*This is post was originally shared in November 2010 and is reposted as a reminder to myself on how to make the table look pretty.*
I was browsing You Tube this week looking for Thanksgiving crafts to do with my kids. In the process, I found this 4 minute video that not only gives you ideas for Thanksgiving centerpieces, but it also shows you how to fold the napkins. Hooray! (However I fully expect I'm going to need to fold the napkins while I'm in front of the computer screen with the video on slow motion.)
What do you usually do for your Thanksgiving table?
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Gainesville Art festival pictures
It was a beautiful and busy time last weekend at the Downtown Festival and Art show! I enjoyed talking with so many people and getting the opportunity to help people with their holiday gift giving needs. Here are a few random pictures from the event:
I painted bulletin boards to be used as display pieces for the jewelry. I used those this time because I could load them with jewelry the days before the show then just hang them in my tent once I got there.
This time, I included a table out front for people to easily sign up for my mailing list. I also had a basket of jewelry for people to peruse.
Once again, I went without glass over the jewelry. It felt like I was 'nekkid' as I had used it for so long, but I think customers really enjoyed being able to see the jewelry without waiting for assistance.
This show also marked the debut of the recycled bottle caps with resin. These cute little caps are the perfect refrigerator accessory.
I had more colors of the resin and silver pewter jewelry to show off. I've been going a bit crazy with the colors lately.
While the earrings looked great on the colored flower trees, I displayed the pendants on the table. The displays looked a bit too crowded hanging on the displays.
I'm working on a video of the event too, to give you the 'full effect' of the weekend. Thanks to everyone who stopped and shopped!
P.S. I'll be a Linda Blondheim's loft studio at Paddiwhack this Friday evening, 5:30 PM to 9 PM and Saturday noon to 4 PM. Come and enjoy art, jewelry and Christmas cake!!
This time, I included a table out front for people to easily sign up for my mailing list. I also had a basket of jewelry for people to peruse.
Once again, I went without glass over the jewelry. It felt like I was 'nekkid' as I had used it for so long, but I think customers really enjoyed being able to see the jewelry without waiting for assistance.
This show also marked the debut of the recycled bottle caps with resin. These cute little caps are the perfect refrigerator accessory.
I had more colors of the resin and silver pewter jewelry to show off. I've been going a bit crazy with the colors lately.
While the earrings looked great on the colored flower trees, I displayed the pendants on the table. The displays looked a bit too crowded hanging on the displays.
I'm working on a video of the event too, to give you the 'full effect' of the weekend. Thanks to everyone who stopped and shopped!
P.S. I'll be a Linda Blondheim's loft studio at Paddiwhack this Friday evening, 5:30 PM to 9 PM and Saturday noon to 4 PM. Come and enjoy art, jewelry and Christmas cake!!
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
From bulletin boards to jewelry displays
I'm trying something new for my art jewelry booth this weekend at the Downtown Gainesville Festival and Art show. Since I will be doing everything by myself this weekend (no hubby to help), I wanted something that I could easily set up myself. Part of the plan involves repurposing bulletin boards that could become jewelry displays that I could prepare before the show and hang that morning.
I started with buying 4 el-cheapo bulletin boards. These are 36 inches by 24 inches. I bought them online and got all four for under $100.
I got a garden variety off-white paint to coat the corkboard portion. (Notice the small paintbrush in the lower left? It is attached to a hand of a baby T-Rex dinosaur that insisted on helping me.)
This is what the board looked like after the first coat of paint. When I came to check on it in a couple of hours though, the paint had soaked into the corkboard pretty well, so I needed a second coat.
You can see the difference here with a second coat of paint. The lower left quadrant has had its second coat.
Once I let the paint dry, I put painters tape around the inside edge. I sanded the frame so that it would soak up the paint better.
This is the orange frame after the second coat.
Unfortunately, when I removed the tape, it pulled a bit of the corkboard with it on one of the bulletin boards. A little spackling compound and some more paint hopefully will keep anyone from noticing.
This is a finished board. I randomly put some squiggles on the board to give it more artistic interest. The hardware will get applied tomorrow and I will take jewelry up Friday. Then, all I have to do Saturday is to put up the boards. This will save me a lot of time!
I started with buying 4 el-cheapo bulletin boards. These are 36 inches by 24 inches. I bought them online and got all four for under $100.
I got a garden variety off-white paint to coat the corkboard portion. (Notice the small paintbrush in the lower left? It is attached to a hand of a baby T-Rex dinosaur that insisted on helping me.)
This is what the board looked like after the first coat of paint. When I came to check on it in a couple of hours though, the paint had soaked into the corkboard pretty well, so I needed a second coat.
You can see the difference here with a second coat of paint. The lower left quadrant has had its second coat.
Once I let the paint dry, I put painters tape around the inside edge. I sanded the frame so that it would soak up the paint better.
This is the orange frame after the second coat.
Unfortunately, when I removed the tape, it pulled a bit of the corkboard with it on one of the bulletin boards. A little spackling compound and some more paint hopefully will keep anyone from noticing.
This is a finished board. I randomly put some squiggles on the board to give it more artistic interest. The hardware will get applied tomorrow and I will take jewelry up Friday. Then, all I have to do Saturday is to put up the boards. This will save me a lot of time!
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Random jewelry making pictures
It's a little hodge podge of everything going on in the studio right now. I snapped some random pictures yesterday.
These bottle caps have had their magnets glued and are drying. The magnets do look tiny, but these rare earth magnets can hold three pounds of weight.
(Future) resin scrabble tile pendants are drying. I've applied the images and the glue sealant. These are for a wholesale order.
Same wholesale customer, but these are finished pendants.
These resin and pewter earrings and pendants are halfway through sanding. They have three more grits of sandpaper to go.
These are some of the new pendants and earrings made from recycled gift cards. I need to make earwires and jump rings for them.
I'm anxious to see how these do next weekend at the Downtown Festival and Art show. That will be their first time available to the public. (Hope to see you there!)
These bottle caps have had their magnets glued and are drying. The magnets do look tiny, but these rare earth magnets can hold three pounds of weight.
(Future) resin scrabble tile pendants are drying. I've applied the images and the glue sealant. These are for a wholesale order.
Same wholesale customer, but these are finished pendants.
These resin and pewter earrings and pendants are halfway through sanding. They have three more grits of sandpaper to go.
These are some of the new pendants and earrings made from recycled gift cards. I need to make earwires and jump rings for them.
I'm anxious to see how these do next weekend at the Downtown Festival and Art show. That will be their first time available to the public. (Hope to see you there!)
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