Suburban Girl Studio

Highlights from The Steampunk World's Fair!

Over the weekend I attended The Steampunk World's Fair about 40 minutes from my house.  I stayed Friday through Sunday and had an AMAZING time!  Here's just a few highlights from this crazy weekend...

My gal pals and I in our Friday night finery.  Note to self: Victorian boots destroy your feet.  Buy flat black boots for next year.

The wonderful people of Plummet Sound Pottery.  I picked up a fabulous gear-shaped raku bowl from them.  It's already in the glass cabinet for all to gaze upon!

You see how hard it was to choose just one?!?

I hosted a trinket/doo-dad swap on Saturday.  We had a great turnout and exchanged some wonderful goodies!  I made porcelain and stoneware gears that were wearable with a clasp and chain.

My friend Kaeryn got married at the event!  Congratulations!

We had a meet-up for those of us addicted to Damsel in this Dress clothing.

These guys had me laughing soooooooooo hard!

Amazing balloon art!

Can it get any better?!?  The creativity is unbelievable!

I decided to switch from kraken hunter to butterfly hunter on Sunday.

I had a wonderful time and am already thinking ahead to next year!  How will I top this?!?  I'm sure I'll think of something...

 

So Many New Items!

I did a small Etsy shop update yesterday with plenty of new items including lots of steampunk-influenced pieces!

Dirigibles!  These are a collaborative effort between Jenny and I!  Jenny sculpted, carved and created a mold of her original dirigible.  I then cast, bisque-fire, glaze, stain and final-fire the pendants!  I currently also have aqua and copper patina dirigibles available.

Kraken tentacles now in brown stoneware with oxides and aqua glaze!  I love this new combination!

Ammonite fossil pendants are back!  

And while not a steampunk piece, these white and aqua-striped chunky beads have sold out at my last two shows!  Get em while you can!

Another brand new design!  Perfect for seed-beaders or someone who is clever with wire-work!  Also available in a blue/white combo!

Happy Beading!

Let's Bead Trunk Show Highlights!

I was at Let's Bead in Rochester, NY on Saturday for a trunk show.  We stayed with Colin's aunt and uncle and enjoyed a beautiful long weekend.  

This shop is HUGE!  I suppose during the long winters in upstate NY, you need something to do and what's better than beading?!?

I was lucky enough to have a few friends in that area that stopped by to visit...

Kristen Stevens and her daughter Shelby came and spent about 4 hours hanging out with me.  Kristen had her clown car bag with her.  Why do I call it a clown car?  She must have pulled a million pieces of gorgeous jewelry out of it!  Thanks again for the AMAZING bracelet!

Shelby and I chatted it up about cosplay, gaming and all things nerdy.  w00t!

Kerry Bogert stopped in as well!  Her daughter was with her and she was so cute and funny!

And I forgot to take photos with them, but Rachel Baron and Nellie Thomas (WoolyWire's creator) also came and said hello!

It was great seeing my friends and family and the weather couldn't have been nicer the entire weekend.  Looking forward to visiting with everyone again in the fall!

Let's Bead Trunk Show: May 4th!

I'm having a trunk show at Let's Bead in Rochester, NY on Saturday!  I've restocked on trilobites, daisy pendants, kraken tentacles, bead sets and lots more!  I'll also be debuting a very limited number of my new dirigible pendants!

See you there!

Bead Fest Spring Recap!

Head over to Art Jewelry Elements for a recap of my fun day at Bead Fest Spring!  Highlights include: vendors, the art bead swap and dinner at the brewery!

Happy Beading!

Highlights from the Ornamentea Show!

What a wonderful weekend!  I had such a great time down in Raleigh, I wish we could have stayed longer!

We drove 10 hours on Thursday so I didn't see the shop til Friday.  There I am seeing Ornamentea for the very first time!

Colin and I also did some sightseeing and antiquing on Friday.  Then we gorged on amazing North Carolina bbq...

We ate at Clyde Coopers AND the fabulous Chick-N-Que truck.

Friday night, we went to Elaine Ray's house.  We sat around the fire pit with her husband and friend (and kick-ass jewelry designer) Julie.

Here I am on Saturday with my set-up and funky mustache skirt (thanks Martha)!

I was so thrilled to meet several more of my facebook friends in person. Even better, they stayed for awhile and did show-and-tell.

Ornamentea is a great shop and has wonderful customers.  I got to meet some lovely people on Saturday.

We ended our trip with a yummy dinner and great company.

I can't wait to go back and do this again!

A special thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday!

Next stop: Let's Bead in East Rochester, NY on May 4th!

Ornamentea Trunk Show: April 6th!

This Saturday at Ornamentea in Raleigh, NC! I will have LOTS of beads, charms and pendants! Be there or be square!

Up To My Eyeballs in Show Prep!

I'm in full blown trunk show prep mode right now.  I just finished a huge batch of porcelain and have spent the last two days glazing and glazing and glazing.  

Everything on this tray is destined for the show at Ornamentea on April 6th.

These pretties will also be coming along once they've gotten their coat of clear glaze and a final firing in the kiln.

As soon as I get back from Ornamentea I start this all over again for Let's Bead in Rochester, NY.  

Now please excuse me while I go collapse.  

Bead Fest Spring Art Bead Swap Info

Bead Fest Spring is almost here!  This means it is time to start planning out what beads you'd like to bring to the swap!  Now before we get started, please make sure you read ALL the rules.  Thanks.

About the Swap:

• This swap is open to anyone in attendance at Bead Fest on 4/13/13.
• Each participant will bring a box/bag containing 5-7 quality art beads.  (Visit Art Bead Scene, if you need clarification on what an art bead is.)
• Swap will be held promptly at 4:30pm on 4/13/13 in the concessions area.  This means you need to arrive between 4:15-4:25pm to enter your name.  Don't be late or you won't get to participate!  Sorry, no exceptions.
• Names will be randomly drawn in pairs.  You will swap on the spot.  
• This is a great way to meet new people and get some fabulous art beads!  

If you need to be reminded, please "Like" my Suburban Girl facebook page.  I will post reminders leading up to the show.  

See you there!

Daisy & Hibiscus Bead Set Update

I will be adding a very limited number of daisy and hibiscus bead sets to the Etsy shop today.

I'm currently swamped with prepping for my trunk shows at Ornamentea & Let's Bead, so you might not see more of these for a few weeks.

So get them while you can!