NEW PEOPLE Artist Village Vol. 3: Cherry Blossom Festival
April 10th & 11th and April 17th & 18th 2010

NEW PEOPLE and BAZAAR BIZARRE SAN FRANCISCO continue our collaborative series to create another all-floor vertical handmade art village to celebrate the Japantown Cherry Blossom Festival! This curated shopping event will be part of a nationally renowned festival (Northern California Cherry Blossom) and gallery opening at NEW PEOPLE. Handmade Clothing, Accessories, Toys and more await you at NEW PEOPLE Artist Village!

WHEN AND WHERE
April 10 & 11 - Saturday and Sunday
April 17 & 18 - Saturday and Sunday
11:00am - 6:00pm each day

FREE admission, fun shopping and more...
BAZAAR BIZARRE ARTIST VILLAGE (CRAFT DEMOS, RAFFLE, SHOPPING) 11-6PM
NEW PEOPLE
1746 Post St,
San Francisco, CA 94115

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This just in! Jim Dandy's will be a vendor at this awesome event put on by Indie Sacramento and the California Museum in Sacramento on March 20th!

recently (ok a month ago now), jim dandy's participated as a vendor at SF Bizarre Bazaar. it was a huge success, and i had loads of fun!

i was lucky enough to be neighbors with two of my favorite etsy peeps Eristotle and Etta + Billie. I met lots of new vendors and also ran into some peeps from other craft show events.

lately (ok for the past few months now) i have been wanting to learn how to embroider (see last few blog posts). there are tons of books out there, and i just never knew which ones to buy. one lovely lady who writes some pretty kick ass embroider books is Jenny Hart.

it just so happened that Jenny Hart was at BizBaz for some good old fashioned book signing! I was lucky enough to be able to catch her at a quiet moment (i had to attempt the line a few times) and got to ask her which book she personally recommended for beginners.

she told me, and i bought it, then she SIGNED IT! :D

this is the book she picked for me.

thanks to all my repeat customers, and all the awesome new ones!

Jim Dandy's will be selling unique and one of a kind feather fascinators this Saturday at Third Saturday all right smack in the middle of the Westfield Downtown Plaza in Sacramento!

Joining me are two other Handmade Ho Down (Too Live) Crew members, Eristotle and SageHealer.

There will be really cool vendors (cough cough) selling loads of awesomeness and live music. This event is put on by Sacramento News & Review.

i was so productive this weekend, i can barely believe it.

friday night i met up with some of the kick ass committee of handmade ho down. it was almost a spontaneous meet up (it defo wasn't planned that way), except that i had scheduled a meet up at a couple venue places.

after we all made an executive decision regarding our venue choice, we celebrated with some pitchers of pbr (yum!) and the most delish onion rings and nachos i have had in a loooon time. thank you brainwash!

from there, the greek and i came back to my humble abode (but not for long!) and got to sleep fairly early for us on a weekend. we wanted to get an early start for the weekend of PACKING [insert creepy daunting music here].

and boy did we! with the help of my take-charge-bossy-ass boyfriend, the greek and i got ALMOST the entire place boxed up. not to mention that the whole apt is CLEAN!

i even managed to make a scrumptious homey and ok-for-summer-despite-being-soup pot of youvarlakia. i love this soup. the greek doesnt eat red meat (or lamb. but this is another posting. i mean, what greek doesn't eat lamb?!), so i made the meatballs with ground turkey instead. the lemons were from the local farmer down the street, who im going to miss dearly, and it came out fantastic!


hey moving date? i am not afraid of you!!

i'm so excited about applying as a vendor for Jim Dandy's official Day of the Dead event!


La Isla De Los Muertos
Dia De Los Muertos Festival in Alameda, CA
October 31st 2009
12noon to dark!

halloween is my most FAVORITE holiday of the year, and participating in this event is just going to take the cake! the big tasty halloween cake!!

