Jewelry Booth in a Bag

I was planning on driving to Art-is-You in Petaluma, CA but since my daughter is unable to go with me I did not want to drive the 12 hours alone.  I have to improvise because  I have a booth at the retreat I was left wondering how I would set up the booth with minimal display equipment.  The booth needed to fit into one suitcase and not weight too much.  So I bought foam core and polyester stuffing and covered the boards with some left over fabric I had.  I used Tacky glue and a staple gun.  The black velvet jewelry busts (6) were already lightweight but I needed a way to prop them up so I bought shipping boxes and will use to secure the tops of the boxes. The boxes will be draped with fabric.  I already have a table at the retreat and a table cloth, but decided to pack my own anyway just in case the color does not work out.  It all fits nicely into one suitcase and is not even at 50 pounds yet, so I can add some jewelry to the bag.  Anyway, I just wanted to share my booth in a bag idea in hopes it will be useful to others.

Keyhole Necklaces

I recently sent some of these keyholes into Belle Armoire jewelry and found out they will be published in an upcoming issue.  I have been making these for about a year and have given many of them away to friends.  I am getting low and have about 5 left to take to the Art-is-you art retreat in Petaluma, CA. The website is at: http://www.art-is-you.com/mysitecaddy/site3/ You will be excited to see the lineup of great classes that are going to be taught, I can hardly wait.   I hope I get some more time to make a few more of these before I go on Sept 21st.  The vendors night will be Saturday Sept 25th and I hope to see many of you guys there or in classes. 

Terri Brush Classes

I just found out a few days ago the Terri Brush is coming to Utah to teach classes in November. You really do not want to miss this class, since she will be teaching her holiday papier mache figurines and soldered jewelry. If you are interested you can find the information at: http://www.terribrushdesigns.com/private-event.html