Posted by dcelestine on 2008-04-04 23:28:01
Post Subject: Call for Vendors - Pink at the Plaza - Charlotte, NC
Hi Everyone!
I''m currently working with the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Charlotte to plan an art & craft show to benefit the Walk and its Walkers, called Pink at the Plaza. Our event will take place in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, May 17th, 2008.
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The Call for Vendors for the Pink at the Plaza Art & Craft Show is up until April 19th, 2008. We are looking for the best artists & crafters around to participate in our spectacular event. Pink at the Plaza is an outdoor art & craft show to benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Please see the event web site for an application and details. All applications will be juried for quality and variety of items.
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Event Details:
When: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 from 10am – 3pm
Where: Charlotte, NC - Providence Plaza - corner of Providence and S. Sharon Amity near SouthPark and Cotswald
Web site: http://www.pinkattheplaza.com
This is going to be an amazing event to benefit an awesome cause! Applications are available at the web site (http://www.pinkattheplaza.com/Vendors.asp) and they are due by April 19th, so apply soon!
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions at diana dot ferry at gmail dot com or pinkattheplaza at gmail dot com. We hope to see you there!
:) Diana
D Celestine Limited
<a>http://www.dcelestine.com</a>
Posted by shepardess_us on 2004-08-24 13:43:16
Post Subject: olympic peninsula crafters
Are there any crafters that live in the Olympic Peninsula? I just move to port townsend, WA and would really like to forma group of creative women to do do various art, craft and community projects together. If you are out there or have any suggestions i'd appreciate it
Posted by luckybeesbazaar on 2007-12-12 17:23:45
Post Subject: Indie Valentine - call for artists!
The STL Craft Mafia and Cranky Yellow Publishing are hosting Indie Valentine, an anti-corporate, pro-handmade craft show, to show our love of craft! We're accepting vendor applications through Jan. 2, 2008, and our show is Feb. 2, 2008. We have the only night time craft show in town, and shoppers and crafters alike can enjoy a huge variety of awesome art/craft, drinks at the bar, and music. Check out www.indievalentine.com, www.crankyyellow.com. & www.stlouiscraftmafia.com if you'd like more info.
Posted by FeltCuisine on 2007-07-21 11:11:14
Post Subject: Worldwide Release \"Felt Cuisine\" Hand Made Prete
Hi all,
My name is Hiromi Hughes. I am new on the forums and I am looking for help on how to best market my products... Hand Made, Pretend Play Sets of Food for Children made from Felt.
I have sold a lot of my work on eBay and have received great reviews, but due to the time involved in hand sewing each piece, and the many requests that I received from my customers asking for me to teach them how to create their own “Felt Cuisine”, I have put together a step by step illustrated eBook, entitled “Felt Cuisine – Cakes by Design” which will be the first in a series of “Felt Cuisine” craft ebooks.
The thing is that there are thousands of Art & Craft websites, forums, blogs, user groups and networking sites out there and it is hard to know where to start to let people know about my work. And what avenues are worth pursuing and which are really more of a waste of time…
If there are any experienced crafters out there who may be able to point me in the right direction, I would be most grateful...
WHAT: City of Craft
WHO: 60+ craft vendors, community groups, installation artists & workshop leaders
WHEN: Saturday December 1, 2007, 11am-8pm
WHERE: Theatre Centre, located at 1087 Queen Street West at Dovercourt.
WEB: http://cityofcraft.com
In not-so-brief:
Come dive into Toronto's crafty cultural landscape at City of Craft, a day long opportunity to buy, observe, experience, chat about, share and reimagine all things handmade. Not your run-of-the mill craft show, this dynamic happening will feature craft-based installations, demos, and free workshops, alongside a curated craft fair filled with contemporary, stylish, and offbeat handmade goodies.
You'll also have the chance to learn about great local classes, studios, resources, and craft based projects, getting you in the mood to make stuff and make stuff happen. Eager beavers will be rewarded with swag bags designed and screenprinted for City of Craft by local label Schoolyard (Katie Chan and Hilary Dennis ) & chockful of indie craft goodness from multiple vendors and sponsors.
