Design by Night

Summer is ending, kids are going back to school and the holidays are just around the corner so it's time to get ready for Merry Mart! Me (Design by Night) and my partner in craft crime Jill Popowich (Jill Popowich Designs) will be coordinating this year’s event.

We will be accepting vendor applications for the Sunday Dec. 2nd show starting now! We are looking for high-quality, handmade work in a variety of media. Merry Mart is an annual holiday craft show held at the Creative Alliance, and has become a tradition now that people look forward to!

Click here to apply now! Applying is FREE…so get to applying Please remember to read the application carefully. And don't worry, there's no fee to apply. Applications must be completed and submitted no later than 11:59 PM on Friday, September 28, 2012. Vendors will be notified of acceptance by Friday, October 5th.

Come see me (Design by Night) this Saturday Hampdenfest! My table will be in front of Kiss and Makeup (and after the festival Kiss and Makeup will sell Design by Night Accessories!)

Hampdenfest celebrates all things Bawl'meron on September 8th with 4 stages of live music, a mac and cheese cook off, and toilet bowl races among many other interesting events.

Hampdenfest
September 8th 10am - 7pm
"The Avenue"
On the Avenue, 36 St. between Falls and Chestnut

For more information, visit hampdenfest.blogspot.com.

When making quick and easy-to-sew flowers lace is the way to go. However, I am often aggravated by the limited colors that you can get lace in…usually only white, cream or black…BORING! So when I saw Simply Spray fabric paint I was super excited.

Simply Spray is exactly like it sounds, spray paint for fabric. It is quick and easy compared to mixing up dye in pots. Plus, you can use exactly what you need unlike mixing vats of fabric dye. I decided to try use the fabric paint to make an ombre piece of lace for a fabric flower pin.

Supplies:
40" of 1.5" wide lace in white or cream
Simply Spray fabric paint for upholstery
Rubber gloves
Drop cloth or old towel
Millinery needle
Thread
Glass beads
Pin
Gator clip
Felt
X-acto or utility knife
Scissors
Water
Marking Chalk
Hot Glue
Outside or in a well ventilated area spread out your drop cloth. Wearing your gloves, take the lace and saturate it with water. Lay the lace on the drop cloth in a straight line. Using the Simply Spray fabric…

Katie approached me at a show during the holiday's and said she had a wedding coming up and would love a flower hair clip made. But it was no ordinary order, Katie wanted to incorporate fabric from her mother's wedding veil and an older silk flower corsage that was her grandmothers. I love weddings and a craft challenge so I worked with the bride to make a special personalized wedding fascinator. And luckily Katie was nice enough to send me some final photos that I thought I would share…Thanks Katie!

Greetings, Ladies and Gents! Join me, Design by Night at the PA Burlesque Festival! And no I'm not dancing I'm a vendor, believe me no one wants to see me perform!

The festival includes Burlesque classes, workshops, and lectures presented by professional, knowledgable performers. And no Glamazon is complete until she's found the right accoutrements! Shop our BURLESQUE BAZAAR for everything you need to stand out in the crowd.

When: June 29 - July 1, 2012
Where: 334 South Street, Philadelphia PA

"The Burlesque Gala" Friday, June 29
"The Big Reveal" Saturday, June 30
Classes and the Bazaar will be held on Saturday, June 30th and Sunday, July 1st
For more information visit www.paburlesque.com.

Recently I got a stash of my grandmom's old plastic bangles that she originally got from the 5 and 10 store. Although I love bangles the years had put a bunch of nicks and dings on them so I decided to give them an facelift. This project is super easy and cheap. One of the best parts is that you can not only use old bangles you can use all those bits and pieces of embroidery floss that you have left over from other projects.

Supplies
2-skeins of embroidery floss*
plastic bangle
scissors
white craft glue

*You can use more than 2 colors, I encourage using as many as you want.


Tie embroidery floss to the bracelet. Make sure to double not it so it doesn't slip off.


 Wrap the embroidery floss around the bracelet making sure to cover the short tail by wrapping the embroidery floss over it.


 To change colors tie one color of floss to the other. Make sure to double knot it tightly so the knot doesn't slip (3A). Closely trim the tails of the floss making sure to keep the one long st…

Come visit me (Design by Night) this Saturday and Sunday at HonFest in Hampden. I will have a table in front of the fabulous Kiss'n Makeup. Come visit me and get your hon on by getting a lovely piled high bee hive hair-do by the wonderful ladies in Kiss'n Makeup.

Bawlmer's Best Time!

June 9: 11am to 10pm
June 10: Noon to 6pm

I will be located on the Avenue in front of Kiss'n Makeup, 827 W. 36th Street

For more information visit the Honfest website.