Eeek! It has been a long long long time since I've written on here...Actually one day short of a month. That is really really bad.
It's been a hectic month though, and it has just started to settle down enough for the dust to clear and for me to get my head screwed on straight again.
I took a little vacation to visit my sis in Montreal at the end of June, which was lovely and busy. I decided to bring her back to Nova Scotia with me, so we packed all of her stuff up, stuffed it into a cargo van which was driven by Kanis and my brother Alex (who magically appeared in Montreal one day to help) and voila, in a series of unscheduled snags, we came out victorious! Once again the Pineau family is complete and I'm loving it. You never really realize how much you miss someone until you see them again and spend time with them. This is especially true about family.
While I was in Montreal, apart from packing, I spent most of my evenings working on earrings and brooches. I employed Michelle to give me a hand coloring (which she loved, thank goodness.....If you could only have seen the number of things we worked on....Most people would have run away screaming with their hands in the air!!) I think I must have finished and baked about 100 pieces..and that wasn't even all of it.
The reason for the rush?
The week after I returned to Nova Scotia I had the Lunenburg Festival of Crafts to attend. I thought I'd prepared myself before leaving for Montreal, but upon returning to my studio, realized I had a list ten feet long of things I still wanted to make to bring with me.....And so began the burning of the candle at both ends...
Yup, late nights (or I guess, early mornings...), millions of piles of half completed art (poor Kanis...he's given up trying to organize them...) and no time for housework (again, Kanis was amazing). I was working a full week to boot..Through all the hard work, and with much help from Kanis and Michelle (*hugs*) I managed to finish everything, pack everything, and breathe!!
It was my first time attending the Festival of Crafts, and it was lovely. Lots of amazing work and food (I ate so much food!!) It was a long weekend, but totally worth it. I got to visit with Kanis's sister (hello Brenda!) and some new friends. I met some amazing people at the sale, and had a chance to catch up with some fellow crafters. All the hard work paid off in the end.
Once everything was packed up and stuffed back safely into our apartment, I decided, with a giant sigh, that I was going to take the rest of July off from arting.
And so here we are. That is the madness that has happened up to this point.
Don't worry though. August is almost here, and my brain is bursting with a million new ideas for some great art! I'm going to begin working on new stuff for HalCon, which I will be vending at this year. More details to follow :) I've also got to start making my Christmas inventory. I've only got 4 months to make 3 different shows worth of art.....But don't worry, the panic button is safe and sound, at least until the end of October :)
I've included some pictures of my booth at Lunenburg to show off some of the goodies I was selling. Hope you enjoy!!
Et voila!! My mini mobile shop (and Kanis)
Some of my original art that I had for sale.
A sampling of some of the Christmas ornaments I had available. Christmas in July anyone?
See the Zombie pincushions? Yup, those bad boys will be available for sale at HalCon this November!!
Some earrings and brooches. Also, can you spot Lucky, the window gnome??
Ah, my buoys. Some of these guys will be available to buy at a great new shop opening up in Lunenburg. It's called Dots & Loops Handmade and it's going to be beautiful. I'll have more information soon, along with some pictures of the shop.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!! Keep an eye on my blog in August, because as I finish making things, I'll post pictures on here and on my Facebook group. Lots of oddities to come! :)
