It is now time for my official report on Ravenswing 2012  – Amazing!!  I had such a great time.  Such cool vendors and customers alike.  The energy was so positive and the musicians were fantastic.  Although a little loud as my booth was so close to them :) I was in awe of all of the fantastic feed back I was getting.  I just want everyone to know that I truly appreciate every kind word of encouragement I was given.  I do my art because it makes me happy, also hoping it will make others happy or at least put a smile on their face.  I sold over half of my pieces,  which made me proud but also a little sad.  Pieces of my soul are now scattered across Ottawa, haha.  However, I know they are in good homes :)

I had such a hard time deciding on which vendors to take pictures of (with my camera phone btw), there were so many awesome ones.  I didn’t have much time as my friend Angela was holding the fort at my booth while I wandered to check things out.  So I shall mention but a few.  The first is Jeffrey Macklin from Jackson Creek Press.  I loved the look of his letterpress cards.

He is also a mixed media artist and from Peterborough (where my man is from), fancy that.

I was attracted to Gilda Kathleen’s booth because of how tranquil her display, pieces and personality seemed.

The next cutie was Tatiana at Russian Forest.  Her vintage tags, stationary and stickers were to die for as they were made from old maps.  I LOVE old maps.

The last is Morgan Cleopatra, who unfortunately does not have a website.  She makes amazing bracelets and I am totally kicking myself because there was a very cool one that I wanted and I didn’t go back to buy it.  Funny enough, she is also from Peterborough.  **UPDATE**  She now has a blog and you can find her here.

There were so many interesting things and luckily I didn’t have too much time as I would have spent tons of money.  The rest of the vendors links are on the Ravenswing website if you need to find someone.  I can’t wait for next year!!!

Just a reminder about Ravenswing – Ottawa’s DIY Fair tomorrow.  It should be great fun. Come see Josef Pollock play in the afternoon.  His music is gentle and beautiful, a perfect compliment to the fair.  Take this opportunity to see him now and when you see him again at Bluesfest, you can say that you knew about him before everyone else.  There is also yoga in the park at noon.  It is Ottawa Race Weekend so here are the road closures to help you plan your route.

Now on to some art which will be for sale tomorrow, here is another hot air balloon piece I finished…

Aren’t the little chicks adorable??

One of Ravenswing’s things is that 60% of vendor’s wares must be under $20.  So, I will have a stash of paintings on for only $18.  Here are a couple that I created for the show that will be on special.

A little piece of Renee Savoie for only 18 beans?  That is a steal, haha.  Should be a great day, now if only the rain will hold off :)

Hello and HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all you moms out there.  Hope everyone had a great day.  Mine was fantastic, except I stepped on my blackberry in heals and the screen is toast.  Kind of feel like part of my arm has been chopped off.  I know, a tad dramatic, but I feel a little lost, haha.

I was in the Women in Business Show & Sale yesterday.  I had a great time and met some very fun people.  It was a little quieter then I had hoped but assume everyone was out enjoying the beautiful day.  My oldest daughter Milah came with me to keep me company which was nice.

Welcome to my new subscribers from the show by the way.  I took a couple of quick pictures of my booth.  Now that a I look at them, they are a little busy.  Maybe I need to rethink my set up :)

I just wanted to share a few other vendors that were there and that I loved.  The first was Kaelea at A Dash of Fab.  She was adorable and had the greatest purses.  She also had a mushroom wallet that was to die for.

Another was Lola Creations.  She had the coolest jewelry and all was so affordable.  Always so hard to not spend money at these events.

Milah and I had a yummy cupcake from Lori at Whyte Chocolate.  Look at her cute little guy.

The last vendor I wanted to mention is Shoebox Be Gone.  I just thought it was an amazing concept for all of us sole proprietors out there just starting out and not wanting to spend money on an accountant.  She has kits that help you sort out your financial stuff for taxes on your own.  Pretty great!

Now for the winner of the draw!!  The winner of an 8 person Peaberry Party is MELISSA NGUYEN.  Congrats Melissa!!!  I will be e-mailing you directly so we can sort out details of when and where.