Walk in the Woods Art Fair St. Germain

The day begins at 4 am. But we arrive on the spot at 4:58. The moon is still high in the sky and no one is around........

This early sometimes one needs a flashlight to see the numbers. Anne did a great job marking them in bright colors.

We unload as quickly as we can so we can move our vehicle and its not in anyone else's way.

This is where the wine and cheese will be served. The cheese was soooooooooooooo good. Sargento' finest. Made in Antigo, Wisconsin. Wish I could have purchased some, but they were only giving samples.

Alright! The sun is shining bright and people are coming out.

AND I got a surprise visit! Hurray! Thanks friends for coming to see me! 

Here We Go!

I am actually pretty excited about our first trip Up North. I have been working really hard at my other job and am in need of a rest....LOL. I am glad that the first showing is going to be a Flea Market/Craft Show, as I can pull everything out that has been stored all winter and see what I have. I have plans to change it up a little this year and do some more painting in my pieces, use more canvas and more originals will be offered.

I started a new thought working with the old resort advertising, and it has done very well.
I have the same spaces at St. Germain that I have had the last three years, so you can easily find me.
May 28- St. Germain Flea Market
June 3-4  Minocqua, Torpey Park
June 5 St. Germain Flea Market
June 9 St. Germain Walk in the Woods
June 11 St. Germain Flea Market

I will post July's schedule nearer to July in a post. See you this weekend, hopefully!!!

Hi Honey, I'm Home!

 

Well, see how long its been since I have posted. Things should pick up here now. Violet is growing so big and smart and will be a fun companion to be with this summer. 

My show schedule will be close to what I posted, with the exception that I won't be doing Artarama in Eagle River this year. I won't be doing Lakewood, nor Cranberryfest in Eagle River in October.  

I have plans to paint more with my collages, making them more "one of a kind" and less prints. This may affect my sales dramatically, I don't know. Something always seems to inspire me to do things fresh and original and I am looking forward to studio hours doing that this year. 

Here is a painting that I worked on yesterday. It is not done yet, but I will post another pic when I get it done. 

I have no idea what to expect this year in sales. I cannot tell the economy and what gas prices might affect those who normally travel during the summer.  First show, St. Germain Flea Market on June 1st. Hope to see you there. 

Meanwhile, visit Shebrews Artistic Expressions on Facebook for fast update and I would love to have you like me and post comments. 

The Nina Doll

This is a doll that I want to make for my little Violet. I have a whole book of different styles, but I think it would be a fun hobby in all my free time. The instructions are all in Japanese, but, no matter, the drawings are quite detailed. Maybe if I get started I can show you pics as I go.

You are probably wondering where I have been. ........It was a very busy Christmas time because I work at the Kristmas Kringle Shoppe. I love, love, love all the sparkly, pretty things. I mainly do personalizing on the ornaments, but, working with the product is also something I really enjoy.

The show applications have been pouring in. We have made a decision to cut way back this year. It will look something like this:

Minocqu- June 3
St. Germain June 9
Arbor Vitae July 7
Artarama July 14
Land O Lakes July 22
St. Germain July 31
Mercer August 1
Minocqua August 2
St. Germain August 6
Green Lake August 11-12
Eagle River August 15
Wales August 18
All these are tentative, and I will re-affirm them as I get them out. I have significantly cut back on shows. I will not be doing as many Flea Markets in St. Germain as I have the past couple of years. Things just are not what they used to be, and I must pick the very best to go to this year.

I need to take some time to play with my new grand-daughter, Violet.

Getting Ready for Christmas at the Kristmas Kringle Shoppe

It's been fun this year decorating trees. I have learned a lot about christmas trees doing this. There are some trees that are just beautiful undecorated, and when you add the ornaments, they just dazzle you. There are some trees that are not so decorator friendly.  I am showing the best of the best, of course. This is a tree decorated with a wine theme. It has frosted pointsettas and lots of brown, copper and white.

This is a tree I dreamed of when sorting through ornaments and noticing so much teal. I originally wanted to combine teal and brown, but this is what evolved. This tree is now called the Peacock Tree. It does even have peacocks on it. There are some exotic porcelain doll ornaments, and some peacock butterflies. This tree is actually more decorated than what I show here. I may need to take a current pic. Anyway, that's what I have been up to. I will be in the studio as soon as possible and let you sneak peek next year's offerings.

Meanwhile visit Kristmas Kringle Shoppe at Facebook and "Like" us for all our current happenings! 

Week End In Conover and Cranberry Festival Eagle River

Eagle River Cranberry Festival Set Up Day (Friday)

Cranberry Festival in Eagle River showed up in its usual form. We can always expect to work for our money. It is either windy, raining, snowing, freezing and if we are really lucky, sunny and warm. We can always count on weather. Any kind of weather. 

Well, I know this is probably an uninteresting photo, but you see, this is what greets us when we get to a show. You always see everything already set up. I got between rain clouds and got a pic before we got things out of the trailor. However, I never got a shot after that.  We got things up as fast as possible and I forgot to take the sequence pics I planned on taking. 

This is the road to our friends' home. We were lucky to get to stay there for the weekend. It is mostly past peak colors, but, there was still a good show at Joan's and Nancy's. 

This is their driveway. I KNOW. I thought the same thing as I was going up it. Gosh. The color, the sounds, the smells, the sights........and then.......the friends. We had such a good time and felt so lucky. More pics to post. You just bask in them. I did. 

The Tree

 Progress on the Tree

Close up of the Tree