Need some help picking the perfect gift for her?

Come to the Handmade Holidays Trunk Show at Capers Home in West Seattle! This exclusive shopping event courtesy of Capers Home, features five talented local designers:

• Glass Elements by Marja Huhta: http://glasselements.etsy.com/
  Modern, colorful and unique handcrafted fused glass jewelry.
• Haute Goat by Heidi Kappes Belinsky: http://hautegoat.etsy.com/
  Reclaiming the earth through cashmere.
• Jewelry by Hilary Henry-Neff: http://www.ruedelyongifts.com/
  Charming jewelry made with love.
• Sweet Petula by Cory Smith: http://www.sweetpetula.com/
  Little luxuries for bath and body.
• Sweet Anthem by Meredith Tucker: http://www.sweetanthem.com/
  Exclusive, handcrafted fragrances.

Designers will be on hand to help you choose the perfect gift.  I will be there with a ton of scarves (literally about 100, including many of the specialty prints, stripes and argyles that I have been posting here), armwarmers, owls, neckwarmers, eye masks, bracelets, and... I forget what else I have packed!  You won't find most of these items in stores - they just travel with me to shows.  It's like your reward for following me :)

You can find out more information (including a link to a map for directions) here and here.

Handmade Holidays Show

I'm going to be back at one of my favorite stores for a trunk show this weekend - Capers in West Seattle.  The line-up of vendors on this event is awesome: glass jewelry by Glass Elements, reclaimed cashmere scarves by Haute Goat (me of course), charm jewelry by Hilary Henry-Neff, and of course, soaps & bath products by Sweet Petula, and handmade perfume by Sweet Anthem. Talk about one-stop gift shopping!  Not to mention, think about the personal attention (and help in choosing) that you will get from the designers themselves.  It's always a party at Capers trunk shows!

Come by and say Hi - buy some treats for all the ladies on your lists, or just treat yourself!

Capers

4525 California Ave. SW

Seattle, WA  98116

206-932-0731

Baby It's Cold Outside...

Or maybe I should by singing... ♪ ♫ Day-O, Daaaaayyy-O. One day only in West Seattle. ♫ ♪
I will have a ton of scarves at Capers tomorrow.

* Forget to buy your Mother-In-Law a gift?
* Just got the email reminding you who your Secret Santa is?
* You have been freezing the last few days, and realize cashmere is really soft & warm?
* Need something to hide the jewelry box containing the diamond earrings?
* Your sister is coming home from North Dakota, and you have no idea what to get her?
* Oh, then there's the teacher, nanny, barista, mail carrier, secretary, son's new girlfriend, neighbor,...

All of the scarves are one-of-a-kind - and supplies are limited, since all material used is recycled.

Get them now before they sell out!

Capers
4525 California SW
West Seattle, WA

Girlfriends' Night Out Party & Trunk Shows

There are days when I have too many things to say - and so I don't blog, because I don't know where to begin. Then there are days when I know it is just best to keep my mouth shut, because someone can say it more eloquently than me. Today is one of those days. Cory at Sweet Petula has a way with words, (and displays, and soaps, and ...). Anyway, we are both participating in the Girlfriend's Night Out Party at Capers on Thurs. 10/22 - and her blog says it all - so read it here.

I'll shut up now.

Ok, one last thing. Northwest Hope & Healing is a charity with a heart. They support women going through chemotherapy for breast cancer with non-medical expenses (think transportation to appts., childcare, food, money, ...). AND, as if that is not enough, they offer Healing Baskets (free of charge) to women going through chemo for the first time. The baskets contain all the "essentials" to help get through therapy - things like herbal tea, hard candy, lotion, teddy bear, and notes of encouragement. Things that you don't realize are so vital unless you have eperienced chemo yourself. The Party Thurs. night is a fund raiser for them - $20 suggested donation, the store will donate $$, the vendors will donate, there will be lots of very grateful women!

Sweet Petula Handmade Trunk Show 10/9 & 10/10

Seattle Metropolitan Magazine blog mentioned the Trunk Show I will be having at Sweet Petula in Pioneer Square on Fri & Sat 10/9 & 10/10. Come by and say Hi! There will be other sellers there:

Sweet Anthem Perfume - hmmm, perfume
My Little Sunshine - nature inspired jewelry
Haute Goat - reclaimed cashmere
Gabriel's Aunt - soy & essential oil candles
Sweet Petula - soaps & bath stuff

The first 20 people each day get goodie bags. I donated pins to the bags - yes, cashmere pins - so you know I'm not joking when I say "goodie"!

Sweet Petula
208 S. Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104

Queen Anne Artwalk

I'm VERY excited to be participating in the Queen Anne Artwalk this year. I will be wearing 2 hats - both my Art By Norm painters hat and my Ms. Haute Goat cashmere hat. I just got back from setting up and I must say the paintings look great next to the scarves - and all the wonderful bright colored yarns!

Stop by and say Hi. I brought a lot of stuff that is not available in stores - like pins, Moleskine notebook covers and Little Hoots. I will be giving a short talk at 6:30pm. The artwalk starts at 3pm and goes on until the store closes at 8:30pm. You can also see 2 of my favorite artists - Scott Ward will be at Chocolopolis and Nikki McClure will be at Eat Local.

Hilltop Yarn & Gifts
2225 Queen Anne Ave. N.
(it's the old Bouncing Wall space)

Sweet Petula Trunk Show

Saturday, Dec. 6th 10am-6pm

at Sweet Petula

2717 E. Madison (in Madison Park)

Seattle, WA 98112

Come by and say hi! I will have 0ver 50 cashmere scarves, flowers, and scented eye pillows - all made from RECLAIMED CASHMERE!

And while you're at it, you can have a latte & pastry at Essential Baking Cafe which is next door and shop the other boutiques in the area (Rue de Lyon Gifts, Sugarlump, Henrietta's Hats, Veritables, Plum Childrens Shoes . Then have dinner at one of the wonderful restaurants within walking distance (like Rovers, Harvest Vine, Chinoise Cafe, La Cote Creperie, Cafe Flora...)

You could get all of your holiday gift shopping done - and have coffee, lunch and dinner - all in 1 day!

Haute Goat in NWSource

check it out - an article about my trunk show on Saturday (click on the photo to see the real deal) in NW Source, the Seattle Times on-line!

And oh, by the way, I will have 60 new-never-seen-before scarves with me!

Etsy Trunk Show

I've been asked to participate int he Etsy Round the World Trunk Show tomorrow night. This is an on-line trunk show (Thurs. 11/13 at 6pm PST)

Now, the entertaining part (besides getting to see the works of 10 great artists from the Seattle area) is going to be watching me fumble as I try t0 figure out how to "chat" on-line.

Tune in and watch me be a fool!

Here are the other shops being featured during our 30 min. of fame - oh wait, why re-invent the wheel? Lindsey from LoveMeKnot Creations has already made a comprehensive list with photos & links (what a doll!) click here