The New Front Yard

Here are a couple pictures of my new front yard.

Kate

Here is a hat that I made for someone for Christmas. She is really into black and red. I end up wanting to keep every one that I make! The hat production is going to have to slow down for a while because my sewing machine broke ... again. I can usually fix it but this time I am having no luck. The truth is, I really should get a new one if I'm going to be mass-producing these babies.
I am moving to the next town over this weekend. I am finally going to be in a house! I will have my own craft room, so the obsession to make stuff will flourish, I'm sure of that. I will also be able to have a garden. Woo Hoo. We are going to have a big yard and I can't wait to get my hands in the dirt.
Have a happy New Year everyone!
Kate

Another Little Show and a lesson

Here is Santa arriving in a fire truck.

A cute little happy customer! I loved this hat. I kinda wanted to keep it for myself.

Well, I did this tiny little show in a neighboring town. It was the day of the Christmas parade and it was very cold. I sold a bunch of hats and one ornament.
I am learning alot. When I started making the hats I thought that the kid sizes would be the most popular because the style is very cute and child-like. Well, it turns out everyone likes the adult ones, even the small customers. Also, I am discovering that the ones that are my favorites were also the ones that people bought. Here I thought that I had to adjust my taste to the general public, because sometimes my taste is a bit off the wall. Well it turns out, people are enjoying the craft that has my heart into it.
This is a good lesson to just be myself and there will be people out there who enjoy my uniqueness.

Have a great day.
Kate

The Show in Pittsboro

Here is a picture of me at my table at the show this weekend.
I had alot of fun. It was really cold and everyone who bought hats put them on right away! That made me super happy, because you know I love it when my stuff gets used! I also had a bunch of help from friends and family which is always nice. Randy worked the booth with me, Jan let me borrow the artificial head for display and Grandpa Al loaned me his truck. Thank you so much everyone!
It was also really nice to you Zen! Thanks for braving the bitter cold to support me.
I love my Santa ornament! It has a place of honor on my tree.

Thanks everybody!
Kate

Below are some pictures of happy customers!

Show December 7th in Pittsboro

Happy Holidays!
I have been working like crazy to make a bunch of stuff for the Pittsboro First Sunday on December 7th. If you don't know what I'm talking about, on the first Sunday of the month in Pittsboro, NC there is a handmade street fair with a ton of great stuff! I am going to be selling elf hoodies for all ages in all colors. I have a bunch of holiday ones but other colors too, in case you like to be an elf all winter long. I have also been working on ornaments too.

Also, check out my Etsy store. The link is on the upper right hand side of my main page.

Hope to see you at my show. Feel free to shoot me a message for more info.

-Kate-

Happy Halloween!

It is almost Halloween but the crafting for Christmas has already started! I am working on a bunch of stuff and hopefully I will have enough to do First Sunday in Pittsboro again this December. The main thing that I am working on is elvin hoodies. There will be a bunch of Holiday ones but lets face it.....It's fun to be a Elf all year long.
I will also be making other stuff like the mushroom ornament you see below. It has a pipe cleaner on the bottom that you wrap around the branch.
Have a Happy Halloween!
Kate

Happy Autumn!

Happy Autumn!
This past weekend, Randy and I made this wreath. We gathered most of the supplies from the woods behind our apartment. The leaves we got at the craft store but the rest of the pine cones, sticks and pine sprays we gathered ourselves! Randy was the designer and I put it all together. I did have a couple of ideas myself but I have to admit, the most of the ideas were not mine this time.
Have a wonderful October !
Kate

JimGin Farm Art Exhibit

Today I went to the opening of the art exhibit at JimGin Farm in Chatham County, North Carolina.
It was really nice. The weather was great and the art was amazing. I took a few pictures but there was so much to see I couldn't get it all.
The exhibit runs Saturday evenings through the end of September.
If you are local and want to check it out just drop me a note and I will be happy to give you some more info.
Kate

The two pictures below are "Grazing Balls". I loved them. They really funny. Just imagine seeing that while hiking in the woods.

Feeding Frenzy and Garbage Wallet

It is a feeding frenzy! I like to think that the hummingbirds are just being playful when they body-check each other away from the feeder. They are just addicts, hooked on the juice.
This week I have been trying to be creative without purchasing anything new. I was looking on YouTube and saw a tutorial about making stuff out of plastic grocery bags. Well, the first thing you do is cut the top and bottom off of a plastic bag. Turn it inside out so the writing is on the inside. Then overlap it so it is 8 layers thick. Put the bag between two pieces of paper and iron it. Keep the iron constantly moving, so the plastic melts evenly. Once it is melted into a firm plastic sheet you can sew it into stuff.
What I did was take two different colors of bags that I had fused together and cut them into 1/2 inch strips. I then wove them into a wallet sized sheet, which I then ironed again to make solid. This made the front of the wallet. Then I used two other fused bags, one to make the large money pocket and one to make the two inside pockets for license or credit cards. I then sewed it up by hand using embroidery thread and bias tape on the edges.
Well, there it is, wallet made out of trash and left over craft supplies.

Kate

Herbs

Well it is the end of another great pottery class. Here are a couple of seconds that a friend gave me that have been laying around her studio in a box.
She was so right...they are great for a back porch herb garden. I have already been able to use fresh herbs in a couple of recipes and wow what a difference.
Kate