Jim Dandy's is already concocting crazy cool designs the special edition Day of the Dead pieces that will be sold exclusively at this event.

without giving away any of my ideas for mucho muertos designs, i did want to share some of the things i found when "etsying" day of the dead:

i love this milagros sold at Alamo 2003. did you know that people offer this type of milagros after they have been trough difficult times or suffered from a heart illness. i am learning so much about this festival and i havn't even started yet!

and i just love love love the pieces of Mi Vida Creations. this was my favorite one when looking at their site today, but maybe it has something to do with the fact that summer is pretty much over before it already started....


i hope you enjoy the weekend. i will be packing and trying to catch up some much needed rest, while also continuing to progress through my Handmade Ho Down tasks!

i'm posting this pretty late, but am also waiting for my entire body to finally---cRasH.

i hope you liked the first guest post from Lady V! i know i was enthralled by the artist she featured, and im looking forward to next Vednesday. (thanks!)

yesterday was one of the most stressful days of Handmade Ho Down i have ever experienced so far. it started off with overload of information from our successful meeting the night before (almost all of us were able to attend either in person or via skype = success!).

there is just so much to do now, and i think for the most part, every single one of us is just really excited to be a part of this.

with that said, i got socked in the gut with some really grim news regarding a pretty big element of Handmade Ho Down. and while we are copiously trying to put out the fire, i can't help but also feel blessed that this is happening now instead of.. let's say a week before our event. i am definitely learning many things about group dynamics and the art of facilatation.

the best part are the friendships i see developing with fellow sf etsy peeps that i never knew before three weeks ago.

last week i sent out emails asking for potential vendors to sign up, and we have gone from 19 potential vendors to 60! im really excited about this, as it just validates all our hard work the committee has been putting in. vendors really want to be a part of this too!

while i don't want to discuss the details of yesterday's major fail, i do want to say that it became apparant to me, while dealing with so many challenging issues yesterday, how invested i am in all of this. i know most of us on the committee are feeling the same way as well.

i just can't wait to start revealing more and more, such as our website, facebook, twitter, and blog! Handmade Ho Down is really going to rock.

currently my apt is in utter chaos, which doesnt help me deal with stress any better. things seem cluttered and out of place as i frantically and with total exhaustion attempt to pack this place up in time for next thursday. with now only 6 more days till the move, i can't help but feel that IM RUNNING OUT OF HEAD SPACE for everything.

but i am confident that between the amazing greek and my inability to live in comfortable space, this place will be packed up in no time! and then? it will be painting and painting and sanitizing the prestwick house for the rest of my life.... well maybe not the REST of my life, but definitely the entire first week we are moving in.

tonight alley-cat and i realized that it was her last night in the apt. she goes to her dads house after school tomorrow for the week. i am, as usual, bummed out. i hate seeing her go, and every week its just as hard as the last time. but, i AM looking forward to not having to do the drives to school and back 4 times a day, so i can focus more on the impending move.

today she took school pictures, and i have to say, she looked adorable. but you knew i was going to say that didn't you? :D

i hope everyone had an awesome labor day weekend. luckily for me, alley-cat was home. even though she spent the ENTIRE weekend at grandmother's house, we still got to hang out a little bit.

she enjoyed her first week of school as a 2nd grader. i can't believe how big she has gotten! 2nd Grader?! i dont care what anyone says, it does make me feel aged... like fine wine. heehee.

isn't she just the cutest?

last week was also a huge deal, on the same day that alethea started 2nd grade, one of my betsies gave birth to her very first baby. a beautiful girl named Allegra! i am a very proud godmother to say the least!

friday alley-cat, Total MayHem Designs, and Jim Dandy's carpooled down to the very last Street Market in San Jose. this was the third STRT Market Jim Dandy's has done this year. i am sad to see the summer coming to an end, as i was really starting to enjoy them. i definitely hope to join them again next summer (if they will have me). the entire event is put on by this awesome gallery Anno Domini. one of the owners, Cherri, really truly does kick ass (in real life!). if you are ever in the area, you should defo stop by and say, "yo yo yo! jim dandy's sent us!", or just go in and admire what's going on in there. ;p

for those who don't know, Total MayHem Designs, is a new store opened up by my little teeny tiny youngish yet mature and crazy sister MayBird. she took this apron idea me and amanda pants had, and has flown the coop. she is now designing aprons for vendors, bartenders, waitresses, gardeners, teachers, senior citizens, housespouses, etc.

while her shop is still under development, maybe you want to stop by to add her as a favorite to show your support , or send her a little nudge of "hell yeah!" (and tell her to hurry up and upload some listings already!!)...

maybird you rock too!

