sunday

Come see me  Sunday, September 19 at the Roseville Fall Antique Market.

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Rain or shine!

Oak Street, Roseville

Visit The Tattered House to learn more about the 50+ vendors!

save the date

I love participating in local shows, especially ones of this quality!  If you love these street craft/antique shows then you should make it to this one.  This will be my 3rd time at The Tattered House market, and it is just the best!

I hope to see you there :D

i left my heart

One of my personal goals has been to vend at a big craft show in San Francisco.  So I had a little celebration, when a few days ago I learned that I was accepted to be a vendor at Bazaar Bizarre.

It is being held at one of the most beautiful spots in San Francsico at Fort Mason.  Right on the water.  And in December the weather should be perfect.  Well really, who knows!  It’s SF and the weather is always a favorite topic of discussion.

Luckily I only live 1 1/2 hours away.  And even more lucky is that my hub and kids are coming with me!  Now to find a cheap inexpensive hotel.  Wish me more luck!

p.s. to see more about the goings on see the flickr group here.

the california museum

This is where you will find me today!

thank you

The HELP Haiti event that I vended Friday night was able to raise $1300.  Thank you everyone who came out!  I gave 20% of my sales to the organization which went to help orphans in Haiti. 

I made a few new items especially for the night.  This is a banner made using an old Mother Goose book and some vintage seam binding.  I really tried to keep them gender neutral.  I think they would be fun to use for baby shower decorations.

I also made up some new onesie and blanket sets.  I love going through my fabric bins.  Especially the vintage fabrics.  It is hard to cut up, but I love seeing it made into something new and useful again.

Thanks again for coming out on your Friday night to Sacramento.  $1300 is an amount that we should all be happy in raising.

HELP haiti

The earthquake in Haiti has hit close to home for those who are in the process of adopting children in Haiti or thinking about beginning the process. There are thousands of children homeless and hundreds who have families in the United States who have been waiting to bring home their children – some for years. Haiti before the eartquake had 300,000 orphans and not enough orphanages to care for them.

In an effort to help, Glitter and Grunge has organized a benefit concert and handmade sale in Sacramento. They are working to have representation from Haiti and two families whose children are still in Haiti to come and tell their stories and help raise money to help orphans in Haiti.

G&G is working with an organization called Help End Local Poverty (www.helpendlocalpoverty.com) which works closely with two Rescue Center/Orphanges in Port au Prince, as well as orphanges in Africa. The fundraiser will specifically benefit the Hatian orphanages.

The event is February 5 at 7 pm and will feature a number of local indie musicians and crafters.  Each vendor will be donating at least 10% of heir sales that evening go to HELP. The event takes place at Arcade Church in Sacramento, 3927 Marconi Ave.

Come and see me this Friday as I will be donating 20% of my sales to HELP.

just a recap

Before I tell you about Disneyland, I wanted to tell you about the Roseville show.  It was great!  Our booth looked great and was well attended.  The Tattered House girls put together a terrific event with great shoppers and fantastic sellers.

This is just a few of the items from the Glitter and Grunge table.  Vintage patterns, papers, full of scrap booking and collage fun.

These are just a few of the little bits of goodness from my side of the table.  The little Get Well Soon card sold.  Isn’t it just the cutest!

Claire at the G&G table helping customers.  See the collage work, it’s done by artist Alexa Lett.

I had a ton of aprons for sale.  And they were really well received.  I also borrowed the mannequin from Claire and dressed it in a groovy dress that I bought in San Francisco on Haight Street.  The mannequin is also wearing a bag from newest Glitter and Grunge artist Julie aka Ona.

I walked through the other booths and saw this.  My son’s initials! Since my days doing calligraphy I can’t resist all sorts of lettering.

Some more handmade goodness, and it’s vintage.  Aren’t they just beautiful.  Jewelry is so popular right now, so I am trying to wear more.  I’ll have to show you a photo of the rings that I bought at this show.

But for now, I’ll just show you this perfect bag.  Julie pulled out this bag that she handmade and I grabbed it right away!  It was just what I needed for my Disney trip.  A few people even commented on how they liked it!  You can now see her other work as the newest artist to join Glitter & Grunge.

little pillows

These little pillows are made especially to soothe your eyes and your brain.  They are filled with lavender and organic flaxseed.  So you can relax and rid yourself of that headache or just have a little time out by yourself.

I was inspired by Melly and Me when I learned how to make one of their quilt squares using only scraps.  And that is how these eye pillows came to be.  I have such a good time going through my bags of scraps now and mixing and matching.  It’s great color therapy.

 

Aren’t all of these colors just delicious.  I never get tired of looking at them.  Silly, I know! 

I hope to post again tomorrow with some other new creations to show you before the Roseville show on Sunday.  But after that it will be a week before you hear from me again.  I am leaving on Monday for Disneyland.  So have a great week!

my ironing

Would you like to see what I have been busy cleaning and ironing?

Now can you just guess what this is?

This one has a beautiful pocket with ric rac trim.

This one is super colorful with a rainbow of sewn on strips of fabric.

These are all photos of the vintage aprons that I have been collecting.  Some of these I bought just for the fabric.  They never got cut up though.  Probably because these aprons are all in great condition.  So it became a collection without me really knowing it.

I still have about five more aprons that need to be ironed.  Getting ready for my booth this Sunday!  I think they will all look wonderful hanging together.

whose got the button

These are all fabric covered buttons!  Aren’t they just the cutest :D  I have been wanting to make these for the longest time.  So on Saturday I finally did.

There is a variety of sizes too.  I think it would be cute to replace just one button on a coat.  Or stitch it onto an otherwise plain bag.  I attached a bit of ribbon too, so they can be used as a gift card for a lucky friend.

I’m selling these first on Sunday.  Come see my if you want one!  Just $1. each.