Saturday and Sunday ~ December 15 and December 16
1152 Crellin Road
(x-street Madeira)
Pleasanton
Join us anytime from noon - 4:00, both days!
SCROLL down to get a peek at our vendors and other special goodies that we have in store for you at the event!
SEE YOU THERE!
Vicky Breslin, best known as "Miss Vicky" to her artsy friends and family, is a mixed media artist from Sacramento.
Vicky is multi-talented, she is the purveyor of Cut-It-Up, an online store offering all kinds of fabulous art supplies, and in addition to creating fun mixed media and assemblage art, she also creates delightful and whimsical charm bracelets and jewelry!
Vicky will be offering many of her charm bracelets as well as several of her art pieces, and even a couple kitschy apron, during this weekend's Holidaze Craft Craze event.
Michele A-Z is a creative artist and website designer from Pittsburg, CA. She is a frequent attendee at Chelise Stroud Hery's Altered Everything ~ Everything Altered workshops, and her contributions are always inspired and delightful.
"I love the creativity and the enthusiasm of the members! I just love being in the midst of all of these wonderful artists! They inspire me with new ideas every day and I am very thankful for that!" Says Michele of her membership in ZNE.
Michele will be selling some fabulous art supplies and some of her altered art, this weekend at the Holidaze Craft Craze event!
Swank's owners are stay-at-home-mom's Erin and Ali. Raised in Pleasanton, they have been friends for over twelve years. Style has always been their passion, second only to their families.
With Swank, Erin and Ali have found a way to combine their love of fashion, and their love for their children. Working in silver and gold precious metals, they create pendents which are stamped by hand with the names of children or others significan
t in the buyer's life. Birthstones can be added as well.
At the Holidaze Craft Craze event, you will be able to see their lovely signature designs up close and in person. You can also find their work at their website, http://www.VerySwank.com.
A great big craftabulous THANKS goes out to Realtor Shannon Witters, for providing our event with a fabulous seasonal swag for our front entry, this weekend. We haven't seen it yet, it will arrive on Friday, just in time to provide a fresh, fragrant, and fabulous welcome for all our guests, over the weekend.
Shannon is an expert in local real estate, and whether you are buying or selling, she knows how to make a house shine. Thanks Shannon for ensuring that our event will shine as well!
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Karla Allen lives in Pleasanton, and she is the proprietess of Lilliana's. She had crafts whimsical headbands and hair clips.
Most of her creations are for kids, but its not a stretch that a silly adult may just find a way to make these goodies work in their own hair. Tee hee!
Come and see Lilliana's fabulous array of goods at the Holidaze Craft Craze!
Julee Herrmann is an artist hailing from the East Bay. She began selling her work profesionally this past year, and the art world is all the better for it.
Julee's specialty is mixed media and collage work, and she particular enjoys working in small scale, such as jewelry and Artist Trading Cards. Though, she's been known to alter a shoe or two, as well!
You can find some of Julee's creations in her etsy store, here. Julee is looking forward to meeting you and showing off her work in person - at the Holidaze Craft Craze event, as well!
San Jose Artisan Sarah Lyons is the artist behind the fabulous business, Wicked Smileys.
Her creations include gothic, rockabilly, and downright fantastic fantasy hair pieces, as well as fanciful gothic wreathes, ornaments and collage cards.
You can find Sarah via her website:
And - you'll be able to find her fabulous goods in person at the Holidaze Craft Craze event!
Polly Conway is the creative force behind Pollyanna Cowgirl Designs.
She creates everything from kitschy jewelry to lovely tailored handbags.
"Things that are ever-so-important to me: bright colors, polka dots, ripe raspberries, perfectly decorated cakes, tin toys, sparrows, poppies, candy, and all the little teensy kitschy treats that make life extra fun!" explains Polly.
In addition to being able to find Polly's fabulous creations in her etsy stores here, and here, and on her blog, here, you'll also find her at the Holidaze Craft Craze event. Woo Hoo!
The ZNE Store will be out in full force during the Holidaze Craft Craze event. In addition to offering the original and limited edition artwork of dozens of mixed media ZNE artist members from all over the world, The ZNE Store features an incredible array of unusual and vintage mixed media art supplies.
