Holiday Hullabaloo!!!!

So so so excited to announce a new little holiday show I am putting together for the first Saturday in December! So far the funky art and craft fair features 10 of my favorite local artists and I hope to get about 10 more to participate! There will be everything from natural bath products to recycled art to fine art to well you name it! It will be in the back hall at Manitowoc Coffee. Make sure to tell all your friends! It is going to be a hullabaloo you will not want to miss.

For more information visit the Holiday Hullabaloo Blog!

The fabulous poster was designed by the hugely talented Tina Kugler. Hire her to make your posters, children's books or logo. You will not be disappointed!

Going on a little trip!

I am as happy as a 4 year old next to a bubble machine! (Brilliant by the way..a store in Minocqua has one outside I want one for my store) We last minute decided to take off Saturday morning for Baraboo! I love love love Baraboo! It was kind of the place I really found myself and really really loved our life there. I think someday we will likely move back to that area...I love it. Well the Summer Art Classic is on Saturday so we will go to that and also meet up with a few old friends who I cannot wait to see. I am also bringing some stuff to my friend Mary's new space in an antique store. She had a shop next to mine when my store was in Baraboo. So excited about that! After our day in Baraboo we are going to Spring Green to spend the evening with our good friends Jeff and Laura. They have a fabulous house that they are letting us crash at. We are so poor right now it is very good to have those kinds of friends. We will likely have a great dinner, drink a couple of beers on the deck and watch all the kids play until they crash. I cannot wait!

So in case you didn't figure it out...the store is not going to be open tomorrow....August 8th. I will open back up on Monday at 10ish...see you then!

Artta This World.

Are you an artist or fun and funky crafter living in Wisconsin? If you are you should apply to be in this totally different fun new show. It is going to be on Saturday September 6th in conjunction with the totally wacky tacky Sputnikfest. We are closing down North 8th Street in Manitowoc and you will set up just one short block away from the impact site (A hunk o Sputnik landed in the street in 1962). The booth fee is just $50 and the beautiful thing about this show is that we encourage artisans who do a variety of things to join. I have always had a problem with shows because I do so many different types of things and cannot categorize myself into one medium. We are also going to have fun art wars all day to keep in the Sputnikfest mode and will have prizes for best in show in both fine art and funky art categories. It is going to be a great show and Sputnikfest has already gotten some national attention so it should also be a very well attended show!
So if you haven't applied yet go to www.sputnikfest.com and download the form. The show is juried and the deadline to get your application is July 15...which isn't so far away so get that application in today!!