Big Summer Plans!

-

My schedule has been filling up quickly and is about to get absolutely insane! I've got craft fairs and social events galore, but to start off don't forget that this upcoming Monday is International Yarn-Bombing Day, and the entire week is Knitting in Public week! So get out there and show the world your skills, brighten up your cities, and have fun! I'll be spending it with the ladies from my stitch & bitch group, making mischief of course.

Anywho, I'll be selling at quite a few upcoming events this summer. Be sure to "like" the Oh the Cuteness Facebook Page to get more updates, or follow me on Twitter. 

Upcoming in June and July: 

Maddie's Matchmaker Adoptathon on Saturday, June 9th at the Petco in El Cerrito.
It's a wonderful event that helps needy animals find good homes, and I'll be donating 25% of my profits to the cause!
 
The Art Beat Bazaar on Sunday, June 17th at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley.
Great local bands and spoken word performers in a fun family-friendly location!

A Fair To Remember on Sunday, June 10th and Sunday, July 8th in Jack Kerouac Alley in San Francisco.
Fantastic artists, delicious foods, and vintage items too!

The Oakland Fiber Festival on July 8th in Splash Pad Park in Oakland.
This event is incredibly special, as I will not only be selling my hand-crocheted items and destashed yarn, but I will be doing it alongside my wonderful friends from the
Oakland Stitch & Bitch Meetup Group! We will be offering a couple free make-and-takes, project help, and a lucky dip!

Renegade Craft Fair the weekend of July 21st and 22nd at Fort Mason in San Francisco.
I will be attending Renegatde with my new friends from Woodcut Maps, showing off the beautiful products I help manufacture for their company.

Hope to see some of you there! Oh, also,  the etsy shop has gotten a complete overhaul in order to make it easier to shop! In celebration, all my readers and subscribers can get free shipping for the entire month of June! Just enter the code "cleanup" when you check out.

Comments

  1. Charlotte1:08 PM

    Just wanted to stop by and say hello. I may not comment but enjoy your posts. Stay cool!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous8:07 AM

    fun stuff coming up:) m

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Crocheted Produce Bag

-
Image
Well, I thought since the produce bag was something I just made up real quick I should post the pattern. I am sure there are way better ones out there, but most of them end up decreasing at the end to get a smaller opening, but I wanted mine large so leafy stuff that I buy in multiple little bunches could poke out, like baby broccoli or bok choy. So here is the pattern, just in case you want to make a couple as well. Materials: 1 skein Lion Brand Organic Cotton Yarn (#680), or similar worsted weight yarn Size I-9 Crochet Hook Little scrap of fabric (optional) Rnd 1: Begin with an adjustable loop , and crochet 12 double crochet (dc) into the loop and pull tight. Rnd 2: *Chain 7, skip 1 dc and slip stitch in next dc.* Repeat around. It should look like a little flower: Rnd 3: Chain 7, Slip stitch (slst) into 4th chain (ch) of round 2. You will ch 7 and attach it to the center of every little petal of the flower you created in round 2. At the end of the round ch 3 and slst into the 4th...
More crafty goodness »

Crocheted Basket - Quick Mini Version

-
Image
For those of you who would like to make one of the little fast baskets but don't need the entire tutorial , here is the pattern, plain and simple. This is also good to look at after you have completed the tutorial, so you can see what a pattern for in-the-round crochet looks like. Materials: H hook (5.0mm) Ball of Sugar and Cream worsted weight cotton yarn in Natural A small amount of colored yarn or hemp twine for the stripe Abbreviations: st - stitch slst - slip stitch ch - chain dc - double crochet Round 1: Begin with the adjustable loop in the natural yarn. Ch 2 (counts as first dc), and crochet 11 more dc into the loop. Join to beginning ch with a slst. (12 dc) Round 2: Ch 2. 2 dc in each stitch around, join with a slst. (24 dc) Round 3: Ch 2. *1 dc in next st, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around, join with a slst. (36 dc) Round 4: Ch 2. *1 dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next. Repeat from * around, join with a slst. (48 dc) Round 5: Ch 2. *1 dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next. Repeat from...
More crafty goodness »

I Love Lamp!

-
Image
First of all, this is my 100th post which is some sort of milestone, so yay! And secondly, I've got another tutorial for a parasol light fixture to share! Today Michael and I were working on getting some light fixtures put up, which has been on my to-do list for a rediculously long time now. Endless gratitude for Michael making me get my butt in gear! So he helped me hang this nifty lotus flower-shaped lamp from Ikea over my sewing table. (I've always wanted one!) I finally have enough light to see what I'm doing, so maybe I'll actually start making things again! So anywho, on to the tutroial... Remember my idea for turning a parasol into a light fixture? Well with Michael's help I finally did it! We had a lot of technical issues to work out, so hopefully if anyone out there wants to make one this tutorial should save you a lot of time. As far as materials, you only need a hacksaw, a parasol, and some wire. Start by cutting the handle off of the paraso...
More crafty goodness »