saturday the greek and i went to see inglorious basterds with my favorite couple. it was a great movie, and i highly recommend it. i was super tired though, from all the crazy driving, bart riding, etc with the bay bridge being closed. but on a serious note (as serious as you can get with Quentin) GO SEE THIS MOVIE.

sunday was topped with a delicious salmon dinner my pops and mom cooked for me and alley-cat. then we all went to a used bookstore and dorked out for about an hour, before going to overdose on cold stone creamery ice cream. yum yum.

monday i spent slaving away at the office. NOT. thank god it was a holiday. my parents, maybird, alley-cat, and sasha bear all made sandwiches, went to the local organic farmer down the street, and had a gorgeous picnic at lake elizabeth. it was sweetness in the form of a national paid holiday, good family times, warm summer breeze, and the euphoria of thinking you are playing hookey.

ive been accepted/approved to vend at the SF Indie Mart on June 21st. i am really excited because it just sounds like a KICK BOOTY event, that i would enjoy just attending as one of those "normal non-crafty types".




Sunday June 21st, from noon - six, get your sweet ass to Thee Parkside where we will be rocking over 100 vendors bringing you the best in vintage, local design, rad stores, tees & hoodies, skateboards, zines, records, handmade oddities and a ton of other cool things you couldn't image making up yourself, all in an outside street fair setting with about 4,000 people joining you. We've got bands inside (um, hello, the Frail, The Red Verse & Shannon and the Clams!), DJ's (Sarahdactyl & Primo) outside, fresh BBQ food, local foodies making you sweets & treats, D.I.Y. and a tons of interactive vendors sewing, creating, painting, screening...on command and in your face. We even have drink/ beer specials & fun stuff for your Dad (afterall, it is Father's Day). We shut down the whole street so you can hang out all day. You can even bring your dog!

The Indie-Mart Street Fair Sunday June 21st, 12-6pm
Thee Parkside- 17th st & all down Wisconsin
Ride your bike, take the 22 Muni Line & ample parking for bikes and cars
ALL AGES- 21 to booze it up.
$2 suggested admission benefits the Avon Cancer Walk and gets you a free Zine!
www.indie-mart.com
www.twitter.com/indiemart www.facebook.com/people/Indie-Mart/1330994393

has it really been THREE MONTHS since my last post. what.is.up.with.that?

i have been soooooo unbelievably crazy getting jim dandys off the ground, preparing for my first craft shows (it was Sacramento Indie Craft Show) and Maker Faire.

i will write separate posts detailing each (complete with pictures) so you can get the full inside scoop. i've also collected a few favorite sellers that i have met in person.

its been a bit surreal at times, and crazy stressful as i had almost no product in stock to support my craft show goals.

and.............. I rOCKEd THEM.

more on that later.

i've also partnered up with Amanda Pants and we are furiously working on a top secret mission that will blow this joint out of the water.

(by joint i mean fremont, ca)

tomorrow i am vending at subZero festival in san jose, ca. can't wait!!

then on june 21st i will be at Indie Mart in SF. SO STOKED!

lots of talk about selling in some bay area shops, and im THRILLED.

ON TOP OF THAT, i've been in new relationship bliss and preparing myself for mothering a SEVEN YEAR OLD.

can you believe that? my little girl is turning 7 tomorrow!

so even though there is much to tell and disclose and write about, i figured how else should i get back into the blog, if i don't start SOMEWHERE.

somewhere is here, and now im going to be there often.

:D

indie sacremento MAY show was an experience. it was my first craft show, so i was nervous, stressed, and feeling pretty much like new kid going to her first day at school.

happy uterus came with for support and help, and alley cat came as well.

we drove all the way to sacramento, was OF COURSE running late, and were taken by surprise when it was pouring down in rain when we got there.

happy uterus and i had to quickly jet over to the nearest target and buy a tent canopy. it was pretty ridiculous.

we had quite a few in attendance despite the rain. we ended up sharing our tent with Andy from Why Girls Go Astray. She was frikin awesome!

it worked out as the rain never stopped, and happy uterus and i had new people to chat with throughout the day.

you can see all photos for the ENTIRE event. lots of cool peoples and items.

despite the rain, my first craft show as a vendor was spectacular. even alley cat had fun!

she got to barter one of our hair pieces for a beautiful owl doll. it was gorgeous!!

the drive home we so high from success and the day, that happy uterus wrote down names for future hair pieces as we bantered ideas off each other.

alley cat slept the entire way