Pictures!

Last weekend, I got the chance to get outside and take some pictures, and I'm really happy with the results!
Bags--I'm really happy with the bag progress lately; I've started making bigger clutches, and maybe someday I'll make them into purses. The original woven prototype was a bag I made for myself a few years ago, and I'd love make more of them.

Close up of one bracelet and a bunch of them.

Coral disc earrings
Flower earrings that thread through your ears the wrong way. It sounds like it'd be hard to do, but it's really not!
Three pairs on a line. They're hanging on my new display piece, held on by little tiny clothes pins. Sometimes I think I get more compliments on the clothespins than the earrings, but look how cute they are!

Christmas ornaments--or ornaments to hang anywhere you feel like!

Key chain!

So there you have the results of my photo shoot; what do you think? The Arts Market is done for the summer, and it was a great time. I feel like every post I do is about the market, but it was a wonderful experience and big time commitment for the summer. I'd never done a weekly market before, but I learned a lot from this one. I think my display got a lot better, and I met some fantastic artists. I can't wait until it starts again in the fall; I'll let you know when I've finalized the dates I'll be there!

My blog is famous!

Ok, Concord-famous! We're in the Concord Insider this week! It's a story about the Downtown Market Days, which started today. You can find me there on Saturday--you know you want to go even if it's raining! The Market Days are always way fun, so this year should be even better with the Arts Market joining it! I'm making some new mirrors (so new I don't have pictures) as well as some bags and earrings. I'll also be at the Concord Arts Market next weekend (7/25) when it's back at it's old location (33 Capitol St) for one last time!

Here's a preview of some of the goods I'll have this weekend:


So come say hi Saturday! And if you're lucky, you'll meet my mom! She's covering for me in the evening because I have a wedding to go to.

Hello dear blog readers-it's been so long! But I have pictures today! The Arts Market has been going great. The whole set up of a weekly market is new to me, but I like it, and it's really fun. I meet great people every week I'm there, and it's so close to my house, I can't complain. Some days at craft shows are great for me not because I make a ton of money, but because I get re-motivated to make stuff! Yesterday was one of those days, and now I'm excited for the upcoming 3 day weekend so I can get some serious accessory making done. At the market this week, Katy, the organizer, introduced me to someone and said, " This is Alison and she makes accessories." I feel like I've referred to myself as a jewelry maker for so long, it's time for me to start thinking of myself as an accessory maker. It doesn't sound as catchy, but it's more accurate, and just thinking of myself that was is inspiring me to expand my product lines.

Anyway! My handyman J made me a new jewelry display for the arts market, and it's working out great lately. The arts market is a great excuse to try out new displays and be creative. This one is fantastic!

Isn't it nice? And it does a much better job of not blowing over than the last display! Now that I think about it, the display with the metal pipes that kept falling over the first week also came crashing down at the Bazaar Bizarre! And that was inside!

I also had some mirrors for sale this weekend for the first time!


And, I made a sign, finally.

Yay! Thanks for listening to my ramblings; I'll leave you with some Bonnaroo pictures, because I really did go!

Here's the sign I made for the car window for the drive down

It was raining when we got there and I had a chance to take the pic, but the sign looked sweet!

And, a shot of the What Stage, when we were waiting for Snoop Dogg's performance (yeah, we were far away!)
Have a great week! Hopefully it stops raining before the 4th!

2 months?!

It's been 2 months since my last post? Man, what a slacker I am! I'm sure a lot's happened in those 2 months, but I can't remember most of it. We moved (again)! The new place is great, we're still settling, but it's fantastic so far. I also did the first Concord Arts Market yesterday, and it was an awesome day. The weather was great, and I think this season will be full of great days.

I'm working on some new products (remember my button maker?), which I will be taking pictures of and posting soon... Also in the works is a new display, because the display piece I use for most of my earrings blew over about 200 times yesterday.

So yes, that is the excitement that is my life; I promise to be back in less than 2 months!

Arts Market!

Arts market season is nearly upon us again! I'm confirmed at the Concord Arts Market for May 30, June 6 & 27, July 11,18, & 25. So come see me sometime! Also, Katy, the market organizer, just started an art studio with a few other artists in Concord, and it's real cool. Verdigris Artisans is in downtown Concord, and they have open studios that are definitely worth checking out.

In other news, I got a button maker yesterday! It wasn't new, so it doesn't look exactly like that, but it's pretty awesome. It came with tons of supplies, so now I just need to figure out what to do with it! I have wanted a button maker for so long, I don't know what to do with myself now that I have one. But if you have any special requests for buttons, let me know!

Yay spring! It's finally here--right? I don't know where this month went; I was sick and then went on vacation! J and I visited his sister in Denver, and it was a great time! I'd never been out west for that extended amount of time before, and it was really cool. We went to Red Rocks (where I've always wanted to go) and Dino Ridge (because I love dinosaurs!) This is us at Red Rocks


And when I got back, I got a new sewing machine! It's beautiful (and heavy!), and I can't wait to start using it.

Snow Day!

I have a snow day today! There is so much snow here! I wanted one more snow day before the winter ends, so now it can get warm. And next week, J and I are going to Denver to visit his sister; I'm so excited! Have a good day!