Teapots

I love teapots and teacups. I especially like to make lamps out of them. They are so pretty and feminine. Look at this website I found with lots of pretty teapots.... http://anniesteatime.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=att&Category_Code=CH-TP. So many cute ideas come into my head with these. They'd look so nice with one of my handmade lampshades.

WCA Hospital Craft Show

Here we are at WCA Hospital's Women's Auxiliary Craft Show again this year. We started at 7a.m. this year; thankfully we were able to set up yesterday! I have a few new handmade lamps. As usual, they are all custom-made. Most of the lamps are for accent lighting, although I do have a few for task lighting. They are perfect for night lights or desk lights. Since they are handmade, no two will be exactly the same.

We are hoping for lots of customers today!

Erie Guild Craft Show

The Erie Guild Craft Show is coming up quickly. It will be October 3rd and 4th from 10-5 on Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday at Zem Zem. I'll have two tables full of my products this year.

ERIE GUILD OF CRAFTSMEN
$2 ADMISSION
(CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE)
PARTIAL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE NORTH WEST PA AUTISM SOCIETY
FALL CRAFT SHOW
ZEM ZEM SHRINE CLUB
2525 WEST 38TH STREET, ERIE
CHINESE AUCTION-HOURLY DOOR PRIZES
WIDE RANGE OF HAND CRAFTED ITEMS WILL BE ON HAND FOR EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.erieguildofcraftsmen.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
AN ADMISSION DISCOUNT COUPON

Lamp Parts

I spent some time this summer cleaning up lamp parts I have for sale on my website at http://www.shadesetc.ecrater.com/. It took awhile to get some of them clean as the previous owner didn't store them well. I have a nice assortment for the do-it-yourselfers. I even have some hard-to-find items like 15" harps with fixed wings.

Setting up iPhone so I can blog from it too.

Great American Wine Festival, Dunkirk, NY

Well, the first sales event of the year is over. This past weekend was a hot one in Chautauqua County. I wasn't bothered much by the flies at the fairgrounds so I'm thankful for that. The setup was long and so was the take down but not as long as the two days sitting in the heat! Anyway, here's what my booth looked like this year.


I was able to sell my Victorian-era papers here. I had fan greeting cards, note cards, bookmarks, and knob notes (door hanging signs)

The silhouette shade in the background was noticed by some as well as the suncatchers and gylcerin soaps.

A lot of people commented on the hand sewn Victorian shades in the right back corner.

Teapot lamps always bring a smile to faces.

Now, time for vacation!

Great American Wine Festival, Dunkirk, NY

Had our first day of the Wine Festival today. Lots and lots of peoples...unfortunately not lots and lots of sales but tomorrow is another day!
I really like having a 10'x10' space as I can put all my products out and there is still room to walk around.