Event highlights include:
* 60+ craft vendors and exhibitors from Toronto and Montreal selling awesome handmade art, craft & fashion and promoting their craft-based initiatives
* Soft City, a plush cityscape that invites Torontonians to reconsider their relationship to the place they live
* StreetKnit's hand-knit house, an inventive endeavor to bring awareness to issues of homelessness in the city (Donations of hand knit garments will be accepted at the event).
* Perusal of Toronto Zine Library's entire collection of zines in the cozy reading lounge.
* Ample opportunities to make stuff:
-a crochet workshop taught by Shannon Gerrard (let's just say it's connected to her latest project) 1-2pm
-a craft materials swap run by the workroom & Sew Be It Studio - 2:30-4pm***
-a make-you-own gift wrap session hosted by Toronto Church of Craft 4:30-7pm
*** To participate in the swap bring fabric or yarn to swap and canned goods to donate the Daily Food Bank. Leftover materials will be donated to charity.
Please share this invite with craft-inclined friends & family, or anyone you know who might enjoy finding unique handmade gifts in a decidedly un-mall-like atmosphere.
Posted by MouMou on 2008-08-07 02:50:11
Post Subject: Do you like botanical art/craft?
Hello everyone
I am a fans for botanical art/craft, pressed leaves, pressed flowers, nature leaf carving, leaf painting, wheat straw painting and so on.
Recently I have just built a home about some stories and galleries of some kinds of botanical art.
If you are also the guy love these botanical art/craft, welcome to visit my home www.wix.com/leafart/leaf , share your idea on my forum is prefect www.leafart.lozt.com, a place for free talk about botanical craft.
Posted by culinarymartyr on 2005-06-02 00:08:24
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I'm in Charleston, WV. I know of one knitting group in Charleston, the Appalachian Knitters Guild, and the contact is Geane Helfrich, Cross Lanes, WV, tuba@newwave.net. Also, if you head north the first few days of July, the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes in Ripley is amazing! www.msacf.com Definitely worth a day trip! There's a pretty thriving art & craft scene in WV, you just have to meet a couple of people and they'll introduce you to a couple of people, and so on, and so on...(sorry channeling a Breck?? commercial?).
Posted by shepardess_us on 2004-08-24 13:59:44
Post Subject: olympic peninsula crafters
Are there any crafters that live in the Olympic Peninsula? I just move to port townsend, WA and would really like to forma group of creative women to do do various art, craft and community projects together. If you are out there or have any suggestions i'd appreciate it
Posted by culinarymartyr on 2005-04-25 23:02:30
Post Subject: WV & Ohio Crafters
Just wanted to let anyone interested know about an opportunity to sell your stuff. Beyond Expectations - a nonprofit in Jackson County, WV - is holding an all-day community event on Saturday, May 7th. Spaces are free, tables and chairs are provided, electric hook-up is available. A 10% donation of your profits is requested to help defray costs. BE in the Park will be at the Riverside Park in Ravenswood, WV. Check out the website - www.beyond-expectations.org - for more info, or pm me. There is a vendor sign-up sheet on the website, or I can get the info from you directly.
ALSO - we are looking for people to teach art/craft/entrepreneurship classes. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, email lightson@beyond-expectations.org, or pm me.
Posted by LarryBoos on 2007-01-30 18:11:30
Post Subject: HI !!!! I''m new
Hi I feel like the only guy here. lol Well anyway Hello!!!!
My name is Larry Boos and I''ve been a cartoonist/sculptor for 15 yrs. I have been featured in 3 south Florida magazines and i''m currently in 3 galleries and 5 gift stores in Florida and Texas. Currently I live in Coral Springs, Florida with my wife Sandra and two kids Leanna and Kevin. I''m moving to Charoltte NC soon.
