Butter Home

I just dropped off my second order at Butter Home ...a fabulous new store that just opened inside the Melrose Market on Seattle's Capitol Hill. I had time to look around and see everything in the store and I'm very honored to be one of the vendors selected by owner Claire Corley. She has such a fantastic eye for quality and uniqueness. It's a tiny store, but it's jam-packed with great finds and everything is displayed perfectly to keep you moving through the small space. From the recycled-Maine-fishing-rope rugs to the California art student's newspaper bags to the photographic magnets by Seattle artist Shelli Engels, it's got a little of everything and EVERYTHING is worth looking at. I promise to take pictures the next time I'm there.

EtsyRain Pre-Holiday Craft Show

The first 50 shoppers get a free swag bag and I hear they are the BEST swag bags given out any any show. Packed full of USABLE goodies! The ScarfCity contribution is a felted flower hair clip and I made 100 of those babies.

Anyway, the craft fair is just in time to get a jump on that holiday shopping ....and maybe grab something for yourself. I've seen the list of crafters and the selection with be a lovely variety of jewelry, clothing, accessories, children's items and so much more.

The ScarfCity table (that's me) will have handknitted and handcrocheted scarves (of course) as well has hats, capelets, ponchos, felted flower headbands, headwraps (very hard to find a cuter one anywhere) and my newest item ....wrist and arm warmers! It's going to be very excited!

Craft Fair Schedule

October 16-17 ~ EtsyRain Pre-Holiday Craft Show, Intiman Theatre 11-5

November 6 ~ Mountlake Terrace High School Holiday Bazaar 10-4

November 20 ~ PLU Yule Boutique, Memorial Gym 9-5

November 26-27 ~ Follow the Star Craft Fair, Edmonds Masonic Center 10-4

December 4 ~ Punk Rock Flea Market, Underground Events Center 10 am - whenever I get tired

Northgate Festival

We've got our booth assignment for the Northgate Festival. My partner Cheryl Zettler of Classic Beadwear and I will be all the way at the end of the craft row, which is at the end of the festival. I encourage shoppers to keep walking and keep looking because we've got a tent full of wonderful things to try on and buy when you get to the end.

Plus, Northgate Festival has quite a few events to keep you busy in the mean time. Live entertainment on two stages, a classic mustang car show and a huge area for the kids to play. They'll be a health fair and food there too.

It's at a new location this year. They're closing down 103rd street between Northgate mall and the new Thornton Place Plaza. Hours are 11am to 7pm. Weather forecast says few showers and 66 degrees. Perfect Seattle weather! See you there.

Next Show ....Northgate Festival

You'll hear me moan and groan a lot about how my items don't really sell in the summer, which is why I don't do a lot of summer shows. Knitwear ...it's just too hot to even think about chunky hats and scarves! But this year I got a flyer from the good folks at the Northgate Festival (in North Seattle) to be a part of their street festival. Luckily, it falls in September. I figure, even if it isn't cool enough for hats, at least it's fall and buyers will be thinking about staying warm in the months to come. I'm very excited and have been knitting furiously for weeks. I'm sharing a booth with my good friend and talented crafter Cheryl Zettler of Seattle Chic/Classic Beadwear (link http://www.classicbeadwear.com/). I'll be debuting several new pieces from my fall line including a new Infinity Scarf, a crocheted Newsboy Cap, and a new version of cowl scarf, the Cable Cowl. Plus, I'll have my very popular headwraps. As well as capelets and ponchos and other hats and scarves. CAN'T WAIT!

The Northgate Festival

Saturday, September 11am - 8pm

Located at the new Thornton Place Plaza