Kalaya Steede

at Freret Market !!! Oh what a day it was... Music, cool weather, old friends, new friends, and just enjoying that journey. Getting ready for the market. Inventory    ✓  Tables  ✓  Tent   ✓ Display cases...somewhat checked Table cloths...not checked at ALL! I headed out Thursday morning to make my "chocolate table cloth". $60 to make it myself...NO!  Strike #1 Walmart...NADA!  Strike #2 Was I panicking?  Believe it or not I was not. Target...Oh YEAH! I wanted to try to keep my booth display costs as low as possible and that I did.  The cloths were on sale for $4!  Can you believe it?  Total cost for table cloths...$12!  Friday I spent a good bit of time ironing out those creases.  Who does that anyway? Now it was time for the market... 10 am...claim your spot and set up! That EZtent was not so easy but my friends managed to put it up with some help from some seasoned ...

Happy Hump, Hump Day! So far my morning has been pretty calm.  It is the calm before the storm.   I am currently getting ready for my first Art Market this Saturday...EEEEEeeee!!! Yesterday I finished up making some torch fired enamel earrings.  First you must frost zee cake. Then you must torch zee cake. Now...listen closely...next you MUST play a bit! hahaha!!!  I kill myself sometimes! Okay now lets get serious...NO NEVER! I also worked on my booth display. I decided to bring in the tables (after freaking out the night before) and play with my display.  Monday night I was trying to visualize my booth and how I would display everything and it just did not flow!  Maybe it was because I was trying to force things and that does not often work for me.  So I dragged the two tables out into the studio and went to work. You must imagine it with a chocolate cloth draping over the tables with a cream colored runn...

First things first... And what does one make for an Art Market anyway? Post earrings? Dangle earrings? Hoop earrings? Bracelets? Pendants? Oops...I do not have any new pendants! Okay...now panic ensues!!! I guess the best thing to do is just make what one enjoys making and keep on swimming!   I best get back to my bench... this is what it looks like at the moment.  It is constantly changing.  I would like to know what you all do to get ready for an Art Market? I can use all the help I can get!   I still need to work on my display and oh...make an earring stand!  That should be lots of fun.  I will do a post on that one real soon.   I made one earring display out of some old wood from Mexico that a friend of mine gave me.   I like it a lot except that it can only hold 2 pairs of earrings!  Boooo!!!  Back to the metal!   Here is to a wonderful week! ♥ Na...