\"People often ask me, how I get my ideas. I tell them that they just pop into my head and run around until I finally sculpt them.\" -Larry boos
Posted by brdgt on 2006-10-23 19:16:54
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Well, I don't know how you could change them and still please your parents, but there are a lot of books out right now on "t-shirt surgery"
Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt
Rip It!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams
99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim, and Tie Your T-Shirt into Something Special
Tease: Inspired T-shirt Transformations by Superstars of Art, Craft, and Design
Posted by kittykitty on 2004-12-08 01:52:25
Post Subject: This Little Piggy Went To Market...
Hey everyone,
I've recently found my creative niche (I think) - handpainting/decorating photo frames and other colourful & funky homewares. I'm slowly starting to run out of space in my second bedroom to paint & put finished pieces, and a few of my friends have suggested that I sell my things at the local art & craft markets.
Now, I'm in Australia. I don't know about America & Canada (which I'm guessing is where the majority of people @ getcrafty are from), but at art & craft markets in Oz (especially in my pokey little town) people are after the Bargains (with a capital "B"). They take maybe AU$50 with them when they go to the markets - and that would probably be on a GOOD day.
My photo frames, for instance, cost around about $10 to complete. I'm guessing the most I could probably charge to make ANY sort of profit and still get customers is $15 at the markets. And even then they'll try to haggle me down to a lower price!
Do you guys think its worth it, to take my wares to the local markets?
Its not only a matter of making $$, and thats not really the important thing to me, although obviously I don't want to lose money on this! I've kind of warmed to the idea of getting my creations "out there" so I can get feedback on my talent (or lack of, if thats the case). I guess everyone wants nice things said about them & their efforts occasionally :)
Posted by shepardess_us on 2004-08-24 13:44:18
Post Subject: olympic peninsula crafters
Are there any crafters that live in the Olympic Peninsula? I just move to port townsend, WA and would really like to forma group of creative women to do do various art, craft and community projects together. If you are out there or have any suggestions i'd appreciate it
Posted by totinette on 2006-02-16 01:31:23
Post Subject: Crafty Wonderland: Portland's monthly art+craft extravagana!
Calling All NW Artists, Crafters and Designers!
We decided to stop complaining about the lack of a regular, year-round art and craft event in Portland and do something about it.
The result is Crafty Wonderland: Portland’s Monthly Art & Craft Extravaganza! Now we’re looking for vendors to participate!
The sale will take place downstairs at the Doug Fir Lounge on the 2nd Sunday of every month from 11am-4pm. The first event is April 9th and following shows are May 14, June 11, July 9 and so on.
Vendor spaces are 4’x4’ and will cost $25.
For more details and to apply to be in the sale, visit www.craftywonderland.com and go to the “apply” page.
Not only will we have 40+ vendors selling their awesome goods, but we will have folks from the DIY Lounge and Church of Craft teaching demos at the DIY table each month.
We are planning to promote the hell out of this sale to insure its success – the event will be included in the Doug Fir column ads in both the Mercury and Willamette Week for two weeks prior to the sale date. We will send out press releases to all the major local media and will also be printing up postcards and posters to hang all over town.
We are really excited to be putting this event together and hope that we get a great response from all the fabulous artists and crafters that Portland is so well known for.
Please forward this info to anyone you know who might be interested.
Posted by amanelle on 2004-07-15 14:09:47
Post Subject: Having Fun or Being Good
Which is more important to you in your art/craft, having fun or being good at it?
I was thinking about this earlier today because I was painting some post cards with pastels. I bought a set about a year ago and have learned a few things from books, but everytime a class comes around I don't have the money or the time. I wondered if I did finally get around to taking a class if it would ruin the fun for me. Would I worry more about my technique and get frustrated because something didn't come out the way it should. Right now I just sit down and paint. I like playing around then going "hey look what I made." Someday I hope to get around to taking a class so I can do thing properly, but for right now I'll just be happy "playing".
Posted by moon_lemming on 2004-12-29 08:40:20
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I've never been there, but my sister had an army training thing near there, and the thing she went on about the most was the San Antonio Riverwalk ( http://thesanantonioriverwalk.com/index.asp ). And the Alamo ( http://www.thealamo.org/main.html ), but I don't know if that's your thing.
