I've written about home shows before, and I even hosted one myself about 3 - 4 years ago. If you'd like to read about HOW to do it, an article was recently published in the inaugural issue of Spool Magazine. I know I've also posted on this blog about home shows. It was time to try another - and so I invited two fellow fiber artists, Rebecca Yeomans (knitted jewelry) and Carol Langer (tapestry handbags) and included my husband's pottery, and my daughter's beaded jewelry. It was a welcoming array of items to please everyone's tastes.
I'm blessed with a home that has a fairly open floor plan, excellent light sources, flow, and space for a show. There was adequate room for all of us to show our work, circulate with the crowd, and give personal attention to those who needed it.
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| The entry with Wrapsodies and Shawls |
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| The piano (it's in the dining room) displaying Jan Wutkowski's hats from aMuse Artisanal Finery, my felted brooches, collars, and mini-wreaths |
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| The dining room table with neckwraps, hammered shawl pins, chokers, and felted bags
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| A garden element displaying a variety of cachecols and angel scarflettes in the dining room  The dining room table with Rebecca Yeoman's necklaces in the foreground |
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| An array of Bloomin' Neck Gardens in the kitchen |
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| A nuno felted scarf, felted buttons, silk and ribbon buttons, and a display of holiday reds on a kitchen countertop UGH! I missed a photo of the other side of the countertop above with a mannequin, a Becky Yeoman's gnome display, and lots of other goodies hanging from the microwave cabinet!  FOOD!!!  |
Shawls and bags on a display rack between the kitchen and family room
Part of my Bargain Bin
My daughter's beaded jewelry on mantle in family room
Beaded Creations' jewelry by Andrea Williams on bookcase cabinet with
a few of my felted brooches
Long scarves on display grid in hallway to porch
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| Loopies and Frillies in hallway and on master bedroom door |
Amazing knitted jewelry (necklaces and earrings) by Rebecca Yeomans in living room
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| Rebecca Yeoman jewelry on desk in living room |
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| One of THREE displays of Carol Langer's tapestery bags - this one is in the living room; another was in the middle of the family room, and another the office area |
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| Tony Giordano's (my husband's) pottery in living room |
AND I THINK THAT'S IT! I have missed some displays, but I think you get the idea!
We all worked extremely hard to make this show work. We gave door prizes each day, so eight lucky winners were very pleased to have come by. No purchase was required to be a winner! We didn't quite get the traffic we had hoped for, but the bottom line was amazing! Everyone was happy! A good end to this story!
I'm happy to say that I inspired Patt Sheldon to use her whole house for a recent show. Read about it and see photos here.
2 comments:
Wow! I would have loved to have gone to that open house! You have so many scarves on display. Your red scarf collection is so pretty!
Thanks again, Scarf! I could invite you if I knew who and where you are.
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