Design by Night

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 14: 11am to 10pm
June 15: 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.

Come see Design by Night this weekend at the Annual May Day Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm this weekend.
May 2, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM May 3 & 4,  from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day.
Admission is $15 for people over 12, $5 for people 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under.  A three-day pass is available for a reduced price of $30...the three day pass can also be used to get through the gates quicker, even if you are only using it for two of the days. 
For more information, visit the Sproutwood Farm website.

What could be better than wine and feathers! Come see me this weekend at the 11th Annual Highlandtown Wine Festival.

Drink some wine and help celebrate the tradition of home wine making. The wine festival features a homemade wine competition, wine tastings, children's activities, arts and crafts, food, and music.

When: Sunday, April 27, 2014
Time: 1 - 6 pm
Where: Corner of Conkling and Claremont Street

Crafty Balboa April Showers

Come see me and my crafty friend Jill Popowich Designs at the 6th Annual Crafty Balboa Springtime Event!

Saturday April 26, 2014
11am - 5pm
Outdoor Market at Passyunk and Tasker
South Philadelphia

I love cheap white canvas shoes in the summer. They are comfortable and cheap and with a little craft time they can be oh so cute.

This tutorial is a bit harder than some of my others because it requires that you have a very steady painting hand. So if you are not great with the paint brush you might want to try out my other canvas shoe tutorial which is much easier.

Supplies
Canvas shoes (I bought mine from Walmart for $5.97)
Fabric Paint, color of your choice and black
Chartpak Ad Marker Blender Pen (with Zylene)
Fine tip paint brush and a flatter quarter inch brush
Tape
Laser Printer

Print out the pattern below on a Laser Printer or copier. (Use the scale to make sure the print out is the correct size).  Note: the print out MUST BE FROM A LASER PRINTER OR COPIER TO WORK.


Remove the shoe laces. Roughly cut out the patterns and tape in place on each shoe.


In a WELL VENTILATED area, take the Chartpak maker and rub the back side to transfer the image to the shoe. You will have…

Join BEST's talented artists and craftsmen to celebrate Spring with local, handmade, high quality, goods. BEST’s artists have been sequestered in their studios long enough, by a brutal winter, and are anxious to showcase new works. With everything from prints and sculptures to jewelry and accessories and so much more, the BEST Spring Show Ever! is sure to help melt your cabin fever away.

Where? The courtyard at the historic Union Mill, 1500 Union Avenue
When? Sunday, April 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Who? Members of BEST!
Participating vendors:
A Little PartyBecca and MarsBlock Party PressByrdie JewelryDesign by NightDoxallo StudioFiorella JewelryFuzzyMugGreenwood CreationsJennyJen42Jill Popowich DesignsMackwirePhinney StudiosSusan BrandtWood Art for LivingShow will take place rain or shine. The entire event will be moved inside the old mill in the case of inclement weather.
Download the Press Release [PDF] for more information.

For many, losing weight is a priority in the new year. Well this tutorial can help! How do you say? Well next time you want to pick up a fork to eat a piece of cake, craft with it instead.


Supplies:
18" chain with findings
Embroidery thread—4 Colors Scissors Dinner fork
Tape

Tape the chain to the the fork, keeping it towards one of the outer prongs. Using your first color of embroidery thread, start wrapping it around the fork and chain. I just kept wrapping until I thought I had enough thread to make a nice sized tassel.


Cut about a 12" piece of the thread and weave it through the fork prong and around your bundle of wrapped thread (Fig. 2a). Tie the thread tightly (Fig. 2b). Weave the ends through again and around to the back and tie again, make sure to tie it tightly and double knot the thread so it does not come undone (Fig. 2c). Trim the long ends (I trimmed them the length of the tassel so they would blend in).




Make three more tassels on the fork with the other embroid…