…that my dining room will be half as beautiful as this one when I’m finished painting the trim and the ceiling.
Isn’t it gorgeous? And see, I told you those Eames chairs with dowel legs get me every time.
Thank you, Kate, for telling me about that room!
I included his portraits in yesterday’s Renegade Craft Fair recap, but I wanted to show off this set of prints from Ryan Kapp as well. They seem to be sold out right now, but Ryan (if you read this), please let us know when they’re available again. I’d like a set, and I have a feeling there will be a few others looking for them now too.
4 Seasons in Chicagoland by Ryan Kapp
Also, I’m a little in love with all of your paintings. Just sayin’.
*Update: I heard from Ryan. His prints are now available, hooray!.
The Renegade Craft Fair took place this weekend in Chicago. Many of my favorite artists and crafters were there again, but this year I decided to showcase some of my favorite items from vendors that hadn’t yet been featured on Making it Lovely. Enjoy!
wooden toys and blocks from Tree Hopper Toys
hooks and clocks from Timber!
paintings of unsuspecting 2009 Renegade shoppers from Ryan Kapp
diagram tea towels from girls can tell
silhouette chalkboards from Despina Papadeas
leather flower necklaces from Lara Collins
bespectacled plushies from Cleo Dee’s
cute onesies and t-shirts from pinecone+chickadee
awesome pop culture finger puppets from abbeychristine
botanical and delicate jewelry from Moira K. Lime
fun play spaces for kids from hip huts
Remember when I mentioned that I would be crafting four Halloween projects for Better Homes & Gardens? Well I’m thrilled to finally be able to share the first project with you: a Halloween mask.
Above is the mask as it appears on BHG.com and as it will be in the magazine. It looks great, but I actually had to cut it in half at the last minute. See, it originally looked like this:
The other three bloggers each used masquerade masks (which I did not know until after I had completed mine), so as the odd duck out I was asked if I could cut my mask down to size. You have no idea how nervous I was as I took scissors to it! Looking at the others I suppose I should have cut into the nose more, but I didn’t have a reference to work off of so I winged it. Luckily I managed to pull off the last-minute alteration without destroying the mask in the process. Phew!
You can view all four masks at BHG.com, and you can vote each day for your favorite until October 10. After that, there will be three more Halloween craft projects, with a winner for each. One overall winner will then be chosen to commission an exclusive design for the October 2011 issue of Better Homes & Gardens! That would be amazing, but I’m honored just to have taken part and thankful to Better Homes & Gardens for this fun opportunity. And I can’t wait to share my other projects with you.
{ click here to view my mask and vote for your favorite at BHG.com }
Crafty (& Handy), Holidays, Press • 31 Comments • September 10, 2010
