Craft Fair!

Today my mom and I woke up and arrived at the craft show spot around 8am. I had such an amazing day!

I was selling my jewelry and my mom was selling note cards of my Dad's photography.
It was a great first experience. I even sold some things (mostly to family and friends who stopped by, but that totally counts :P). I got a lot of wonderful compliments from other crafters which made me feel really good too!

The sun was at our back when I was taking these pictures so they aren't great...Those triangle display were made of wood at my parents work, and I basically just wrapped them in white paper and put tacks in the back to hold the chain, then draped the necklaces over the front.

 Here is another triangle display, my business cards, and an aqua water jug I used to display a necklace.

 A close up of my awesome business cards, they look blue here but they are really a lavender/periwinkle color.

You can sort of see one of my earring displays, a frame with a screen as the background. And we had a bowl candy of course.

 I used a big glass bowl for some of my earrings.

This one lady came by twice to try and buy the jug itself, ha.

Here's the whole set up (with my aunt and dad in the background). You can see my little dress form up on the table too! She was wearing a necklace, and I meant to make a little sign around her waist saying "1andtwenty" but it got late last night, and I was sleepy.

And here are some of my parents beautiful note cards!

I'm including this picture because I look so angelic! haha I feel like I was smiling all day. There is nothing better than getting to show off what you love to do :)

-Brooke

Sunday Afternoon

I planned on having a relaxing Sunday of nothingness, but that has not happened yet! I realized I had tonnssss of homework to get done, along with a lot of jewelry making and preparing for the craft show next weekend! On top of it all, I can't seem to find my camera, which is making me nervous.

On the plus side there is a Real Housewives of New Jersey marathon on to accompany me,
AND a wonderful giveaway from Ashley at Everyday Ashley to check out! It is filled with tons of awesome fall goodies! :)



I know I haven't updated lately!
But when I find my camera I hope to share my craft fair experiences!
-Brooke

Craft Fair Display-spiration

My first craft fair is approaching, and I'm starting to realize I have a lot to figure out and get together to create a beautiful display and sell all my jewelry! :P
Here are some pictures of jewelry displays that are inspiring me right now (click the photo for a link to its source)

 Love this! I made my own personal earring display out of an old frame and window screen I had out my house. Its similar to this, I think I'll use it, and maybe make another larger one like this with felt in the back for necklaces! Oh, and have an easel in the back!

This is genius. I want to make something like this!

These ideas are mostly for me; I am just excited to plan it out!
Brooke

New Necklaces

-Brooke

101 in 1001

I keep seeing blogs where people are working on a 101 things in 1001 days list.
My friends and I each made a list at New Years in 2009. I was calculating and realized it should have ended this month!
I found the list, which I had much forgot about but it kind of makes it exciting to see what was actually accomplished!
Bold equals success and gray is comments

From Annie Hall, one of the movies on the top 100 list I enjoyed

1. Go to 5 concerts (4/5)
* Jason Mraz....(I WENT! even if it got rained out)
* Family Force 5
* Brand New

* Ben Folds
2. Fall in love with 10 bands that I’ve never heard of previously (0/10)
3. Perform on stage
4. Stop drinking soda for a month (Started Mon Nov 30)

This one was actually really successful! I used to be SO addicted to soda, now I never drink them (except on rare occasions) but for the first year I literally had NONE!
5. Really complete a game of monopoly
6. Go to New York
7. Visit 10 new states (1/10)

*Vermont
8. Take friends tubing down a river

Did this for my birthday this year! It was wonderful, with all my favorite people
9. Complete sudoku book
10. Go on a date
11. Color an entire coloring book
12. Ask Dad to teach me to do something he thinks I should know

*Changing oil
13. Ask Mom to teach me to do something she thinks I should know
14. Learn to Juggle
15. Go on a road trip with friends, and take only one bag
16. Go to 5 plays (1/5)
*CCG Drama Club- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
17. Give 5 “just because” presents (0/5)
18. Write and illustrate a book of 101 things that make me happy (0/101)
19. Do something I’m not supposed to do
20. Read ten peoples favorite books (0/10)
21. Make ten knitted items (10/10)
* Dark green beanie
* Blue cabled beanie
* Fingerless gloves
* Alana fingerless gloves
* Braydan fingerless gloves

* My socks

*Ryan socks

* Baby booties

* Bandit scarf

* Miette (the first time, even though I took it apart)
22. Make a list of 101 inspiring quotes (0/101)
23. Make a journal using keri smiths 100 ideas (1/100)
24. Go Horseback riding
25. Tale a long walk in the rain
26. Spend a day in Downtown Charlotte with friends, without plans
27. Make a list of 50 things I like about myself (0/50)
28. Try 3 new cuisines (0/3)
29. Read 101 books (including the favorites and HP) (13/101)
30. See a Broadway play
31. Have a tea party
32. Write in a journal everyday for a year
33. Take an apparel class
34. Get good at ten songs on the ukulele
35. Purchase 5 new jewelry items
36.- Get a Job that isn’t ice cream related
37. Keep a sketchbook consistently for a month (0/30)
38. Write 10 handwritten letters (3/10)
39. Make a quilt
40. Learn to use Photoshop
41. Refurnish a piece of furniture
42. Use up all of my yarn, except for the super crappy kind, give that to Goodwill
43. Learn a yummy recipe by heart

