Burr Ridge Spring Crafte Fest

Hey everybody...

Well, it's been a grueling week. I had a bad throat thing from last Thursday and it put me outta commission and then I didn't make it to Satellite 2nd Saturday cause of weather and time issues... we were packing and loading like maniacs from Tuesday until noon yesterday. Everything in my body hurts! I think I even pulled a muscle in my brain ;]

So, most of our stuff is on the way to Utah (found a few odds and ends after the trailer left and had to chuck a lot of stuff), and we're in Ohio getting ready for another day on the road.

Winding up in Burr Ridge, Illinois tonight (hopefully a bit early so we can get some serious sleep), so we can get up at a ridiculous hour to set up our tent and tables and cover them with shiny pretty things in the Burr Ridge Village Center for the Spring Crafte Fest.

Show goes from 10am to 5pm tomorrow (May 15th) and Sunday (May 16th), and we'll be there under the white tent with the yellow (hand painted) Custom Adornments banner hanging up in the back.

I made some new covers for my tables and have a new set up planned... oh... and I made a ton of new jewelry too. Lots of men's rings (pharaoh style) and some cameo rings too. There's some other new stuff as well.... but since I'm in a hotel with the laptop and don't have the pics to show you, you'll just have to come by and have a look. If you're nearby that is.

So, we're going to pack up our stuff now and hit the road.

Maybe I'll see some of you in Illinois this weekend, the rest, probably not.

Have a great weekend either way and I'll tell you all about it next week. After we visit my dad in his new home in Minneapolis. See you in a couple days...

Rocks and Spring and Moving, Oh My!

Ok. I know I should have done this over a week ago, but there were issues with Blogger and I got to doing other things and then I had to go for a walk and then I just didn't feel like it. Whatya want?

So, here's a picture from Hiddenite:

These are the rocks I found:

And this is... I don't know what this is:

Oh ya... that was my booth at Calico.

Starting to get a little stressed out about the impending move... so much to do and pack AND make jewelry and go to shows before and just after... stretching and meditation can only do so much... which reminds me: I have to go stretch!

Toodles.

It's All-Most-Over!

So, Saturday was the closing day - thanks to everyone who came and drank cheap champagne and brought gifts and enjoyed the evening with us! 

Then yesterday, Sunday, all the remaining jewelry and bits and bobs got thrown into boxes so the furniture could be removed - dragged hither and yon by various people who had use for it. Cleaned out and cleaned up and now the new old store is waiting for new tenants once more. 

Final store closing, unless you count online stores. That one will remain until the remaining jewelry from that chapter is safely in loving hands. Which will then be the final pearldaddy chapter finished and shut.

Exhausted and somewhat relieved, I dreamt all night that I would be going back on Wed, then saw the empty room I had just left behind... 

Bitter sweet. 

So, now I have to rest up for the big reorganizing at the homestead so what's left can find it's way out to the public - and out my doors. Not much, really. But, in such a tiny space, it's a little oppressive. 

Naturally, the next step will be finding more room to work and store work supplies in... 

Enough of the exhausted ramblings. I'll write a post listing my next few "gigs" in a couple of days and again when my website is all updated for the new directions. 

All the best to all and sundry. Happy Spring - szzzzzzznnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaccchhllllzzzzzzzz!