Bridal Shower - Sneak Peek Invites!

If you've followed this blog before you know that I've announced my sister is getting married this summer and I get to be her matron maid of honor.  I already have my dress! And so does the beautiful Bride.  The wedding planning is in full swing, the big stuff is behind us and we're working through the details.

I'm honored to be helping with the paper products.  I'm almost done with her shower invites.  Here is the sneak peek:

I honestly have no idea why I opened a jewelry Etsy shop.  Yes, I like shiny things so that could be the reason.  But if you read my Etsy profile it says my favorite material is paper which is 100% true.  I love cards and envelopes and the art of snail mail.  I made my own wedding invitations and it was my most favorite DIY project to date.  I've been thinking about this lately and hope to launch a note card shop section of my shop soon.  Or a new shop all together.  Thoughts?

I'll share more about the shower invitation and the rest of the amazing goodies I'm coming up with after the big show.  I have to keep some things a surprise from the Bride! 

First Indoor Craft Fair Experience

 I'm still new to the craft fair world.  So far I have two outdoor fairs under my belt and one of them was a two day event.  I did alright at both of them making just over twice my booth fee.  I have enjoyed the shows and the people and and will be applying to both again.  During the holidays I started looking for an indoor show to help me sell some Inventory before we moved.  

I ended up doing a very small show at a high school.  I did manage to make twice my booth fee, but when the fee is only $25 it is not very impressive.  The good thing is that indoor shows are very easy to transport and set up and I would do another one if it was a better fit.  I learned with this experience that the less expensive a show is seems to correlate to customers looking for less expensive items.   I do not fit in this category.  You live and you learn.  

And because everyone loves booth photos, here is my first indoor set up for a Holiday show.

 

Have you done an indoor fair? Has anyone else had the same experience with a less expensive fair bringing customers unwilling to make more expensive purchases? Does anyone have any constructive feedback on my booth set up.  I'm working on some new branding for my upcoming fairs this season!   

Vacation in Instagram

I'm currently on my way home from an amazing five day family vacation in sunny San Diego.  My brother moved out here in 2010 and it was my parents first opportunity to visit him.  We've been to San Diego twice before on family vacations.  And now that we're older we did less of the popular tourist sites like the Zoo and Sea World and explored many areas we haven't seen before.  We also got to celebrate Bryan's birthday with him and the highlight was seeing him in 42nd Street Musical performed at the Coronado Playhouse.

This is a little snap shot From each day brought to you by Instargam!

Thursday Evening: sunset from the condo

Friday: La Jolla Coast

Saturday: Little Italy Farmers Market

Sunday: Mission and Pacific Beach

Monday: Balboa Park 

 Tuesday: Safari Park

 

A Thousand Words - Photo 5

Photo 5: sometimes I feel like I live in California.  I took this photo on job site visit a few months ago.  I travel there every two - three weeks and I'm here again today.  I don't like being away from the hubby, but I guess it could be worse.

Have you checked out 18 Preston?

The Red Door's been a big hit!
Have you started the house tour here?
Or continued it here?

Pinterest - I did it - Menu Board

Yes, the blogging has been few and far between - but for good reason.  We bought a house and have also started a blog for it! 18 Preston.  AFTER you check out this post - there is a link to go on our house tour!

Pinterest - I did it! - Menu dry erase

Source: makeandtakes.com via Miss on Pinterest

This was incredibly easy - I did it after work.  I never do ANY projects start to finish after work.  It's a little hard when you work 7:30-6 everyday, and cook your wonderful hubby dinner (which is why we need this menu board)

And it cost me NOTHING!  That might be the best part?  I found a brand new, never opened, solid wood and glass picture frame from Pier One in the pile of crap craft stuff supplies my mom gave me.  I had spray paint left over from another project in the hammered metal color.  The scrapbook paper was in my stash, as were the round stickers.  Letters and lines were done by hand with a sharpie.  We have big plans in the kitchen for a feature wall - this will hang out there when everything else is done.  

And now for the home tour - check it out! (and if you like what you see - follow along there as well.)

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Support a Creative Woman

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I saw this yesterday on Pinterest.  As I'm reading down I'm thinking "wow, a modern women is pretty awesome if you ask me."  Then I got to the bottom "pick any two," ha! Now that's more like it.

Do any of us really have a perfect little world all put together?  Are any of us getting it right?  Who decides what's right anyway?

Kori, a friend of mine is about to embark on an adventure of self discovery to reflect on  that very question: "what's right anyway?" She's planning a solo thru hike of the Appalachian Trail.  This is not for the faint of heart - or those that don't like to be alone for long periods of time.  I admire her strength.

I also admire her creativity.  Kori is a filmmaker and will be documenting her trip to produce film - Alpine Zone upon her return.  You really need to watch the trailer to see the significance: http://alpinezonefilm.wordpress.com/trailer/

Kori has been furiously raising the funding required for her trip.  She has only 4 days left and if you're interested in helping back her project you can help here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/628286646/alpine-zone 
The film will only be funded if she reaches her $6,500 budget by the 15th - She's very close and if you can offer even a very small donation ($10) she'd appreciate it and will send you a post card!

The film website is www.alpinezonefilm.com if you're intrested in when the film comes up - and to follow her blog (which I hope she'll post on during her hike!)  Thanks in advance for helping her out! It's an amazingly creative film project!

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