*Roasted asparagus- easiest, most delicious recipe ever :P
44. Acquire 10 new albums (2/10)
*Brand New-Daisy
*Kings Of Leon

*There are more, but I can’t remember!
45. Go to a school basketball game
46. Use/get rid of all the goodwill clothes remnants I own
47. Get a passport
48. Finally do the murder mystery party game
49. Whiten my teeth
50. Go out dancing with fun people
51. Go to Canada

This was the crazy, no way it will happen thing on my list. AND I DID IT!
52. Go a week without sweets (0/7)
53. Wear earrings everyday for a week (0/7)
54. Floss everyday for a month (0/30)
55. Write letters to exceptional servers telling them what an awesome job they did, ten times (1/10)
56. Organize all of my craft supplies
57. Attend a Pride event
58. Answer 50 Questions that will Free Your Mind
http://www.marcandangel.com/2009/07/13/50-questions-that-will-free-your-mind/
59. Make a from scratch dinner for family
60. Buy something on Etsy
61. See the nutcracker
62. Knit a sweater
63. Knit/crochet 10 teddy bears for the Mother Bear Project (0/10)
64. Knit/crochet a blanket
65. Complete the 26 things photo project (one for each letter of the alphabet) on a disposable camera. (0/26)
66. Dye/ spin all of the roving I have
67. Sell something on Etsy

Cool! Another I didn’t even think would happen
68. Grow out hair
69.Cut it short
70. Exercise three times a week for a month (0/12)
71. Send in a post secret
72. Leave the country
73. Get all A’s at least one semester
74. Watch AFI’s top 100 movies (15/100) (includes ones I've seen previously)
*Annie Hall
*China Town
*Lord of the Rings
*Citizen Kane
*Rear Window
*Wizard of Oz
*E.T.
*West Side Story
*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
*Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
*The Sound of Music
*Fantasia
*Raiders of the Lost Ark
*Silence of the Lambs
*Toy Story

75. Reread HP 4-7 (4/4)
76. Paint 5 pictures I’m proud of (1/5)
77. Design something and get Baucom Press to print it
78. Get a new camera
79. Build a birdhouse
80. Ride a Ferris Wheel
81. Buy/make 5 new dresses (0/5)
82. Buy/make 5 new skirts (0/5)
83. See a comedy show
84. Get a passport
85. Go camping
86. Buy the rest of Arrested Development on DVD
87. Pierce something
88. Absorb myself in school and my major
89. Have a picnic
90. Cross-stitch an inappropriate quote
91.-Find a successful way to organize my scarves
92. Ride on a train
93. Take a drive with no destination; spend the day in the newly discovered town
94. Make 20 mixed CDs for different friends (1/20)
95. Take siblings out for movie/fun ten times (3/10)
96. Write my own knitting/crochet pattern
97. Play putt-putt
98. Go bowling
99. Tag the tunnels in Boone
100. Flickr 365
101. Post 10 things on Craftster (1/10)

-Brooke

Blog Award!

If you get the award, these are the easy and fun steps you should follow:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award.

I am so excited to have gotten an award! I'm so new to this, so its pretty cool. Both Ashley of Everyday Ashley and Amanda of Amanda's World Nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award; so thanks ladies!

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

1. I really love t.v. I have watched so many seasons of different series...some of my favorites include The Office, True Blood, Freaks and Geeks, United States of Tara, and Game of Thrones.

2. I fantasize about yarn

3. In the 8th grade I was babysitting two little boys in my neighborhood. The pizza man came to deliver dinner and his car was stolen in the driveway! 

4. My first plane trip was two summers ago. I flew to Canada by myself to spend 10 amazing days in Quebec with my best friend. We traveled around the city, cooked, danced, saw a concert, and visited the family farm a few hours out of the city. I got to meet some of her extended family and they were all lovely. It was such a special trip. I worked all summer to save up for it, and it was seriously one of the best experiences of my life. It makes me want to travel again, so muchhh.

5. Today, I had left over macaroni and cheese for breakfast, coffee for lunch, just got home and ate like 4 rice cakes....real healthy

6. I am getting a degree in elementary education, but I hope to one day teach middle or high school English as well!

7. I've never been into cooking, but my boyfriend is an awesome chef. After we started dating we began to make a lot of food together. I've improved a lot in the past year. Its a good way for us to spend time together, and it helps when your product is delicious

3. Pass this award on to up to 15 bloggers you have recently discovered and (love to follow).

1. Rachel @ Just Peachy

2. Chelsea @ Roots and Rings

3. Jennifer @ The Thrifty Military Wife

4. Elizabeth @ Cardamom

5. Katie and Reuben @ House of Humble

4. Contact those bloggers and let them know the good news!

Yay!

Brooke

Pinteresting...

I just realized it's Wednesday again! I'll be linking up at The Vintage Apple again for:

 Knitted lace legwarmer pattern

 Barcelona, Spain

 I love coats. It might be one of my favorite clothing items.

 Cookie dough truffles

Pretty rings. I always wore rings in high school, but I don't anymore. I want to start again.

-Brookie