Karen’s Opinion

I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday by spending time with family and friends. I know that not everyone is so fortunate. Thankful, is what I am.

I spent the week before thanksgiving getting a purse order ready. A friend asked me, in her engineering recruitment sort of way, to make a snowman purse for her and since I already sold one; I thought I might as well make a couple of the bags. I always laugh at the way my friend comes across. She means well but, if you know anyone involved in engineering Jobs, you know that they think with an analytical mind. I started work on her bag pronto!

Now that I have made her bag, it seems that my friend has left the face of the earth. She didn’t show up for our scheduled meeting. She hasn’t called. Does anyone want to buy a snowman handbag?

Since I knew we would be traveling to St. Louis last weekend, I was particularly interested in the blog post my blogging friend, Paige, put up on her wonderful blog, Lenox Knits. If you haven’t looked at the things Paige knits, I am warning you, you will have to buy one of her beautiful scarves. Anyway, Paige mentioned that she would have a booth at the Strange Folk Festival.

We decided that my husband shouldn’t do very much walking since he is just getting over a bout of tendinitis so we didn’t go to the festival. I am mentioning it here, on my blog, as a reference so that when we do get to go, I will have all the info.

The Strange Folk Festival showcases indie crafts and indie music. I didn’t really know the significance of the “indie” conotation so, of course, I used my Swagbucks search bar and did some searching. In the Urban Dictionary, indie is described as (n) an obscure form of rock which you only learn about from someone slightly more hip than yourself. I didn’t think that was quite the “indie” I was looking for so I went on to search at Wikipedia. There I found the following:

Indie is a shortform of “independent”
The indie design movement is made up of independent designers, artists and craftspeople who design and make a wide array of products without being part of large, industrialized businesses.

The indie design movement can be seen as being an aspect of the general indie movement and DIY culture.

Now that’s more like it! Yes, I believe the Strange Folk Festival is a gathering of artists who sell their handmade products. You can eat wonderful foods, listen to authors discuss their books and participate in the The Upcycle Exchange. Best of all, you can purchase beautiful, handmade items that will fill your life with pleasure while supporting the handmade movement.

I am constantly at my sewing table these past few days because my daughter is bringing guests from Michigan when she arrives tonight. My daughter’s friend has a five year old who will also be our guest. That means having a busy little girl in our home. She has been here before and is such a well behaved young lady. Still, it is best not to have valuable projects laying around. Especially ones that entail the use of scissors, pins and needles. Here is a purse I finished recently.

Now, I am cutting fabric to put a binding on a recently finished quilt.

Wow! A few days of sunshine and we are all getting busy! No one is busier than my friend Vixen over at Apron Frenzy. Vixen desperately wants to attend Bloggy Boot Camp in AZ on May 1st and is producing beautiful spring aprons. She hopes that everyone will buy a beautiful apron and help fund her trip! She is even offering to get them shipped quickly if you are trying to have a beautiful apron for a hostess gift or for yourself this Easter Sunday.

I ordered one of Vixen’s aprons at Christmas and I can tell you that they are gorgeous and made with extreme precision. You will love an apron from Apron Frenzy.

Wow! When the contest to win this bag began, it seemed as though there was plenty of time to enter. The days are slipping away! Enter to win at Kreated by Karen or simply click on the picture.