Artlandia Art Show 2015

This past weekend I did something I've never done before.

My first arts and craft show outside the home.

The shows name was "Artlandia"

It was created to promote local artist 

here in Johnson City and the neighboring communities.

What a job!

My little makeshift booth.

Although my sister and I have hosted a Holiday Fiber Arts Show and Sale

for the past six years in our home,

 it's quite a different story when you have to haul your props and 

merchandise to another location,

 set up, sale and break it down and then

haul it all back home and put it away.

I have a new respect for all those artist and craft people that do it all the time.

I imagine, if you do it all the time you develop a system and 

you may even have it down to an art itself.

There were about 20 artist in house and lots of variety of mediums.

My next door neighbors were Mary and Sara Hacker.

Mary was the artist, she creates the most amazing 

vintage Christmas Santas.

The detailing was spectacular.

find her here

There were a couple of wonderful potters there.

A wood turner.

Other fiber artist.

Vintage mixed media.

Painters

And many more.

Will I do it again?  The jury is still out.

Will see.

Look What's New...Mini Wreaths

I've been adding a few mini wreaths to my etsy shop.

Come and visit.

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/nanniepannie?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Seaside Bound

There's a little planned community in Florida

called Seaside Beach.

It got a lot of attention several years ago,

right after in was built.

 

You may remember "The Truman Show"

a film staring Jim Carrey that was filmed there.

 

It was named one of the best beaches in the world

by Leisure Magazine in 2012.

 

 

Each house in this idyllic  town

is unique and special.  Many of them are owned

by year round residents, others can be rented for a price.

If you are like me, a day trip there would be more friendly to your purse.

 

 

The shopping there has its own flavor as well.

Gift shops, book stores, galleries and such.

That's where I come in.

 

 

The Newbill Collection by the sea

is a small gallery owned and operated by

Annette Newbell Trujillo.

 

 

 

I sent three pieces of my work

for her consideration a couple of weeks back.

I've just got the word that she has accepted

them for a ninety day trial.

I'm so excited, but nervous! 

 

I'm sending her six more pieces.

This is one of them, I call it

"Heaven is a Beach".

 

 

 

"My Happy Place"

 

 

 

"In The Garden"

I'm sending three more as well,

two of them are brand new.

I was so excited when I got the news

that I forgot to take pictures of them before

I packed them up to ship.

 

This is such a great opportunity for me.

I can't wait to see how it develops.

I won't be quitting my day job just yet,

but I will be spending a little more time

at my crafting table which is fine by me.

 I'll let you know how it goes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three For The Road



I'm sending three examples of my work

to a small gallery in

Seaside Beach Florida.

 

 

 

It's called

Newbill Collection by the sea.

 

 

 

 

Keep your fingers that they like what they see.

My hope is that the will

want to carry a few of my wreath.

 

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

 

I Love Cows Wall Hanging

 My sister and I just returned from a mini vacation

in Florida.  It was too cold to spend much time on the beach,

so we did the next best thing.

Thrift shopping!

Look what I came home with.

 

 

 

 

 



 

When I saw this farm life sweater by

Eagle's Eye

I had to have it.

 I knew could make something out of it

I just wasn't sure what.

 

Back view.

 

 

I started by cutting out one of the scenes.

I had just bought a square wire wreath frame

and was looking forward to trying it out.

 

I backed it with a little batting

then glued it all onto some fiber board.

 

 

Decided to cover the square wreath frame with

the black and white check sleeves.

I went a head and removed the large red heart

because I new I would be cutting right

down the middle of the sleeve.

 

 

I wrapped and glued the strips around

the frame, using both of the sleeves.

 

 

 

Used my glue gun and glued it all together.

 

 

Reattached the hearts that I had removed

from the sleeves.  Added two yellow flowers

made from another cotton sweater.

 

You can find this country life

wall hanging on my etsy site.

Please visit me and see what other

fun things I have for you.

 

Nanniepannie

 

 

 

 



 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/224058774/i-love-cows-wreath-farm-life-knitted?ref=shop_home_active_1

The Making of a Wreath

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first step in making a sweater wreath

is finding the sweater.

I usually make bi-weekly visits to my favorite

thrift shops ...

don't want to miss any treasures out there.

 

 

 

I have been on the lookout for a yellow sweater.

I wanted it to be a sunny yellow

have cables

and cotton, if possible.

I love working with wool, but for summer,

cotton feels right.

 

 

I usually have an idea in my head of what I'd like

the finished product to look like,

but quite frankly I know the design will have to

play out as it will.

I just go with it.

 

 

I start to cut, then cover the frame

and then begin the flowers.

I have bins of sweater scraps so I just pull out options

and see what works.

 

 

After the flowers are arranged and glued on

I look to my accessory stash

to see what I can add to create

more interest.

 

 

Here's how it all came together.

 

 

 



I think the yellow and orange

make a happy combination.

 

 

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