More about Lilac...

CRAFTFest is fast approaching.  

I would like to introduce you to some fellow stall holders from my team! Here are a few teamies from Team Lilac. 

The first featured artist is Chiara Stone.

http://creative-connections.ning.com/photo/albums/hoobynoo-world-s-craftfest-stall

Each of her adorable characters have his or her own story to tell.  For instance, meet George the Giraffe! You will just fall in love with George and his quirks! 

George the Giraffe

Age: 8
Likes: Fluffy clouds and long, wavy grass
Dislikes: Angry people, animals that growl

George is a giraffe who likes to spend lots of time by himself. His favourite hobby is to find smallish trees so he can eat the very top leaf on each one. He has some very strange personal habits, including lying on his back with his long neck and all four legs wiggling in the air.


Next, please welcome to my blog, Cat Barker!

http://creative-connections.ning.com/photo/albums/plusheeze-s-craftfest-stall

It's Gordon the Gorilla!  (I am sensing a theme here... ) Gordon is part of Cat's store Plusheeze's; a place where you can find many adorable hand-sewn friends!  Be careful, though, you may want to adopt all of them!

 Gordan The Gorilla Plushie - With Banana
This cute furry fellow makes an awesome gift, He's beautifully made and so cuddly!
He comes with a bright banana and a whole lot of love!

Finally the dynamic duo of Garreth & Carla Falls have a stall you really should visit.
http://creative-connections.ning.com/photo/albums/scentcosmetics-craftfest

Here, you will find soaps in all shapes and sizes; and the photos make the scents just leap off the page.  Your imagination and what you know will surely have you lingering in this online shop! In keeping with our theme, here are some lovely sheep soap! (I am pretty certain, however, that they will not smell like sheep)

Irish Sheep Soap

Well, there you have it!  Please take the time to browse the items here and also the stall links on CRAFTFest! Each photo should take you to the stall and then the stall should have links to where you can purchase these lovelies.  Until next time, my friends!

Click on! 

~Karen~

CRAFTfest, dubbed a virtual craft extravaganza!

The Back Story...
As usual, I was wandering the web when I came across an online community for crafters.  This community is a crafter's network called Creative Connections . Always up for snooping in others' shops and getting to know fellow crafters, I ventured "inside". 

Discovery...
This site, after you become a member, encourages you to download pictures, join groups, blog, ask questions in forums and network with crafters near and far.  At last check, there were nearly 1500 members; most residing in the United Kingdom but alas, a few from the United States. There is even a group formed by friends from Etsy in this network!  Posters, flyers, Facebook cover photos, ads, and embed codes are provided by the team! Here is how my album looks!


Find more photos like this on Creative Connections

The Point...
Mostly the site is a place to hang out and make friends, share ideas, and vent frustrations and share success but on the calendar there is the CRAFTfest. The event itself is scheduled for the first week of September and will run the entire week.  During that week (as well as leading up to the week) all the shops signed up (called stall holders) promote, promote, promote!  My team, the Lilac team has begun filling Pinterest boards and the atmosphere is starting to crackle and the online "stalls" (aka photo albums) are starting to come alive.

KK Marie's

The Event...
The week long event in September will be the 5th virtual craft fair for this social network and there is another planned for the end of November.  Depending on how this goes, I may just re-up for the Christmas.  Check it out, maybe it will be a fit for you too!

What do you think?