Holiday season 2010 craft shows

I have applied to 4 shows for this upcoming holiday season. Yay! Hopefully I will hear back from them soon so I can plan exactly what I need to have ready.

Two of the shows are small, one day shows at the local schools. Those are not juried so I am just waiting to make sure there is enough space. Hopefully I will do well at those and I can continue to do them because the booth fee is pretty reasonable. They are The Mark Twain Craft Bazaar and the HUGGS for the holidays show that benefits the families of the Westerville Police Department.

The other two shows are bigger and juried so I am waiting to see if I get accepted. Bazaar Bizaare I've done 3 times so hopefully I will have no problem getting in to that one. The other one is a new show in Columbus called The Indie Exchange. I am a little nervous since it is new and pretty expensive but they are making big promises so hopefully it will be a great show. I should know more about these shows in the next few weeks and then I will REALLY have to get sewing.

I added a few new photos to my Flickr page of some of my recent projects for my show applications, check them out!

How little is too little?

via little white paw

I was helping my sister clean out her sewing room this past weekend and I helped my mom with the same project a few weeks ago (free fabric for me!). Both times we started going through scrap piles. I am a slight hoarder so I have an extremely hard time throwing anything away. I'm not ready for TLC to come film my house or anything but there are a few areas (especially my sewing room) that could use a professional organizer and probably a big dumpster. We got to talking about how hard it is to throw away scraps during or after a sewing project, and she said "how little is too little to save?" I thought this was a very good question because I am guilty, on many occasions, of saving teeny, tiny fabric scraps because what if someday I am working on a project and I need a sliver of green fabric? Yes, these thoughts actually go through my head and no, these projects in need of slivers of fabric never come around.

So how small is too small to keep? My piles and baskets of scraps show me that I obviously think there is no such thing as too small.

Spending time outside

I will be the first to admit that my posts haven't been exactly regular around here. I will admit that the summer has gotten the best of me and I haven't been around the computer too much. I have a good excuse though, I promise!

Here are a few of my excuses -

Smokey Mountain National Park - hiking and waterfalls

Buckeye Lake - weekend trips

Springfield Flea Market - searching for treasures

Inniswoods Metro Gardens - I could spend hours wandering through this park

Found! Vintage School Desk

As I walked down to the store today I passed this wonderful vintage school desk sitting in my neighbors front yard - only $30 (I got it for $20)! I grabbed it, paid the wonderful gentleman who owned it and ran home before anyone could try to take it from me. What will I do with this desk? I have no idea but I love it. He told me it was from a school house in Virginia and it is at least 65 - 70 years old - so cool. (I know the pictures aren't too glamorous but my new find is being stored in our unfinished basement which is pretty un-glamorous too.)

Here is a bit of inspiration for me from the good old google image search.

via Ohdeedoh

via Paris by appointment only

via The Stir

via Country Living

I think I like it in the kids room or play room the best. But I do heart that amazing shop in Paris, I think I need to go sew there someday.