New Cards & SWAG!

Here's a sneak peek at my swag for the Petaluma show! Is that a pink rain drop I see? If you happen to come across the pink rain drop, you are the lucky winner of a FREE pair of earrings from me! ($15 value or less!) So, please check your swag if you attend "Running with Glitter"!

Why Walk, when you can Run with Glitter?

(copied from the PCM blog!)

"Baby, It's cold outside," he said. "Why not warm things up with a little glitter?" she smiled mischievously. A sprinklehere, a splash, there...
The rumors are true, the whispers are telling.... and finally it seems we've landed in a glitter wonderland. The Petaluma Craft Mafia is launching it's third production, after Craftaluma,Holiday Craftacular, and now we're officially,Craftaluma,"Running with Glitter!!"

We were going to take the year off, but our crafty friends and vendors kept pestering us, so, while we will still do our spring show on May 15th, 2010, we're going to get things warmed up
for the Holidays with a runway and craft show. Whew!

Running with Glitter is hosting some of the best talent locally, and in the north bay. Handmade goodness that will help you with your shopping list and support local artists.
Come on down to the Petaluma Vet's Hall, groove to the live tunes, grab a cupcake, and take-in the glittery fashion show with some of the leading, cutting edge DIY'er designers!
We're gonna have a glitterlicious 'ol time, and the admission to the show is one buck, proceeds benefit the Phoebe Washer Foundation for the Arts.

Psst. Get there early for faboo swag bags!! (*keep reading to the bottom for my secret surprise!*)

Peace, love and glitter,

The Petaluma Craft Mafia


What: Petaluma Craft Mafia hosts, Craftaluma's "Running with Glitter" Holiday Show.
When: December 19th, 2009, 12 noon- 5
Where: Petaluma Veteran's Hall
Admission - 1 buck - Swell swag bags for the first fifty folks.

I will be here!!! If you're in the area, PLEASE stop by & say "HI!" Also, make sure you check out the swag bags! My swag will have Rain Drop pendants...Amass the sea of blue rain drops is one lucky PINK rain drop. If you are the lucky winner of the pink rain drop, you will also win a FREE pair of earrings from me! ($15 value or less) How can you beat that? Remember to check your PCM swag bags at the show! ;)

November Design Team Bits and Pieces Collages

(Repost from Glitter & Grunge)

For November I asked our design team to make a 12 tile bits and pieces collage that represents some aspect of themselves. Each tile is 2x2. Here are some of our members pieces and their notes about it.

Bits-n-Pieces Collage of Me by Lorrain Garcia

1. Crayon Monkey - My Niece

2. Dress Maker Stand - My mom, sewing
3. Angel Wings - My sister
4. Heart - I am loved.
5. Rain Cloud - My name, my business
6. Skull Necklace - My jewelry
7. Bird - My grandma
8. Glasses - Me, geeky
9. CD - My boyfriend, Music
10. Dancing skeleton - My Heritage
11. Sunflower - My favorite flower
12. Bust - Femininity

Shannon's piece in progress (finished piece to be revealed later).

Wall hanging, by Leslie, the result of the 2 x 2 Challenge. The basic squares were made of cloth-paper that I made (based on a technique first introduced by Beryl Taylor in Cloth Paper Scissors) and then hand-stitched onto unstretched painted canvas. The beads at the bottom were made from more bits of cloth-paper and hung from hemp. Grommets and hemp hold the entire piece onto a wooden dowel.

Upcoming Holiday Show

Rain's Embellishments - Etsy Showcase: Earrings

Who has an Etsy showcase? I have an etsy showcase! Check it out!!!!

Etsy Buy Handmade Rainsembellishments

Where The Wild Things Are

I was super-excited for "Where The Wild Things Are" movie to come out in the theater! I've always loved the book...I even got it for my godson's second birthday this year! In preparation for the movie I invited a bunch of people & asked them to join in a movie-themed swap. Unfortunately/fortunately my family was the only people who could make it.

I stayed up late making the masks & two of the "king Max" crowns...Angel made the third crown. And Marianna made the most fantastic crayons for me! Yes, my family loves to craft! Here's a slide show of a bit of the fun we had Friday night!

Design Team Reveal!!

(REPOST from Glitter & Grunge)

Wow. WOW. All I can say is that our design team is awesome! I can't believe the amazing things they each made with one little packet of supplies!

Rain made an awesome corset....

Shannon made this amazing Shrine ...
(and two others! This is my personal fave, though...more on flickr)

Leslie made this sweet floral sculpture...

Kath created a delightful paper bag book (more pics on flickr)

And Jen sewed up a great house pillow which is also our GIVEAWAY PIECE! Check back tomorrow for all the details on this wonderful giveaway! Some of these pieces will be available for purchase on Glitter and Grunge later this week.

Please leave us a comment and tell us which one is your favorite piece!

**As of now Flickr is not uploading any of our pics, so you'll need to hang tight for a bit!

Glitter & Grunge Design Challenge #1 - A Work In Progress!

At first I wasn't sure what to make with my collection of goodies I received from Claire. After I thought about it for a while, I decided to make a corset.

I cut out the base of my corset with muslin and then set about the task of piecing the fabric together bit by bit.

Then I carefully stitched each piece of fabric & paper clippings together.

This is my result. I still have some embellishing to do. I also have to make my button holes in the back & attach my buttons for a closure. The corset is for a size 14 give or take....

Shop Update: "Dead Frida" Necklaces & Earrings, Fish & Swine Flew

I've been busily working on new things for my etsy shop!

Check out the goodness:

Etsy Buy Handmade Rainsembellishments

You know I can't help myself!

