March 18, 2013

• warning *long post*

  Just wanted to let everyone know ahead of time this will be a long post (but if you like art and unusual things you might actually like it)

  
  

  This is my semi-annual sometimes every 2 to 3 years post on my goings to the Fairhope annual arts and craft show.  I love going there and this year was a very good year.  Bought more than I normally would have but I love what I got.  Would have bought more had so many things I liked not been so expensive but when it's something artist made not manufactured in a plant you pay higher prices (originality is key!)

  
  

  I'm intersprinkling some of my phone photos with some of my camera photos and I'll also be doing some weblinks for some cool stuff too.

  
  

  First off my phone photos because they suck and I like to save the best for last!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This is the view from the balcony of my Grandma's house.  It was a beautiful day.  We walked from her house down to the arts and craft show.  It was about a mile or two.  I stopped and found a small pink crystal along the side of the road.  I think it's rose quartz but I'm not sure.  No picture.  I stuck it in my back pocket and kept walking.

  
  

  
  

  I know you're not suppose to take picture and technically I'm taking a picture of a picture but I'm also advertising for people too.  Go there.  Buy something.  I'm poor.  I'm broke but I can do my thing to say hey this is good go get it.  

  Anyway the pigs reminded me of a co-worker.  Had to take it and send it to her.  I can't remember how much these were.  But I'm just now noticing the snoopies and I love it and want it for myself.  

  
  

  
  

  This was just one of those.  Oh my goodness it's so unique things.  I just want it because it's not something everyone would have.  

  
  

  
  

  My love of all things dauschound.  A bench you can sit on.

  
  

  
  

  This is my grandpa's (now technically my grandma's)  It's something that is definitely him.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The bell my friend gave my grandma when they visited from Germany.  I'm pretty sure if my grandma could she'd have taken this down and hid it along with everything else in the house.  She's very silly when it comes to "stuff" now.  Hide it someone's coming to visit.  

  
  

  I love the rows upon rows of oak trees in Alabama.  This is a horrible picture taken with my phone from the car while it's moving.  I'm surprised it didn't come out more blurry than it did.

  
  

  
  

  I just like taking pictures of people driving in their cars.... actually this is suppose to be of the church.  It's an episcopal church and I always liked the front of it but as you can see a car and a couple trees screwed this photo up.

  
  

  
  

  My lovely horoscope for today.  I'm a superhero.  Seriously today was not a 9.  I had to take a xanax and almost died 4 or 5 times on the way to lunch.  Sever storms plus 2 hours driving to memphis and back with Daddy in the drivers seat!!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Ok if you look sideways.....  One of many booths at the show and I'm not sure what I was loving at this particular one....

  
  

  
  

  This little shop of horrors machine reminded me of one of my high school friends. "Seymour!"

  By the way those are my feet.

  
  

  
  

  I loved this place cause all the wirly gigs had a theme.  I loved the "jaws" one.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  There was a booth with all these Sheep themed images.  This ones called "High Strung".  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This is stuff I'd love to hand on my own walls.  The peacock and trees were my favorite.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I probably would have given my first born child for one of these.  They popped out of the pictures.  I'm not really a kid friendly person.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I actually bought something from this booth.  It wasn't the "Weeds" sign either.  I bought a tag that said "beware of the wild kitties".

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Interesting hat booth.  Reminded me of the Mad Hatter.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  We ate at Panini Pete's.  I had their motzarella and tomato panini.  It was yummy!  Freshly made motzarella with tomato and a yummy vinegary sauce on foccata bread (spelling is attrocious)

  
  

  
  

  There was some stuff that as a bit over my head and this booth was one of them.  I know some peoples art is anothers garbage but I really did not get into thise booth.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I did however think this little guy was cute

  
  

  
  

  
  

  And my last photo is the entrance to the graveyard (cause i gotta be morbid like that)  But still you see the beautiful oak trees that I love hanging over everything which was the whole point.

  
  

  So now is the section where I've picked up a card and it has a website to really cool stuff.... 

  
  

  
  

  http://www.analecedesign.com/category_s/1817.htm

  This is the website to the bead shop I like. It has other things too but it's mostly a shop where you can make things with beads.

  
  

  
  

  I actually bought this beautiful thing for myself.  I'll probably never wear it since I very rarely do jewelry but I like it.  

  
  

  Here's the website!

  
  

  http://www.spiritlala.com/pages/Handcrafted-Jewelry.html
  

  These people actually had 2 booths set up at opposite ends of the run.  

  
  

  My plaque I got from http://www.katelally.com/home2.html

  Something I would have gotten for myself had it not been so expensive was a handmade journal.  

  http://www.mindseyejournals.com/index.php
  

  @LegendaryD you'd probably like those journals

  A place to find unique beadings http://www.hartsfire.com/index.html

  I loved the sheep theme of this next artist.  (I already posted a photo earlier) Sheep Incognito (take a look at Silence of the Lambs on their website)  http://www.charisma-art.com/

  Here's where my trip starts to get expensive....  I told you earlier I rarely wear jewelry but occationally I'll go crazy and want something and price has no meaning.  Now I saw this beautiful green ring.  And it just clicked inside.  "it's meant to be"....  except the price is 200 dollars and it doesn't fit my finger and etc etc etc.  So I walk away for 10 minutes until I'm disappointed and I have to wander back because it's my ring and I just left it there without telling it why....  it needed me....  So I go back and the lady is being all rude by talking to this other person who's probably going to buy something but like I wanted to look at my ring before it found another home again...  ok that's not what happened but I can see my ring from a website now that I'm home.  http://www.bridewellart.com/

  This site has beautiful paintings.  I'd have snatched one up but I have no walls of my own to decorate.  http://www.diannekrumel.com/

  Somethings just call to you.  I like stuff like Raphael.  http://www.janetsearfossbatiks.com/

  I'm a fan of iron work.  That and stain glass too (although that's not what's on this website just iron work).  http://www.huntcountryiron.com/Popular_Show_Items.php  We bought some of his hummingbirds one year.

  I really like unique things with rocks.  Painting over them is just fine with me.  http://heather-mcgee.com/slideshow/gallery.htm

  Everyone loves Turltes right?  Well I do.  http://www.copperturtles.com/

  This whole time I was at the show I was suppose to be hunting for a birthday present for a friend of mine.  Unfortunately I couldn't find anything she'd like that fit my budget.  Theres a cap on friendship and it's about 40 dollars for birthday gifts.  Anyway couldn't find her anything artistic but I did find a booth that was selling original teas.  It smelled soooooo nice here.  I should have bought some for myself but I have a cabinet full of teas already.  http://www.logcabinteaco.com/

  There was also a unique store called the Happy Olive.  It has oils and cooking stuff that you won't find just anywhere.  I tasted a really nasty something in there so I don't recommend just putting anything in your mouth.  Smell it first.  

  Hopefully if nothing else you got a good laugh out of this post.  And if you made it all the way to the end your a true xangan friend!

  Edit forgot something.....

  

  This is the heart necklace I bought myself.  I'm not sure whom I got it from but they were all unique.  Love it.

   

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