So as it turned out, we did actually get outside for a few of the photos, and the ones inside turned out amazing! Did I need to worry about the paint in the bathroom (see 'arrangements: moss' in last month's posts)? Nope.
A huge thank you to Emily Garrick-Steenson at Emily G Photography for these wonderful images! I'm truly excited about them, so go check them out! And leave her a post if you feel so inclined!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Summary: the 2010 Garden Fever Winter Art Festival, aka my first craft sale
To summarize simply, the sale went really, really well. If you stopped by, or sent me good vibes, thank you immensely! I sold out of necklaces (I initially made 6) by 10 this morning, and I made more in a mad dash and brought them down. I sold over half of the initial hairclips. All in all, I'd call this a success. I have to send out a thank you to my fantastic husband and his company, PVS Instore Graphics for making me a really sweet little display:
Using scrap material, they made this with a file I created in AutoCAD and some graphic images that I had taken of my pieces. I filled the hairclip area, and last night made a few more pairs. This really helped create a little space for these. I am truly one lucky chica!
If you are looking for a nice gift for the gardener in your life, please keep Garden Fever! in mind. They are fantastic people, and Lori does the buying and she has quite the eye. They also have nice greens and garland for holiday decor needs.
As for the rest of the pieces, I'll be making Twinkle * Twinkle * POOF! Etsy Site postings for them as soon as possible.
Using scrap material, they made this with a file I created in AutoCAD and some graphic images that I had taken of my pieces. I filled the hairclip area, and last night made a few more pairs. This really helped create a little space for these. I am truly one lucky chica!
If you are looking for a nice gift for the gardener in your life, please keep Garden Fever! in mind. They are fantastic people, and Lori does the buying and she has quite the eye. They also have nice greens and garland for holiday decor needs.
As for the rest of the pieces, I'll be making Twinkle * Twinkle * POOF! Etsy Site postings for them as soon as possible.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Garden Fever! Winter Arts Festival
Garden Fever! is a retail nursery with a sweet spot in my heart. While it is true that I have spent many days there checking on plants in all kinds of weather and creating displays on the retail floor when I was a Landscape Design student, it's just the kind of place where the people become part of the family. Not just my favorite former employers, Lori and Richard, or co-workers who have become steadfast friends, but some of the customers are also near and dear to me. I'll be at the GF! family table, if that tells you anything!
It's easy to see why that is one of the reasons that I'm so excited to be participating in this year's Winter Arts Festival. I look forward to this sale each year. It's my annual kick off to the season. I love the getting my fortune told (she's really good folks, I'm not usually the fortune teller seeking type) and that the Goddess Flora Chorus & Deadheading Society sings their fun, wacky songs. I like that Garden Fever! spreads the love, supporting a different organization each year.
This year it is the Parker Sanderson Fund of Hardy Plant Society of Oregon which brings in well known, high quality speakers and funds scholarships for horticulture students to attend. The Hardy Plant Society is great at really supporting further education in horticulture. I really love them.
So, as in a post from November (see "Announcement: ..."), I have been busy making necklaces and hairclips. While I fully admit I have jumped off the momma deep end with the clips, I absolutely love getting a kick out of handstitching these lovelies. That's right, no sewing machine was used in the creation of my items.
While I love my machine, it's just a little difficult to get it pulled out with a cruisin' 11 month old (yep, that means the ornaments were handstitched too). Many of the pieces are nature inspired, especially in the clips, and then there are geometric pieces. A lot of it is using a really quiet color palette compared to what it may have had even a year ago. An old friend said that Scarlett was teaching me about neutral color when I was pregnant, and it seems to be so. In any case, here is a little sneak peek at some new things!
Come out Saturday evening for the festivities!
What: Garden Fever! Winter Arts Festival
When: THIS Saturday, December 4 from 5 - 8 benefits The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
craft sale continues Sunday, December 5 from 9 - 5
Where: Garden Fever! located at 3433 NE 24th Avenue in Portland, just south of the Fremont Intersection
It's easy to see why that is one of the reasons that I'm so excited to be participating in this year's Winter Arts Festival. I look forward to this sale each year. It's my annual kick off to the season. I love the getting my fortune told (she's really good folks, I'm not usually the fortune teller seeking type) and that the Goddess Flora Chorus & Deadheading Society sings their fun, wacky songs. I like that Garden Fever! spreads the love, supporting a different organization each year.
This year it is the Parker Sanderson Fund of Hardy Plant Society of Oregon which brings in well known, high quality speakers and funds scholarships for horticulture students to attend. The Hardy Plant Society is great at really supporting further education in horticulture. I really love them.
So, as in a post from November (see "Announcement: ..."), I have been busy making necklaces and hairclips. While I fully admit I have jumped off the momma deep end with the clips, I absolutely love getting a kick out of handstitching these lovelies. That's right, no sewing machine was used in the creation of my items.
While I love my machine, it's just a little difficult to get it pulled out with a cruisin' 11 month old (yep, that means the ornaments were handstitched too). Many of the pieces are nature inspired, especially in the clips, and then there are geometric pieces. A lot of it is using a really quiet color palette compared to what it may have had even a year ago. An old friend said that Scarlett was teaching me about neutral color when I was pregnant, and it seems to be so. In any case, here is a little sneak peek at some new things!
Come out Saturday evening for the festivities!
What: Garden Fever! Winter Arts Festival
When: THIS Saturday, December 4 from 5 - 8 benefits The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
craft sale continues Sunday, December 5 from 9 - 5
Where: Garden Fever! located at 3433 NE 24th Avenue in Portland, just south of the Fremont Intersection
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