Glitterfest 2011 Photos

Once again Glitterfest was an amazing show. Thanks to Dianne and Cheryl from Whimzy for hosting this spectacular event. It was so great to see new faces and old friends. Glitterfest is hard work though and the energy that goes into it it makes me totally exhausted! So here I am today my first "real" day off since the event and my craft room{s} are once again a disaster. Luckily my Mom is coming over to help recover from Craftageddon. Here are some pics of my booth from the show. Other vendors just loved my chicken wire arch I made, I gave out the recipe to several ladies!

{my top saleslady!-Mom}

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{my booth}

{the chicken wire arch, great for hanging things!}

{my kits}

{my jewelry}

{vintage button bracelets}

{skelly girls sold out too!}

{my collage house kits}

{my beeswax collages}

-Denise

Glitterfest is here!

Glitterfest info click here!

If you have never attended Glitterfest, now is your chance! This is an amazing mixed media art event and you will find everything from original art works, jewelry, to clothing and even supplies. I of course will be vending and have a lot of artwork, jewelry and some amazing kits. Glitterfest is famous for it's crowds! There is always a line around the block to get in. SO here is my advice- if you are cool with the hustle bustle of crowds and want THE best picks of the day-get there early. If you are okay not getting the MOST amazing pieces, get there an hour or two after they open...but again a lot of the coolest goodies might be gone... but then again, still a lot of amazing stuff left. I can't wait not only to sell and meet everyone, but to BUY! So hope to see you there, click on the pic above for all of the info!

Craft for a Cure Event Photos

First and foremost I want to thank from the bottom of my heart all of my friends new and old who supported this fundraising event. From the decorations to the food and amazing projects, everything was donated. Thank you to Tara Wilson and Karin Smolinski for donating all of the supplies and kits for your projects. Thanks to Blanca Paredes, Andrea Villareal and Julie Gordon Weller for the food and desserts. Kim Caldwell, Tara Wislon, and Andrea Villareal for their guest goodies. And to Jenny Doh, Kim Caldwell, Holly Stinett, LuLu Kellogg, Tara Wilson, Nan Trujillo, Paper Tales, Karin Aguirre Smolinski, Cheryl Stoneham, Sharon Hughes, and Teresa Penrose. I hope I didn't miss anyone! Also thanks to my Mom for letting me take over her home for 3 days. Here are the pics, it was so much fun and we raised $1875 for Breast Cancer research and prevention. To read about where the money goes please read this press release!

And I also want to thank everyone who attended including three dear friends who came all the way from Arizona-

Colleen Jew

Sherry Bamsey

Annette Dutson Schwab

and my local gals:

Kim Caldwell

Cheryl Stoneham

Terry Frias

Kimberly Neilson

Andrea Villareal

Ruby Walker

Priscilla Cerda

Julie Gordon Weller

Denise Hahn

Diane Maxfield

Blanca Paredes

Tara Wilson

Karin Smolinski

Marilyn Goodman 

Thanks again ladies and we hope to have everyone back next year and more.....

{little table yummies-some of the girls used the skulls in their cake projects! I love it when that happens!}

{my handwired dress forms, I used as center pieces will be for sale at Glitterfest}

{I added some factoids about breast cancer and hang them from each dress form}

{Julie Me and Terry}

{my Moms house was the perfect backdrop}

{Karins cake kits}

{all three projects, cake, earrings and skelly girl}

{hard at work}

{Glittering outside}

{Taras Skelly girl}

{Priscillas skelly girl}

{more}

{Andreas amazing salad, the balsamic she uses is to die for}

{lunch time}

{me and Ruby- look at the necklace she is wearing, her own creation! Beautiful}

{cakes a bakin'}

{glittery fun}

{me and my etsy team member Marilyn}

{Julies amazing cupcakes!}

{Annette having some fun}

{Andrea deep in thought about her earrings}

{Priscilla love her skelly!}

Me and Blanca my Assistant from work. So glad we got to spend the day together away from our usually stress filled enviorment!}

-Hope to see everyone back next year!

-Denise

Jewelry Affaire 2011 is on the stands!

