Art Star Craft Bazaar 2014

Divine weather at Penn's Landing.

Awesome articulated stained glass puppets at Le Puppet Regime.

A hand cut and hand printed paper insect from the dapper dudes at New Academy Press.

Crafty friend and boothmate Sarah-Maria of Meerwiibli.  I came home with that fantastic fox dress!
(sorry for the blurry photo, I don't know what happened here)

Fun patterns and cute animals at The Wind and The Sail.

A Tadpole Creations headband.  Turn yourself into one of Renee's adorable stuffed animals!
(Modeled by the lovely Megan of Art Star.

Stitched wood wall decor from Little Green Things.

The annual Philadelphia Art Star Craft Bazaar took place at Penn's Landing, May 10-11th over Mother's Day weekend (even my Momma came to the show!).  It was a great fair, seeing some familiar faces and meeting new people!  Sarah-Maria from Meerwiibli and I requested to have our booths next to each other.  It was great fun to catch up with her and her hubby.  We both wore cat dresses of her design on Saturday... and it was pretty darn cute.  

The weather took a turn for the worse late afternoon on Saturday.  A crazy rain storm rolled in, blowing in intense winds and dampening the day.  Thankfully I had invested in a brand new EZ Up pop-up tent, before the show, with roll down flaps.  Though there were times when I thought our tent might take flight, the Horrible Adorables stayed put and dry.  Sunday's weather was beautiful and sunny, almost making the ickiness from the previous day a distant memory (almost!).

I've snapped some photos of some of my favorite vendors from the show above with links to their websites.  There was a super diverse mix this year, and it was nice to see some totally original and unique wares that I've never seen before! 

With a belly full of vegetarian comfort food, and a lightened car load from the many creatures adopted, I bid Philly a 'good bye' and an 'until next year!'

Plastic Camera

I have a bunch of photos that I wanted to share.  They are from many months ago, but I finally got the film developed!  Yes, I said FILM!!  I received a Diana F+ toy camera as a Christmas gift and am starting to get the hang of using it!  

The dreamy, vintage look adds such a charm to all the images, plus everything is contained within a perfectly stylish square frame.  

You can head over to to the official Lomography website to pick up a Diana of your own and check out all the fun and silly plastic cameras available!

All the above images are from the Art Star Craft Bazaar....

but I couldn't resist putting this one in too!  

Happy camera snapping everyone!

Art Star Gallery and Boutique - Artist Feature

I am more that excited to be Art Star's featured artist this month!  Please visit the shop and check out all my creatures.  If you can't make it to Philly in person, head over to their online boutique here!  I also have my bio and artist statement there, in case you ever wondered where these crazy critters came from.

My picture is on their homepage!

Here is a little preview of some of the creatures you can buy through the site.  While you are there though, make sure to check out all the other goodies and pick something up for yourself!  I am especially in love with this "Forest Woman" print by Julianna Swaney!

Art Star Craft Bazaar 2011

I had a lovely time at the Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philly this year!  My boyfriend and I made sure to arrive a few days before the show this year and check out the city.  We stopped into a bunch of cute boutiques and ate a lot of great vegetarian food, but by far the bazaar was the highlight of our weekend.

Here is a view of my booth before the rain hit us on Saturday.  Though the weather didn't seem the greatest for an outdoor show, I was pleased that so many shoppers still showed up!  Many of my creatures now live in good homes around Philly!

I custom made table cloths to go with my display this year depicting images of colorful and curious animals.

I'm also really into this fake woodgrain that I put on my display boards.  I think it reinforces the quirkyness of the faux taxidermy.

Of course I couldn't leave the show without buying some goodies for myself too!

Since it was a little chilly, and I really wasn't dressed for the weather, I ended up picking up this adorable sweater coat for myself from Rebe.  It is the prettiest shade of green with a giant floral fabric covered button closure.

I so admired the whimsy of these sweet terrariums of my booth neighbor Twig. that I had to add one to my curiosity shelf.  Mine is of a fashionable girl prancing a top a rock, inside of a vintage perfume bottle.

Lastly, I picked up one of these stunning 'Pom' Necklaces from The Littlest Bean.  Having an obsession with felt, I absolutely love these fun wearables!  I already have a few hair accessories by The Littlest Bean at home and am excited to add this to my collection.  I can't wait to coordinate it with a summery dress... now if Cleveland weather would only cooperate..

Studio Images

A big thanks to Art Star Gallery and Boutique for posting a super sweet interview about my Horrible Adorables!  I re-posted a few of the images, but you can visit the Art Star blog to read the full article here.

Each colored scale is hand cut and arranged as a colorful pattern.

This is my favorite part in making each creature!  The finishing touches really bring each animal to life.

Ta-da!  I'm finished with this one... but you can be sure that a bunch more are on their way!

New Item - Mini Trophies

These miniature trophy plaques make a great addition to any existing collection of Horrible Adorables or as a starter piece for beginning one!  Heck, for only $45.00 a piece, you may want to snatch them all up!  They will be making their debut at "Art Star Craft Bazaar."  (I especially loved making the giant pom-poms to top some of their heads... doesn't the teeny creature look so disgruntled by his fuzzy do?)  

Art Star Craft Bazaar

Hooray!  Philadelphia's "Art Star Craft Bazaar" is almost here.. well, sort of.  It's still over a month away, but I've been working up a storm creating new creatures to bring to the event.  Between my freelance work and travel plans, a month really doesn't seem that long!!

Art Star Craft Bazaar is one of my most favorite shows to participate in and I absolutely love the city.  If you live near or are planning on traveling to it (it's worth it!) make sure to stop by booth 95.  That's where I will be May 14th and 15th from 11am-6pm, both days.  I would love it if you dropped by to say hello!  Check out the site here for more information.  I will also be a featured artist at Art Star Gallery and Boutique during the month of May.  Check out the lovely shop while you are there and see some fantastical creatures scattered throughout!