Tomorrow : Hope to See You There!

15th Annual

HOPE FESTIVAL

& GREEN EXPO

Saturday, April 25th * 11am - 4pm

Free Admission

Student Recreation and Fitness Center, University of Maine, Orono

ORGANIZATIONAL FAIR WITH OVER 60 NON-PROFIT GROUPS!

Learn about Peace, Justice, and Environmental Resources

I WILL BE SELLING MY UPCYCLED, HANDMADE WARES AS WELL AS SOME PHOTOGRAPHY HERE AT TABLE #34. 10% of proceeds to benefit Haitian Roots. Will also have info about the organization on hand.

Highlights Include:

Special Events:

11am - Native American Drumming

11:30 Hope Festival Singers

12:00 Zachary Field's Amazing Juggling

12:00 Improv Theatre Workshop

12:45 Improv Theatre

1:00 ELIOT COLEMAN Keynote: "Farm and Food Security"

1:15 The Peregrine Puppets

2:00 International Student Dancers

2:00 Yoga Workshop with Bunny Barclay

2:30 DAVID MALLET reknowned folk singer

3:00 Community Dance of Hope

Workshops & Demonstrations:

Bicycle Clinic

Reducing Home Energy Costs

Cool Starts With You

Fun With Wind & Solar

Creating Community Gardens

Making a Solar Cooker

Recycled Crafts (that would be me!)

Talking Circles

Mini Farmers' Market / Food Court With Local Producers

ALL-DAY CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES:

Join in on fun activities with The Maine Discovery Museum, Windsor Arts Center and Fields Pond Audubon Center!

Hope to see you there! Remember to stop by and say HELLO.

Love,

Jodi

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Still Creating ...

In the midst of all our recent struggles within the family ... I am still creating. I am still crafting, photographing, book making, etc. I need to. I have to. I would go bonkers otherwise. And frankly, with my husband's recent job loss, I am trying to pick up the slack as much as possible by selling some of my work.

Hopefully soon I will begin advertising to shoot Senior & Family Portraits. I am trying to get that in motion right now - in between helping Dad and parenting Isaac.

I am also picking up some crafting expos here and there. For those interested (and local), I will be peddling my wares at the 2009 Hope Festival in Orono, Maine on April 25th. This is my first time selling at this fair, and I will be bringing all of my upcycled books, as well as my pin/magnet sets and stationary. I will also have some photography available - but not my full collection. So - hope to see some friends there!

And for those of you who are not local - I have been posting MANY new items in my Etsy shop. Please take a look.

xoxo,

Jodi

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Upcoming Craft Fairs.

Hi friends. Here is such a small sampling of the magnet sets I have been working on for my upcoming craft fairs. I am so happy with them ... especially the Cowboy sets made from this very sweet vintage cowboy book that I found at Goodwill. I sell each set for just $5 at local fairs. I nearly sold out of them at my last fair and am hoping to do the same this weekend.

If you are looking to catch me at a local craft fair, here is my schedule thus far:

Nov 8, 2008

Carmel : Golden Harvest Grange

9am - 2pm

928 Main Street, Carmel

Nov 22, 2008

Hampden: VFW Auxiliary Holiday Fair

8am - 2pm

Canoe Club Road, Hampden

Nov 29, 2008

Orland Fire House

8:30am - 2pm

91 School House Road, Orland

Dec 6, 2008

Bangor: John Bapst High School

(Not Yet Confirmed)

I am hoping to fit in a couple more shows before Christmas, so will update if I do. Thank you to those who have expressed interest in knowing where I will be these next couple months. I am so thankful that you appreciate my goodies.

For those who may wish to purchase some of my crafts ... but are not local to this area ... you can always check out my shop or make a special request.

Thank you all!

Love,

Jodi

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See You at the Craft Fair!

Hi all.

I am hoping that all my local friends, family and readers (friends I haven't met yet) can come visit me this Saturday at the Annual Holiday Market by the Sunshine Club for Children. Here are the details:

Holiday Market

Sat, November 1, 2008

9am - 5pm

Anah Shriners Hall

586 Main Street, Bangor

Lunch / Supper served in Cafe

Door Prizes!

$1 admission to benefit the Children's Transportation Fund to the Shriner's Hospitals

I will be selling my upcycled vintage blank books, upcycled vintage magnets and pins, handsewn goodies, some photography, and various other lovelies. All at discounted fair prices. I will continue my "2 for $20" sale on upcycled blank books as well as my "2 for $10" sale on upcycled magnet and pin sets.

I look forward to seeing some of you there. Thank you for your support :)

Love,
Jodi

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First Craft Show.

This weekend, I finally set up my very first craft show booth at my very first craft fair! It was a great success. I sold several goodies, received lovely compliments, and took in a few special orders. My spot was great, the company of my fellow crafters was enjoyable, and the food that was served there was to die for (fresh doughnuts made to order ... seriously). So, I plan to do this again and again and again. I have at least 4 more shows lined up and am looking forward to more. I think this could get addictive.

Anyway, here are some photos of my booth. Please remember that I am an amateur at the whole "set-up" thing and have already begun improving my marketing style. I am trying to go for a vintage look, so will need to shop around the thrift stores for some ideas. (I would love to hear ideas from you as well).

Thanks for reading & sharing.

Love,

Jodi

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