Hi! Annie!

the famous green room gets famous-er, yay hi, annie!

elle is a belle

congrats on a snowy weekend etsy front page appearance elleabelle!

beautiful

beautifulera on the front page! yay!

you tube famous

jodie from lakeeriebeachglass has volunteered to make a promotional video/slideshow of our best works, how nice is that!?

please email two of your favorite pictures from your shop. credit will be given for each photo. email them to: lakeeriebeachglass [!at] hotmail.com files should be jpg's or bmp's and sent as soon as possible, please :) and just let her know if you have any problems or need help.

thanks!

zJayne made a Custom List

FAST and Handmade

Vintage Cleveland Love

leap night tonight! friday february 29th

"A vacant lot will become a winter wonderland on Leap Night February 29, 2008 from 6-11 p.m. The free event open to the public will be held at 1100 Old River Road (between Main Avenue and Front Street).

Leap Night will feature a snow and ice installation, a winter forest complete with costume bears, music, bonfires, performances by SAFMOD, Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble, an ice skating rink, a snowboard ramp and rail jam competition, an outdoor Rock BandTM video game competition, a snowsuit fashion show, and food and drink vendors. The site offers ample free parking and convenient access via the RTA Waterfront Line, East Bank Station."

this event is part of Pop Up City. (this looks seriously awesome!)

image and quoted text from http://www.cudc.kent.edu/popup/leap.html

get yer print on!

Classes on One Color Screen Printing will be held at the Silverthorne Creative Art Center in Rocky River on March 8 & 9.
Both classes will be from 9am - 4pm and students will learn how to take a black and white image and turn it into a silk screen that they can take home to reuse over and over. Interested participants can call Silverthorne Gallery/Grand River Beads at (440) 331-7410 to register.

Space is limited! More info on the class can be found on the March Calendar page on their website. Other questions regarding materials, etc. can be emailed to nicki at reflectionchildren dot com.

(text, title and image by handmade)

Front Page Sighting.....X 2!!

Smashing on the front page!! Twice in one day WOOHOO!! (sorry, but I don't know how to do the cool football-like doodles!!)

sign up!

The 2008 Spring Boutique will be Friday, April 11 from 7 to 9 pm and Saturday, April 12 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Rocky River Memorial Hall, 21012 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River OH 44116.

There will be a mix of artists, crafters, and vendors (Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, and Home Interiors).

Please Note: the jewelry category is full, and the deadline to apply for a table is March 14th. You can get an eight foot table for $20.

If anyone has questions or is interested in getting a table, please contact Erin Webber at ewebber4crafts at yahoo dot com or convo her on etsy :)

front page beaut!

lookie here: congrats amber! wanna see more front-page worthy beauty? visit beautifulera ;)

Kitchen Party, Saturday March 1st 10-2

the only thing more wonderful than the end of a renovation is, hmm about a million dollars cash? ;)

come celebrate the end of an era at LazyMama's Kitchen-Warming party Saturday, March 1st from 10am-2pm. you are welcome to bring friends and family along if you'd like. Gretchen will provide drinks and snacks, guests may bring other goodies to share, please :)

the party is in Olmsted Falls (about 5 minutes from the Great Northern exit off of 480.) please convo lazymamadesigns to rsvp and receive directions to the lazy-lair.

happy birthday to whom?

thanks so much for all of the volunteering that has been going on!
lazyT is on the treasury beat. strawberrylemonade is running our myspace and petite is making us good indiepublicans! (links to these social networking pages can be found to the right, as well as an updated leader/contact list.)

now we need someone blog about our team birthdays! anyone up for it? send me an email at smashing at cox dot net or convo me through etsy. thanks! go team :)

Think Spring

It seems everyone had the same idea! Thanks zJayne and ValerieTyler for the Clevey love.