Etsy Craft Party

Hey Hey crafty people! Anyone heading over to Youngblood Gallery & Boutique tomorrow for the Etsy Craft Party?

Just curious. :)

Good luck staying cool today,
Julia

Summer

I'm a little late on this...but anyone make it to the Virginia Highlands Summerfest two weekends ago? I had a lovely time walking around that Sunday with my roommate and found some pretty cool stuff. Unfortunately I was lazy this year and didn't take cards for the stuff I really liked/took pics of, so I have no idea who these artists are. :( I know, bad Julia.





I think my favorite was the necklace with the bird outline. It is so dainty and sweet, but graphic at the same time. Along with great art, free food samples, and good times with my roommate...I was so excited to wear a new dress that I made the night before! I have a bad habit of starting projects with less than 24 hours before I want to use/wear the project. This dress is a perfect example because I started it at 11pm the night before!

How do you like it? I'm pretty pleased. I didn't use a pattern, so there is a little more fabric in the dress than is necessary, but overall it was pretty easy to make. It's basically two big rectangles of fabric that were sewn together and gathered with elastic. I was pleased that it actually stayed up/in place. I'm not always a big fan of strapless dresses because I hate wearing strapless bras (so uncomfy!).

Have a lovely evening!
Julia

We LoveYu

Great designer fabrics + animal shaped homemade patterns + local talent + super cute "bios" for each handmade critter = LoveYu Critters.

We were introduced to these plush friends recently and could not help but fall in love (and purchase a few for ourselves!)

Local Atlanta artist, Wren, creates personalities for each of her creations and each critter has its own unique "birth date" and one-of-a-kind, handmade, slightly imperfect, yet irresistible shape. We couldn't resist scooping up one of her kitties, "Esme", as this particular plushie matches J Fox's living room all too perfectly, and doesn't mind being left alone for hours on end but stays quite satisfied on the sofa :)

J Squirrel chose, quite fittingly, a squirrel, named "Dale" for her new friend. She's tried to offer him some nuts apparently but so far he's been just perfectly happy hanging out on the bed without demanding a thing... talk about our kind of pet!

Make sure to visit Wren's zoo and consider adopting one of her lovely critters!

Until next time,

J Fox

Great New Finds

We had lots of fun at the Virginia Highlands Summerfest this weekend and hope you were able to make it out. Between meeting up with friends, eating yummy festival food, listening to Cowboy Mouth and drinking cold beer, we found a lot of cool artists! We don't want to overload you with too much, so we picked the two that stood out at the end of the weekend. First up: T.M. Boyd

"Welcome to a land where all is not as it seems...I know that everything seems weird,
but it is not."

According to Tim Boyd, (and much to our delight) Water Bears do indeed exist! Check out his Etsy store if you don't believe us. These quirky creations were the most memorable to us as we left the festival Saturday evening. We fell in love with his eccentric critters as they brought out the inner child in us. We left his stall giggling like 6 year olds because we had just met the creatures from our imaginations. Here are a few of our favorite pieces:

The Fox Giveth by Tim Boyd

I Love Bacon by Tim Boyd
*We're both vegetarians so this particularly amused us.*

Channel Surfing by Tim Boyd

Next up: talulah B. Girly, quirky, and fabulous, this jewelry is so much fun! As a local to Atlanta you can find her creations in a couple places all over the city, but as always, you can find her on Etsy. We loved her use of vintage pieces to make these fun cocktail rings as well as her handcrafted necklaces.

Check these out. Could those be old watch faces?

Having just finished The Secret Life of Bees, I was drawn to a necklace with a clear crystal and bee charm...and I couldn't walk away without it. :)


Make sure you check out talulah B. jewelry at the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival and maybe if it's not too hot the "real Talulah" will be out as well.

Until we meet again, J & J
*Images from T.M. Boyd's Etsy store as well as pictures from our own camera.