Want to shop local this holiday season and have fun doing it? We're presenting a Holiday Open House this Thursday night that's going to be a grand ol' time! Bring your dancin' shoes because we've got Jim Tyrrell playing some live music for the shopping crowd. We've got food, we've got sales and we've got mega raffle prizes. So plan on swinging in and checking out both Veggie Art Girl and Taylor Made Graphics for holiday shopping ideas and loads of fun! Help spread the word and bring friends!
Here are some pictures from last year's Holiday Open House. What fun we had...despite an AWFUL ice storm!
(Ok, all is true except for the confetti part. That stuff is hard to vacuum up!) Like most things in life, the newsletter is a work in progress. And it is nameless. So if you have an idea of what to call it, send ideas our way (you can click that lil' e-mail link on the right over there.) If we choose your name to use, you will be awarded a handcrafted prize. So put yer creative thinkin' cap on and send in your submissions!
Looking for a nifty vintage costume or need some pieces and parts to your Halloween getup? We've still got racks of fun costumes and vintage threads at the boutique! It's starting to get down to crunch time, so the pickins' are starting to get slim, but swing on by or give us a call if you are looking for that *last* little detail...like a hot pink feather boa or a pirate shirt!
I chose a sampling of works from the shop that would make for a nice assortment of product (and be easy to transport). From bags to hats to jewelry to signs to handsewn creations, it made for a fun little display. (This has definitely gotten the wheels turning in my head on other ways we as artists at the boutique can take our work on the road!)
It's with great pride that I present to you a newly built dressing room at the boutique. The project all-in-all cost me $17.00. Between an old door I found on the side of the road last year (and KNEW I was going to use for something!), the free 2x4's my friends Dave and Amy gave me (sure, I had to pick some slugs and moss off them, but they worked just fine), and an assortment of yard sale finds for decoration, I was able to make the project look good. Take that, Design on a Dime! (I of course have to thank my father, who upon finding out I was going to try and frame out the wall myself (I DO know how to do it!), loaded up his tools and came over the next day to help turn my drawing into reality. So, 4 hours, $17.00, and one fun "thank you" dinner out with my dad at Walter's Basin, I have a dressing room! Swing on by and check it out! :o)
There is a super collection of Carolyn's glass art featured in the Veggie Art Girl Boutique. From handcrafted windchimes to mosaic stepping stones to large stained glass pieces, her work is vibrant and shines beautifully in the sunlight.
A lot of Carolyn's stained glass pieces are modeled after Victorian style window designs. We feature a wide variety of sizes and colors here at the boutique to spruce up any window!
Darling windchimes and small stained glass window hangings always make a great gift! Carolyn just completed a batch of windchimes which includes this beautiful dragonfly design!
Here are a few of Carolyn's larger pieces. The stained glass on the left features an old bottle in the middle of the design that she dug up from her backyard! (Probably an old medicine bottle from the 1800's). The sunflower glass design on the right shines brightly with it's gorgeous color palette!
