Looking for the perfect local business to buy a handmade gift for Mom (or yourself)? Anastasia Korbitz and Jessica Regele have opened the most adorable boutique in Middleton!

Come out tomorrow to Confectionique Market. They have a great selection of Glitter Workshop goodies along with a ton of other artists!

Wow! I can’t believe that the Craftacular and Craftstravaganza are done already!

Both shows went really well. Well, I guess the Craftacular went well… I’m sure most of you know that I fractured my food and sprained my ankle about ten minutes after the show started. Woops. So, I spent the show in urgent care, but Jerome stepped in and ran the show beautifully, I sold a bunch of glittery goodies, and I got great feedback from vendors and shoppers alike!

Last Saturday Jerome and I headed to St. Paul for the Craftstravaganza. It was a ton of fun and we sold an AMAZING amount of merchandise. Minnesota really does know how to support indie craft. I also have a new wholesale account and two new consignment accounts from contacts I made at the show! More info on those to come…

Here are a few pics of our booth:

Since I definately outsold my expectations, I treated the kiddos to a gift (I also treated myself for my b-day and mother’s day…).

The cats I got for Darby and Zoe, the lion for Henri, the booties and hat for Luna, the skirt and gnome house for myself, and the girl gnome keychain is for Esther. Well, for her keys anyway…. Jerome picked something fun out too but I can’t show it yet because it is for a gift!

Here’s the small ones enjoying their gifts… well, Henri is telling me to be quiet because his lion is sleeping, but I think he is enjoying it!

Now we are moving on to the Confectionique market this weekend, the Stoughton Artist Open House next weekend, then Constructor Craft Fair June 6th, THEN we head to New Mexico! Phew! Somewhere in there I will sleep! Well, maybe just nap…

I am going to leave you with a picture of an amazing German restaurant that Jerome and I stopped at in Camp Douglas on the way to MN. Being about three quarters German, the yearning for sausage and beer runs through my veins and this place did not fail. It was the perfect start to a perfect weekend. And, the best part of the past two weekends? Well, the selling was great (and much needed), seeing crafty friends was great, but most of all, spending time reconnecting with my husband was spectacular. I am one lucky woman and sometimes you just need to really remind yourself how lucky you are, even if the time is spent selling headbands and not telling people how you make your coasters….

I leave you with the German Haus…

I had to take one second to pre-wish everyone a Happy May Day. May is the best month… my birthday, anniversary, Mother’s Day….

Here is the beautiful May basket my mother made me.

I also need to share the first pic of Esther, my ‘new’ 1962 Avion that was delivered yesterday. She is a diamond in the rough, and I love her.

I will have a huge shop update either Monday or Tuesday and recaps from the past two weekends.

Stay tuned!