Ooh, and the Southwest School of Art & Craft ( http://www.swschool.org/ ) has an Art-O-Mat ( http://www.artomat.org/home.html )! The SSAC is a historic site, if you're interested in that sort of thing.
Posted by neesypea on 2004-10-13 18:56:26
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I just had my first art/craft show in June and am planning for another in December. My show was only 7 hours 3pm-10pm.
I made 30 handbags, a dozen little zippered bags, 60 marble magents and like a couple dozen record bowls. I sold everything but 10 bags and 3 record bowls and a handful of magnets. I sold most of my stuff 2-3 hours into the show, my booth started to look whimpy and people would just walk on by. I think the key is to make enough so when stuff does sell your table still looks full.
Posted by sallysunshine on 2005-04-02 17:55:03
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I don't know much about this, but my mom is involved in that world (in the U.S.), and I've picked up a bit.
In the U.S., there seems to be a pretty big divide between the participatory craft movement and the art craft movement. (Those are my terms: I don't know what the formal terms for them are.) This division isn't absolute: often master craftspeople will do things like give workshops for ordinary folks who like to quilt or knit. But a lot of contemporary craft is conceived of as art. It's meant to be displayed and collected, and some of it isn't even functional. Many of the people who make that kind of craft have formal artistic training, although plenty don't.
It looks to me like the Crafts Council is more on the art side of things than the commercial, participatory side. And in that case, it's probably not a bad idea to read up a bit on the history and theory of the craft movement. (There are big questions about what exactly defines craft anyway. I can drive my mom a bit nuts pushing her on this.) One book that looks useful is The Culture of Craft, edited by Peter Dormer, which is published by Manchester University Press.
I'll try to think of anything else I can come up with. Good luck! It sounds like a great job, and you sound really qualified for it. There are lots of people wiith PR experience and lots of people who like crafts, but not too many people who have both!
Posted by Snufkin on 2004-06-15 18:22:34
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Wow! On the one hand, that's a lot of very cool stuff. And I think if Frida were alive today, she'd definitely be working in the DIY/crafty side of the art & craft spectrum But en la otra mano(or both):
1) Does the artist have clearance to be using the images from Frida's artwork? I'd guess that she left behind an estate who run the Museum in Mexico City and that's who determines reproduction rights. And since it's across borders, that makes things a little trickier.
2) As much as I love Frida's art work (and am picturing that clock in my kitchen), the whole commodification of her icon for tschokes kind of bugs me. It's probably not as bad as with Che Guevara (they sell polo shirts with his image and "Che" at the Havana airport for example)'s image being turned into everything from Swatch watches to frisbees. But still, I just have to wonder if she'd approve of the commodification of her image.
Does anyone know of Frida Kahlo works in museums? I've never seen any of her stuff in person, and I've been to more than a few museums around the world? Has anyone seen her anywhere?
Thanks!
The main painting I've always seen by her is the wedding portrait of her and Diego Rivera, Frida and Diego Rivera, that was portrayed in the biopic. It's part of the permanant collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I think there's also a couple famous ones on display at various museums around the US (if that's your location).
Posted by sarabell on 2005-06-02 14:20:02
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not into the craftster scene. if i were on any other craft websites i'd probably never get off the computer. i like the scene we've got going on here best anyhoo!
now i am wondering if any of our bay area craftistas are going to be selling their wares at the art & craft show in sunnyvale this weekend. anyone? gingerandlulu and i will be checking it out with our ankle biters on sunday....
Posted by brdgt on 2006-11-16 08:19:53
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I got one for my husband for his birthday and he hasn't used it too much yet, but he loves it. The first thing he used it for was actually to cut a boot mat in half so we could fit it in an odd spot, but he wants to use it for his art/craft projects as well.
Posted by Dream of Stars on 2007-10-29 19:16:05
Post Subject: Cincinnati, Ohio- HOMEGROWN art & craft bazaar- spring!
Announcing HOMEGROWN! Art & Craft Bazaar, Cincinnati, OH- Spring 2008!
