My little girls keep me busy, but I always find time to sneak away to the craft room. I am dabbling in many mediums to find my true calling (but I have an inkling it will always involve fabric)...
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Monday May 03, 2010
I had a blast at Earthstock yesterday! The weather was beautiful, I saw tons of smiling familiar and new faces, ate some good food, and just enjoyed the day. I want to thank all of you who came to support me, it was a successful show for me because of you! I’ll definitely be back at Earthstock next year. Well… as long as its not too close to a new birth in the family. ;)
Here’s a photo of the full booth. My hubby helped me make the big poster of my jellyfish. They’re made from post consumer plastic bottles! I had a few of the jellyfish hanging around the tent, I just love the way it looked!
My bottle cap magnets and keychains, tin can magnets, some bead bowls, and wrapper keychains.
Hair clips, bead bowls, JuNk PiNs, bottle cap necklaces, etc
My friend’s Jen and Marla helped me out with the show. I was so happy to have their help! I would not have been able to do it without them!
Jen made the hemp wrapped jars, Marla made soda can earrings, necklaces, and charm bracelets. You can also see here my vintage sheet cuffs, plastic bottle charm bracelets, pull tab bracelets, and vintage sheet purses.
Here’s a close up of Marla’s soda can jewelry.
Here’s a close up of Jen’s hemp wrapped jars. All of the jars were recycled, as well as most of the beads she used!
My newest, and most favorite item right now: vintage sheet scarf necklaces! You can wrap them around your neck, or tie them in your hair. I had one displayed on my finished bust that I made.
Now that my shows are over, I can focus on filling up my Etsy shop, and creating more new and exciting goodies. :) I’ll also be working on more pieces for my upcoming art show this fall. I’m excited as to where this road will lead me!
Monday April 19, 2010
We had a blast at the Beardsley Zoo fair yesterday! It took us quite a while to set up since it was our first show together, my first outdoor show, and my first show with more than one table! lol I think it came out great though. But of course my camera’s battery decided to die; so I was only able to snap a couple photos. :( I’ll be sure to charge the battery for my show next week at Earthstock!
Look closely and you’ll see my bottle cap magnets, bottlecap necklaces, bottle cap keychains, recycled wrapper key chains, vintage sheet hair bows, cuffs, and scarf necklaces, fabric mushrooms, JuNk pins, recycled bead bowls, upcycled plastic charm bracelets, Marla’s soda can bracelets, earrings, and necklaces, Jen’s hemp wrapped jars, and more! This whole collection will be up on my new Twiddle Lee Etsy shop soon! :)
OH, and you could also see in the last photo my finished bust I’ve been telling you about!
Friday April 16, 2010
 I’m packing up for the zoo! Come visit me at the Beardsley Zoo for their “Party for the Planet”. Their Earth Day event is about encouraging local, organic, earth-friendly choices as a way of promoting better health for our planet and ourselves. Environmentally friendly vendors will be on hand with everything from green cleaning products and recycled fashion accessories to better lawn care for you and wildlife! New this year – Citizen Science Corner – learn how to get involved. Enjoy eco-music at Noon at the Peacock Pavilion. Come learn what you can do to make the planet a healthier place for you and your family. I’ll be setting up shop with my recycled accessories this Sunday April 18th from 10-3pm. See you there!
Tuesday April 13, 2010
I’ve been ripping and sewing for days now to finish up my raggedy table skirts, and they’re finally done!!! I had no idea it would take me so long. I am so happy with the results though. I hung my two craft room skirts, and they look great! They make me smile every time I enter the room. I am sooo happy I took the time to do this. My craft fair booths are going to look amazing with them!
I know I promised a photo; but between rearranging my room and getting ready for my upcoming shows, my craft room is a disaster! lol So, here’s a sneak peak so you can get an idea of what they look like.
My first Spring show is this Sunday, so I’ll be busy for the rest of this week finishing up a bunch of details for the show. Once my shows are over with I can finally finish organizing my room and share some after pics. :) If you’re in the area, my show this Sunday is at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Ct. I’m so excited, this will be my very first outdoor show! AND my very first show where I had more than one table! lol Which is why I’ve invited my two friends to come help me. ;0) See you after my show!
OH PS, I’m sure you’ve noticed my topper has changed yet again. Still working on it! lol
Tuesday March 02, 2010
I have never felt so overwhelmed. This week feels like the busiest week ever! At least the worst is past me. I hate when the 1st of the month falls on a Monday; it’s like two worlds are colliding! lol Mondays are always busy with shipping out orders and catching up on emails from over the weekend; but when it falls on the 1st, I also have to prepare for my Crafty Ave newsletter by adding all the new patterns, writing up the news, updating the website, and sending out artist payments. Needless to say I was up until 1am last night working. The rest of the week will be just as busy, but at least Monday is done and over with. Not only am I starting to feel the pressures of my deadline for the Earth Day fair, but I’ve been invited to do another show in April at the Beardsley Zoo. I have two wholesale orders to finish up this week… which means gluing, pouring, drilling, and more gluing of about 400 bottle caps, and sewing up an Americana quilt and wrapping some rag balls. Let’s see.. what else…. I have my art league meeting tonight, and I have my girls crafting meeting on Friday. I just might bring my crafting supplies to art league tonight to work on the craft fair goodies.
