07

Aug

// meet the shopkeep…fiscally chic

i know, i know, i’m always excited to introduce the shopkeeps…but it’s usually because they’re people that i a) admire and/or b) i’ve met & become friends via blogging.  cathy from fiscally chic happens to fall in to both those categories!  the cool thing is that we’ve actually been able to meet in person.  and i was happy to find out that she’s really funny and just plain fun to hang out with in real life.  we both come from financial backgrounds so i was originally drawn to her “budgeting made fun” type of attitude…i happen to think budgeting is oh-so-sexy so she speaks my language!  analytical plus creative = my kind of gal :)

i’m also thrilled for her that she decided to take the leap and open her own etsy shop.  so let’s give her 3 cheers…go cathy!!!

 check out her boardwalk inspired pillow in the shop! (& you’ll get a 10% discount!!) //
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06

Aug

// to market and back

hello, hello!  what a crazy few weeks it’s been.  capping off with last weekend’s summer market show.  to quote seinfeld, “mother nature IS A MAD scientist”!!!

i’ve been spending the past few weeks getting ready for back to back weekend shows.  long, long days & weekends prepping everything, printing handouts, making price tags, hunting down display furniture…you name it!

first up was the petit parc show at chartreuse.  this one is my favorite show of the year because it’s just plain fun!  it ends up being a place for new & old friends to hang out with, grab some sangria (that stuff went FAST!), eat freshly made kettle corn being made fresh (you should have seen the get up they need to wear to make it!).  the big star of the night though, hands down, was miss amelia…we all wanted to drive away with her!

and then the next weekend it was off to avon lake for the avon summer market.  the venue itself is perfect…what can be better than having a market with the lake as a backdrop??  oh wait, that’s right…unless a giant storm hits!  sadly that’s exactly what happened.  after hours & hours of set up, the show had just started when this chaos-inducing thunderstorm hit with a punch.  we all tried the best we could to ride out the storm but as you can see many vendors lost tents & products (including me) and my heart went out to everyone…the vendors, the shoppers and the organizers who worked so hard to put on this event.  thanks to EVERYONE who offered a helping hand after the storm and for everyone who came out the next day!!

[images above mine except for the last 3 from small studio - my summer market neighbor.  you can read her post on the market show here.  also check out alicia's post on petit parc show here!]

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30

Jul

// meet the shopkeep…the glossy queen

phew-ee…what a weekend!!  i’ll fill you all in later this week on how the summer market show went…but let’s just say that mother nature is a mad scientist!!  (thank you seinfeld for that quote :)

but first up, i want to introduce you to our next shopkeep..the glossy queen!  to which i’ve become dangerously obsessed.  i love people who aren’t afraid of color…and jennifer is a master of combining colors together!

// check out her bangle set in the boardwalk shop!

// shop the glossy queen

 

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25

Jul

// create your own photo booth photos!

i love old school photobooth pics! i still have ones i took as a kid at cedar point. ever notice that once you close that curtain, it’s like anything goes…as long as that curtain is shut, you have 10 seconds to be as silly and weird as you want! and then all returns back to normal when you open the curtain. so i asked mariah if she could show us how to create our own photo booth photos. – piper

If you’ve ever been in a photobooth, you know how much fun it is to take silly pictures and go home a photostrip with the cute little photos all in a row.

And in the age of digital photos, camera phones and online sharing not many pictures are actually printed anymore – they’re all just stuck in our gadgets!

Well, we’re going to show you how to create a photostrip with your own photos! We’ve even created a fun little photoshop template for you!

You’ll Need:

- Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
- 4 Photos (Either from your camera or Instagram)
- This Photostrip Template (Click to Download)

Here’s What You Do:

1.  Open the template and your 4 photos in Photoshop.

2.  Drag one of the photos into the template open on Photoshop. Then go to the ‘Layers’ toolbar on the left hand side and find the layer for the image you just dropped into the template. Drag the photo layer so it’s positioned below the layer that says ‘Place Image Below This Layer’ and above the layer labeled ‘Picture 1′.

3.  Next, resize your photo to fit the template frame. Do this by pressing ‘Command’ and ‘t’ at the same time. Once the resizing frame pops up, hold down the ‘shift’ key and drag the corner of the photo to fit.

4.  Repeat this process with your other 3 photos.

Print on photo paper, trim and you’re done!!

