Road Trip

I am heading to Indiana this weekend for a quick stop to my hometown, Lafayette, and then on to Indianapolis for the Indie-ana Handicraft Exchange (http://www.indieanahandicraftexchange.com/) show, followed by a visit to my college town to see my brother in Bloomington! It will be a quick trip but I always look forward to going back home. Driving past farms and corn fields always puts a smile on my face. Above are a few pieces for the show, if you live in Indy, hope to see you there!

Inspiration

I am busy working on items for upcoming shows. Today my focus is copper and patina. On a recent trip to Louisiana, I was inspired by the deep mossy greens of the swampy bayou. Back to work!

The summer flew by, as always, and here we are with fall upon us. A few summer highlights- a week long trip to New Orleans, participating in Coterie at Pitchfork Music Festival (coteriechicago.com), and a trip to Saugatuck, MI-all in all a lovely summer. The weather is becoming chillier and it is time to pull out the chunky sweaters, which means fall craft shows are here as well! This month I am participating in Renegade Craft Fair Chicago, DIY Street Fair in Ferndale, MI Sept 19th-2oth, MiCE at the Kerrytown Market in Ann Arbor, MI Sept 27th, and to my home state of Indiana for the Indie-ana Handicraft Exchange in Indianapolis Oct 2nd and 3rd. Stay tuned for the October giveaway!

Updating, updating.

I had a date with my computer the last two evenings updating etsy and watching movies. The June giveaway will be happening at the end of the month and I will send out an email to those of you on my mailing list. The giveaway will be a heat oxidized piece so stay tuned. A few new listings

Summer is Almost Here!

Summer is almost here and the spring has flown by! I participated in some great spring shows with amazing artists and crafters. Thanks to the Handmade Detroit gals (http://www.handmadedetroit.com/) for keeping it crafty in the metro Detroit area with awesome events. Participating in Renegade Craft Brooklyn this year was a blast, we had perfect weather. I heart Brooklyn. (http://www.renegadecraft.com/). This past weekend I participated at the Indie-ana Handicraft Exchange (http://www.indieanahandicraftexchange.com/) in Indianapolis, heading back to my home state for the show. It was at the Harrison Center for the Arts and was a beautiful spot and friendly people all around. All in all, the spring shows were so fun I want to go back and do them again. Thanks to all the great people who organize these shows and all the ones who come out to support buying handmade. A few photos from Brooklyn-

Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge

Jewelry Display

Our tent for the weekend, great spot in between two trees

I am in the process of updating my etsy shop, something I have neglected while preparing for the shows. Stay tuned for some new designs, especially necklaces and metal work. Happy Summertime!

Spring Shows!

A few metal pieces, just a peek of some of the goodies I will have at the upcoming shows. Spring Shows!! Renegade Brooklyn is just around the corner. I am road tripping it with Holly of http://www.threadandneedle.etsy.com/, Cindy of http://www.paperparasol.etsy.com/, and Laura of http://www.laurageorge.etsy.com./ We will be in booths 231 and 232, come on by!

I am very excited to be a part of the Indie-ana Handicraft Exchange in my home state of Indiana. The fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009 in conjunction with the Independent Music + Art Festival (IMAF) at the Harrison Center for the Arts at 1505 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, just north of downtown. See a list of vendors here http://www.indieanahandicraftexchange.com/index.html.

GreenSt Fair in Plymouth was a blast with the Handmade Detroit Rethunk tent!A few of my favs were Reware Vintage's album cover notebooks

Phantom Limb's Michigan notebooks

Dang Argyle's beautiful hand sewn pouches and bags

May Days

May is here! Spring is everywhere and I am loving it. The flowers in bloom have inspired me even more to focus on vivid colors. Bracelets are my new favs, this winter I wore mainly earrings and now I am really into bracelets and necklaces. Keep an eye out for more of each in my etsy shop. :) This weekend will be my first trip of the season to Eastern Market (http://www.detroiteasternmarket.com/) for flowers. My Mom is a flower guru and I will be planting this weekend in honor of Mother's Day, expect some phone calls Mom!