At every market, after I'm all set up and ready for the day, I try to spend at least 20 min checking out my fellow vendor's goods. I am a handcrafted artisan, so naturally I am always trying to support other handcrafted artisans and their amazing talents. There are a lot of artisans out there who are incredibly talented individuals.
I am always excited when a fellow vendor wants to barter for goods...and why not...they want something of yours you want something of theirs...it's a win win!!
This year's markets were a treasure trove of amazing things from handmade jewelry to up cycled scarves. I had just as much fun shopping as I did selling my own goods.
As I put together all of my amazing finds I realized that I really scored on some amazing things...and I was a little selfish this year, everything is for me!!!! Santa can cross me off his list!!!
I wanted to give credit where credit is due: however, I have lost some of the business cards that went with some of my goods..so I will put at which market they were bought from and if it's yours..please email me and I will get you your credit. I am hopeless when it comes to miss-placing business cards...next on the list for a barter is a business card holder that will fit into my purse.
Handmade Glass pendant necklace. Love this necklace. The Green is less blue than the picture shows, it's a beautiful lime green (my favorite color BTW). I can't for the life of me remember the name of the company I got this from. I got this one at the Washington Public Market in Snohomish in November, I think opening weekend. I got the necklace and the pendant from the same vendor. She had some amazing stuff and I had the hardest time choosing just two things.
The purple pendant looks fantastic with just a small silver chain. Very plain, but elegant.
My favorite score of the year. I did not barter this one, this is one I just had to have. If you know my stuff, you know that this tree looks incredibly similar to my company logo, and of course I just had to have it. Have you ever had something just speak to you..or call you from a distance? I was at the other end of the building getting a mocha before the show and out of the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of a vendor putting out this necklace on the table. I was so focused on my coffee..who isn't at 8am...that I almost missed it. I literally did a double take, picked it up, and bought it in the same breath. This one I scored also at the Washington Public Market, I don't remember the company/vendor but she was right across from the coffee stand.
Another great score from the Washington Public Market. This is an UP CYCLED T-shirt scarf. It's kinda funky, kinda fun, and actually surprisingly warm. It's really fun to wear and can be used to dress up a plain jean/t-shirt ensemble or to dress down something you don't want to be too fancy. I love scarves and am aware that I have way to many...but that's OK.
My last score from the Washington Public Market comes from Sheila @ Handbags Gotta Have It. This purse is so much fun! It's sparkles in the light and has a ton of bling. The front belt flap is my absolute favorite part of the entire purse! You can find your Gotta Have it Handbag @
www.handbagsgottahaveit.com
Last but not least I got this adorable hair clip at the Abba's Sanctuary Craft show. It's a beautiful gray and looks fabulous with my favorite ruffly gray shirt/sweater outfit. I have become a girly girl as I have aged and LOVE that flowers have become fashionable to wear even for us grown ups.
I got some amazing tasty chocolate from a few of the shows too..(White chocolate Egg Nog Truffles r to die for BTW) but of course that was long gone before I even left each show!
Thanks to every vendor for putting out amazing products. I love all of my goodies and look forward to the next show season where I can score some more amazing new stuff from local vendors/artisans! Not only do I get to score...but I get to support fellow artisans who want to share their creativity with the world!
Happy Holidays and Keep Creating!
