Blue Genie Art Bazaar

 

The Blue Genie Art Bazaar opened with Preview Night on Tuesday, November 2th at 6pm. Blue Genie is a month long Christmas showcase featuring over 130 local handmade artists including me! It is open daily until December 24th from 10am-10pm at the Marchesa Hall at 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd., just across the street from the Highland Mall. 

For more information on Blue Genie click HERE!

For a full list of 2011 Blue Genie artists click HERE. 

To see more fun photos from the Preview Night click HERE.

To watch a video clip from We are Austin morning news click HERE.

Our booth at Blue Genie...

Fun pictures from Blue Genie....

Alicia Policia adorable plushie TX states!

 

 

3D artwork by Ant Farm Industries.

Inspirational artwork by Tim Doyle.

Fun animal & dino planters from The Plaid Pigeon.

Colorful tees by Chaos Card Company.

Beautiful paper dolls by Illustrated Ink.

More photos available on my Flickr HERE!!

DIY Project: Headband Stand

This is the first of several DIY projects I hope to bring to you that center around displays for your tables/tent at craft shows. I have some ideas for new displays that will enhance some of my products for this fall and once again I'm excited to share them with you all. This project is also great for home if you have a collection of headbands like me that you would like to show off or don't know how to store properly.








What you need:

• 1.5" or larger diameter wood dowel cut to desired length (mine is 24" but you can make a smaller version if you wish to use this at home on your dresser, etc.)
• 6" or larger round wood base with a minimum 1/2" thickness (mine is a pre-cut wood base from a craft store)
• quilt batting
  
• fabric
• glue gun
• duck tape
  
• drill and a 2" wood screw
• sewing machine (optional)

The first thing you want to do after you have cut your wood dowel to desired length is to attach it to the base. Find your center, pre-drill a hole through both pieces and attach with a 2" wood screw. I used some E6000 glue at the joint to help increase the strength.

E.A.S.T. at Flatfork Studios

Several Austin Craft Riot members setup shop at Flatfork Studios for the 10th annual East Austin Studio Tour (E.A.S.T.).  E.A.S.T. is a free self guided tour consisting of over 300 artists located on the east side of Austin. It happens once a year for 9 days in November, spanning over two weekends. Its an opportunity to discover and support local artists, visit their studios and learn about their inspirations. Faith Schexnayder is the proud artist of Flatfork Studios and is known for her beautiful statues including the large blue dog above and the all famous batcow of Austin.  The neighboring studio also offered a lesson in glass blowing to all ages. 

I shared a booth as usual with my friend Kelly from GemJunkie. 

Our team booth at Flatfork was organized by Sam from Nepenthe's Bathtime. She had some great new products including Bath2Go gift sets and mini robot soap. 

Other team members who set up included Cathie from Sweet Wolf, Renee from This Creative Life & Robo Roku and Julia from Pixie Worx & Aberrant Crochet.

Austin Craft Riot Holiday Show

 

Austin Craft Riot's 4th Annual Holiday Show kicked off November 12th at the Marchesa Hall in Lincoln Center. The show was filled with amazing handmade artists from Austin, Houston, San Antonio and more! For a full vendor list of artists who attended the show click HERE. 

It was a great weekend filled with festive Christmas music, decorations, and dedicated small business shoppers. Twenty five goodie bags were given out each day, filled with featured products from all of our vendors. Laurie from Mod Girl Designs set up a photobooth in the lobby and took pictures for the weekend with lots of fun props (including one of my mini mustache pillows!). You can check them out HERE. The lobby also housed two make and take tables sponsored by The Wondercraft and Audrey Lopata Illustrations. They provided fun projects for all ages including Christmas cards, tags and cat fairy ornaments. The weekend ended with a raffle of goodies from some of our lovely vendors and sponsors. 

Here are some fun pictures of our shop and photobooth. Enjoy!

 

photos courtesy of modgirldesigns.com