All Star Block Party #23....

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to the All Star Block Party!  Thank you so much for making our 22nd party a great success.  I can't wait to see what you've been up to this week.  If you haven't seen my features, click here.  And be sure to check out the features of my co-hosts...

      Shasta @ In The Old Road

         Heather @ New House, New Home, New Life

           Meg @ Nutmeg Place


This week's guest co-host is Korrie from Red Hen Home.  Korrie is a sweetheart with tons of great projects.  Have you seen her foil dresser?  If you haven't, you really need to stop by and check it out.

Korrie @ Red Hen Home

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It's feature time....

Hi Everyone!  It's feature time again!  A big thank you to everyone that linked up to our party.  It certain wouldn't be a party without wonderful guests like you!  Thanks for making it wonderful!   
 

Now the hard part......picking out my favorites.  You guys make it very difficult each week for me to pick my favorites because there are just so many wonderful projects linked up.  Now on with the show...

I love these lingerie cookies that Amy made...aren't they wonderful!  And they are for a cause too!  Great job!

Amy @ Amy's Cooking Adventures

I love these clay tags that Adrianne made.  I have wanted to make these for a while now...and now I'm inspired to make some.  Thanks for the tutorial Adrianne!

Adrianne @ Happy Hour Projects

I adore this buffet.  I have wanted one like this for some time now but haven't found one.  I'm so jealous!  And Claire did a wonderful job on it.  I love the grey! 

Claire @ The Rustic Pig

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Thanks again for making our party a great success.  And don't forget to stop by tonight and link up to the 23rd All Star Block Party!  Be sure to stop by and meet this week's guest co-host.   Thanks for stopping by.

Added storage...

Hi Everyone!  Happy November.  I can't believe it's November already.  Where has the time gone.  Fair season is over and my motivation is low.  I still have orders coming in and lots of work to do, but I'm finding it difficult to work.  Maybe it's the long nights of work leading up to the fair or the fact that I've been working on getting ready for the fairs since June.  One of these days my motivation will return to me...anybody have any ideas on how to get re-motivated?

Do you remember this bench that I took to the fair in April?  Well, it didn't sell and I took it home with me.  I decided that it needed storage.  So about a month before this last fair I added storage to it.

Here it is at the fair in April.  The trick was adding the storage without having to repaint the entire bench.

I started by removing the seat and turning it upside down on my rolling bench cart.  After I decided how I was going to add storage to it without changing the way it looked, I took measurements and started cutting boards down to size.

I added additional cross supports for the the bottom to attach to without having to drill directly through the front board with the saying on it.

Here it is with the bottom of the storage attached and the back board in place.  The only part that needs to be painted.

I had to mix up the paint to match the existing paint but only enough for the back side.

The storage isn't deep, but it's enough to store mittens, hats and scarves.

Then I added the hinges and the safety arm braces so it doesn't slam shut on little fingers.

It still looks like the exact same bench but now it has a little bit of storage in it.

This is the best picture I have of it at the Clarinda Craft Carnival.  And thank goodness it sold.  I think adding storage to it helped to make the sale.  And I didn't have to bring it home.  I did have to bring two benches home but I sold one of them this past weekend.  My friend Brenda helped me deliver it on Tuesday to it's new home.  So that just leaves one.  And I'm okay with that.  I need to move it into the studio this weekend.  I have an order for a twin bench with storage to work on...thank goodness my client isn't in the hurry for it and I have some time to get motivated again.  Thanks for stopping by.

All Star Block Party #22....

Happy Halloween Everyone!  Welcome to the All Star Block Party!  Thank you so much for making our 21st party a great success.  I can't wait to see what you've been up to this week.  

As for our friends on the coast, I hope you're all surviving Hurricane Sandy.  I've been watching the coverage of it on TV and hope and pray that all of our blog friends are safe and sound.   

So on to this week's party.  If you haven't seen my features, click here.  And be sure to check out the features of my co-hosts...

      Shasta @ In The Old Road

         Heather @ New House, New Home, New Life

           Meg @ Nutmeg Place

This week, I'm pleased to announce that Cynthia at Cloches and Lavender is this week's guest co-host. 

Check out what Cindy did with this door.  It's wonderful!

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It's feature time...

Hi Everyone!  It's feature time again!  A big thank you to everyone that linked up to our party.  It certain wouldn't be a party without wonderful guests like you!  Thanks for making it a great party!   
 

Now the hard part......picking out my favorites.  You guys make it very difficult each week for me to pick my favorites because there are just so many wonderful projects linked up.  Now on with the show...

I just love this framed BOO sign.  It's simple but so cool and the burlap is a great touch.  Nicely done Katie!

Katie @ Fun Home Things

 I love the stacked pumpkins on this porch!  What a beautiful fall display Barb!

Barb @ Second Chance to Dream

 Love this pumpkin cake!  And the pumpkins are so sweet!   Great job Amy!

Amy @ Amy's Cooking Adventures

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Craft fair in review....

Hi Everyone!  I hope you are all having a great week.  I'm still trying to get over the fair this past weekend...not to mention the last couple of weeks getting ready for the fair.  It was a great fair.  The best I've ever had.  Here are some of the pictures....

 This bench sold before the fair started.  It has storage in the seat and is the prettiest shade of green.

 I took 6 benches and sold 4 of them. 

 The basket ladder sold as did the cream bench that is next to it.

 My trio of dandelions paintings sold to the sweetest gal.  I was a little sad to see them go.

 I loved this little black bench.  It has storage in the seat.  Two ladies bought it for a gift for their mother.

 The black peg board and the cream peg shelf both sold.  The cream bench with the saying didn't sell, but the black Jenny Lind bench with storage did.

 This black bench with storage didn't sell, but everything on the seat did.

 This framed artwork sold.

 I sold lots of ornaments.

 But this cute sign didn't sell.

 I sold several decorated trees and lots of sheet music ornaments.

 I sold 18 undecorated spindle trees.

Neither of these sheet music wreaths sold.

 I sold a few hand painted signs. And four of the mirrored windows.

 My family tree painting sold.

 But the wooden pumpkins didn't....and neither did the white shelf.

 My yardstick table sold as we were packing up the booth.  You gotta love last minute sales!

 All of the artwork in this last two pictures sold, but not the white peg board.

It was a really great day!  I had the chance to meet a lot of really wonderful people, including some readers which is always great!  I handed out almost an entire box of business cards.  And received a few orders too. 

Now I have to put everything away and set the studio back up since I took almost everything out of it.  I normally have one more fair for the season, but I decided last year to not attend that one since it hasn't been that great for the last couple of years.  It is really strange to be done with fair season so early.  I'm thinking of having an open house at the studio.....must think serious about it and get it scheduled....just another thing to add to my to do list. 

So that's some of what I've been up to the last month or two.  Anything that didn't sell will be listed in my Etsy shop over the next week or will be for sale in the studio in case you're interested.  Thanks for stopping by.

All Star Party #21....

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to the All Star Block Party!  Thank you so much for making our 20th party a great success.  I'm still recovering from the fair this past weekend and I haven't had time to pick my features so I will be doing that in a day or two.  Be sure and check out the features of my co-hosts...

      Shasta @ In The Old Road

         Heather @ New House, New Home, New Life

           Meg @ Nutmeg Place

This week, I'm pleased to announce that Hilda @ From Overwhelmed to Organized is this week's guest co-host. 

Hilda @ From Overwhelmed to Organized

Hilda has some great organizing tips so please stop by and say hello.

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