I just can't get enough of it! Enjoy! ;)

Happy Friday

I just received this video in an email and couldn't resist sharing! Enjoy! : D

Excitement! Glitter & Grunge Fall Design Team Announced!

Copied from Glitter & Grunge:

Meet Our Fall Design Team!

Oh my! I cannot believe the amazing entries we got for the design team. A-MAY-ZING!

It was so hard to choose and we really would have loved to have everyone. If you were not chosen this round - never fear we will be taking applications for the winter team soon. We would love for everyone to have a chance to showcase their artwork for Glitter and Grunge!

Over the next week or so we will be doing in-depth profiles on these super talented ladies as well as showing you examples of their impressive art work. I am so pleased with the variety of art forms these ladies create and hope that you are too.

Click their photos and say hello to the on their blogs!




Congratulations, Shannon, Rain, Jen, Kath and Leslie!!

A Good Saturday

Being a manager of a retail store it's rare that I get a Saturday off. When my co-worker asked if she could switch my Wednesday off for her Saturday I jumped at the chance! Chris (my bf) and I had the opportunity to finally sleep in on a weekend morning and we joyfully did! After waking & showering we had a very late breakfast and then took a day trip to Auburn. We took a stroll around the old town square, and visited the local bead store - I just can't help myself! (My bead addiction is a sickness I swear!)

When we finished our shopping/window shopping we meandered over to the local disk golf park. This place is huge! It's a regular park with a couple playgrounds, multiple ball fields, and it's very own lake! Oh yeah, and the disc golf range in the wooded area as well!

Here's a few pictures from the sites:

Since we were in the area, I had the urge to head over to Meadow Vista to see if my Uncle Jack (my sister's godfather) was home. I hadn't been that way for a visit for a very long time...Not since Auntie Nita (Jack's wife - my sister's godmother) had passed. I've been feeling guilty for not visiting and decided that this was the perfect time to go!

We arrived just as Uncle Jack was about to mow the lawn. We hugged, and I introduced him to Chris then we headed inside. He chatted about filling up the humming bird feeders, dating all the local widows, and the trips that he's been on. He talked so much that I barely got in three or four sentences of conversation! He even told me this cute story about a doll he had given my sister when she was little. It was this life size doll that my sister use to keep locked up in the closet at night because it would freak her out if she woke up and saw it in the middle of the night! (I digress.) We ended our visit while there was still time for him to get out and mow his lawn with what was left the the light of the day.

Chris and I headed back to our side of town to grab a bite to eat. Then we went to the movie theater to watch Funny People. We had some good laughs...and after the movie we headed back home for bed. All in all, a very good Saturday!

WARNING! THE PRISONERS HAVE ESCAPED!!!

So I downloaded this awesome Harry Potter app on my boyfriend's iPhone. It allows you to create your own "Daily Prophet"/"Azkaban" wanted posters. It actually looks a whole lot cooler on the phone because the app makes it look like you're moving in this series of four shots. Unfortunately, I could only email myself the stills of these photos. So I went to slide.com and created this:

Chris thought he would be cute by adding the caption "Eats Children Daily" to my pics because I was eating sorbet when he was capturing the frames of me! LOL! What do you think?

Who knew...

Who knew that all those years that I would begrudgingly sort beans (for the BIG pot of beans to go with every meal) was preparing me for work at the bead shop!? This is a random thought that has crossed my mind numerous times before... Including today while I was at work sorting through some horrendously mixed up crystals. I was sorting through them like I was trying to pick all the rocks & spoiled beans out of the pile. Just something I thought I might share! Hopefully, it even made you laugh!

And the winners are....

Drum roll please!

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Polyjuice Potion: Marianna - Use it wisely!

Felix Felicies: Yoli - Save it for something special

Amortentia: Marianna - Yes, I'm completely crushing on Zac Effron too!

Veritaserum: Kathy - Careful! You may hear something you don't want to know about!

Thanks for participating ladies! I'll get those packages to you shortly!

Etsy Shop Updated!

Hey folks! I just updated my Etsy shop with my favorite new pieces!

Grab the Harry Potter inspired jewelry while you can!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade Rainsembellishments.etsy.com

"how are you to win my fabulous prize?..."

Time for my first ever GIVEAWAY!!!!!

The prize: Potion Bottle stretch bracelet kits!

Amortentia

"It's the most powerful love potion in the world!"

Felix Felicis

"It's liquid luck"

Veritaserum

"...potion that forces the drinker to tell the truth"

Polyjuice Potion

"It transforms you into somebody else."

So listen up class: You don't have to create the Draught of Living Death; but you do have to leave me a comment. What you would do with each potion, should you have it in your possession? I will choose the most creative answers for each potion and inform who my winners are for each. (There are four winners here!) You have a week from today to send me your answers. Be clever and you shall win my fabulous prize!

*All quotes from Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince & Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets By: J. K. Rowling.

Update

Hey folks! Sorry I slacked off this past week...it was a really busy work week! We got new stock in at The Bead Shoppe that I've been trying to put into proper homes. All while constantly working on broken jewelry repairs and doing one-on-one classes! Then I had my niece Thursday & Friday...so I really didn't have time for blog!

Just to let you know...I'm planning on doing my Harry Potter giveaways this week!!! Also, I'll be posting new pictures on my Flickr from Harry Potter movie night; as well as trying to get some new things in my etsy shop! So please check back later this week! Until then.... ;)

Brick Stitch Lightning Bolt Pendant

Hello my fellow stitching enthusiasts!
As promised, here is my pattern for a
Lightning Bolt Pendant:

If you need some help with this, I found brick stitch instructions here. Please feel free to ask me any questions if you get stuck!