Hello everyone, in or near Cincinnati, OH! I am working on organizing a craft show for this spring. If you would like to learn more, participate, or help out, please get in touch with me. Also, spread the word (there will soon be a website with info), send ideas, suggestions, etc. If you are wondering what sort of craft show this is patterned after, please check out Handmade Bazaar and Crafty Wonderland, two craft shows from Portland, OR, and the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago! Items like handmade bags, clothing, knit items, screen prints, t-shirts, artwork, gifts, jewelry, etc. are all things I hope will be found at the Cincinnati craft show... Also something I will be working on is organizing a craft/sewing collective to get all the crafty people of Cincinnati and surrounding areas together to have some fun! Anyone interested?! Contact me, and keep an eye out for more info and a website coming soon! Stay crafty this Winter and prepare for the show! Yay!
Posted by PamTheQueen on 2004-06-22 09:23:06
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I just took my dog to the vet to get snip-snipped (neutured) and I reflected on this situation some more....
The difference between me and this other person who took this idea and went with it is that I fortunately (or unfortunately?) do not *need* the money from it, while I know she does:
My husband has a great job that takes care of all of our financial needs and then some and my DJ business provides us with spending income beyond that. The money from any art/craft projects I sell just goes back into supplies. It is not necessary that I make money.
This woman, on the otherhand, really needs any money she can make to support herself and her husband, who also works in the arts (read: low paying job).
As swell and nice as it is for me to have "an easy life", I think this fact hinders me. It results in me being lazy because "I don't have to". I don't have to pay the mortgage with the next idea or project and so I tend to wait for everything to "be perfect" before starting something. If something isn't going well, I give up on it too easily.
The truth is that I end up much poorer because I am not happy with myself for not following through with something I wanted to do. It's not really about the money (or it shouldn't be). It's about being happy and creating. Being fulfilled. But I do think that the "money factor" does provide for a bit more "get up and go" -- especially when you are lacking money and need to pay bills! .
note: I am happy for her and I would rather have her do it than someone else who didn't need the money.
Okay, done yapping. I need to get on with my day (see, i'm avoiding today by sitting here typing...)
Posted by bessiemae on 2006-10-20 19:44:06
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~Some time ago, I saw a really cool pic spread on toys (ships, airplanes,etc.)made from recycled soda cans,etc. Phillipines? Indonesia? Cans cut open and strips curled, etc. I'd love to buy some of those!
Some ideas maybe to research the crafts indigenious to where your clients hail from. Most traditional art/craft forms can be done very inexpensively...sort of Peasant Art or Outsider Art.
Posted by mrs_stroozi on 2007-03-01 19:02:40
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I remember being at a lapidary show and admiring the work of a woman who made link chains as her art/craft. I asked her how did she ever get to link chain, and she said she had tried at least a dozen different kinds of crafts and medias over the years and that link chain, when she began playing with it, was the right fit.
I think you just have to keep on trying until you have the right fit, as well as accept the first or third or tenth thing you try may not be the right fit, so keep on trying. The wrong fit is not failing, it's just you haven't gotten to the right fit yet.
Posted by smachel on 2004-09-12 18:56:05
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i just noticed in that in my art/craft album you can't see individual pictures (the dreaded red X comes up). you can see the thumbnails though. this isn't a problem in my main album. hmmm.
Posted by justme on 2006-12-02 17:21:48
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i bought one as research for a paper i'm doing on the current diy ethic and art. school justified the $15. i don't know how many of the projects i'll make - many look like investments in themselves - but who doesn't want instructions for a tank with led lights just in case you need them?
seriously, the tone is very positive (not all about new products to buy or being super cool) and they profile some really inspiring people that are making their lives their own. i love that they don't spend much time worrying about the art/craft divide either. the uniting factor of ingenuity and skill gets the focus.
Posted by moonwaterdesigns on 2005-03-05 00:56:06
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It seems like most of what I obsess with these days is art or craft related, but I'm giving this a shot!
I try to work out- I go jogging sometimes. I also enjoy drives through the nearby Rocky Mountains and the foothills. My boyfriend and I occasionally hike. I love flea market and thrift store shopping. I recently joined Nexflix, and am enjoying watching new movies much more frequently than in the past.
