So far so good...Granny Panties Craft Bazaar comin' up!

This year has been a pleasant surprise so far. I was worried with the "economic crisis" that sales would be slow but I have been completely wrong which is wonderful! It's nice to see that people are buying handmade despite of the poor economy. Next show is this Saturday, November 29th, 11:00am - 4:00pm...Granny Panties Craft Bazaar at the Victory Bar (37th & SE Division St. Portland 97202). Their menu looks delicious and includes a venison burger...nothing like a little bambi to perk up your Saturday. : ) Hope to see you there!

Irvington Artisan Market here I come!

I'm famous!!

So every once in a while I'll do a search on Google to see if anyone is writing about my creations and I ran across one of my hats featured on Chicago Picks website.....http://www.chicagopicks.com/newsletter/0045.php. I can't believe it!!! Yay!

Come see me at Lewellyn Elementary!!

Woo hoo!! St. Anthony's was a success!

So after three long days I'm proud to announce that I kicked some serious behind at the St. Anthony's bazaar in Tigard. How I managed to do so well I have no idea as it was super slow. I did make a few booth buddies who were crafting beautiful and intricately beaded jewelry - Karen and Anne. Thanks to them I stayed sane and entertained throughout the days which was much appreciated. I also traded for an AWESOME glass dragonfly pendant - anyone who knows me knows that I have a serious addiction to these little buggers. Yay for trades!!

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Etsy is finally in the works...yay!

So it's only taken me around a year or so to finally get a few of my hats posted to http://www.etsy.com/. Better late than never right? Here are a few pics of my latest creations. I think I might actually take a break from crocheting for a few days to try and get a new table set up together. St. Anthony's is coming up this weekend so I'm gearing up for a long one...8:30 on Sunday morning is going to be fun....thank heavens for the auto brew on the coffee maker.

I snagged this pic of my table off of a blog authored by my friendly neighbor, Becky, the creator of Little Daisy Chains, at the Milwaukie Elementary Bazaar. I've been following her blog for quite a while now - she's very talented with loads of interesting info about her creative endeavors and the crafty community. See, now I don't need to take pictures...if I go to all of Becky's shows I can just have her adorable daughter Riley take my picture and it won't matter if I forget to take a picture for the umpteenth time. Woohoo!!

Getting my feet wet....

I survived it yay!! So my first show of the year was Saturday and I feel soo soooo sooooo much better now that it's over with. For some odd reason I get so incredibly nervous before an event...oy. It was super duper slow but I managed to bring in a pretty decent profit and made a couple friends in the process. I forgot to take a picture of my booth again...doi. I, Geralyn, promise to take a picture at my next show....I also promise not to let it sit on my camera for six months before downloading it onto my computer....cross my heart and hope to die...yada yada yada (or is it yadda? whatever). : )

More.....

The holiday lineup begins....

My holiday stock is adding up......

More hats....more....more.....MORE!!!

The saga continues in my neverending hat making obsession...here are a few of my latest creations. I really like my plain hats but these flowery foofy ones are so fun to make. Hopefully they go over as well as they did last year. My eleven year old daughter is my co-designer....she has a keen eye for color.

Examples of my work....

Examples of my work include hats from infant to adult sizes, scarves made from various fibers including recycled silk, purses and bags made from recycled plastic grocery bags, and sterling silver/lampwork earrings.

I love little shiny things....

I have an addiction to anything shiny...small....and/or glittery. My collection of trinkets for beading is getting a little out of hand.

Is it worth it?

After many hours of deliberation I've come to the conclusion that all the work that goes into making these purses from recycled grocery bags is worth it. It's a rather painstaking process of making the plastic yarn but the end product is so adorable it's hard not to want to make more.