Fairy Tapestry

I wanted to show you-all my new backdrop for all of my shows, faires and festivals! It was love at first sight with this Fairy Tapestry and I knew it had to come home with me! It fits perfectly with Sprite Creations!
I've been using it for a table cover until the recent construction of the framework that is portable, light weight and compact. And, voila! Now it is a backdrop!
So, look for it at the Faires and Festivals that you'll see me at this summer and stop by and say HI!
(Hint, the next one is June 27th and 28th in Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN USA.)

Learning Experience

The show on Saturday was a win and not-so-win.

Financially it was a not-so-win.
In terms of making connections, it was a win.
Lots of compliments from fellow artists and vendors.
Attendance was expected to be high, given what I had seen of a similar show hosted at the same place, with much the same compliment of vendors in March.
Attendance was less than 1/3 of that earlier show.
There were several factors involved with this, though none of them related to me or my creations, which is always good to know.
I will consider these factors in the future.

I've been able to get quite a bit of administrative things done that were put off in the flurry of pre-show activity. This is always good!
I'm creating new art with vintage glass and finishing a necklace that has been on my plate for quite some time.
The vibrant water-colors of it make my heart sing and it has more than a few nods to the Art Deco/Vintage genre.
When I have it finished, I'll post pictures...

In other show news:
My next show is June 27th and 28th- Pride!!! Loring Park, Mpls. See my website http:spritecreations dot dnsdojo dot com for details.
I'm excited to announce that I have finalized arrangements for the 2009 Coffee Crawl!
It is July 25th at the JS Bean Factory in Saint Paul, MN.
This show is all about supporting independent businesses! Indie art and artists in and indie coffee house. It doesn't get much better than that!
All of the Coffee Crawl artists will have a piece of their art displayed at the Bean Factory for the month of June! Stop by and check it out!

Show!!!

The Twin Cities Healing Symposium is tomorrow from 10-7pm.
Details in my previous post.
Hope to see you there!

Also: I now have UltraViolet hair :D

Show!

Hello All!!
I'm pleased to be at the premier of the Twin Cities Healing Symposium!
It is this Saturday from 10am to 7pm at the Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, USA

This is a new direction for me and I'm excited to see what unfolds!
It is perfectly in keeping with a concept that has always been near and dear to my heart: helping people help themselves.

Come on down and see it, me and my creations.
There are many, many new shinies that none of you have yet seen!!!
(How's that for incentive?!)

There is a ticket fee to get in. Follow this link to the website for details and a coupon!

Hope to see you there!

Disco Death Star!

I have a new necklace that I just finished that I *had* to show everyone :-D
I am quite proud of it!
My husband pointed out a focal at a bead store trip last year and gave me the idea... and you can see what it grew into!!!
Title: Disco Death Star.
Ingredients: Clay Disco Death Star, miracle beads, metal, lead-free pewter, vintage Swarovski crystals

New Creations-Earrings

I have new earrings to show you!
Actually, I have several, so I'll be posting more over next few days.
Here is the first round:
The first pair is titled:
A Little Nibble Everyone needs a little snack now and then! This is the debut of my first collection of polymer clay beads! The cheese beads are hand crafted with love by me. Ingredients: hand made polymer clay cheese beads, glass, plastic, sterling silver

Powering Atlantis
Can't you see the power crackling through the top receptor?
Hear the hum of the energy?
Is the glow in the shell energy powering Atlantis or the light of stored energy? This is just one of the many mysteries the owner of these earrings could unlock!
Ingredients: crackled glass, czechpressed glass, seed beads, metal, plated gold surgical steel earwires

Title: Postcards from Atlantis-Peace and Prosperity
A reminder of what it was like to travel down the grand hallways of Atlantis. The beautiful watercolors, the beautiful lotus flower adorning the soaring columns, the arcane coins that constituted their currency....
Well, perhaps none of us remember that...exactly...but these earrings are certainly a unique souvenir of a trip we wish we could take.
Ingredients: Vintage glass, glass, metal, gold plated surgical steel

Title: Cats Have Never Forgotten
There is a saying that Cats used to be worshipped as gods and that they have never forgotten this.
Is it Bast sitting atop her Egyptian Lotus flowers? She is said to be a guardian, protector of household, the underworld and gateways as well mistress of both sun and moon. Anyway you fancy it, you're in good company with these earrings!
Ingredients: czechpressed glass, leadfree pewter dangles, metal, goldplated surgical steel earwires

Flat File Domination!

Today-10 flat file drawers, Tommorrow- The World!
*EEEEVVILL LAUGH**

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or maybe Thursday! ;-)
So, my secret project was to bring home this

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It is a 10 drawer flat file, oak wood finish and measures 53x41 inches!
Holy Beady Storage Space Batman!

It was serendipity!!
A friend stopped by her husband's workplace with him Saturday last to pick up a forgotten thing. This friend saw these files sitting in the lobby for sale. I met up with this friend and others at Ikea on Sunday and the conversation of storage was mentioned... as were these files.
The friend emailed contact info on Monday and my offer was accepted that day!
Today we loaded them up and hauled them home!!!
Now to move them into place, clean them and move beady-stuff in!
:D
YAY!