(pretty much all of these can somehow be related back to art/craft - I take pictures or a journal along when I go for walks and hikes, knit when I'm watching a movie, seek art supplies when at thrift stores- I'm such a cheater!)
Posted by researchasaurus on 2005-06-08 13:41:06
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hey let's not forget a well-stocked library, especially in that one area of Dewey where all the art & craft books are, and of course the clip art.
and said library would have no weird things like thumbprints on record or conservative board members who veto the purchase of DVDs because they have a gay character in them.
Posted by pink_moustache on 2005-06-15 14:15:37
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Frank Gehry is an architect, doing some product/furniture design...perhaps he crafts at home, but that's not his profession.
Phillipe Stark is an industrial designer, specializing in product design and furniture....
I personally would never call my occupation (product design) an art, or a craft. Most of the professional designers, design for mass production, design for a need, or for a desire...their finished product is designed to be sold, the process involves many specialists in other fields (engineering and marketing), they build a couple of prototypes, and then the project is shipped off to be manufactured on a factory somewhere. Artistic expression is often devalued for the sake of profit.
Craft also often creates for a real human need, but it's manufactured very often by the designer, the crafter. That's how I differentiate between craft and design ( and by design I mean product design...not the design as an act of conceptualizing, but design as an occupation.)
A piece of pottery, although an example of utilitarian craft, can be artistic ( sweet proportions, thoughtful color scheme, use of texture) or a sketch of a toaster done by an industrial designer is not only informative and explains the function of a product, but also shows some artistic skills ( good composition, value...etc)
To me fine arts are created mainly to express the artist's thoughts, and aren't functional...of course, there're plenty of creative people whose work borderlines with art, craft, and design ( places like Droog), but the whole point of their work sometimes is the fact that they explore and question the boundaries between craft and art and design... There're also plenty of examples of pretty militant approach to craft and art or design, where people make f'ing sure that nothing mixes up and 100% pure art, or 100% pure, craft free design is the output.
Posted by sewing stars on 2004-05-06 13:57:07
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My mother always encouraged me to pursue being an artist. She got me art lessons when I was in 5th & 6th grade, she always got me art/craft supplies, and she always would let me do crafty or artsy things with her.
Due to a hard childhood, and some mental issues for her right now, I haven't really been able to speak with her for almost three years. I hope that someday she will work through her problems and we will be able to have a relationship again.
Posted by boheme-anne on 2006-01-03 20:57:50
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My husband got me Bizarre Bazaar,
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I was looking at that at Barnes and Noble...is it good?
No matter, I went totally ape while I was there and spent $98 on books so I didn't need to get one more right away. Opps. Oh well, that was my present to myself for all my overtime at work. Geez.
Anyway, I got a lot of really nice stuff. In fact I was shocked! I got 2 art/craft storage pieces of furniture for my office/artist room. A rolling kitchen island, (oh thank god, I have space again!), a Krigami calender, a Lefthander's organizer, an art supply case with oil, acrilic, and watercolor paints, colored pencils, markers, and brushes in it, a Beatles figurine, a book, a cd, a business suit, 2 buddhas, a photo album made up with pictures of my sisters and my father in it, a bunch of framed pictures with my sisters in them, and a gift certificate to my local craft store. I am happy! I never thought I would get so much!
Posted by melissarachel on 2004-09-23 01:02:56
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not to hijack, but what's a good, supportive shoe with a grippy sole which also looks cute?
i just got an amazing pair of simple slide on clogs - got them at nordstrom and they were $75 but so well worth it. super comfy, so cute. http://www.simpleshoes.com/Apparel_Detail.asp?d=4&sku=9430
so back to the question at hand...if I had unlimited money and 5 options..
1. a deluxe top of the line backpack, including detachable day pack to use on my....
