Craft Shows

There are a lot a great craft shows coming up now that the weather is getting nicer. (well sort of, not excited about possible snow this weekend)

One is this weekend Craftstravaganza.
April 28 9:00am-6p.m.
At the Minnesota State FairGrounds. I pray to God they are not outside.


The other is the HandMaidens Spring Fling Indie Show
SUNDAY MAY 4TH, 10AM - 5PM
JAMES BALLENTINE VFW POST 246
2916 LYNDALE AVE. (LAKE & LYNDALE)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408



So much great stuff happening in MN!

Stylish Sitting

Annechovie on etsy creates some great artwork out of simple everyday living ware items.
My favorites are the chair images. annechovie.etsy.com


I enjoy how her loud patterns contrast with either solid backgrounds or solid silhouettes of a vintage chair.



Her work is also being featured in Domino magazine. Very impressive!
http://www.dominomag.com/galleries/objects/accessories/art/etsy_gifts?slide=4

Studio Mela for my Kitchen

So I really want to make my kitchen look more, how can I say it..... cute!
It's really lacking in a design look and it just has mismatched decorations from college.
Studio Mela is a great designer and she makes adorable art work.

My next step is to put her art work in my kitchen. I think it would be a great theme and I do love the color orange. It's my new favorite color. So if I decorate with little accents of orange, Studio Mela's work is the perfect fit.

Check her out. dazeychic.etsy.com
She's also a local artist so GO MINNESOTA!

Check me out!

I was featured in a lovely blog the other day.
http://pot-aux-roses.blogspot.com/2008/02/creative-mind-meet-vanessa-kimball.html
Le Pot Aux Roses is a great blog to read. Le Pot Aux Roses does a weekly column titled Creative Minds. Thanks!



Do check out her fantastic etsy shop called Witty Workshop. She's so talented.
wittyworkshop.etsy.com

Spring

I am so excited for spring. It's just around the corner. The weather is slowly getting warmer, we can almost say good bye to the below zero temperatures. March is here, really, does anyone else ask themselves where in the world February went?

Check out my new note cards coming to my etsy shop. Spring blossoms.

I heart Michelle Brusegaard

Michelle Brsegaard is so talented. I love her style. MichelleBrusegaard.etsy.com

Check out these fabulous dishtowels I bought at the craft show a couple of weeks ago. They are perfect!

Make Out Goods Show Results!

I participated in the Make Out Goods Show in Uptown last week.
It was so much fun! I made some friends, I had some great neighbors and I saw a few familiar faces.
I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Check out the pics I took at the event.

Here's my lovely booth.


Isn't it just cute!


Buttons and Cards...


And prints oh my!


Check out my lovely Neighbors. Pretty awesome stuff!
Lucky Lotus was on my left. Beautiful jewelry!






Sinister Bags on my right. Soooo Awesome. I had to get a bag.
sinisterbags.etsy.com





Check out all the PEOPLE!




It was such a great time. Thanks to the "I like you" gals!
www.ilikeyouonline.com