Chelise Stroud Hery, the purveyor of The ZNE Store has scoured online auction houses, estate sales, antique stores, and sales venues across the country for unique additions to her store. She often buys in bulk lots, thereby allowing her to make her supply offerings available for pennies on the dollar.
At the Holidaze Craft Craze event, you will find lots of vintage text packages, vintage sewing notions, fabric and fiber packages, vintage post card lots, assorted blank tags for altering, and numerous charms ~ along with many other wonderful products. The products you see here are just a small sampling of what will be available.
Becky Christian is the whimsical artist behind Bees in My Bonnet. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, and is a popular mixed media artist, well known in the collage and assmblage communities.
"Several years ago I discovered the world of COLLAGE and ASSEMBLAGE! I am able to incorporate all of the different art mediums I have learned over the years into this fun and exciting venture! I love turning antique photographs and found objects into “one-of-a-kind” dolls, or creating new lives for these “forgotten relatives” using vintage cigar boxes and recycled materials! I sincerely hope that they will bring a smile to your face!" Says Becky.
Pacific Coast Mestieri is delighted that in special arrangment with Becky, we are able to offer a fabulous selection of her ATC prints during the Holidaze Craft Craze event.
In addition, a very limited number of altered blank journals that are the result of collaborative work between Becky and Chelise Stroud Hery will also be available. The journals incorporate Becky's collage images, and have been hand embellished by Chelise. Each one is unique!
Barbe Saint John will not only have a fabulous spread of loot to sell at Holidaze Craft Craze, but she has also provided some wonderful freebies for attendees, as well.
One lucky door prize winner will receive these sweet glass cherry earrings - woo hoo!
And a couple dozen attendees will luck out when they receive their goody bags, because they just might include a coupon for 20% off anything on Barbe's website, and - who could ask for more - PIXIE STIX!
But she wasn't content to leave her freebie offerings at that ~ Barbe also provided a wonderful group of Craftster magnets with the funkiest knit doggy on 'em that you have ever seen. These are going into goody bags too!
Remember, all attendees of the Holidaze Craft Craze will receive a fabulous goody bag full of freebies, and will be eligible to win a door prize, as well. No purchase necessary!
Good luck, and see you there!
Mary Anne Designs is the arts and craft business owned by Pleasanton artisan, Libby Zaine. Libby enjoys creating all kinds of
whimsical figurines and holiday fare. Says Libby:
"I regularly hunt for vintage treasures. I
never know what I'm going to find or
where I'm going to find it. I like to
think of this as "creative recycling".
You can find more samples of Libby's work on her website, http://www.maryannedesigns.com/newholidaycollection.html, or see it in person at the Holidaze Craft Craze!
Glzrbug is the eBay selling ID for Lynn Wright, a talented artist and purveyor of fantastic vintage
wares. In addition to selling on eBay, Lynn maintains a fun Ruby Lane (online) shop where she shares her fabulous collection of antique and retro housewares, toys, and more.
"I have an extensive background in arts and crafts, antique and collectible dolls and in the past participated in many shows and co-op ventures," says Lynn.
You can find Lynn's Ruby Lane store, here. You can also find lots of her fun vintage goodies - especially those which would be useful for altered art, at the Holidaze Craft Craze!
Frolick Jewelry is the business owned by designer Adrienne Lee. "I started creating jewelry around the age of fifteen. It was an occasional past time for many years, until recently. Inspired by a desire to explore my creativity, and share my love of design and beauty, I decided to start Frolick in the fall of 2004," says Adrienne.
"I wanted to design an affordable line of hand-crafted jewelry with a unique spectrum of color and a wide variety of styles. Some pieces in my collection are delicate and soft, while others are edgy and bold. Much of my inspiration comes from butterflies. They are so varied in shape, color, and size, but somehow, each butterfly compliments another to create a grand symphony of color. Just like a butterfly, each piece of Frolick jewelry is a unique little treasure.
They say, "Good Clothes Open All Doors," well at Frolick we believe great jewelry is the key."
You can find Adrienne via her website: http://www.shopfrolick.com/default.htm, and Adrienne will have plenty of fabulous offerings to share with you at the Holidaze Craft Craze too!
Big 'ol crafty thanks go out to Charmaine at Kutchicoo, who shipped us 30 adorable little buttons for our goodie bags.
Charmaine has a fabulous shop on etsy, full of hand crafted goodness.
