Monday, May 10, 2010

Second Chance Craft Fair

You may not be aware of this, but over the weekend we participated in the EtsyRAIN Spring Craft Fair...

...held at Seattle Center.

I say "you're probably not aware of this" advisedly, as I could tell most people weren't aware of it based on sparse overall turnout.

In fact, of the friends and family members we personally invited to attend, not a single one showed up.

BUT! Through the miracle of the Internet, there's time to rectify that mistake, as we now present to you...

The Second Chance (Virtual) Craft Fair, where we showcase a wide selection of our fellow Spring Craft Fair merchants! (Huzzah!)

(Note to merchants: if you participated in the Fair and you don't appear here, we're not trying to dog you. Miss V ran around getting business cards and taking photos, but she may have missed one or two by accident. Just let us know and we'll add you in.)

Ready? Here we go:

Beadmask is a company specializing in original beadwork...

...and astonishingly beautiful leather masks.

Blackbird Tees creates stylish T-shirts...

...printed one shirt at a time.

How do we do justice to A Bleeker Tomorrow? Day of the Dead goodness, monster pinup girls, and random potholders... you've got to check it out.

We were fortunate enough to be located next to Bonnie Jones of Bonnie Jones Photography...

...who makes a great range of cards and other items from her original photos.

In addition to the decoupage plates shown here...

...Janna Lee Designs creates decoupage boxes, furniture and other custom items.

JoyBilee makes all sorts of goods for baby...

...including clothing, bibs, booties and accessories.

Kristine Ann's sells fabric and trims...

...and makes night lights, doll clothing patterns and aprons.

Easily the funniest goodies at the show were being sold by the lovely ladies seeking to discover What Do Bacon Do...

...and selling bendy bacon, bacon costumes, bacon accessories, bacon piƱatas, and giving away free bacon salt! (Jim Gaffigan would be proud.)

Maluhia Designs makes clutches, dresses, purses...

...buttons, carrying cases and teddy bears.

Behold the crocheted accessories...

...and hand-felted flowers of Queen Heron Creations.

Another fiber artist, Sawatou...

...sells handmade flowers, cuffs, scarves and other artworks made from felt.

Then there are the enigmatic and wonderful Snooter-doots...

...who defy easy description and must be experienced firsthand to be grokked in full.

This Charming Candy creates hard candies in unusual flavors...

...including Blood Suckers, for all you Twilight fans out there.

Tiny House makes and sells...

...pins, pleated pouches, pencil packs and professional photographs.

All the junior kings, queens, and aspiring superheroes out there...

...must wish they could be outfitted by World of Whimm.

Woven Chains Jewelry sells all sorts of bejeweled beauties...

...including necklaces, bracelets, rings and pendants made of finely-worked chainmail.

Finally, you probably already know about us...

...but on the off chance you don't...

...you can find us here. (And yes, we do accept PayPal online.)

Thanks for your patronage!

2 comments:

MarieC said...

Oh, man, I feel really badly that I didn't make it down there. Looks like some really gorgeous stuff by all the vendors. I especially am sorry I couldn't come support your efforts, because I think the CFP rocks!

Wendy Jean said...

Thanks for the virtual tour! I knew we woulnd't be able to make it with out baseball schedule! There are sure a lot of fun things and idea... love the photograaphy the best!