It's Feature Friday! Sew Happy 74

Now that it's getting colder out, it's time for coats, and warm accessories! I absolutely love these gorgeous & funky recycled wool coats & cool headbands from Etsy shop Sew Happy 74!

The Plainfield library craft show

There's my booth, above, and below is the closest thing to a panoramic view of the show as you're going to get ;).



Sales were few, and we had a down pour for an extended period of time, but my booth neighbor was fun to talk to, and the sun eventually came out. I had a fun time shopping, and think I might have spent more than I made (oops!).
Wanna see what I got? My booth neighbor, Lara (hope I spelled that right!), makes adorable hats, both knit & fleece. My son liked the fleece, and I liked the knit ones, so I compromised & bought both!



There was a woman who made cute charms, and I couldn't resist this adorable cookie charm.



Another booth had crystal & bead jewelry, and I love shiny things, so I got this beautiful fall colored necklace.



This magnetic picture frame was perfect for my son to put in his room with pictures of him & his friends.



I would have posted links, but these were all just local folks who do a few shows in the fall, and didn't have online shops.

It looks like I might be doing another show or 2 this year! There is a Naperville church craft show that I will probably be attending on December 3rd, as well as possibly another. Stay tuned for more info on those!

It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday!

I made this infinity scarf out of some cashmere scraps the other day. I like how all the colors went together. I'm not good at putting multiple colors together, so i'm always surprised when it happens. As you can probably tell, I am still working on my lighting/photography situation. Sigh.

My scraps were getting out of control, so I made a few draft stoppers for my craft show last Saturday.



Hopefully, i'll have a fun pillow to show you next week. I am starting on a custom order!

So, what have you been working on? As always, feel free to show off your finished recycled wool projects on my Facebook page!

It's Tutorial Tuesday! Easy fall leaves garland

This super easy, and super fun, tutorial comes to us from A Beautiful Mess Blog. If I would have had the time, I would have loved to make this fall leaves garland to hang from my canopy at the craft shows... I think I will make one for next year's shows! To be magically transported to the full tutorial, just click here !

My booth at Fiber in the Park

Here is my booth at Fiber in the Park. This is my first time using my canopy at a show, since i've always been indoors or under a shelter, and I love it! I used the canopy a few times while camping (came in really handy when it rained during one trip), setting it up is a breeze, and I love that I can hang things from it, pin my banner to it, and lean things against the legs. It's a EZ Up, that I am lucky to have... my mom found it at a rummage sale for $10 (thanks, Mom!)!


I didn't sell much at the show, but still had a good time! The weather was perfect. I got some work done in between customers. The music was fantastic...



There were lots of great venders...









and classes...



and my son even made a new friend...



If you are local, i'll be at the Friends of the Plainfield Library craft show this Saturday, September 34th, 2011, from 9-3. Come visit me! There will be 80 venders, so this should be a fun craft show to visit!

It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday!

This week, this post should be called "What haven't I been working on". I have the last of my 2 shows on Saturday, so i've been busy making things for it. Since I already had a lot of appliqued throw pillows that I have spent a lot of time on, I wanted to have some more affordable options, so I made some patterned pillows without appliques. I thought neck cowls, and scarves would be nice, so I made some of those too. While I wasn't busy at the Fiber in The Park, I made dryer ball cores, and I finished them up over the last couple of days. So, what have you been working on? As always, feel free to post pictures of your finished recycled wool projects on my Facebook page!

It's Tutorial Tuesday! Make a recycled wool leaf scarf!

Now that fall is here, I can't think of a better tutorial to post than this one! This great tutorial comes from Kathleen's great blog, Refashionology. To be magically transported to Kathleen's tutorial, click here!