I’m starting to see a trend here… I come on over to write a blog post, I pour out all my bad news and complaints, then I say “OH, and here’s the good news”. lol Okay, so let’s get to the good news. As I’ve said, I was invited to do another craft show at the Beardsley Zoo! I didn’t mean for that to slip out during my cranky tantrum. It IS good news. I am so excited! I haven’t officially agreed to it yet though. I’m not sure if I’ll even have enough products to do two shows in only about six weeks from now. It’s a two day show, but I can do only one of the days if I wanted; which is great. Before even getting this invite, I was already feeling overwhelmed with the crafting I have to catch up on, that I invited two of my friends to help me out. Marla will be joining me with her fun soda can jewelry, and Jen will be joining me with her beautiful hemp wrapped jars. The three of us have decided to get together every Friday to craft together for the show. I’ll try to remember to take some photos this Friday!
For the show, I have finished up a couple more zipper pouches made from wrappers. Although, I’m still having a perfectionist problem. I made one perfect pouch, and thought I had it down pat. Then I made another one, and it came out a bit skewed. Darn! I’m not sure what the difference was, or what went wrong. I’ll keep trying! Everyone is telling me they look just fine. Perhaps it’s just the perfectionist in me. I also started making some charm bracelets with charms made from plastic bottles. They look so great! I’m keeping the first one for myself! :0) OH and I found a way to put a bit of color on my jelly fish!! Yay! (Still never finished that cereal box container! lol)
I’ll have some photos for you soon! But, here’s a sneak peek of the plastic charm bracelets I’m working on.
Monday January 25, 2010
I’ve been busy trying out new techniques and different projects for the upcoming Earthstock fair in Plainville, CT. I’m getting excited, I had to share a sneak peek with you! Sorry for the horrible photos. (Hey, do you want the sneak peak now, or when its sunny enough to get good photos? lol)
This was my first project… a bead bowl. I had a huge bag of those plastic pony beads that have been sitting in the basement for years; so I made something new with them! I love how it came out. It definately looks better in person. (Man, do I need photo lessons or what?!) I want to try making some smaller ones too for candle holders or something. I’ll be taking some photos when I make my next one so I can show you how they’re made. :)
My next project was some zipper pouches made from food wrappers. I was really frustrated with sewing these up at first… but a friend on the PrimMart forum suggested I try putting powder on the plastic so it glides better in the machine; and it solved my problems!! Thank you! The strawberry one in the back is an unfinished one that I’m working on now. Isn’t it CUTE! he he
One project that has been sitting on my table unfinished for a few days is this woven cereal box container. I had no idea it would take so long to make! lol I may not do any more of these… well we’ll see how I feel when its finished! ;0)
This last one I’ve been really excited about. I have recently fell in LOVE with jelly fish; and I went crazy when I saw a few photos of some jelly fish made from plastic bottles. I had to give it a try! My first one (in the back) didn’t come out too well, but I tried again, and I think my second one came out pretty good. I just wish I could find light pink and blue bottles! lol I’ll have to do some searching and experimenting on doing a bit of color on them. The clear looks neat too though.
Other than working on projects for the fair, I’ve also been thinking about my blog and TwiddleLee website. I would like to have them both up and designed before the show. The way my blog looks now is just from a free template that I’ve found and edited. I still need to update it with my own graphics. So, you may (hopefully) see some changes to the way my blog looks soon. (Yeah, I know I’ve said that before! hush now!) I do have a sketchy idea now of what I want it to look like. (I was totally confused about it before.) I think its going to be very clean and simple; mostly white. I know I want to stick with my cloud/thought bubble idea I’ve been using on my plush tags. Some swirlies would be nice… okay, I’m just rambling now. (and realizing that I’m using way too many parentheses! lol)
~Twiddle Lee
Tuesday November 24, 2009
I have successfully finished my first show as Twiddle-Lee this past Saturday! It was so much fun; I can’t wait to do more shows! I’m already scouting out shows for next year. ;0) So anyway, I decided to make my first show a small easy one for practice – I picked out a nice church fair in Berlin. I was lucky to get the best table spot in the whole show – right near the kitchen and lounge area in the largest room. I did pretty good for such a small show. Everyone was attracted to my cupcakes; they all had to come over and see if they were real! lol My daughter joined me too.. she made some button jewelry, a few paintings, and ornaments. It was great to spend some time with her and do a team effort; we had a blast! Here’s some pics from the show:
Miss Penelope with her goodies! I love her button bracelets, I made her make one for me too! he he Visit her site at: www.SweetPeaArt.com
My new “Munchies”! Each pillow monster has a pocket mouth to hide toys, treasures, or to hold their babies!
Bottle Cap Necklaces & Magnets… yeah, I know… these are all over the place now; but remember I was one of the first who started them back in 2001! lol Penelope made the cool Americana pins and the starfish painting. :)
I’ve been really excited about these new goodies… JuNk PiNs!! Each pin is made from candy wrappers, junk mail, magazines, and other junk!
See the little snowman head peaking out in the corner? I only had eight of those… and sold out in the first hour of the show! It’s always the things you have the least of that sells the quickest! lol
All my new goodies will be available through my new website www.TwiddleLee.com shortly, so be sure to sign up for the mailing list on my site. I’ll be working hard within the next few weeks taking pics, writing descriptions, listing them on Etsy, and hopefully working on the final layout of the website. In between Christmas shopping & crafting of course! ;0) he he
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