Etsy Dallas Valentine Trunk Show

EllensTreasures
KathyDKeith
MarysMadness


Wow! Did I mention Wow! Etsy Dallas held their 2nd trunk show and it was a major success! I shared a booth with Ellen who is quite the seamstress, making beautiful purses and baby accessories. We had Kathy sitting to the right of us. She makes the most clever candles, notecards and journals. We had a great day, lots of sales and a great group of people to chat with, sellers and customers alike. There were over 40 Etsy vendors at Southside on Lamar Street in Dallas. It was so fantastic! I have to say thank you, to Southside management for allowing us the opportunity to sell our wares and expose Dallas to Etsy! I hope that we will have this opportunity again!

Thanks to all of Etsy Dallas who worked so hard putting this trunk show together! Tefi and Carrie put a lot of time in making this show a success for us! There were countless others who did their part also.

Buyers were able to find a little bit of everything at our show! We had t-shirts, hats, kanzashi hair ornaments, doggie treats, jewelry (of every style ever thought to be made & those you didn't) and so much more!

And a special thanks to Funky Finds , a creative exposure blog for artists, crafters and designers alike.

Hope to see you at the next Etsy Dallas Trunk Show!

Just my luck!

After opening up a small factory in my house to make craft items for 4 craft fairs, I ended up catching the flu (yes I had a flu shot) and then I got a horrible sinus infection! I missed 3 of the craft fairs! I lost out on the entry fees and all the sales! What kind of luck is that? Now, I am listing items in both of my Etsy stores.

http://MarysMadness.Etsy.com

http://theAlteredBlackSheep.Etsy.com

Please stop by and look around!!!

So, what is it?

I am an estate sale addict! I love going and digging into someones stuff for goodies! The only problem is sometimes I don't know what something is or what I am going to do with it. This is where you come in. I'll occasionally post a pic of an item and will want to find out "What is it?

Let's have some fun!

Have I told you how much I love Envirotex?

I love this product. I have used it in one way or another for over 20 yrs. Every single family member and friend has something made by me with Envirotex. I love putting it over photographs and other images. It is the easiest product to use. You must mix exact equal parts of the resins. If you look around you can find disposable clear plastic cups that have lines on them. Those are what I have always used. That way you can make sure your measurements are exact. If one cup has a little more than the other, than I use the cup with the most to pour into the other cup. The reason that I do this is because the cup that you poured from will still have resin remaining. I use restaurant chop sticks or craft popsicle sticks to stir with. I like to prop my items up on legos or prescription bottles. If you get bubbles, use your hot air to get rid of them. Literally. Just breathe onto the resin and the bubbles will usually release. If not, use plain wooden toothpicks.

If you have any questions about Envirotex, please feel free to ask. I love it! Give these time to dry and I will post pics of the finished items.

Craft Fair at Lake Highlands Church in Dallas

First I must mention how friendly and helpful the church members were to the vendors and customers. Thank you!


I made about 10 sales. Could have been much better, could have been worse. I looked at todays fair as a trial run for the upcoming sales. I wanted to see what the reactions were to my creations. Now I know what I will try to concentrate on for the larger fairs that are coming up. If you know me personally, you know that will take some doing. I am so ADD, I have difficulty focusing on one project. But I will try. I'll take some pics of my items and post them for your reactions. Be honest, you know white lies honest. Not brutal.


Ellen of http://www.ellenstreasures.etsy.com/ and Shannon of http://www.bijoujuju.etsy.com/ also attended the fair today. Thank goodness. We all met previously at a Meet and Greet for Etsy DFW and it was great to see them again! It can be a long day without good company. Jonathan gets points for hanging out with me all day! What a guy! He never once complained. He hardly ever growled! Thanks to everyone for their support and friendship!

The first pic shows some of my goodies and the second pic is Ellen, me and Shannon. Congrats to Shannon and family on her second pregnancy!