I had such a great time at my craft show. The booths looked great, there was a wonderful assortment of crafters and artists and although I was pretty tired afterwards I can’t wait to do it again!

Here I am. I had a great response to my journals, got the chance to talk bookbinding with a few people (always a cool thing) and we also had some of my husband’s calligraphy on display – behind me. Next to me were some wonderful artists, Shanti from VanityFire and Jodie from Art Genius. We shared info on upcoming craft shows and talked shop when we had a bit of a slow down.

Of course a huge thanks goes to my husband who helped me with everything about my display. Vielen Danke, dear.

I’ve spent some time this week trying to get my studio back in some order and it’s back to the craft table in a few days. A real book post coming soon.

These past few days my life has been all about getting ready for the craft show. It’s been so much fun creating and just getting back to my crafty-self. I have the rest of this week to get ready so we’ll see what else I can make in between work and all the other daily things.

Today I’ve been playing with the button maker again and armed with maps, stamps and paper scraps here’s some of what I’ve made:

I’ve also been working on my postcard journals. I’ve made them a bit differently this time around and I like them more. A bit more simple but sturdier:

And, finally my new sketchbooks which are bigger and have heavier weight paper perfect for crayons, pen & ink, charcoal and pastels.

Hope you are all having wonderful adventures this summer. Before I forget, I’m actually doing a bit of time & armchair travel via In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff. I’m really enjoying this book.