Spring Fair Sneak Peek 5

Tomorrow is the day! The team has been working hard preparing for this event and putting together awesome goodie bags for the first 30 attendees! Here are some more vendors you will meet this weekend.

From top to bottom: Molly's Purl, Spurloo, Margot Kingon.  Also 3 Petites Madeleines and DixieDva

Get there early and be one of thirty lucky folks to get a free goodie bag!  Here's a sneak peak of what you may receive.

The Spring Artisans Fair will take place on Saturday, April 23rd at The Howland Cultural Center located at 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY from 11 am to 5 pm. Free Admission!

See you tomorrow! (If you can't make it, don't worry, you can enter our GIVEAWAY!)

Member Spotlight - Knot By Gran'ma

This week's spotlight is brought to you by Knot By Gran'ma

Tell us a little about yourself.My name is Jessica, and I prefer Jess. I'm originally from Somers, NY, did a stint in San Diego, CA and now live in Poughquag.

What is your professional background?I have been crocheting on and off all of my life, but got serious about it in 2002. I studied classical music in school and teach private music lessons on the weekends.

What led you to your current craft?I stopped working when I had my first kiddo and had to do something... or go crazy. :) I realized that I could crochet dolls (after a long process of trying to crochet everything else) and it makes me happy.

How do you feed your creativity?I try to work a little every day... as much as possible. Sketching is a big part, as are comics and cartoons for inspiration.

How do you work deal with a creative block?When the weather's nice, I tend to be in the garden when I hit a creative block. I'm also playing around with meditation and Reiki. Otherwise I just knit... which is so hard for me that it seems to clear my crochet brain to act as it should.

Describe your work area.Disaster zone... organized chaos...

Favorite time of day to work?Oddly, I get the most work done in the morning when the baby is up instead of the afternoon nap. I'm not a morning person, so maybe focusing on my dolls and crochet work works with that...

How did you end up on Etsy?I've been on Etsy forever. I joined shortly after they started off of a link of some weird computer forum I was visiting.

Other than your supplies & materials, what do you want with you on a stranded island?A laptop that plays music and has solitaire on it. Also a garden shovel and hoe.

Any guilty pleasures?Chocolate, Twitter (like it's my job!), cheesecake, bad movies... Wayne's World and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the one with Kristy Swanson) are amongst my favorites.

Words of wisdom for aspiring artists?Do what makes you happy.

Follow Jess on her Twitter or blog.

*GIVEAWAY* with Lilianna Blue

Lilianna Blue Etsy shop was founded by team member Nydia from Harriman, NY.  We will learn more about Nydia when we feature her in June.  Her shop features handmade hair and jewelry accessories for girls and women - beaded leather wrap bracelets, felt flower hair clips, headbands, flower cabochon hair pins and more.

**Now is your chance to own one (or more) of these treasures.  Nydia is offering a $15.00 gift certificate (shipping included) to her Etsy store. **

To enter, simply leave a comment below with a valid email for Nydia to reach you.  Tell us what you would use the gift certificate for her Etsy shop.

Giveaway will end next Wednesday April 27th and the winner will be annouced next Friday the 29th.  Contest is only open to US residents.  Extra chance to win if you tweet or post on Facebook about the giveaway - just leave a separate comment.

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Easter in the Hudson Valley

Easter in the Hudson Valley!

If you are in the Hudson Valley for Easter check out our team show! 

Saturday, April 23 rd· 11:00am - 5:00pm
Howland Culture Center
477 Main Street
Beacon, NY

Purple Felt Flower Headband liliannablue $9.99	LIME SPLASH Necklace cocodelayinc $54.00	Chocolate Easter Egg Soap 1846housesoaps $4.00
Pendant, Funny Bunny, Handma... retropage $10.00	Spring 2011 Jardin dress siz... janum $42.00	Bunny Rabbit on Violet Eco-F... muppetloon $5.00
Bunny Rabbit Polymer Clay Ea... jl5949 $10.00	Rumpy Bunny Burnout TShirt, ... WrenWillow $22.00	Brooch of Leather, Fabric an... NellsBelles $35.00
Candle with Handmade Cold Po... doughroses $21.00	FINGER CORSAGE no.22-Charcoa... BlondeChick $20.00	Black with Pink Accent Mobiu... JSWMetalWorks $20.00
SALE - Miniature Strawberry ... emmi009 $10.50	Narcissus Baby Moon maryjanesheirl... $12.00	This Side of Paradise - Pink... pulpsushi $26.00
OOAK Hot Pink MOTHER Messeng... gnorasaurus $38.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

April Photo Album

This month's team photo album is courtesy of Debi from Tink's Treasure.  Didn't she do a nice job?

You can view more of this album through the team's Facebook page.