Fall Art Market: There is Still Saturday

This Saturday, October 8, 10 am - 5 pm

Sugarhouse Garden Center 

1602 East 2100 South 

Salt Lake City, Utah

 The big kick-off for the holiday arts and crafts season began today.  Well, for me anyway.  I wish everytime I wouldn't be so dissappointed of what I didn't get to make on my list.  I only had a week to prepare this time, so I made claims I wasn't able to get to.  So sorry if you went looking for my hand-lettered potions, the ones you see pictured are all from Jeni Gochnour's inventory.  The good news is they have almost moved from the designing phase (for the third year in a row) to the crafting phase. I also had to forget my painted lawn signs, handmade paper mache witches and a myriad of other pretties.  Nanette continues to remind me that there is always next year's show.  I kept whispering that to myself last night as I put on my jammies to just go to bed.

Childrens' Halloween Parade masks.  Or Mardi Gras.  Or Masquerade.  Take your pick.

I wish you could see how cute the ravens are with their black glittered beaks and eyes, ruffled collars, striped painted legs, and party hats.  We became instant friends as soon as the party hats were on and the bows tied.

Oh my, these sea salt caramel toffees in the mini coffin boxes turned out so tasty.   Great gifts for neighbors and teachers.

The handpainted recycled old spooky books created some last minute fun for me.

More New Years Eve masquerade and Witches Night Out masks.

Elsa painted and assembled all these little witchy finger cards.  Thanks my little apprentice!

Really fun streamers for your school classroom party, mantel or dining room table.  Some are fringed and some are just dual colors ruffled.  So fun to make!

More of Elsa's work.

Do you spy the little witch shoes?  I am so mad I didn't get a close up of these, they were my pride and joy.  The tag reads, "Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat."  And this table had the jar of frou-frou princess masks.  Pink, purple, and lots of sparkles.  Poisons by Jeni Gochnour.

This children's spinner game is so fun.  I have used it every year for one of my girls classroom parties over the last 10 years.  I re-created the game from one my friend, Jennie, found online from the 1930's or 40's.  The wording is just too cute.  You gather a few basic household and food items for the game, and them just spin away.  

Fall Art Market this Friday and Saturday!

Please come!  I'll have a variety of handlettered potion labels, festive crepe paper streamers and other frights for your Halloween table, a childrens' spinner game for your family or classroom Halloween parties, spooky handpainted yard signs and more!  Sorry no pictures yet, you know how I am, chaotic creativity going on downstairs?

Sidetracked from the Ragnar Relay: Meet Tail of the Yak

I ran the Ragnar Relay Race from San Francisco to Napa this last weekend.  But I flew in Thursday morning, just so I could go to some of my favorite places.

Below are pictures from my favorite store ... ever.  I've been coming here for over 15 years.  And I admit that I love that one of the owners told me on my trip last year that they will never sell online. 

Gatherings from Tail of the Yak

3" moss green double faced satin ribbon, Japanese washi tape, wooden paper clips from the Philippines.

Handmade paper & foil flowers by a local paper artist

The cutest flower pins ever

Gatherings from my other favorite store in Berkeley

And of course I must go thrift shopping, I hit the Goodwill right by the U.C. Berkeley

Handmade Italian orange shoes, love.  Can you believe they fit like a glove? $7.99 price tag.

A beautiful shirt from Anthropologie, I think I paid $4.99

megan whitehead + remington bassett

Some young women, I just adore.

Remember her bridal shower? 

So glad I could help you out, Meg, on your wedding day...

{custom wedding garland for Megan & Remington}

Materials:  Various ribbons, silver painted then glass glittered chipboard sparrows, acrylic painted carnival initials mounted on chipboard with crepe paper ruffle, silver handpainted last name initial "B" with silver glass glitter on yellow & purple fabric covered chipboard layers with crepe paper ruffle, black and white photographs of bride and groom clipped on with mini black clothes pins. 

The beautiful venue was Cactus & Tropicals at the Draper location. 

 "B" is for beautiful bride, blessings & Bassett
The bride wanted to display some additional photos from the couples photo shoot taken during their engagement, so her thoughts were if I created a name initial garland, it would be simple to just intersperse favorite photographs between all the ribbon and glitter.  The result was darling.  The garland was draped over the cake table for guests to enjoy during the couple's traditional exchange of sweet cake bites.  

Valentines Art Market of Utah

Art Market is over, I'm sad if you missed it. I have a few things left from these pictures. I have a dozen heart keepsake boxes available. I don't think buyers knew what to put in these exquisitely crafted treasure boxes. Cookies, candy & chocolates, jewelry, and a whole bunch of other trinkets would fit beautifully. Of course I have 3 of them resting on easels throughout my house. Contact me if you need one for your special Valentine on Monday. Share the love this February!