Up Next: The Handmade Arts Show

Sunday October, 12th, 2008

Team EtsyRain is having a pre-holiday Arts Show!
...and the best part, Swag Bags!!!

A variety of artisans will join together for The Handmade Arts to sell and promote handmade arts & crafts in the Puget Sound. The first 50 people through the door will receive a free bag of sample work from local artisans. The group is also holding a bake sale to benefit VSA Arts of Washington, a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing art opportunities to persons with disabilities.

The Handmade Arts Show runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and is held inside a historical seminary located at Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore, Washington on Juanita Drive.

Coming up: I Heart Rummage Sunday, Oct 5

I Heart Rummage is the 1st Sunday of the month and I will be there!

Come by, say hello and buy cool stuff!

It's at

Chop Suey

1325 E Madison, Seattle, WA

12pm to 4pm

check this out for more info:

Local Bounce today!!!

Come by Queen Anne Art Walk today from 4 to 9pm and see some awesome local Etsy Artisans.

Follow this link to see who will be there:

Local Bounce

...and I'm first in the feature!

The birthday gift to Etsy

Etsy Admin made a video of them opening our Team EtsyRain birthday gift!

Green EdmondsFestival!

Here it is already September!
Come out to vist me at the Green Edmonds Festival

this Saturday, Sept 13 from 11am to 6pm

The Charm Swap

I signed up for a charm swap at the urging of a fellow jewelry maker. The swap was at this awesome little place called The Salvage Studio in Edmonds. I really didn't know what I was getting myself into until I had signed up and started asking questions.

It ends up that there are a total of 25 people. Each person brings 24 hand made charms. We all sit around a giant table and pass the plate with our hand made charms to the person on the left (this time). Each person chooses one before passing the plate on. Everyone is doing this at the same time so it's "musical plates" so to speak. When your own plate gets back to you, it's empty and you should have 24 different charms from the plates you passed.

Here's some of what I brought to trade:

Let me tell you, there were some awesome treasures I collected from those plates! It was so fun and everyone was so creative!

Here's what I got to take home:







As the plates were being passed you could hear the oooohs and ahhhhs and a little squeal now and then (probably from me :) I can hardly wait for the next one! We have to wait till February. I'm already working on the planning for the next batch.

What was especially fun was after the swap, we went around the table telling which charm we had made, what supplies we used and how we made it. Everyone had the opportunity to ask questions. I highly recommend signing up if you ever hear of a Charm Swap happening! Great fun!