My First Craft Show

Gallery of the Arts in Sellersville, PA

When I signed up to do my first craft fair I had no idea how much prep work it would take! 

Thankfully (and lucky me) I have an extremely handy husband, Sam, who also supports my creative endeavors.  He, and our neighbor Jeff, spent Labor Day weekend making 6 display boards for my organizers.  They did a great job; in the end, my idea for rustic was replaced with Sam's incredible attention to detail. 

I did help stain them.  Here's how they looked all set up at the craft show....

You guessed it, Sam helped me set it all up too!

The display boards look so nice in their orange-brown color.  Just perfect.

While he was slaving away at the board construction I was busy working on a sign...

Signing the booth with my business name Art Recycles worked out perfectly even though  I shared my space with my friend Jenny.  Jenny makes wonderful tea-stained fabric dolls out of recycled, up-cycled and
re- purposed blankets, afghans, quilts etc.  Her dolls and my organizers made a really nice display of "green" creativity!  One of these days I am going to get Jenny's dolls on Etsy and blog all about them!

This weekend is my second craft fair. I am hoping it doesn't get rained out.  I noticed this weekend in Sellersville that Halloween items were a big hit, so I have been working feverishly to create Halloween inspired products. 

Here is a sneak peak at what to expect if you attend Saturday's Environmental Fair at Fisher's Park in Lansdale PA.  The fair is from noon until 4 pm.  Lots of fun events for the whole family.

Upcycled Jack-O-Lantern and Mummy containers (made from a large cardboard tube found in my neighbor's recycling bin!)
For the show I filled the containers with bags of candy corn.  I posted a couple on etsy because I am so happy with the way they turned out.

Candy container

Pencil holder

I have been collecting metal can lids.  I love it when a can has a top and bottom lid that can be removed- ahhh, the simple things in life!  I created this Klimt like tree to display my magnets on using the lids.  Under each magnet is a metal lid. 

Upcycled magnets.  Bottle caps and cardboard circles

Then I discovered that I could make a spider web Halloween pin with them too.  I love these!

Up-cylced boxes with Halloween patterns...  I've even recruited my neighbors into saving these boxes for me, I have the BEST neighbors! 

And I have a few more ideas up my sleeve, so I'd better get back into my studio.

Enjoy,

Tracey