"My wares are constructed by hand and with optimum fondness therefore very much human so they're prone to bouts of individuality," she says.
Join us at Holidaze Craft Craze, and you may just receive one of her wonderful little button cards in your goodie bag!
Thanks Charmaine ~
You rock!
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Barbe Saint John is a San Francisco based mixed media artist. She can be found spinning weird novelty yarns, putting together assemblages, reliquaries, shrines, and creating found object jewelry. By re-using and re-purposing things that have been discarded, she turns them into new creations that have value and purpose
Saints & Sinners is the gallery and online store of San Francisco-based artist, Barbe Saint John. Ms. Saint John specializes in handspun novelty art yarns, mixed media and found object art, and unique handmade jewelry. Her works have appeared in a number of publications and galleries in North America, and she is a member of the San Francisco Creative Businesses Collective, the Pacific Coast Mestieri and the American Craft Council, as well as a founding member of ZNE.
Blog:
www.barbesaintjohn.blogspot.com
www.barbesaintjohn.com
www.jewelrymaking.craftgossip.com
The ZNE Store is pleased to annouce that they will be making available Live Pink Gifts of Art for those whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer, at the Holidaze Craft Craze event.
Live Pink is a program that ZNE put together in September of 2006, created out of the desire to do something on a large scale in response to one of their founding members being diagnosed with breast cancer. Since that time, ZNE has mailed out free and anonymous gifts of original and limited edition artwork and hand crafted gifts to hundreds of recipients.
Any person whose life has been touched by Breast Cancer - be they a current patient, survivor, family member, caregiver or other loved one of a survivor or someone who has lost their battle with the disease - is eligible to receive a gift of art.
Artwork is entirely donated from ZNE Members and other artists interested in supporting the program. The program is run on the honor system, ZNE trusts that those who ask for a gift of art are eligible to recieve the artwork, and we mail it out as it comes in.
A new batch of of donated artwork was received during October, Breast Cancer Awareness month. ZNE will be working to update the Live Pink Galleries to show this artwork, over the next couple of weeks - and any person who requests a Live Pink Gift either for themselves, or someone else they know - during the upcoming Holidaze event - will receive one, while supplies last.
So, if you or anyone you know deserves a Live Pink Gift of Art, please stop by our event. There is no purchase or obligation in receiving the art. We don't add you to a special mailing list, and no donation is requested in exchange for the gift. Most of the art is ATC sized (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") and it is a small expression of the fact that while we may not know you, we do know that we are all in the fight against Breast Cancer together, and we care.
Tamar Meir is a San Francisco Bay-Area artist. She makes fused glass jewelry and home décor. Each fused glass jewelry piece is one of a kind, high quality and beautiful. She uses a special techniques that promises the uniqueness of each piece. Making home décor pieces is now her new passion. Unique items in various sizes and variety of colors and textures.
Tamar sells her work in galleries, shops, art fairs and on the Internet.
To see Tamar's work, come to the to the Holidaze Craft Craze and don't forget to check out her web site: www.DesignsByTamar.com.
Pacific Coast Mestieri has received an incredible bunch of goody bag prizes and a FABULOUS Door Prize donation from Pleasanton's Dinner My Way.
Have you heard of Dinner My Way? At the Dinner My Way kitchen you can prepare family style meals that serve six in a short amount of time. Dinner MyWay employees do all the prep work. All you do is assemble the meals the way your family would like them best. Plus, the staff is there if you have any questions and they even clean up the mess. When you're finished, you have entrees to take home that are perfect for your busy lifestyle. It couldn't be easier.
We have received literally hundreds of $25 coupons from Dinner my way for our goody bags, and a door prize donation of ~one fully paid party for SIX participants! ~ This door prize will be called at the end of our event, so everyone who attends over the two days will have a chance to win. The winner will be able to invite five friends (a total of six people) to a special Dinner My Way event, just for them. Each person will be able to assemble and take home their own meal - enough to feed a family of up to six people! (If you want to assemble more meals while you are there, you may do so at their normal prices, however - the first meal will be FREE and no additional purchase is required unless you want to bring home even more fabulous food!)
This DELICIOUS prize (not including the goody bag donations) is valued at $150!
THANK YOU DINNER MY WAY for putting your money where your mouth is (tee hee!) when it comes to supporting independent artists and the local arts and crafts scene.
