Indie Arts Night Market

thanks to everyone who stopped by and to the wonderful other vendors that were there!

there was a good steady flow of people but i did manage to sneak away for a bit and met some great creative people. unfortunately my phone fell to the fate of obsolete design and had completely died the day of the sale leaving me unable to share all the goodness that was happening.

luckily my little point and shoot digital camera saved the night so here are some shots, off you go!

i just had to take home this lovely handmade pyramid from Acorn Studio, keep my 'darwin' stones from Chile dust free and pretty.

i also had a privilege to do a trade with The Otter Potter for this gorgeous hand-sculpted clay brooch.

for the next little while i'll be spinning off more wolf-moon hats and hobo gloves for the Etsy Pop-up  sale in september to keep your true hearts warmer this fall.

internally yours,

sister valentine

production mode photo dump pt.3

with days away from the Indie Arts Market, here is the last photo dump for your true eyes.

i had enough time to knock out four new wolf portraits, a personal favourite item. they tug hard on my heartstrings with how so much life is given to those little faces with just a little collar or set of glasses.

you know what to do.

found a touch of a lovely burnt gold suede

hearts pops at every stage

for scale, each portrait is mounted in a thrifted 5x7 picture frame so each is one of a kind

deciding the gentlemen and ladies

this gentlemen are too hip to quit

lady monocle for a touch of class

based the suede one on the Maned Wolf of south america, its color is similar to a fox

waiting on their frames and names

i did a little inventory and planned out my table display but you'll have to come out and see for yourself!

even had a pinch of time to sneak in a little gift to my mounbound self

tomorrow i'll be announcing a little bit of good craftlife news so tune in then and come adopt a wolf thursday!

interally yours,

sister valentine

wolf pup picture show

et voila! here is a bit of a photo dump from the first week of production mode for the Indie Arts Market at the Gladstone Hotel. 

after knocking out two pre-orders, i dove right into getting on with the rest of the litter. i've mentioned a bazillion times before of my love of going through every step closer to completing a project which i won't go into again...but i will say there is almost nothing more that can pluck my craft heart strings more than making.

okee now onto the show!

hearty paws, the better to melt your heart with.

completed pre-orders being friends.

craftlife favorites: cutie pie packaging and a happy true heart.

nothing will practice your sewing skills like a production mode.

embroidered logos on every little bottom.

sewn paws and ready to be stuffed.

stuffed wolf pup bits.

i'm on a pretty good schedule for completing this little litter which means i could knock out some other ideas i've had in mind for a good while now, but i guess you'll just have to peek on here or (my instagram feed) soon again!

internally yours,

sister valentine

a true heart in the Gladstone Hotel

mark your calendars and come out to say hello to some new handmade goodies at Toronto Indie Arts Market held at the Gladstone Hotel on thursday august 21st!

i literally stood up from my chair when i got confirmation that my hearts and crafts will be part of a pretty fun market at the old beauty of a building, The Gladstone Hotel in toronto.
before i could even sit back down my craft brains opened the flood gates and my heart was racing as fast as the ideas were flowing! in the weeks leading up to the sale i'll be doing some photo dumps on how things are coming along and maybe it'll tickle you enough to come out and say hello.
ready set: production mode!

                                 

just days before the confirmation, i had finished cutting out a pack of 12 baby and toddler safe wolf pup dolls. they're an original pattern i designed from a comission last year, with little hearty paws and filled with 100% cotton balls for little arms to give a good little hug to. its floppy arms and tail pop my heart pretty hard as i'm sure it will yours!
they'll be available with different accent colors to make it just a little harder to pick one from the litter.

               

i'll have more of a picture show to dump here next week so keep them eyes peeled or follow my instagram (@sistervalentine) feed for some eye candy and heart pops!

internally yours,

sister valentine