Wow! can you believe that Christmas is 4 weeks away!! WHERE did the time go?? Ack! I’m so unprepared, but I’ll get there, eventually =)

On that note, don’t forget to visit me this weekend on Sunday, November 30 at the busiest Portobello West show of the year!

Portobello West is Vancouver’s coolest and best kept ’secret’ fashion+art market in the area. Only local designers sell their items at this event, so it’s a great way to meet the up and coming designers in your neighbourhood and an excellent way to support local talent with your holiday dollars!

I’m trying to shop ‘local’ this year as much as possible, by supporting my local artists and vendors and not buying as much at the bigbox stores. Portobello is one of the best ways to shop ‘local’ and is going to be a great chance for me to start, and maybe even finish [one can dream!] my holiday shopping, in one fell swoop. At Portobello you can get cutting edge fashion, wicked jewelry, pottery, art and even CHOCOLATE!! Yum… I think I can knock off 90% of my shopping list at the show. Love that!

The November show is historically PBW’s biggest show with a tons of great gift giving ideas for the holiday season. I myself with a wonderful array of my original and limited edition giclee reproductions, at various price points. My artworks will be available in the following formats for easy gift giving:

• 8×8, 10×10 and 12×12 original artworks - ranging in price from $75 and higher
• 12×24, 18×36,18×18 and 24×24 limited edition canvas giclees - starting at $95
• 6×6 limited edition reproduction artwork on 10×10 watercolour giclee boards - $25
• limited edition, signed and numbered art calendars - $25
• limited edition art cards, printed on luxurious, 300gsm Hahnemuele PhotoRag paper - $5 each with envelope
• art buttons/pins and art magnets - $2.50 each or 5 for $10

I will have everything from the smallest stocking stuffer to the BIG gift of wall art for your friends and family. I hope you can come by and check out the show… I think it is going to be a very festive and fun shopping day for all! Hope to see you there.

now i’m ashamed to admit this, but i don’t have any photos from our booth at circle craft. bad, bad christina! but we were just too busy and i didn’t want to be worried about my camera gear in that busy environment… so instead, i bring you the visual feast that is granville island.

becky and i hit granville island the day after the show and it was a very nice way to wind down after the craziness of circle craft. we ate. we shopped. we hung out and had fun. enjoy!

circle craft is officially over… I tried to keep posting each day, but exhaustion quickly took over LOL! so, here is a quick recap:

• 6 days and over 60+ hours of demoing, standing and having fun!
• sold out of many things by day 4… sold out of more by day 5!
• friends sue, gen and becky make the event and show waaaaaaaaaaay more fun!
• totally and utterly exhausted!

ok… that is about all my befuddled and migraine plagued brain can handle at the moment. be back with a more comprehensive, or at least more interesting, post in a day or too. right now, i must try to get bck into the swing of things at work.

ciao and thanks for shopping and visiting us at circle craft! we’ll see you in 2009…

day 3 is done. in the books. caput. good day all around, especially my yummy perogy dinner [which is soooooo against my ‘healthy’ diet lol!]

but with a busy and fun day 3 came the arrival of my friend becky O. from salt lake city, utah! yay! becky has come all the way to vancouver to help me out at the circle craft event with demoing and sales. she’s such a great friend and we love having her here for a visit.

gen demoed a ton yesterday doing all kinds of fun stuff with stamps, ink and other goodies.so if you get a chance to visit us at the show, be sure to drop by before 5pm and before miss gen leaves for the day. we’re in booth S7…

starbucks and gingerbread loaf is calling my name… miss becky and i are just getting ready to head out for the looooooong day. catch you tomorrow =)

the lovely and very talented GEN has created a number of gorgeous christmas card samples using our nearly sold-out christmas card kit.

the kit, featuring an adorable, ‘architectural’ snowman stamp, has sold very briskly through yesterday and today and we just wanted to take an opportunity to show you what YOU could do with this darling stamp. the PDF document below has a collection of 14 examples for your creative inspiration and viewing pleasure. enjoy!

Christmas 2008 Card Samples

and thanks gen =)

day 1 was amazing… chaotic. crazy. so many people we could barely see across the aisles! a great and exhausting day.

day 2… calmer. easier. we could actually chat with customers. another good day at circle craft.

now, i’m going to process credit card transactions, scan in some greeting card samples, then hit the sack. watch for a PDF file link in a follow-up post shortly with the samples. nighty night!

to circle craft that is.

set-up was finished yesterday with the help of friend and art-buddy Gen. THANK YOU gen for the hand… i’d still be there now I think LOL!

will be posting short updates as the event progresses. wish us luck [and better weather! it’s absolutely torrential rain and wind today]. peace out!

Hello…

Circle Craft is literally around the corner with the show starting on Tuesday November 11 - that is just 3 days away! So… if you are planning to attend the biggest arts and crafts sale/show of the season, here in Vancouver, please use the following coupon to get a $2 off discount on your admission to the show.

Click here to download and print off the online-coupon OR click here to download and print the 2 for 1 Weekday Coupon for evening shoppers.

We look forward to seeing you at the show!

hey gang…

here is another sneak peek at another exclusive Circle Craft show mini-book kit. this kit is based on a sophisticated black and white palette with red accents. I love this kit… it’s perfect for weddings, heritage style mini-albums, or simple b/w photography.

this kit contains over 20 pieces of ’stuff’ including paper, overlays, brads, felties and labels, and can be used in combination with either our 6×6 see-throughs clear mini-books or 6×6 maya road chipboard binders!

so without further adieu, here is your sneak peek at the black and white kit…

hope to see you next week!

hello friends!

today’s post features another sneak peek for you circle craft shoppers…  i’ve been busy creating custom mini-book kits with a variety of yummy papers, tranparent overlays and embellishments. there has been lots and lots of cutting in my studio this week!

the first kit is a ‘girly’ based kit that would be lovely for girls from age newborn to adult. the colour palette is based on soft pinks, sage greens, pale yellow and white accents. this kit contains over 20 pieces of ’stuff’ including paper, overlays, brads, felties and labels. i love the feminine colour combination and really love that it can be used in either our see-throughs 6×6 clear books or in my favorite maya road 6×6 binder album. the kit contains only the papers and embellishments so that YOU can choose which type of book you want to make - opaque or clear, the choice is yours. i love that!

here is a sneak peek at the type of papers and embellishments you can expect in this kit… the example below was done for my friend’s newborn daughter, but you could take the exact same materials and do a book, or series of cards, for any of girls in your life, at any age.

this kit, full of girly goodness, is limited to 18 exclusive kits and is available only while supplies last.

circle craft starts in 9 days on tuesday, november 11 and runs until sunday, november 16.

we expect a busy shopping day on DAY ONE of the Circle Craft since it’s REMEMBRANCE DAY and a statutory holiday in Canada. so, if you are interested in any of our featured kits, consider shopping on tueday november 11 to get the best selection.

ok… back to the salt mine and packing hundreds of rubberstamps =)