A Paris Street Market Rue De Noel

I have lots of pictures to share but I have not had time to download any of them.  They are still in the camera!  Today and tomorrow I will be at A Paris Street Christmas Market.  After this weekend I plan on taking better care of my blog.

I am really looking forward to this show.  The vendors setup yesterday and I can tell you there is lots of great booths with a wide variety of items, especially lots of gift items and vintage Christmas which I love. 

Holiday Open House at Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery

I am one of the vendors participating in the Holiday Open House at Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery.  Several vendors, including me (Isa Creations Booth #11 in the basement) will be offering 20% discount during this Special Holiday Open House.  Here are more details:

Vintage Lace & Silver Garland Christmas Trees

I am pleasantly surprised at how my estate sale findings continue to inspire me to create new things.  This past year, I was lucky to find great estate sale finds.  Vintage lace and trimmings are among my favorite finds.  I previously created heart shaped lavender scented sachets using various vintage lace and trimmings.  Now that the holidays are upon us (how did that happen so fast?), I realized I could use the same vintage lace and trimmings to create Christmas Trees.

I found the Silver Garland at The Pink Attic Cat in downtown Littleton.  I love shopping at Amy's The Pink Attic Cat,  it's always full of vintage treasure.   I love how this tiny silver garland provides just the right amount of sparkle, it catches the light.

I covered the metal stars with Silver German glass glitter....love that glitter!

Here are my Vintage Christmas Lace Trees:

Upcoming Markets

I am working hard on finishing some new seasonal items just in time for two shows.  They will actually overlap for one day.  Thankfully my family will be helping me with Grandmothers House Gift Market while I remain at Sugar Plum Bazaar on Saturday, November 17th. 

The first one will Grandmother's House Boutique in Parker, Colorado:

As you see, Saturday November 17th is when both shows overlap.  Thankfully, I have enough inventory to fill my booth at Grandmother's House Gift Market, Sugar Plum Bazaar and of course my booth at Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery in historic downtown Littleton.  Yes, I have been very busy but I also love creating all these handmade items.

Here is the info on Sugar Plum Bazaar:

4th Annual Art By Craft Exhibit at RedLine

The Art by Craft Exhibit at the Redline opens this Friday with a reception.  Although I will not be able to attend the reception, I was at the Redline yesterday to help out with the installation of the exhibit.  It was nice to meet and spend time with members of the Denver Handmade Alliance.  I got a photo of my piece on exhibit, A Vintage Wedding Dress Hankie on a black canvas.

 Here is the Art by Craft poster with all the details:

4th Annual Art by Craft Exhibit

I have been a member of Denver Handmade Alliance for several years.  It's a great organization that promotes the work of many local artisans and provides networking opportunities.   I always learn from other creative people who love what they do. 

This year I have volunteered with Denver Handmade Alliance.  I am a  part of their Art by Craft committee.  I will be involved this Saturday to check-in artist artwork at  Redline in downtown Denver.  Monday I will help setup the exhibit (just a few hours).  Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the reception but my work will be on exhibit.  I submitted a vintage intricate lace hankie transformed into a Wedding Dress Vintage Hankie Dress.  I will take a photo next Monday and post it on my blog.  Here is the information from:

The Denver Handmade Alliance is proud to announce the 4th annual Art by Craft Exhibit at RedLine Denver. Art by Craft is an exhibition of craft based works within and fine arts setting and we are thrilled to have it again this year at RedLine Denver. This year will be displaying the work of the following 18 local artists:

Adrienne DeLoe
Andrea Thurber
Beth Wood

Carrie Rorvig
Christa Pisto
Heather Doyle-Maier
Hope Rayel Morgan
Isabel Wagner
Jennifer Ghormley
Katy Zimmerman
Lara Nickel
Mary Katz
Nancy Hilton-Briney
Nathan Hall
Pamela Webb
Rachael Boice
Rebecca Peebles
Robert Bell

The opening reception is scheduled for Friday November 9th from 6pm-9pm at RedLine Denver, 2350 Arapahoe Street Denver, CO 80205. Beverages will be on hand from our lovely sponsors Breckenridge Brewery and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Local musicians Land Lines will perform at 8pm and food truck Waffleganger will be on hand.

The exhibition will run through Thursday, November 29th.

CreativiTea

This truly has been a week of highs and lows.  Highs because I am happy to have found a place to sell my handcrafted items in Historic Downtown Littleton at Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery.  I am excited about this new venture.

Lows because this has been an exhausting few weeks.  I have spent a lot of time sorting, tagging, packing my inventory for my booth at Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery and for the CreativiTea Craft show.  Every single item had to be tagged!   CreativiTea craft show has a central checkout so this requires every item be tagged with my vendor number and price.  The same for Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery.

Yesterday, I setup my booth for CreativiTea.  This space is smaller that most of the shows I have done....only 6 x 8!  It was a challenge that required time and patience, but I am happy with the results.  I managed to display everything I took with me.

I look forward to reading a book from my Nook (birthday gift from my husband and kids) during the CreativiTea craft show.  I like interacting and talking to customers and other vendors, but I can also relax and enjoy a book during the slow times.  This show is more relaxing because I can socialize but I don't have to worry about handling cash or the square (credit card sales) -- it will all be handled by the ladies of CreativiTea.

I also want to thank my friend Amy who has helped me so much this week.  I would not of  succeeded in this weeks endeavors without her help.  She has picked up Alex from school on Tuesday so I could continue to setup by booth at Alamo Antiques, Boutique & Art Gallery and Thursday so I could setup by booth at CreativiTea....and she will pick him up today while I am at CreativiTea.  My daughter Laura has also helped me this week by taking care of her brother Alex.  

Here is more information on the 2 day show:

Pictures of my booth at CreativiTea:

Front Side of my booth

Side of by Booth - I love my new door screen display boards.

I forgot my vintage linen bird tree which will go on the metal base with the snowmen clips.  I will add that, along with the vintage embroidered linen birds this morning before the show opens.