Sneak Peek: Fabric Artists for HANDMADE on CHARLES ST

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PHOTO 1: Braided Coasters by Aunt Elinor

PHOTO 2: Handmade Accent Pillows by Lil

PHOTO 3: Handcrafted Fabric Bags and Cases for iPad/Kindle/Nook by Liz

PHOTO 4: Upcycled Tshirts Scarves by Pat

PHOTO 1: These Handmade Braided Coasters are a colorful handmade accent to any room. My Aunt Elinor can be viewed as an inspiration to all of us. She is still busy sewing and will turn 98 on May 3rd! When she told me she wanted to help at our May show, I was thrilled, but when she offered to also sew some of her handmade jewels, I was even more excited! These braided fabric gems will last for years to come and are top quality, as my dear aunt has an incredible eye for detail and always takes the time to do it right.

PHOTO 2: Lil (my talented seamstress sister) made these lovely Handmade Accent Pillows from pieces of decorator fabric. Some are accented with one of my handmade clay buttons and some are “buttonless.” Either way, these pillows are a great colorful addition to your home decor. In the past, Lil has made beautiful bridal and attendant gowns. I am pretty sure my wedding dress was one of her first ones— 33 years ago May 4th!

PHOTO 3: Liz Ferguson makes gorgeous handmade purses, bags, Ipad/Kindle/Nook cases, clutch purses and more! Her fabric color selection and pattern combinations are outstanding. You can visit her Etsy store to view a good selecion of more of her handmade work. Click here to visit: Liz’s Store. We will have a nice variety of many of her items on hand at our show in May, so be sure to stop by. (Photos don’t do them justice!)

PHOTO 4: Pat Babb upcycles carefully selected tshirts and makes them into necklaces. She will also have some handmade fabric floral clips that can be worn with the necklaces for a nice little addition to the scarf necklace. (clips are not pictured, but trust me, they are cute as can be!) Pat donates proceeds from the sales of her fabric items to support a worldwide soccer organization known as the Mission Ball.

These four creative ladies are a few of the participating artists for our May Home Show: HANDMADE ON CHARLES STREET May 11 & 12! Details on hours and location are in the right side of this blog.
NEXT POST for our email list April 22: Handmade Soaps, Floral and MORE Garden Art!

Tags: Accent Pillows, Braided Coasters, Fabric Art, Handmade Fabric Bags, Handmade on Charles St, Ipad Covers, Kindle Covers, May Home Show, Tshirt Scarves, Upcycled Tshirts

Garden Art for May Home Show

GARDEN ART totems from old glassware/china & wine bottles

Here are two of our Garden Art totems that could decorate your garden in a big way! We have spent years collecting old glassware, china, bud vases and yes, wine bottles… These are assembled with strong waterproof adhesive and could make your garden sparkle. These will be available at our Handmade on Charles Home Show on May 11th & 12th. (priced from $17 each)

NEXT POST: April 1st — this post will feature our 4 participating fabric artists and their lovely work

Tags: bud vases, garden art, Handmade on Charles St, May Home Show, Recycled china and glassware, totems, Upcycled Wine Bottles, wine bottles

Happy Spring! Click on the link in the post below and enjoy!!

I am posting a link you to an amazing video of flowers opening.. I have never seen anything like it…click on this: La vida de las flores
Then, hit the arrow on the screen in the lower left corner. If you have speakers, play the music with it. Very cool!
enjoy!!!

Tomorrow, a garden art post. STAY TUNED!!

Before and After Cabinet (and clay handle tiles)

Before

After

Clay Handles with texture imprint

Just what I needed! Another project in the midst of readying products, herb plants, displays and coffee mixes for the May Home Show! But I do like the way it turned out. I painted the cabinet and made clay tiles to fit under the door handles. It is a good fit in our bedroom office with shelves inside for paper and other supplies. It will help me be more organized… At least that is the plan.

Garden Art as part of May Art Show “HANDMADE on CHARLES STREET”

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Decorated paver bricks will be part of our Garden Art at our May Show. I made the letters from earthenware clay (each alphabet letter was etched backwards into the clay to make each letter stamp…that was tricky) Then we stamped MORE clay and spelled out what we wanted for the garden. Bricks are embellished with more clay pieces or glass gems to make your garden sparkle! These are weather-proof as all pieces are made and adhered with outdoor-safe materials.

WATCH WEEKLY POSTS FOR MORE ART CHOICES AT OUR UPCOMING SHOW!!

Sneak Peek: 3 Jewelers for May Home Show VIEW ALL 3 POSTS!

ERICKA WHALEY

Ericka creates beautiful painted locket necklaces as well as minimalist pendant necklaces. (CLICK on image for larger view) You can see more of Ericka’s work in her Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/erickawhaley

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Tags: Etsy Store, jewelry, May Home Show

Jeweler #2: Lorelie Mohr-Rothlisberger

LORELIE MOHR-ROTHLISBERGER
Lorelie creates one-of-a-kind jewelry and other mixed media pieces. This shows her display at a recent art fair. (CLICK on image for a closer view) Visit her Etsy store for more examples of her work.
http://www.loreliekaydesigns.etsy.com/

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Tags: Etsy, May Home Show, one-of-a-kind jewelry