Oh the pressure....

My first time vending at one of Kim's FAB events...what pressure, but I did it and it was a blast.....here are some PICS of some of the things on my vendor table. I made these cute messenger bags out of cream colored denim with a raw linen ruffle, vintage Alice prints and buttons and a hand painted flower to match. This Rabbit one was cute...(if I do say so myself)

This is the one first one I made for myself that gave me the inspiration to make more of them......In this pic you can see the jute webbing that I used for the strap.
This next one is one of the altered canvas totes that I have made in the past but this one is of course ALICE themed, the Cheshire Cat is a pocket! I handmade the taffeta flowers on these totes.

These next two are my favorites of the the Mad Hatter...the first is a messenger bag and the second one is an altered tote..he is just so stinkin cute!

This is a small sampling of some other things on my table, flower hair/pins, headbands and some necklaces and bracelets that I made and some I brought from my shop. Don't you love the Pink Flamingo... it was really fun decorating the table for this event.

These are the fingerless gloves that I made and they were a HIT! Alot of the ladies purchased them to wear to the Mad Hatter Tea Party, it was so fun.


And of course you had to have this nail polish set since you nails were showing...

And Last but not least....the mushroom pin cushions, I sold every one of them! A big thanks to Kim for giving me this opportunity and to all the ladies for your purchases and wonderful compliments....

An Affaire cont...

This is the cutest box that Candice put all of our supplies for our little book we made in. On top is a top hat that Val made for all of us full of special treats...THANKS VAL!

Just look at this cake...who would want to cut it? This was another special gift from Val , it took two people to carry it into the room..OH how I hated to see it get cut, but I must say I think it was one of the best cakes I have ever had, it jut melted in your mouth..YUMmmmmmmm

Sweet and Sassy girls Jessi and my roomie Cynthia posing in this frame "Through the looking glass" that Kim made for all of us to take pictures in. Just look at the flowers and the pink flamingo...I told you Kim left nothing out with this event.
Jessi and I in the "looking glass"

And of course no event would be complete without sweet Christine Rose Elle all decked out in her amazing outfit, wish you could really see all of the detail of this headpiece, it was truly a work of art!

What an Adventure......

I have been to alot of Kim's events...but I must say that this "Affaire in Wonderland" was OVER THE TOP !!!!! The room was decorated in all pink, black and white, with flowers and everywhere. I can even describe how awesome it was. Kim had made chairs back covers for all the chairs around the tea party table with the itinerary in the back pocket, and we got to keep these....

Just look at the table of treats we had at our Mad Hatter tea party. Everyone came dressed so cute and most of the ladies had on their white fingerless gloves (of which some I sold at my vendor table, more on that later) there were ruffles on dresses, hats and flowers in hair..so fun!

The table setting had these towers of tea cups and tea pots, and these beautiful chairs full of moss and pink flowers everywhere. My pictures don't even do this justice.

I did make these mushrooms that are displayed on the table and they were a hit, I did give one away along with a couple of other items from my vendor table as a give a way, and sweet Lonnie won it, I think she was happy.


After our tea party Candice taught us a cute little book that we made out of envelopes all full of Alice stamps, bright ribbons and flowers. I just finished mine and will get some PICS to post soon. Then we were off the see the new Alice in Wonderland movie, and it was amazing...ever been in a movie theatre with about 30 women ? Well lets just say we had a BLAST!

Sneek Peek.....

Here is a little sneak peak at what I have been busy working on for the upcoming "An Affaire in Wonderland" this will be my first time vending at one of KIM'S fabulous events...OH the pressure!!! So posts may be alittle scarce for the next couple of weeks...

A New Year ..A New Look...

I always hate to make a New Years resolution because like most people we pick something that is just too hard to achieve..that is why I think about what I would like to accomplish this year and break it down into baby steps..

One thing I would like to do is to put more effort into my blog, SOoooo..a new look for me as I am working on my blog page I posted a new pic for starters...not sure it will be permanent..but it is a start. Posting more often that is the next step, I read about a way to do this faster and easier, I am all for that! But of course I have to practice first. So for now I hope you enjoy my new pic and that you come back for more...thanks for looking!

Silver Bella..

I can't believe I am posting on Christmas Eve..but I finally have a moment to sit down and actually POST!!! I hope that you enjoy my pics of Silver Bella as much as I enjoyed this time with my sweet friends..New and Old.

First are pics of the apron I made for the "Queen of the Kitchen " Apron swap that I hosted, this was my first time hosting at Silver Bella and I must say I was a little nervous about doing this as the swap at this event are off the charts. The rules were simple each person was matched up with a partner and then they got to know each other through a little survey that I did online with the group, then you could talk to your partner to get know more about her likes and dislikes...then get creating..make an apron and decorate it, only rule is that it had to have a "Crown" on it somewhere...I made this lovely apron for my partner Shea, she said she liked creams and whites and was a Audrey Hepburn gal only with a little bling added..so this is what I created for her....

Doesn't it look fabulous on my vintage dress form?

And.....now you will see the most beautiful apron that Shea made for me...YIKES..love it and best thing is that it is reversible...with crowns on both sides..does she know me or what!!

OK the bad news is ...I was the last swap of the night 11:45 pm..yes that is right 11:45 pm and my camera batteries died before I could get pics of all of the aprons.... and crowns, so amazing!

So I will just share with you some random pics of my trip to Omaha..people always ask me "what's in Omaha?"..now you will see.

Upon arrival at Omaha the So Cal Group

Analise, Kim and I at the antique mall

Cheryl, Val, Jenny & Natale taking a shopping break

One of my roomies Mendy

Tiffany and me

Catching up

I haven't been in blogging land for awhile due to some mass confusion issues with family...HA! I know you can all relate in someway to that...anyway just wanted to drop in and post a few pics of what I have been up to. In September I attending one of Kim Caldwell's FAB events....I even sold some of my totes at the Vendors night Soiree (see pics) Kim's events are always over the top, my first class was with the famous Lisa Kettell, she had us make the cutest little ballerina to go in a frame, I wasn't sure about this one at first but as I put her together I fell in love, isn't she cute? I still have not finished the frame with going to Silver Bella and getting ready for the Holidays...it will get done in time. I loved Julie Haymakers class also we put together a foam board frame (what a great idea) and covered it with vintage papers and made a little flower pot with felt and old buttons and such..this was another fun project. Last but not least we made the beautiful cuffs , this class was taught by Ruth Rae, I love her free style, she just seems to throw things together with such flair (of course she does not literally throw things together) I have been wanting to make one of these for a long time now. I always come away from Kim's events so happy with all of my projects and with the teachers and the new skills that they teach me. It really keeps my mind in creative mode as I want to try to come up with new ideas and creations. Of course you must look at the beautiful decorations that Kim puts up at all of her events.....She is already planning for one in July with Mermaids...OMG I can't wait to see what she comes up with for this one!