Craft Fair

This weekend I did a craft show along with my good friend Beth Wing from Honey Locust Hills in DeSoto, MO at the community center.  We had so much fun spending time together and crafting while we were working our booth.

At this show, Beth highlighted her up cycled vintage and shabby chic jewelry and hair accessories.  She finds many vintage pieces that have beautiful stones, charms or beads but needs a "remake" to make them fresh again.  She and her step daughter, Taylor, both do a beautiful job on their jewelry pieces and hair accessories!  I highlighted my fiber arts projects with hand knit ruffle fashion scarves and other multi purpose scarves as well as a hand crocheted baby afghan with a soft fuzzy pompom border.  I also brought my hand crocheted 100% cotton dish clothes.  If you have never used hand made dish clothes, they are amazing!  My mom stopped by on Sunday and told our both visitors how she would never use a store purchased dish cloth again after using these hand made cotton dish clothes.  She didn't ask for a commission for the PR plug. . .but maybe I'll make up some new dish clothes for her for such a positive, glowing recommendation!

Beth and I both have Etsy shops.  You can visit Beth from Honey Locust Hills at http://www.HoneyLocustHills.etsy.com or visit my Adorned Well shop at http://www.AdornedWell.etsy.com.  I'm working on building up my inventory right now as I don't have too many items in my shop at this time, but I do take customer orders for items that you might like in different colors or lengths.  Give me about a week's notice if you need something by a specific date.  Feel free to leave me a comment on this post or email me if you have any questions, AdornedWell@att.net.   


Beth Wing from Honey Locust Hills and
Kelly Wells from Adorned Well





Beth's step daughter Taylor helping in the booth.  She also makes
some of the jewelry and hair accessories.



Some of Beth and Taylor's beautiful jewelry and hair accessories.




My hand knitted scarves and crocheted baby
blanket and crocheted dish clothes.



More of Honey Locust Hills jewelry and hair accessories as well
as my Adorned Well hand knit and crocheted items.

Beth has so many beautiful display boxes that highlight
her up cycled vintage and shabby chic jewelry items.



Beth working on a new jewelry piece.



Taylor snapped this one of me straightening up the display.



Taylor just turned 16 last week and I made this pink ruffle scarf for
her as a birthday gift.  I worked on it while at the craft show.



From Granny Squares to Loving Granny

Whenever I am sitting around watching a show on TV, a movie or in a waiting room, I get antsy very quickly.  I am so used to multi-tasking through out the day that I find it hard to just sit and do nothing. I make a lot of scarves and jewelry, but from time to time I also make these really cute and functional dish cloths.  They are crocheted out of 100% cotton yarn and are extremely durable.  Last year I made dozens of them.  I kept a few and gave some away as gifts. 

This past week mom and I had a garage sale and just sitting there between customers was driving me crazy. So I pulled out mom's book, some yarn and an old crochet needle that use to belong to my Granny and I made up a few new ones from mom's new pattern book. I think they turned out pretty nice. 














I can't post the actual pattern directions due to copyrights, but here is a copy of the cover of the book, 2-Hour Dishcloths by Darla Sims.

I have been crocheting since I was a girl.  I grew up in a family of women who all crocheted, knitted, quilted and just basically did everything crafty and for the home!  My mom tried to teach me when I was very young, but I was a pretty stubborn, easily frustrated child.  At some point she just gave up.  :)

My Granny was the most patient teacher.  I told her I wanted to learn how to crochet.  She would sit with me for hours (and through a few tantrums!) until I understood the basics.  I couldn't tell you how many crocheted granny squares I made when I was young. 

My Granny passed away almost 2 years ago and almost every day something reminds me of her.  This picture of the two of us is the last Christmas that we got to spend together. I was in the process of crocheting a lap afghan for her at the time since she was always cold and a regular sized quilt or afghan would get caught up in the wheels of her wheelchair.  I will admit. . .I never did finish that project.  I just couldn't bring myself to work on it once she was gone.

I am so thankful that I had a loving, close relationship with my grandparents.  I treasure all the special moments that we shared over the years!

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