I made the front page of ETSY!

WAHOO!! :D
This + two visits to Scoops + victo's bday + sushi's visit > the death of my printer

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• Dec 17-18, Renegade Craft Fair San Francisco CA

More from Unique LA!

Hey look it's me!

Photos by Tsz Chan

Oh my I'm still on a Unique LA high, really happy & grateful for all the new friends and sweet messages. Two blog posts in particular by Craft in the City & Nikki have me blushing quite a bit.

Unique LA Day 3: The Final Day & Mother's Day!

Last day & very few pictures to show for it. Oops. It was so busy! But in a good way of course :) I had a lot of entertaining visitors who came up with creative ways to interact with the giant HELLO. Fortunately! I happened to capture my favorite:

This little man was running around the table, picking letters & tossing them in the air. THEN! He started busting out wrestling moves on the O! He threw it down on the ground & pounced it, getting the letter in a headlock of sorts.
Then his mommy took over hehe:
This one was taken by Dabito of Old Brand New:
Overall, I really loved Unique LA! It was fun to put etsy usernames with faces, recognize returning friends & customers, meet & make new friends... I especially loved my neighbors I Heart Pies, Heather & her lovely crew at The Scootabaker for the sweets & happy hour cheer:
Unicorn Crafts for the necklace:
& a special shout & thank you to Margaret of Paper Pastries for making her way to my booth to help me vend despite her injury!

I hope to be in future Unique LA shows! It's soooo gooooooood. I'm absolutely thrilled about my craft fair tour.
OK, on to prepping for Maker Faire!

Unique LA Day 2: And we're open for business!

Nothing like a morning bike ride to start the day. After paying $18 for parking yesterday, I REFUSED to pay again! I got to the fair early & waited for the doors to open along with all the other eager vendors.
Good morning table #85 in the corner next to the yummy food booths.

Yes, being next to Scootabaker does make me hungry.
Caught after slyly walking away with my giant plush O. Without it, it would just say HELL. That just can't be!Dawww, she's so cute!

After the fair, I took a look at my inventory & realized the Rawr cards were doing really well aaaaand I had run out! I hastily traveled to Pasadena via Gold Line & bicycle to visit paper source before they closed. Phew I made it! So I printed more rawr cards & whipped up a new batch of business cards because I too had run out of my moo business cards. Take a peak!
I'm very very grateful for the help & companionship of my friends, namely Abel, Shweta & Rachel, and the friends, old & newly-acquainted, who visited! Ya'll made it awesome!

Last night I called my mom & she told me doing well at UniqueLA is the best mothers day gift one could give her. Dawww... Happy Mommy's Day, mommy! I'm gonna make you proud today!

Unique LA: Day 1 of Prep!

The fair starts tomorrow but I had a busy BUSY day of running around the city making sure everything was in order. Best part? I did it on my own!! Yeaaaahh!organized the inventory
loaded up the car
drove to jo-ann's fabric for polyfil & stuffed the remaining letters. for whatever reason, this batch of polyfil is particularly soft & squishy... a la:


headed to flock shop for inventory drop off, then AT LAST... to Unique LA!

slowly putting it together...
i'd show you the finished table buuuut, you'll just have to see it tomorrow :)
then AFTER that, I biked 11 miles to yoga. whuttup! :)

The Summer Craft Fair Tour 2011 starts THIS WEEKEND at Unique LA!!

The tags have been punched.

The plushies have been tucked away.
& it's time for YOU to throw on your springtime shoes & make your way to the California Market Center for handmade crafts, delicious foods, a free photo booth, DIY workshops, music, & FREE DRINKS. It also happens to be Mother's Day weekend so treat your mom to a bit of handmade goodness (& FREE DRINKS!).

You can find me along the southside wall, perfectly located on your walk from the free drinks booth to the cafe ;). Just keep going past the FREE DRINKS & look for the plush letters greeting you! I'll be debuting my NEW narwhal tote bags & narwhal plush, & vending alongside over 300 talented artists, designers & crafters.

The 3rd Annual Unique LA Spring Show
May 7th + 8th, 2011 (11am – 6pm both days)
California Market Center’s Penthouse (110 E 9th St – Map It)
$10 at the door or in advance (kids 12 and under are free)

I can't tell you enough how thrilled I am to see & meet you this weekend :)