A Hip & Handmade Holiday

I had a great time helping Susan & Alison with introducing their A Hip and Handmade Holiday It's a digital book with tons of fun Christmas Diy's. You can buy yours here. They call themselves the Craft Pack. Sounds kind of tuff huh... 

here I am with the famous crafter courtney snowden at the after party

 

If you want to see any of the famous bloggers that came to town to help film each tutorial check out the links below.

Nicole from Making it Lovely

Ez from Creature Comforts {she really is as nice as she is pretty}

Emily from Small Fry
Courtney from C Jane Kendrick
Jen from Tater tots and Jello
Heather from The House of Smiths
Natalie from Nat the Fat Rat
Jen from A Merry Mishap
Liz from Cotton and Curls

can't forget the lovely ladies of vivint who where amazing sponsors

The Grow With Me Moccasin Giveaway

Have you seen Susan's blog lately? She's giving away a full year of moccasins! I'm always sooo sad when my baby's grows out of my favorite little shoes for them. Now's your chance to get a pair for each growth spurt your little one has. That's 9 pair of the cutest moccies out there! Go here to enter- but don't win please...

* also you can help her win a business grant -go here to vote for Freshly Picked! 

Bag- Bags - Bags!

1 down 17 to go....

Come see me & the famous Susan at Craft Lake City in the Salt Lake City this Saturday August 13th at the Gallivan Center 2- 10pm.

Birthdays

Ice cream sandwich cookie bar + flying lanterns = rad 5 yr old birthday party!

elsa & me- in the middle 

elsa

* first two photos taken from Susan's & Annie's blogs- the last two are mine

Have You Heard

Seth Aaron & Mondo Guerra are going to be at Alt Thursday! Are you going? I am- well sort of. I'm helping my friend Susan with a couple of her classes on Thursday. I hope I see them there.

GoLd Moccassins YES PLEASE

Susan's done it again! Gold Mocs COME ON! Georgeous! Did I mention she made her pattern even better. Elastic at the ankle so they won't fall off & a faux drawstring- genius.

* I think I may need another baby...

Craft Lake City- Fav's

Of course anything Susan makes is a fav- but Elsa Bags + Freshly Picked = Good Times & lots of AWESOME goods! I don't ever want to do another show alone. Especially if it's one that we have to man the booth. Susan is magnetic. She draws in the fun & the buyers...

{I'm wearing a shirt I made for CLC- I'll have some in the store soon}

some of my new onesies- going in the store soon

Susan's amazing moccasins & wallets & ponytail holders where selling like hot cakes

{I don't even know what that means}

the amazing artist phoenix with her kids- in andy chase's booth

blue ponies

this was our cute neighbor teresa flowers

I really want one of these hipster friends made by felicia koloc from let's be friends

kanani hayes from vinylicious designs

eva & kirk with sycamore street press had awesome stuff- they were kind enough to do some trading! love everything they do. especially my friends amy & kristins stuff & eva's too!

ashley geissing from isabell's umbrella

gibbs & keri rainock of crowsmack

still trying to figure out who this is? any ideas??? totally precious

loved- loved- loved these band posters by travis bone from furturtle show prints

the famous leia bell {i may have bought a poster}

yes this creepy painting was painted by the sweetest looking girl in the world- kat martin

sara pace from noble town vintage

*pics taken by bdoran, swainston, peter anderson, gavin sheehan

Craft Lake City

Don't forget to come!

* & bring me and Susan diet coke while you're at it...

L.A. Peoples

Go see Susan & Emily at the L.A. Renegade Craft Fair this Saturday & Sunday! & check out some more artists here

I'm in- Craft Lake City!

I'm in & I'm sharing my booth once again with the talented Mrs. Petersen

Whahoo! come see us August 14th

Still Recovering

from last Saturday!

8:00am The Bijou Market (in orem)- 1pm Baby Shower (in orem)- 6pm Bijou Clean Up- 7:30 Co-Ed Baby Shower (in alpine) Now Keep in mind I live 45 min north of orem

So I started my Saturday way too early (i'm not a morning person & I had 4 hours of sleep) by driving down to Orem with Susan to set up for The Bijou Market one of the best gals to share a booth with. How amazing is her stuff! & she's the perfect companion to travel 45 min each way with. We can talk about anything & we DO! Then I went back to SLC to change & pick up little pookie. Then back to Orem for a baby shower. Then I went & hung out with one of my besties Stacy & my Aunt Maryann. Then back to the Market to pick up my goods & then to my brother & sister in-laws baby shower.

The Bijou Market
photo by nicole carmen




Michelle's baby shower/ Tea party
Veeda & Suzanne throw a damn good baby shower-such yummy food & treats

one of the prettiest pregnant woman you'll ever see

cindy & the coolest baby shower activity's ever

can you see elsa in her audrey hepburn glasses. she was loving all the treats

pic stolen from Veeda taken by her super nice husband Brendan

The Jen-ton Shower- one of the other prettiest pregnant woman you'll ever see

On the front of Benton's moms invite it had Benton with a guitar + Jen with a guitar = a baby with a guitar hence the creepy doll with a guitar in this picture! It's funny if you know Jann & benton & Jen...


Doesn't Adam look a lot like his dad. Do I look tired- cause I was...

Bijou Market June 5th

I'll be sharing a booth with my super talented friend Susan from Freshly Picked for the Bijou Market this Saturday June 5th. So come & pick up some amazing goods for your daughter, son, husband, wife, brother, sister, mother, father or just for yourself! Tons of fabulous vendors will be there & it's only for 1 day...



For you out of town-ers here are a few awesome bloggers doing some giveaways!

the rockstar diaries

bijou market

the coterie blog

P.s. this will probably be my last post this week due to some last minute sewing madness! thanks bijou for letting me be a part of your show!

The Yudu

So have you heard of Provo Craft's Yudu? It's what you would think would be a really easy way to screen print. Not so much. When I first decided I wanted to try my hand at illustrator & then screen printing those designs I knew that making the screen would be a b**** I had heard that the Yudu machine had made the burning process a cinch - so when my sister & brother in law said they had a Yudu I asked them if I could give it a try & so I did. When you watch the "how to video" they make it seem so simple. 3 screens later (well 3 emulsion sheets later) I finally figured it out but it still wasn't that simple. As you can see lining up two different colors is not an easy task for a beginner. (My love for mustaches will never die sorry Susan)