My Last Event: Natural Chimneys Jousting Tournament

As I'm editing the photo's to post in the blog today I'd like to say Thank you to all my customers who came out to support Inspired Creations at this event!

(Yes, that's my daughter Lexy sitting behind the table) She loves to help me set up and take down. But she doesn't like sitting through a whole event very much!

Now, a little bit about the Natural Chimneys Jousting Tournament which you can find more info and photo's on their facebook page, here:

Natural Chimneys Jousting Club

What a wonderful time my daughter and I had. This was my third year attending this show as a Crafter and every year it gets better and better!

Here's a photo of the parade!

And to keep customers updated as to what sells at the events here's just a few of the sold items!

Okay, Now that we've said and been through all the good stuff...Here's the bad part of the story. That moment when your at a show and everything is going to good to be true and then Wham! 

Heat + Hot Glue = One mortified Seller

Luckily for me although I did not have my trusty hot glue gun, but I did have super glue for some quick fixes. 

Our next event will July 27, 2013 from 9am - 5 pm at the Sweet Dreams Festival in Stuarts Draft, VA. Hopefully my daughter will walk out of this show unharmed. But, that story is in another blog!

Cabochons

My customers always ask me whenever they see my price sign that says, 

Cabochon Earrings $5.00

"What are Cabochons?"

I try to explain them to the best of my knowledge exactly what they are made with and how they are made. But, the truth is I could only go as far as my research on them would take me. Oh yes, there's far more then just being a photographer, designer, owner, packager, and all those things. Research is key!

 

Without Research how to do you know the background of the items you sale? 

So, I decided with all the research I had done to combine forces with my husband, John and start making my own cabochons for my product. That way I never have to order any again! 

My Husband was really excited about this new venture since it included his favorite hobby Molds and Plastic Resin!

But finding out how to get the color in was a challenge. Out of all my research I uncovered that you could use eyeshadow or acrylic paint. None of which worked by the way. We even thought of spray paint! But, we uncovered Pigment Powder for stamping worked best.

We tried Epoxy Clay but that did not work, so he started using his plastic resin in the molds! 

I was pleased with the outcome and here's some of my finished results! I say mine because what took him 4 years to master took me only 5 minutes! But, I had a good teacher and all that great research I did!

These will be coming soon to Inspired Creations! You may already notice some have been listed in the shop!

 

John wanted to try Sculpty clay too! This is his outcome! But, remember to please lay aluminum foil down on the pan before you bake it because if you don't and your pan has a light layer of oil on it, the clay will soak it up. (Yes, he learned the hard way)

 

Now, here's the catch, I will not be selling these wholesale unless a customer requests them. I will only be using these to better serve my customers by offering them more color choices and variety. 

I've had a lot of interest in my Cabochon Earrings at the events!

Featured Shop: Petals N' Pine And Precious Things

This Week's Featured Shop is

Petals N' Pine And Precious Things

Linda Mitchell is the Owner of the Fabulous Consignment Shop showcasing an indoor craft show with over 40 talented artists and crafters from ages 10 to 90. Prices range from $1- $200+ there is something for everyone in the shop. We have started a facebook online shop where we can sell items to our fans who are not from the area. 

You can find that Online shop here:

Shop Online 

Petals N' Pine And Precious Things is located in Hackettstown, NJ

Here's Some lovely Photo's of the shop! Linda updates them every so often! Look close you'll see

some of my creations in them as well!

One of Linda's own creation!

Linda's Shop offers a wide variety of Handmade Items from many crafters and also offers classes as well!

 

You can find out more about Linda and her shop here at:

Facebook Page

Etsy Shop

Or Follow them on Twitter at:

Twitter

You can also find more of my creations at: 

Inspired Creations

Facebook Page

If you'd like to be in a Featured Shop once a month you can email me at inspiredcreationsbymichelle@gmail.com or contact me through the Facebook Page link above.