CoMe OuT & PLaY!!!

January 15 - Blog Carnival

In 2010, Kathy and I are working on our marketing strategies, getting a little more organized and creating....creating....creating.  We're talking about revamping our jewelry line by designing our own line of pendants made from PMC and Copper. Also be sure to check in on our Yoga Fairy shop, we will be changing the wings on our adorable little fairies, we're very excited about that too. We have a lot of ideas for this year that are still in the talk phases, but will soon be put in to action.

We hope to accomplish twice as much as we did last year.   We want to do more craft shows and we're looking forward to being a part of the Renaissance Festival again this year.  We learned a lot from last year and will be doing things a little bit differently on how we'll be setting up our booth.  We're taking other vendors advice and just things we realized would've been better and we should have a spectacular booth...not that our other booth wasn't awesome because we did get a lot of people telling us they loved our booth. 

Overall, we'll be concentrating on organization, creating, networking and helping out wherever we can.

We hope that each and everyone has a prosperous New Year and keep creating!

WOW! Once again our festive Mr. Snowman made it in a treasury!

Thanks PCAGOE Team for including our Mr. Snowman in this wonderful treasury!

Be sure to click on the picture to see

more of these incredible polymer clay artists.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Our Mr. Snowmen are featured in a treasury again!

Our Mr. Snowmen are located 

on the top right hand corner....

but be sure to check out all these 
other incredible snowmen and

items from some very talented artists.  

Happy Holidays!

A sneak peak at a "custom" MoNsTeR bOx.....

We are actually adding the finishing touches to this request for a custom MoNsTeR bOx, more details on all who and why which is very exciting...well to us that is. LOL!

More of this box will be revealed very soon......

Happy Birthday to The Clay Shoppe...

...Our Clay Shoppe turned 1 year old today!

In celebration, we are offering FREE Shipping

in ANY of our stores, on any purchase of $20.00 or more.

visit
Ametista Artistic Offerings
CalKat the Jewelry Junkie
The Clay Shoppe
Yoga Fairies

One week only! Offer ends 9/16/09

Not your average Siren...

Coming soon to Ametista......

Mermaid MoNsTeR bOx

I finally finished her....I made a few color changes, but here is the final product.

I had made the face a long time ago and just wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it, and then I finally created this fantasy mermaid box. Even though this box went through several different transitions before the final product came to be. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as Carrie and I do.

Two more items coming soon to Ametista.etsy.com.....

First I just want to announce that we (Carrie and I (Ametista)) got accepted to have a booth at the Renaissance Festival here in Las Vegas starting October 9,10,&11.....Yea!
We're very excited, but more on that later....

So here are two of the items we've been working on and the "Blackthorn Artistic Apothecary Bottle" designed by Carrie is totally finished and should be up for sale this week at ametista.etsy.com.

Then there's the one I've been working on. I haven't come up with a name yet for it, but it's another creation to our MoNsTeR bOx series....LOL...I should have this one completed by the end of the week and it too can be purchased at ametista.etsy.com.

The stars are made with Night Glow clay.

So now that we have this huge event coming up soon...we'll be busy creating....creating...filling orders....creating...well you get it. But will always try to drop a few lines with upcoming items on this blog here and our other blog at www.calkatthejewelryjunkie.blogspot.com.

Be sure to check back!

Bright Blessings!

You can now find Ametista Artistic Offerings at...

Artfire.com

We are very excited to have joined this community of such talented artists
from all over the world.

We hope that you'll drop by to visit our new shop and browse other artisans as well.

Many Bright Blessings!

Crafty Clay Shoppe Customers...

Look what "dedesjewelrybox's" created with our molds. These stunning pieces are crafted from Silver PMC (Precious metal clay) which she forms, using our molds and then dries, sands, fires and polishes for a shine that only this purest of silvers can give.





This artist has done a remarkable job and we look forward to seeing more from her!

We have a booth at the "French Market" Las Vegas
on May 30th from 9am to 2pm.

It's in the NW side of town located at
Village of Centennial Springs Park
7565 Norman Rockwell Lane
N. Durango and Farm Rd.

So come on out and support your community and local artists.

Carrie and I have all sorts of new offerings that we've been working on.
We hope to see you there!

Au revoir!

Want to know what this is....come and visit us at the "French Market" to see...

The French Market in Las Vegas

We had a lot of fun showing our merchandise at our local "French Market". It was a beautiful day in Las Vegas (other than a little hot), but there was a nice breeze as well to help you cool off. It was a very nice turn out and we sold enough to double pay for our booth rental, as well as we got a lot of positive feedback on our artistic offerings. So to us that was a success!

Also our very good and talented friend, Laura Zollar, joined us and had her prints for sale and brought a few pieces of her original artwork with her.

Her website is a must see!

We are planning on being there again on May 30th, from 9:00am - 1:00pm, so all you locals be sure to come out to see what new items we have and buy yourself some gorgeous produce as well. It's located at Village of Centennial Springs Park, 7565 Norman Rockwell Ln. Las Vegas 89143. (N. Durango and Farm Rd.)

There were all kinds of different vendors there from produce (of course), olive oils and balsamic vinegar, handcrafted artistic cheese, handmade children's clothing, art, and so much more.



I went around and took some pictures and wanted to share their creative merchandise with you.

Bistro Blends had some very tasty and wonderful olive oils, aged balsamic vinegar (to die for) along with an assortment of marinades. Everything was very good, because I sampled them all...LOL! So be sure to click on their name to go to their website to check out the products. You'll be glad you did.

Vintage Lucy's specializes in unique hip items with a vintage flair for children and adults. They offer one of a kind retro items for home and fashions. So for all your Las Vegans, this is a local company. So for that unique item for yourself or a gift click on her link to visit her shop! Very cute stuff!

This next artist is also local here in Las Vegas and also a fellow "etsyan" as well. Kelly Murphy of Murphy Studios. She paints with acrylics. Each piece is a one of a kind piece of art. She has a variety of different styles that is sure to fit your taste. She will be at the French Market on May 30th as well. While your visiting her shop, please be sure to read her profile, she has some big plans.


Patti Backer whimsical art and silly fish her art is a whimsical combination of folk and lowbrow, sweet and macabre. She paints furniture, makes things from hand built ceramic pieces and creates silly strange school fish. Each piece has it's own personality and is very unique. Her work is just adorable and fun, so be sure to check out her shop(s), you're bound to find exactly what you're looking for. She's also a local in Las Vegas!

Here is a couple of shots of our tables....Ametista!

Check out some of the other vendors at the "French Market".

So head out to support your local community and artist!
May 30th from 9am - 1:00pm.
We'll see you there!

Ooo Shinee!!

Check out my Mom's
new
Etsy shop...

...OooShinee!

Join us at the French Market...

Join us tomorrow at the
French Market
for a lovely morning of shopping in the open air. Kathy and I will be there with all sorts of artistic offerings from our shops. We will also have
Laura Zollar prints!

French Market is an outdoor gathering of local neighborhood vendors that have come together to bring their goods to you! It is a family fun event that offers music, fresh produce, handmade arts and crafts,and games too!

French Market is definitely a great place to spend time browsing and having fun with your family and community! Come on out and see for yourself how fun this event is!

When: Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 9am – 1pm

Where: Village of Centennial Springs Park - 7565 Norman Rockwell Lane - Las Vegas, NV 89143

Directions:

95 North to exit 93, N. Durango

Turn Right onto N. Durango from freeway

Make a Right at Farm (first light you come to)

Make a Right on to Norman Rockwell Lane (First shopping center on your right)

and voila!