I am so honored to have some of my jewelry pieces published in the Fall Jewelry Affaire. I didn't have a chance to scan the pages so if you happen to be in Michales or Joanns pick up a copy. This issue is filled with inspiring ideas from so many wonderful artists, it's a must see!
-Denise

Craft for a Cure is here!

I am so excited that this event has finally arrived, I have 18 women joining me tomorrow and hope it will be a fun day of creating and community. Here is the class sample for Blinged Out Skelly girl class. She came out super cute. I have brought all kinds of goodies to create with so everyones will look different. Off to finish the last minute detail, will be back with pictures soon!

Denise

Girls Road Trip- Cayucos 2011

Last weekend me and 3 of my girlfriends went to Cayucos for a weekend of shopping, crafting and relaxing. Why Cayucos, well Andrea owns a little condo up there that has been a family vacation getaway for years. The condo itself was adorable, but the VIEWS were amazing!

Andrea and Annette on the deck, a glass of Chardonnay and an view

Andrea at a stop in Arroyo Grande

Earleen getting her shop on!

Annette in shopping Bliss!

The next morning, kicking up my feet and waking up to the sound of waves crashing....

Some of Andreas beautiful solder work. Her home away from home is filled with beachy eye candy.

The bottle to the right was a new edition found on the way up in Arroyo Grande

My little hostess gift for Andrea. I know from her reaction that she loved it. Yay! 

her adorable wall art

bedroom decor

We followed all the rules, well except for eat seafood....that was the hardest part of the trip for me. I am not a seafood eater and I actually even have a hard time with the smell of seafood, but it was a small sacrifice to hang out with these girls...my husband was like, "And I can't get you to go to Market Broiler with me???? No Right!"

Love this shop in San Luis Obispo called Vintage Etc. 

Vintage Etc.

Our lovely hostess, I could see she loved this shop too as I saw a lot of goodies she already had back at the condo

Me and Annette hanging outside the Brown Sugar Cookie Company in Cayucos.

Earleen scoring some Brown Butter Cookies! These cookies are kind of hard to explain, they are like little flat round balls, that you bite into and are sweet on the inside but are somehow dusted or sprinkled with salt to give you that delicious salty sweet taste I love! Yummmm

The tide pools below the cottage

Annette spied this lovely red starfish, and picked it up for further inspection and photography.....then when she put it back it didn't stick back on the rock. Earleen claimed "you killed it!!!" But Andrea assured us, that starfish love to just tumble in the water and our little star will hook back up with a rock when she feels like it!

The next day we went to the shop we were all anticipating. Lina G All the Trimmings shop

umm  filled to the hilt with vintage lace, trim, butting, ect

a bit overwhelming....

vintage flowers anyone? Where does she find this stuff??

so preciuos..

Then you can dig in all of the drawers...

my little goodies bag.....I have a lot of ideas of what to make with my finds! Lina does not have a web site, she sells on ebay here!

we swung by the shell shop...

look at the smile on Andreas face, that girls loves her some shells!

we stopped at Robins for lunch the next day in Cambria

me and Andrea

Then on to more shopping. This shop was too cute! Called Home Arts, such a cute shop. But all over the place were little signs form the owner "don't steal me I am only $11", " I know you think your getting one over on "the man" when you take something, but you are actually stealing form a woman who works hard to keep her business going". It was weird....like she is assuming everyone is a thief, but then again maybe a scumbag who would think of stealing might think twice about it. Such a shame that people steal... maybe I should put some signs up in my store..."please don't steal my razor blades, when you do I have a bad inventory, then I have to write an action plan on how I am going to stop you, then I have to go to a meeting and have a big entourage of people come to my store to investigate what I am doing wrong...when you are doing wrong..." tee heee

umm homemade sugar body scrubs...yummmm. Cant remember the name of this shop but its right across from Home Arts!

A walk on the pier before dinner

nothing clears the mind like the smell of the ocean...

I like this pic of Earleen, the look on her face like she is going to say something that will make me laugh!

Sunset in Cayucos....

I love these pics, Annette in her top siders, Earleens "there no place like home" clogs, my shoelace-less cons, and Andreas cute flip flops.....all a little piece of who we are.

Cayucos gone, but not forgotten. Thank you to my dear friends Andrea and Annette who this summer opened up their families vacation treasures to us. I am so glad to have these memories, thanks girls!

-Denise