Eastwoodfest 2010

Pictures of Eastwoodfest tent!



p.s. I didnt go into this with very high money making expectations, you know, expect the worst, hope for the best; but I was very surprised how successful I was! I am so excited to do way more of these!!!


Cha-ching.


Kaliedo, here I come!!!

While visions of dollar signs danced in her head.

Twas the night before Eastwoodfest, when all through the house
Naomi was stirring, like a little crazy mouse.
The finishing touches were fussily made with care,
In hopes that tomorrow a lot of cash would come from selling her wares.




Wish me luck!!!

Hand Made Mafia!

Hi all! Just wanted to let you know that I applied for another craft sale! It is a monthly craft sale right behind the Strathcona Farmers Market- All you Edmontonians will know where that is! I am so excited! I checked it out today and it looks like it has a lot of potential to be an income earner! I wanted to apply for the Sept/Oct/Nov shows, but they don't fit in with my traveling schedule(*see paragraph below!) So hopefully I can get into the 3 before Christmas! I will keep you posted as to whether or not I get in!

Onto my "traveling schedule"!!!! In September I will be accompanying my sister, who is a missionary, and my other sister who is a nurse, on a humanitarian mission to Jamaica for 9 days! 100% of proceeds of all Butterfly Garage sales will be going to fund raise for this trip! So I will be sewing hard, and hopefully SELLING HARD! If you ever thought of buying something from me, but were waiting for some reason, now is the time to buy because the money I will be receiving will be going directly to pay for this trip! So... think of it as a feel good purchase, you get a sweet/cute/impeccably made crafted item, PLUS you will be contributing to an orphan child's happiness when I bring her clothes, and school supplies. And hopefully, by the grace of God, I can make a small impact in her life!

A month after I get home from Jamaica, I will be going with my husband to L.A. He is attending a music conference there and I will be along for moral support, PLUS! we get to stay 4 days after for a long overdue honeymoon! My husband will say this is a second honeymoon, where as I sorta disagree. Staying in a friends house(which I am extremely grateful for, don't get me wrong) in Crow's Nest Pass doesn't really qualify. Sure there was a hot tub, but what we did for entertainment, besides the obvious, was: watch all the Harry Potter movies, take one hike, and get some ice cream from the Pixie Shack. Not exactly an all inclusive tropical vacation... Again, don't get me wrong we were in love and dirt poor(not much has changed; still madly in love, just more in debt), so it was DEFINITELY a wonderful experience... But I am extremely grateful for these two trips coming up! Side note: The kids wont be coming with me/us for either, and my heart already hurts thinking about it!

All that to say it will be a busy few months ahead! Stay tuned!

medium size butt in gear.

I'm so excited! A couple months ago an online magazine called Modern Handmade Child asked to feature one of my hot water bottles in an article in their Fall issue! I was so surprised and excited! And then, because of the memory challenged brain I have(thanks for that gem of an inheritance, mom) I promptly forgot! Until yesterday. So as I sat at my computer for the first time today, I quickly uploaded the mag, and voila!

There it was...

There is something so exciting about someone using something that you poured so much time and thought into, and to see it surrounded by font and making a loving example of what "TO DO". Ahhh... future goals and aspirations: to be in magazines more often. Martha Stewart Living. I. mean. you. Well we can dream. (side note: I have 8 brand new hot water bottle covers I have just finished with some brand new appliqué designs. So hopefully with this magazine article I can drum up some exposure, and tomorrow I am not going to eat or sleep until I get those new items listed!)

I also wanted to share with you that I DID get into the Kaelido Art Fest, September 10-12th! I was thinking to myself: "Self, you have done good for..(pause).. yourself.... You have stock lined up for this Art Fest, and you have over a month to make as much as you can to pad your shelves! You are pretty nifty, oh so talented, and yes, beautiful, did I mention creative and talented as well... (the last sentence was an merely an exercise in positive image behavioural therapy). Lets just say I thought I was in a good spot.

And then BANG! My friend Mat messaged me and asked me to please be part of this one day community festival called Eastwoodfest 2010, and would I like to have a table- oh-
also its in two weeks? "OF COURSE!" I proclaimed, not necessarily paying attention to the last two words of that sentence. What budding business woman turns down a free(did I mention its free- to me and to you! You should come! August 14th, 10-6) business opportunity?!?!? Seconds after I fired off my reply, a strange feeling hit me... "Ummmm What if you sell all your stock?"(budding business women are required to be optimistic by nature) So.... I need to have double what I thought I would have going into 2 festivals within 3 weeks of each other! Time to get my medium size butt(I have lost all but 3 lb of my baby weight- losing weight is hard, so let me brag!) IN GEAR!

So.....I guess what I'm saying is.....

Mom:
I need your help!










Seriously... can you call me and tell me when you can come over and help me sew?