high stack of magazines in the corner of my studio counted as "organized" - I disagree.

Where do you fall on this list? Have any other signs?

Holiday shows confirmed!

It's official, I was accepted to all 4 of the holiday craft shows that I applied to! Yikes, 4 shows, that's a lot. I have been a sewing machine (hehe) over the past few weeks and I am kicking it up a notch as my first show is in less than 4 weeks and I will be out of town at Quilt Market for one of those weeks, so only 3 work weeks left! I will add the dates to the blog soon so you can come visit me and check out the goods.

Here are a few snaps of my booth at last year's Bazaar Bizarre show.

Yum!!

I think I need to throw a party just so I can make this dessert. Apples, honey, peanut butter! It looks amazing and peanut butter is one of my basic food groups so I would thoroughly enjoy this. Take a look at the full recipe Here.

I want...

Um, I am a bit jealous and I think I need my craft room to look like this.

Check out the full post at Apartment Therapy. The beautiful craft room belongs to Erica Domesek of P.S. I made this!

Tutorial Tuesday!

A new tutorial for you!

I have been a bit obsessed with owls lately, I'm not sure why. But every time I see an owl I want to pick him up and take him home. Luckily for the clutter factor in my home I have not been taking them home. But I saw this tutorial from a great blog called Made by Joel and I think it would be super cute for a nursery. Click here for the instructions. Enjoy!

New product - wristlet!

I have been sewing up a storm in preparation for the holiday show season that is just around the corner. I have applied to 4 shows this year - hopefully I will hear back from them soon so I know just how much sewing I need to do.

Anyway... I have started working on a new design for wristlets. I got a pattern from Etsy for a basic wristlet and tweaked it a bit to be my own. It is convertible so it can go from wristlet to a small purse it you prefer - very versatile!

I made one sample and liked it so I have 22 more on the way! I will post the shows I will be at once I have all the info and hopefully I will put some of these items up on Etsy so someone could actually buy them. Here's a little sneak peek.