Strange Folk Festival update . . .

Well, it has taken me a while, but I've finally gotten around to posting some photos of the Strange Folk Festival. It was a blast to attend and very well trafficked with buyers as well as packed with top quality vendors. As far as sales go, I did fairly well and more than paid for my trip and time. I'm overall pleased with the festival and hope to be able to go back as a vendor next year. A big thanks to Autumn, our event coordinator guru! She did a wonderful job of making the festival a great success.

Etsy was well represented there with Lauren (stellaloela) and Amy (wonderamy), both Etsy administration. They had a lovely table set up with all kinds of free Etsy goodies and info. You can see a photo of the Etsy banner below. My table was always so busy that I had to send my husband over to snag some nifty free stuff for me!

Please have a look at the event photos below. You may also go to my flickr account to see more photos and full photo descriptions.

The KCEtsy Trunk Show is coming soon . . .

Mark your calendars for this Friday!
Come and see what the talented local artists and crafters of Kansas City have to offer! This event is Friday, August 24th, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bella Dance Studio in Westport Center, Kansas City, Missouri. I'll be there selling my funky felted items. Several other Kansas City Street Team members will be selling their locally handmade goodies also. Come, browse, and meet the artists. Oh, and buy a few things too!

Yay! Kansas City Etsy Street Team is official!

Well, it is about time that the Kansas City metro area had its very own Street Team on Etsy! I'm super excited about being part of a local group of hard working, creative artists and crafters. For those of you who don't know what an Etsy Street Team is, this is the explanation according to Etsy themselves: "A ’street team’ is a group of people who choose to get together, based on either location (which is where the name street team comes from - traditionally it’s people in your city) or based on interest (what you make, a common goal, etc) and promote Etsy!" You can read more about Street Teams here. Also, take a peak at the new Kansas City Street Team profile for complete information.

So far, we have a wonderful group of Etsy sellers representing a wide array of artistic talents. Our members include Hatstravaganza, Soapmania, Baxtershouse, scottgarrette, bellaveda, thefunkyfelter, gelly, sockcats, sockdogs, LaurenAlexander. Stephanie of Soapmania and Hatstravaganza organized the group and has stepped into its leadership position. I really appreciate her efforts and great ideas. If you are a local artist or crafter with an active Etsy shop, you might be interested in joining the new KC metro area street team. Please contact Stephanie and check out our Yahoo Group too. We're just in the beginning stages so it is a great time to get involved!

Oh, and by the way, I designed the KC Etsy Street Team banner! I'm normally not one to toot my own horn, but I really like our banner, and it shows the graphic artist side of me too - yah, I'm not just a fiber artist after all.