If you didn't already know. . . I have two shops, Etsy, and a separate web store. Yes, it's confusing. There is some overlap in the shops, but there are also some items that are only in one or the other. So please check them both out. You may find just what you're looking for! After the first of the year, I'm probably going to condense into one, probably Etsy. Thanks for shopping!
Just checking in real quick to let you all know that I will be selling my wares at the PV Street Fair this weekend. I'll be up late finishing a few Owl Hats. Although the hours for the fair are 10 am to 10 pm, the vendors will be closing up at 7 pm.
This is my newest little dude outfit. Andy did the illustration for the rocket ship and I had it silkscreened on felt, and made a patch. It will be available at the fair AND it's in my ETSY shop.
SOOO, if you can't come to the fair, you can visit my webstore and/or ETSY, and because I like you, I'm offering FREE shipping in both stores! I've been adding lots of items to my ETSY shop, at great prices. O.k. Back to work. I swore I'd be to bed by midnight, but I'm not sure I'll make it.
Look at that face! She didn't buy the hat, but someone else did later. I can never make enough owl beanies. My crochet time has turned into cookie decorating time.
Had a great time at the Strawberry Festival, despite the fact that the park was being renovated and the craft vendor section was a logistical nightmare for shoppers. So sales were down for everyone, but the weather was lovely, and I met some nice people.
The highlight of the festival was meeting this sweet family. The mom came into my booth and went right to an outfit and inquired about it. I looked into her eyes and instantly recognized her. Turns out she was one of my orchestra students some 20 years ago when I taught Jr. High music. AND she married a boy she met in my orchestra class! They were both awesome kids, whom I remember well. I had no idea what became of them. They have a little girl now, and drove two hours to the Strawberry Festival. She could've totally walked by my booth without stopping. I have a few former students as customers now. It's so weird! Thank you for hanging out with me Maria, Erik and baby girl!
This little lady's grandma bought her this outfit, which she promptly changed into.
I could not have gotten through the weekend with out my friend Tonya. She's strong, tireless, and really good at finding restaurants for us. We went to Ruby's, a fabulous Mexican cafe, with the best mariachi music I've heard in a long time. Pretty good margaritas too! Tonya scored us a coupon at restaurant.com. We had a total food fest, for a great price.
It was nice having a little dog free, weekend getaway, even if I was working. My next big show is local. Mark your calendars for the Palos Verdes Street Fair, June 11th and 12th. In the mean time, I'll be working on more cookie orders, and crocheting owl hats!
We had a fun weekend, cooking, eating, swimming, resting. . . until Labor Day. Then it was time to meet some deadlines and get back to work. First on the agenda; cookies.
Here they are! Ready to go to Nosh and the Corner Store. They would make a great treat to celebrate back-to-school for your favorite student, teacher, school secretary, janitor. . . you get the idea.
And because it's not all about cookies, I finished up a parliament of owls. Yes, I had to look that up. A group of owls is called a parliament. Anywho, these guys will be flying off to Hermosa Beach today, to a special customer. Thanks Laura!
Busy, busy time for the KH Creations crew (Basically, that means Kelley). Three days of shows this weekend. As I write this, Kelley's asleep. She's terrible at relaxing, but a great sleeper. Once she's down, she's out. And it doesn't matter where... but those are stories for other days. I'm still awake so I decided to post this photo I got while visiting our good friends this past weekend. She's a beautiful, brand new baby girl — 6 weeks old in this shot (I think she digs the beanie).
I sure do. The crochet animal beanies Kelley is making are my favorite thing she's done in a while. So fun. More spy photos of the beanies and our friend's new kids to come. Congrats Jeff and Laura, Andy and Jennifer, Alfredo and Stephanie...
—Andy
