Norcross Art Fest

I am getting ready for a few last minute details for my show this weekend. If you are in the Atlanta area come stop by my booth at the Historic Norcross Art Fest.

Matilda's Cottage

I had the pleasure of finally getting to visit Matilda's Enchanted Cottage nestled just outside the city of Alpharetta. This charming gallery is a favorite of many locals in the suburb just north of the Atlanta area. Mary Jane is one of the owners, and has been featured on HGTV's Dream Home 2005 and Atlanta Home Magazine. The gallery is filled with folk, and delightfully whimsical art.

I like how the owners think outside the box as far as marketing to the community. They have music every Friday and Saturday night in their back lawn. This is definitely a must see if you are in the Atlanta area.

Arts in the Park

Here are a few pics from my show this past Saturday at Town Center Park in Suwanee.

It was a very humid day as you can see from my hair!

My table of goodies.

Inside my tent.

A family stroll in the park.

A Trip to the Farmers Market

Just one more week for a local farmers market to be opened for the fall season. I try to make it at least once a month to see what produce or other yummy baked good, sauce or dip I can find. The market is held at our local city park in beautiful Suwanee. I will miss my early morning treks on Saturday mornings, but I so look forward to what next year will bring, new vendors, and new produce I have sometimes never even heard of. Good healthy eating everyone!

Barefoot in the Park

My daughther and I attended Barefoot in the Park festival last weekend that is held in downtown Duluth, Ga. Duluth is approximately 29 miles northeast of Atlanta. The show is something I am considering exhibiting in next year. The crowds were down this year due to other events going on in the area. If you live in the area or are visiting this is a great place for shopping in antiques stores, specialty shops, and quaint restaurants.

I stopped by the booth of one artist to chat about her work. The Artist is Julia Speer who makes incredible ceramic pieces of women. She is also an art teacher in the local school system. I unfortunately left my camera at home so I took pictures with my camera phone so please excuse the resolution. You can see more of her work at her website.

La Ti Da!

I have been passing by this store for months saying I need to go check out this papier store called La Ti Da. I usually am on the run and not enough time to stop by because I have to be somewhere or get something. Finally I made it there today and was so impressed with all the store had to offer. They have a wide array of stationery, napkins, bridal gifts, baby gifts, teacher gifts and a full floral shop as well. There are some many great gift ideas and accent pieces for your home. I will definitely be coming back to La Ti Da!

Norcross Art Festival and other stuff

I have been meaning to show pictures of my last show a couple of weeks ago in Norcross. I walked this show last year and determined that this show fit my style of art. So I applied and got in the show! The show is very well organized with very helpful volunteers. The city of Norcross is very quaint with cute little shops and restaurants. There are several new lofts in the area for that downtown feel. You almost feel like your in downtown Atlanta. Even though the sales were definately not as much I had hoped (bank failures happened the week before) I would like to give it a try again next year.

Suwanee Day Festival

I exhibited in my first fall show this past weekend. Suwanee Day Festival was packed with people. My husband who makes circuit board clocks shared a booth with me. The crowds were pretty steady the whole day. I just sold only small items and my husband sold several clocks. The tear down took way too long, it was actually a nightmare. Our kids were able to help us some when they weren't skateboarding all over.

I was supposed to take a pictures of my booth, but forgot because of all the craziness. This is an older photo of my booth. My booth was much more filled compared to this picture.

To top it off the festival ended with lots of music and fireworks for a great ending. We saw the spectacular fireworks at home from our window.

HGTV Househunters

I got an email from church that the new Worship Arts Director and his family will be featured on Househunters. Several years ago when my youngest was a baby I was shall we say addicted to HGTV! I am a big fan of this channel! Unfortunately I no longer have this channel in my satellite package anymore, but I am so glad I know someone who is on one of the shows I used to watch. HGTV Rocks!!