Rock Bend, and some new items!

This past weekend was spent at the Rock Bend Folk Festival in nearby St. Peter Minnesota, sitting under my tent, braving a little bit of rain, and seeing the first reactions to some of my most recent creations.

For starters, I finally got the button maker I've been wanting for ages, and it has been a constant source of amusement for me! Since I got it, I think I've made over 100 buttons :)
I've also jumped on the bandwagon for scrabble tile pendants (cliche, but they're fun!). I'm also working on glass pendants as well, which I like the look of better. And coming next is some of those little glass marble magnets that seem to be common on etsy.


Here are some pictures of my little set up at Rock Bend. You can see some of the new pendants I've been working on, as well as my little basket of buttons. My table is a little empty and sad -- that is the result of my excellent procrastination skills....


I sold out of almost all of my buttons the first day, so I had to make more in preparation for the next day. I had to scramble to make more earrings as well, to fill in spaces on my table that had been emptied.It was a good show, and I made about $250 (which is really good for me, although it seems like a small amount to a lot of people who do craft shows) If I am in the country next year at this time, I will definitely be at this show again. The music was nice, and minus the booth next to me that was selling imported items from Thailand, I was happy with the atmosphere. People were extremely helpful when I needed assistance setting up my tent, and even more so when I was scrambling to take down my tent and load up my car when the rain started pouring... I also made a few good contacts, got info about some other good shows, and even got invited to a show the next weekend. If I wasn't already prepared for Pridefest this coming Saturday, I would have accepted the offer.

I will have to say that my craft area is in a sad state of affairs after all the intense/stressful/last minute crafting that I did in preparation for this weekend. That mess also spread out to the living room quite a bit... But more pictures and explanation of that will come later...

Until then, check out some of the new listings in my shop, and keep an eye out for more things to be listed all week (as I get the time and energy to photograph and list things...)