Craft Show Friends and Finds

This past Saturday my mom and I headed Lincoln, Nebraska to go to a craft show. A blogging friend, LeAnn of Pasque Flower, was vending there and I thought it would be fun to surprise her. Lincoln is only 1 1/2 - 2 hours from my town, so it was a fun little day trip. And boy was LeAnn surprised to see me :)

LeAnn's booth looked great and my mom and I both had to take home some of her work!

I purchase a baby bib for a friend and a key fob for myself. And LeAnn was so sweet to gift me with a cord keeper.

The bib is so soft and perfect for a friend's baby whose room is decorated in cars and trucks.

And you know me and my pink...my key fob had to be pink :)

 

And I've already put my cord keeper to good use.

It was so fun to get to meet a virtual friend in real life! And this weekend I will be vending at a show in Clarinda, Iowa where I will get to meet Judy of Mister PenQuin as well!

Photo Log Plaque

A couple weeks ago I blogged about some wooden medallions I had made for a marathon. When I ordered these log slices, I also ordered larger ones for plaques as well. And before I could even get them listed, I had 2 requests for photo plaques with these larger logs!

Both photos were of outdoors men which I thought was very fitting for these rustic plaques. The first was of a fisherman with a nice catch.

The second was a young boy with his first deer. How exciting!

I just love how rustic and natural these plaques are. As these are real tree slices, each one is unique and truly one-of-a-kind. My favorite kind of work :)

Wordless Wednesday - Oh So Comfy

New Cutting Board Designs

When I buy my cutting boards for engraving, they come as a 2-pack (one large and one small). Lately the larger boards have been selling the best and I also have a real estate company that buys the large boards as thank you gifts for their home buyers. So I tend to have more small boards left after each order. My solution...make some generic designs to take to shows and list in the shop for sale "as shown".

I tried to come up with several designs that suited everyone's kitchen. There are boards for Mom, Dad, Grandma and every foodie in between. I wanted to get these listed before the holiday shopping season as I think these will make excellent gifts.

I'm also offering these designs for custom orders as well. But the "as shown" option will be for the small boards only.

I may have designed this board for Mom's Kitchen, but this would be the perfect design for Edi's Kitchen as well...lol :) Take it or leave it!

I love this Made With Love (also available as Baked With Love) design. I'll also be listing this design on a recipe box soon as well.

 I'd love to hear if you have other design ideas or kitchen quotes for more generic boards. Leave your ideas in the comments!

Friday Features - Mason Jars

Yesterday's post featuring my new Mason Jar Buttons and Magnets got me in the mood to go searching on Etsy for other fun and unique mason jar finds. Etsy never fails to amaze me with all the amazing talent! Enjoy :)

Clockwise from top left:

 Mason Jar Chandelier With Reclaimed Wood and 10 Pendants

 Moroccan Mason Jar Lantern, Teal Blue Glass with Black Henna Style Detailing

 Discount Vintage Blue Mason Jar Table Lamp - Two Bulbs - Works As Nightlight or Lamp

 Individual Hanging Painted Mason Jar, Wall Decor, mounted to wood base with wrought iron hooks

Which is your favorite?

New Button Designs

I've been working on a handful of new button designs. Along with some custom options, I also wanted to create some designs for the fall and winter seasons.

 I know a lot of crafters use my buttons on knit and crocheted items, so these pumpkin and snowflake designs will be perfect. I can see them adorning knitted hats and scarves.

As we all know, handmade items are always Made With Love. These buttons are great for any time of year and on any style of project. A great way to leave your mark :)

 

 

And mason jars continue to remain popular. I had a lot of fun making these buttons and decided to make some magnets while I was at it. I've got a few of these on my fridge already and I love them :)

Look for all these designs in my shop soon!

Wordless Wednesday - Almost Dizzying

Stacks of picture frames for a family reunion :)