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23

Jul

// meet the shopkeep…minagraphy

when i started working on the boardwalk shop, there was 1 item that i knew had to be in the shop…the whimsical, crazy-cool photo of coney island by minagraphy.  (the same photo that has held a bright spot on our mantel for the past year – it seriously makes me grin every time i walk past it!)

so i’m ecstatic to have minagraphy and her fun, colorful and completely whimsical photography.  the mood she captures for her coney island series just takes me back to childhood…fun, hot days riding rides & eating food on sticks!

// check out her ‘carnival’ photo in boardwalk shop 1

// check out her ‘beach’ photo in boardwalk shop 2

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18

Jul

// come say hi!

it’s summertime and that means lots of outdoor art shows & markets here in cleveland!

first up is the gorgeous petit parc show at chartreuse this friday, july 20 from 5pm to sundown.   this will be my 2nd year and, i swear,  i’ve been looking forward to it since last year!  the outdoor petit parc is so beautiful & charming…plus word has it i may be located near the bar this year!

second up is the summer market in avon lake held friday, july 27 & saturday, july 28.  it’s held right on lake erie & besides having a ton of cool shops to browse, there will be live music and a ton of yummy food (you’ll probably find me in line at the mobile cupcakery!!)

if you happen to be in the area, make sure to stop by these events…i would love to meet you!!

GET THE DETAILS BELOW:
art in the petit parc   july 20  5-sundown
the summer market    july 27 from 5-9pm & july 28 from 9am-4pm

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17

Jul

// meet the shopkeep…wind & willow home

it’s meet the shopkeep time!  one of the things that i love about doing these pop-up shops, is that i get to connect & talk with all the shopkeeps.  araya (awesome name, right?!) is such a sweetheart and has been such fun to work with…and i think her fun shows in her work.

i remember coming across her wooden bowls awhile back (i’m sure it was on one of my many etsy explorations!) then i realized i kept posting and/or pinning her work because she’s got such a great sense of color and it’s just so cool against the wood.  i want to have a carnival party and have her mini painted bowls everywhere!

(and btw…don’t you love her idea of success??  so spot on…yet somehow easier said than done!!)

see what’s in her boardwalk shop 1 // see what’s in her boardwalk shop 2 //

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16

Jul

// the best laid plans

we’re back from portland & the world domination summit…we actually got back late wednesday but it’s been a rough few days back.   as they say, the best laid plans…

marcus & i had plans to vacation a few days after the conference.  we spent last monday on the oregon coast (wowza, it’s beautiful!!  the drive up is like straight out of twin peaks with all the evergreens & bright greenery).  sadly on the way back to portland we found out that our little dog kit kat had to be put to sleep…she had congestive heart failure.  talk about instant vacation killer.  we just felt sick & stuck, not knowing what to do from 2000 miles away. so it’s been bittersweet coming home.  happy to be home, refreshed from a vacation away, but just sad & missing our little one.

sometimes life reminds you of the important things.

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09

Jul

// meet the shopkeep… style scout co.

isn’t her quote so fun?!

make sure you check out her super fun stuff in the shop – a brownie hawkeye camera by kodak and vintage cocktail parasols! 

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03

Jul

// under the boardwalk

it’s here, it’s here!!  the new pop-up shop just opened…we’re all heading to coney island for this one for lots of ‘under the boardwalk’ fun!  as a lot of you know, i’m a summer gal at heart (i’m already starting to dread winter coming!) and what better place for summertime fun than the boardwalk!  (or under the boardwalk, wink wink)

i know it’s not a boardwalk, but summer always reminds me of my days spent at cedar point.  riding roller coasters, eating foods on sticks, playing silly carnival games and if you’ve ever been to cedar point then you know…you’ve got to make candles in frontier land!

so the ‘under the boardwalk’ online shop is meant to remind us of all those fun summer days.  i’m so excited for you all to meet the artists we’ve got in the pop-up shop!! (we even have some vintage, retro cool items, oh yeah)

maddy from mad hearts photography was sweet enough to spend the day at coney island and get all these AWESOME photos for me to use in the shop.  (more to come on maddy!!)

lots to come in the next 2 months!!  giveaways, games, downloads & just plain ole summertime inspiration!  now i’m off to find some funnel cakes…

(psst…i’m leaving tomorrow for portland!!  marcus and i are taking a well needed vacation and i’ll also be going to the “best name for a conference ever” world domination summit.  i’m sure i’ll have lots of cool advice to share with you guys – but don’t worry, no plans to take over the world – yet :)

 

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