SomerKnits

Have you heard of Alliday?  If you live in or around Tulsa then I hope so!  But if not, just know that it is going to be a big and awesome event this year!  December 17th out at the fairgrounds you can come and knock all that last minute holiday shopping off your list and simultaneously support your local and handmade community.  There is a huge group of fantastic artists this year, so plan ahead and plan on coming!! Can't wait that long?  Saturday November 5th, a week from tomorrow, a bunch of local crafters and I will be set up at the Jenks Church Fall 2011 Craft Fair.  The Jenks Church is on Elwood between 111th and 121st, just down from Perryman Ranch.  We'll be open 9am - 4pm so definitely try and stop by. This season, no matter where you live or what holidays you celebrate, try and give back to your local and handmade community by shopping shows, etsy, or the mom & pop corner store in your area.  Your support allows them their own ho...

I had a fantastic time this past weekend with Holly at B.A.ZAAR!!  It was so nice to share a booth with one of my favorite people and it was great to see all the people who came out to support this brand new indie craft fair.  I hope that next year it is even bigger and better!    The weather was completely perfect (once the sun came up and it warmed up a bit).  You probably couldn't have picked a better fall day to be outside on.  Our booth was under a pavilion so we weren't having to sit in direct sunlight all day and for the most part the breeze stayed very soft and gentle.  We did occasionally get our signs knocked down by a gust, but thats a hazard of outdoor shows, right?  We decided to split our U shaped booth by each taking a side table and making it our own, then integrating along the connecting table.  That allowed each of us our own branding and a place to put our banners and then allowed us to show a blending in the middle. ...

I have so many posts bouncing around in my head, but I just didn't get to them this week.  It seems to be like that a lot lately, but perhaps if I was actually free even one evening each week I might actually accomplish some of the things that bounce around in my head. For instance, I still have more vintage brooches to show you! And I want to put away all the summer clothes and figure out what might fit me between now and January. I want to clean up the craft room again, which was destroyed in the process of cleaning out the nursery. I want to clean up and winterize the front flower bed and the garden.  Thankfully I have the world's best husband and he has already started on this process. I want to knit a sleep sack for the baby.  :-) I want to do some Baby E updates about getting ready for our little one.  Hopefully that won't take over the blog, but I tend to write about what is on my mind and I would definitely say that Baby E is on my mind.  If ...

Remember that B.A.zaar I mentioned yesterday?  Here are the details!   A few fellow Tulsa Makers will be there in addition to Holly and I.  You'll be able to catch Bohemian Romance and Plume Perfume as well as our new friend The Peaceful Housewife. Stop by and see us!!

Almost every year, or at least as often as possible, my mom and grandma and I load up in the car and drive out to War Eagle Mill in Arkansas for the War Eagle Craft Fair.  We leave really early, before sun up to get there early, we like to shop while its still cool out and before the mega-crowds start.  It's a fantastic craft fair, although it has gotten smaller in recent years than it was when I was little.  It used to take a good chunk of the day to see all the booths on both sides of the river, but now we seem to be able to get through in a few hours, even stopping to pick through booths of antiques on the Sharp Show side of the river.  This year mom and grandma walked away with a few things but I pretty much only left War Eagle with a full belly of Indian Taco and business cards.   I did manage to change that on the drive back though.  After stopping at our favorite apple stand for our usual bushel of Arkansas Black apples (if you have never had one th...

I'm sad its over until next year.  I had the absolute most wonderful time at Indie Emporium!  The shoppers were great, the fellow vendors were great and I just don't think we could have asked for better. First, I want to say a great big, huge thank you to Thom and Christine and all they do putting on this fantastic event.  I feel so privileged to have gotten to work with them on the planning, decoration making and set up.   In case you missed it, let me take you around a little bit.  First up, here is my booth!  Good or bad, I filled my little space to the max!  I tried to create lots of different levels in my display to add interest and make different pieces stand out.  Everything except the tiny table to the right in my booth was made by me.  That little table is yarn and needles from Africa that I am selling to help support a clinic in Uganda.  I will be sure to tell you more about that soon, as well as get some close ups of the yar...

It has been a really, really busy week.  And next week looks like it will be equally busy.  So while I haven't gotten a whole lot of knitting done, I did take the time to make a first batch of felted wool dryer balls.  Its fun playing with the colors, I definitely think I will keep making them, especially since a number of people have expressed interest. I do plan to go out and get some un-dyed wool for those who prefer the all natural route.  For now though I am making pretty and colorful ones.  :-) Today I get to go to the fair and see my blanket on display!  I'll definitely try and get a picture with it.  I love the fair.  Hopefully my feet can keep up with all the walking today, but Ben is patient and I know he'll let me take a break if I need it.  Can you believe I'm 26 weeks pregnant?  I know I haven't mentioned it on here a ton, so you might have lost track, but it just seems crazy to me.  I think that we are growing a jum...

Wow, what a whirlwind weekend!  Evnetually I will get the pictures off of the camera and give you a recap, but for now just know that Indie Emporium was fan-freaking-tastic!  By the end my feet were so sore and I was soo tired, but I wouldn't have traded it for anything.  I got to hang out with some of the best people and I got to see my new product model hit the runway for one of the designers.  Like I said, it was great! Sunday I barely moved.  I had lofty goals of laundry and cleaning and getting all the show stuff I dumped out of the car organized but none of that really happened.  What did happen was lunch with my mom and sister, visiting some old friends of the family, laziness on the couch and puppy time.  I wish I'd gotten up off the sofa earlier and gone to bed because monday it was back to the grind and back to the craziness.  My weeks have been so booked this fall!  In a good way, but I am in a perpetual state of tired right...