2. around the world trip. open ended ticket with stops in costa rica, fiji, new zeland, australia, thailand, burma, vietnam, india, ending in amsterdam
3. i'd buy me a big ol house with a yard and fence overlooking the pacific ocean
4. i'd build and stock myself a craft studio - paints/fabrics/paper etc. all fresh packages, brand new supplies. aww yeah
5. i'd start a program in my local area to teach art/craft skills to children whose schools have had their art programs cut. everyone deserves the opportunity to create and express themselves.
what a lovely thread...now whose got the winning lottery ticket?
Posted by boheme-anne on 2004-12-20 17:42:48
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I'll blame it on being a lefty, but I only read and buy books that are biographies, autobiographies, and instructional books. (when I say instructional, it's usually "how to faux finish" or something crafty). Anybody have recomendations of good art/craft related instructional books?
Posted by stella on 2005-03-21 23:15:12
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if my boyfriend didn't respect my hobbies, he would quickly be my ex. i don't need him to fawn over every little thing i do, but i do expect him to respect my right to have my own life. he likes my stuff, even if he doesn't totally understand it, and i support his hobbies.
i wouldn't be with someone who disrespected my art/craft. that's just a shitty thing to do.
Posted by PamTheQueen on 2004-05-25 14:49:44
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When is your wedding? If it is in the Fall, I have a page dedicated to ideas for fall weddings.
http://www.sundancedjentertainment.com/weddingideas/fall.html
Also visit http://www.pamelaproductions.com/djshare/
type "get" for the user and "crafty" for the password to access the .pdfs I have. Summer ideas and general wedding ideas are included, as well as a music list (see below for more help). I also included my reception planner as far as music is concerned. Feel free to use it!
Some ideas for doing your own music
Equipment
Cheapest Option - A large boombox or good home stereo hidden under the linen covered cake table. Nobody will see it and will sound good. Appoint someone to be in charge of changing CDs.
Some money needed - Rent a small PA system from your local music store. You could even use a karaoke rental system (whether or not you want to do karaoke -- the CDG player still plays CDs!) Hook up your walkman CD player, iPod, or laptop to the mixer.
I vote for iPod!!!!!! Borrow one from a friend if you don't have one. Or justify buying one instead of paying for a DJ because you can keep it afterwards! LOL You can do playlists for certain parts of your wedding: cocktail, dinner, special dances, and open dancing. Again, put someone responsible in charge of the PA system with the iPod.
Music
You know what you like to dance to. However, if you are not a dancer OR you know your taste in music is totally different than your friends and family, be sure to get input from those who will be celebrating with you. You want them to enjoy themselves and STAY.
I'm actually breaking away from weddings to do improv (need my weekends) and more art/craft shows, but I still enjoy helping brides (For free!). I never was big on pushing the $20,000+++ wedding like many of my wedding industry peers do.
Posted by nellie_3000 on 2004-12-11 02:59:59
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I'll be honest, I am an artist, a crafter, a knitter, a flutist, a calligrapher, a gardner, a sewer, a muralist, a cook,...I know how to do all of those things, and yet I don't get paid any kind of decent wage for ANY of it. I get paid 11.00 dollars an hour to telemarket to people during their dinner hour about refinancing their mortgage. My husband and I wish I made more money. I get small art jobs here and there, but mostly no one wants to pay real money for the amount of time and effort that truly goes into art/craft making. My mother in law says its the craft stores that make the real money in the craft industry, not the crafter. (She is a crafter herself)
On average, crafters make .33 an hour. The point is, I don't know how to make significant income doing the things I am good at. Society doesn't care. If they did, I would be making 11.00 an hour knitting scarves. Sometimes I feel like I am one big collection of "hobbies" and my one big marketable skill is that I know how to telemarket, and America hates telemarketers.
Anyway, not to have a pity party for myself, the one shred of hope I have is this: One time I called a calligrapher in the area and asked her if she needed help. She invited me over to her house into her studio. There, she told me she makes all her income doing calligraphy for wedding invitations, certificates, etc... this is my dream, to start my own calligraphy business, because I'm damn good at it, and I hope that I can be a sucessful business woman and artisan at the same time. I would like to stop feeling bad for who i am.
