My 1st USM Gorham Spring Craft Show

I have been trying to get into the USM Gorham Craft Show for years but I was turned down several times. But this year, I finally got the email of acceptance and I was ecstatic!

So here is what my set up looks like.

   

This year, I included calligraphy pieces to my repertoire and I was happy with the result.

I'm stoked. I did great at the Craft Show and I'm looking forward to the Fall Show.

New Framed Calligraphy Items

I've decided to change things up recently. Mandala drawing is taking a break and I found peace in writing my thoughts - #ruthilicioushindsight more specifically.

So here are some of the stuff I came up with.

The Accidental Artist

I consider myself an "Accidental Artist". Now somebody accidentally bought my mandala home state art piece. I'm over the moon.

A lot of people who saw my artwork always tell me to sell them and I wasn't very confident. But for some reason I decided to post it "For Sale" and in a matter of 1 minute, it was sold out! So happy. I can do this every day. Wait. I do this every day. It's my stress-release activity.

Thanks for the blessing.

2015: A great year for crafting

Year 2015 is a great year for me. Thanks to a renewed motivation in crafting. This year I have joined a lot of Craft Shows and so far I was happy that I gave it another chance.

 The Acton Fair last August.

This year I also teamed up with a good friend of mine LeesiePie who share the same passion and interests in crafting. Together we were able to join Craft Shows and enjoyed each others' company.

The Acton Fair was the first craft show we joined together with a couple of two other friends we know from work. It was not as good as we expected though but it was a good exposure I guess and I was able to gain great ideas on what to do for my next show.

The American Legion Craft Fair which only made a sale of $1.50. LOL (The organizer wasn't very organized that was why it didn't make money.) was a big disappointment but it did not shatter our passion. We kept making more crafts for the next show scheduled and just accepted the fate as a bad experience. We also decided not to do it again next time.

The Carl J. Lamb Craft Show last November. It was a success and the very first time I wore my cool vendor's apron which I hand-sewn using old jeans and ruffled purse I got from yard sale.

 I made all the display paraphernalia here too.

 Then, we had our last show for the year at the Massabessic Holiday Fair.

 It was the most successful show I had so far.

 The Massabessic Holiday Fair was the very first show I joined which was in 2011.

I was happy with how I displayed my items. I guess I finally got the hang of it. And yes, my vendor's apron got a lot of compliments too. It was a big hit among vendors too.

I want to thank my Hubby for making me some peg board boxes which helped me display my items nicely.

Also this year, since LeesiePie and I decided to do a lot of Craft Shows together, we decided to call us - The Sassy Crafters. And this is what we are going to be called from now on.

Well, 2015 is indeed a great year for me and I am looking forward for more creative endeavors with LeesiePie. Watch out for 2016.


 

The Acton Fair

The Acton Craft Fair was a couple of weeks ago and it's only now that I found the chance to write about it. Sorry about that. I was caught up with lots of things. Promise. Anyway, here are the photos of my crafts' display.

 Setting up the items was not as hard as the first fair I joined. Maybe because I have a friend who helped me put them up.

Website Re-revamping

So I am on fire right now. Yesterday, I tweaked my website to update it and to complement the new label for the craft pieces. And I was able to blog about it too. And last night I was able to finish my new collection pieces... The Day of the Dead. Baked them. Glazed them. And photographed them.

The Day of the Dead Collection

Ruthilicious Designs

After more than a couple of years of hiatus, I am back into crafting. A lot of things happened in the past couple of years and I just got side-tracked. As a result, my crafting took a backseat. But now that I was able to get organized and get things straightened up I am so happy to re-introduce the fruit of my creative passion.

My old Business Card

My New Business Card

Craft Fair Newbie

Last December of last year, I joined my very first Craft Fair at Massabessic High School. It was my "baptism of fire" so to speak.

Though I was new, I kinda found everything so familiar since I saw familiar faces. Mostly kids and parents from the school I work for.

Luau Birthday Party

This is [very] long overdue. I was commissioned to make a Luau party themed giveaways for a special lady who just turned 21 months ago and it's just now that I found the time to post this.

She ordered two different kinds of giveaways.

Cool Dessert 2

Who said you cannot wear ice cream on your hair or shirt? Yes, you can!

Cool Dessert

Dreaming of Summer in the middle of Fall... Winter... and Spring? Well, you can make it feel forever Summer with these cool "Strawberry ice cream scoop and in-cones" accessories.

The ice cream scoop pendant topped with chocolate sauce, sprinkles and a slice of strawberry and added scoop with jimmies on sugar cone will surely make a hot fashion statement in the coldest weather.

Zipper with a Charm

Jazz up your hoodie, your favorite jacket or outfitter with these awesome zipper pull charms... like this cute hot pink crocs.

Accessories your favorite get-up with your favorite frappuccino...

Think Outside the Box

Who doesn't love gifts? Everyone love opening presents especially if they are in nicely wrapped boxes. Boxes of different shapes, colors, or flavor (?) make simple gifts extra special. But what about boxes that are designed like miniature cake?

Cheers for the Charms

Cheers! It's time to celebrate.

Cheers! It's time to party!

FUNdora Inspired Collection

A lot of ladies are going crazy about Pandora. But this collection is the yummy version of it which is more FUN to wear for the little Miss.This may be made especially for the little Princesses but Mommies will surely enjoy wearing them to make a "yummy fashion statement".

There are 6 different colors of bangle to choose from...

Special Events made uniquely SPECIAL

Special Events are what they are - SPECIAL. They are not just any ordinary event where people come and go without creating any happy memories. So why not make your Special Events - unique, more memorable and tangible with personalized and custom-made polymer clay items carefully handcrafted for you.

Our Place Card Holders can be made like miniature cakes patterned after the real one or whatever style you like. It also doubles as souvenir box or tiny case for event favor that Guests can take with them. And yes, they are unique Photo Clips too to display photos of that special event.

Cheers to the Dancers

Are you throwing a party for the success of a play or show or is one of your Guests a Ballerina or loves Ballet? Well, there is one way to show how important that special person is -

with this cute Ballerina Slipper wine glass charm.

You can even have it in different colors of your choice. For other wine glass charms, check out the Hello Kitty HERE.

NOTE:  FOR WINE GLASS CHARMS WE ACCEPT CUSTOM-MADE. YOU CAN GIVE SUGGESTIONS OF THE CHARMS THAT YOU WANT TO MATCH YOUR THEME OR THE OCCASION. Minimum order of 6 pieces [different colors or style or design] is applied.

To order... Click HERE!

Yumburger in Sesame Bread

Some like their burger in Sesame bread. Some like their earrings in Sesame bread too. They like to wear them - dangling.

Some like to wear them - stud.

And others like them both.

To order... click HERE!