YUM!
All attendees of the Holidaze Craft Craze event will be entered to win this door prize. Entries in our door prize drawings are FREE!
Constant supporter of all things artsy and crafty - Claudia Hess of Worthington Gallery West has donated a lovely array of postcards to be added to the free goodie bags for all who attend.
In addition, she donated a box of lovely blank greeting cards - enough that one lucky door prize winner will receive one, each hour, on the hour, from 1:00 - 4:00 on both days.
This is just the beginning of all the freebies and goodies we will have for attendees, so stay tuned to this blog - we'll have more exciting prize previews soon!
Chrystine has been behind a sewing machine since she was 9. Growing up shopping thrift stores and flea markets, it was only natural that she would be led to a "higher purpose". She had already been realizing the power of the internet and that wonderful world of eBay, and began selling all those desginer clothes she scored at the thrift stores. But, in spring of 2006, everything changed. Chrystine heard about an event called swap-o-rama-rama where you would bring your old clothes and "swap" them for new ones. She almost hit the floor. FREE clothes??? Heaven just knocked on her door. She quickly found out how to volunteer and had no idea what would happen next. All the designers were cutting up these perfectly good (and not so good) clothes and turning them into something completly different!
This is the creative spark she knew she had been missing. But more importantly the "higher purpose" that she felt led to was saving all those unwanted items from the landfills. So her business was born. Slowly she began creating items in her spare time, and she continues to volunteer at swap-o-rama each year. Even though she loves selling her pieces, the goal is also to raise awareness about consumption and consumerism through her brand of products. Materials used in the creation of Sewbitchy designs are at least 80% recycled. Chrystine makes every effort to use recycled materials, everything from the fabric to the thread. Now it's not just a business, it's a passion. You can find out more by visiting www.sewbitchy.com or her blog at www.salvagedstitch.blogspot.com.
Chrystine will be selling her many creative wares at Holidaze Craft Craze, and she looks forward to seeing you there!
The prodcution line has been set up in the ZNE Studios (aka PCM Headquarters) to put together some fun kids goodie bags.
If you have kids with you the weekend of 12.15 & 12/16 ~ go ahead and Bring 'em with you to our event!
Each kid who attends will get a free goodie bag filled with a tiny toy animal, the requ
isite goody bag candy (a candy cane!) and best of all, a tag to color complete with an opportunity to have their art showcased on our PCM website home, in their very own kids gallery!
We've designed some fun tag art, ready for coloring and decorating! My kids tested out the tags for their "color-ability" and deemed them A-Ok!
RJ found that the tag background meant that the image was ideal for coloring, even on the rug. (Yikes! Watch that marker, kid!)
Abigail enjoyed using a wide variety of colors, and in the end decided on adding some stripes to match the retro theme.
Their finished artwork serves as the header for our new PCM Kids Gallery, which can be found here.
I am so proud to show off their work:
So remember, if you have kids - don't let that deter you from attending the PCM Holidaze Craft Craze event! We'll have a goody bag waiting just for them, complete with their own tag to color - and if they return it via mail (or an image of it via email) to PCM - we'll add it to our online gallery, and they can let everyone know that PCM is crafty, and they are crafty too!
(Complete instructions for returning the tags to PCM are included in the kids goody bags. No purchase necessary. Goody bags are free to all kids attending (*with a parent or guardian) the Holidaze Craft Craze event!
Chelise Stroud Hery is a mixed media artist from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Chelise's professional work debuted at the Pro Arts Gallery (Oakland, CA) Emerging Artists juried show in 2002.
Since that time, Chelise's work has been shown and collected worldwide. She is known for her kitschy, whimsical style, and her love of collage and altered art.
Chelise is also the founder of the Mixed Media art group variaZioNE, better known as ZNE, as well as the California branch of the group - Pacific Coast Mestieri.
An ardent supporter of the indie arts movement and independent artists, Chelise's successful group model incorporates artist support, promotion, and collaborative efforts. Combined, her groups boast over 1,000 members with well over 100 members in California, and a significant international membership inclusive of Canada, Brazil, England, Scotland, Italy, and Australia, as well as other countries.
Chelise is delighted to be particpating in the Holidaze Craft Craze, and to have the opportunity to share her newest creations with those attending.
You can learn more about Chelise Stroud Hery via her website:
and her blog:
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