More Goodies to Look for at the Friends of a Feather Event this Week

I'd like to introduce to you our newest "Friends of a Feather" Artisan...Betsy Olson! You can see that she is an amazing potter. We are very excited to have her as part of our event this fall!I was immediately impressed with her work. She has been working all summer on some beautiful pieces and quite an assortment!

The added detail in some of her pieces are very unique and intricate.

These wonderful little "scary" creatures were handmade by Robin Macintosh and will be available at our show this week. They have such personality!

Robin will also have some of her fun little Christmas ornaments she made out of old tin molds. Too cute!

I made these fun Vintage Flowers made with old ephemera and made ephemera wrapped bottles for the vases with embellishments. I offer a class in my Vintage Arts Studio on how to make your own. Be sure to pick up a class schedule in the Studio while at the Friends of a Feather Sale this week.

This is one of my newest creations..."A Little Birdie Told Me" series of paper mache' birds with little sayings. I will have some of these fun little birds for sale, but I will also be offering a class at Vintage Arts Studio on how to make your own!

Craig and Sheila from Odd Folies made this wonderful repurposed printers drawer cabinet ~ fantastic for holding all kinds of "little diddles."

These are some of the other types of repurposed things that Craig and Sheila will be offering at our Friends of a Feather Sale.

Kathi of TrayBella is branching out with her amazing trays that she creates one at a time...with beautiful papers and fun, chunky handles.

"The Gathering Place" ~ The Magazine Article!

We have been anxiously awaiting to have the October issue of Kansas City Homes and Gardens hit the newstands which features our garden courtyard, our dog Cooper, and our upcoming Friends of a Feather Fall Sales Event. I met Andrea, the Editor-in-Chief, at our last Friends of a Feather event that was held this past June. She and her staff did a fantastic job! Click on the KCHandG link highlighted above to read the complete article.

This is Cooper, our 165 pound Great Dane...he loves to drink out of the small bird bath that sits in our garden...especially after a cool rain. He is such a sweet boy!

This is Daisy Mae, our other Great Dane...she wants her five minutes of fame too!

The windmill was a purchase that my husband Brian made while combing the River Market Antique Mall in downtown Kansas City with me one afternoon. He repainted it, and I added his name and the year detail to have it be "written" in history...

Marilyn (Mom) is Amazing!

Marilyn (Mom) has been creating things with her hands her entire life. Growing up, I have always watched and admired her creative talents. These are just a few of her wonderful things that she will be offering at our upcoming Friends of a Feather Fall Event.

Her artistic creative stitchery enhances these one of a kind, handmade album covers with pretty fabric-print pages that will be hard to resist! These would make unique gifts for someone you know ~ or keep them for yourself!! :) Mom's muffin-tin pincushions are made from bright colored wool...each one different and unique! She was one of the original pincushion creators!

Good Company ~ "Junie C" and Beading Hearts

Two of our Friends of a Feather, Angie a.k.a. "Junie C" and Mary Alice of Beading Hearts, participate in a monthly gathering located at I-35 and Lamar -behind Joe's Carpet ~ there are 8 or so gals that get some amazing things together ~ fabulous flea market finds, jewelry, art work, embellished clothing and accessories.

These are just a few of Mary Alice's and Angie's a.k.a. Junie C's fabulous handmade treasures that will be available at our Friends of a Feather Fall Event coming up October 9th & 10th.

One of a kind brooches made from fabrics, woolfelt and other beautiful elements...

Lovely embellished clothing...

Unique choker necklaces...

And quite an assortment of embellished accessories! You better come early to our Fall Event for the best selection!

My Grama's Apple Butter ~ Available at the Upcoming Sale!

My Mom has been making this Apple Butter for years. She always makes up a big batch at Christmas time to give a jar to each of us kids (I usually get two jars :) but don't tell my siblings...) It is an old family recipe that my mom got from my dad's mother. This was the first time that I got together with Mom to make the recipe ~ I think it was about time! We thought that we would sell some at our upcoming Friends of a Feather event. It is the absolute BEST Apple Butter you can imagine! I tend to want to keep it all for myself... The process is quite simple...cook the apples down...grind the apples through the mill...

Add ALOT of sugar...

cook it in the oven for about an hour...

Pour into sterilized jars...

Seal with wax.

The Apple Butter looks so beautiful with the sun shining through the jars!

You will have to be sure to get a jar to take home with you when you come to our sale!

Friends of a Feather Fall Event!

The much anticipated Fall Gathering of Like-minded Souls is just around the corner! You don't want to miss this HUGE sales event. There are 13 of us Friends of a Feather who have been working relentlessly since our last sale in June to put together another fun-packed two days of SHOPPING ~ SHARING TIME WITH FRIENDS ~ HAVING LUNCH ~ AND TOURING THE VINTAGE ARTS STUDIO!

A Girl's Knit-Group Gathering at Vintage Arts Studio

I hosted a fabulous group of friends who get together regularly to get some "knitting" done. We first gathered in the courtyard ~ it was a very pleasant afternoon ~ everyone brought wonderful treats to share. We hung outside for a while chatting about life ~ friends and family...

Once they finished the "catch up" session in the courtyard, I showed them into my Vintage Arts Studio, right off the courtyard, to find a place to settle in...

Everyone brought something of their own to work on ~ knitting, crocheting, embroidery...

You could really see that these girls have fun just being together and being creative in their own way ~ which is what gatherings of friends at my Vintage Arts Studio is all about...

Learning new tricks ~ beautiful! I loved this "yarn" ~ which was more like ribbon!

Everyone seemed to have a great time!

Making Flowers with My Daughter Jennifer

I can't believe my second to the oldest daughter Jennifer is all grown up and is a first grade school teacher! She was in the midst of putting her classroom together for the new school year and thought she could use a few "pops" of color in her Reading Rainforest area of her classroom. So my mom, Jennifer and I got together in my Vintage Arts Studio a couple of weeks ago to make a few tissue paper flowers. Gathering different colors of tissue paper...Trimming...Folding...Fluffing...These are so easy to make ~ and creates such a wonderful splash of color!What a beautiful arrangement!You can see how she displayed them in her classroom! I am sure the new little first graders really enjoy sitting among the animals and flowers ~ a great place to sit, read and be inspired!