Rachael Hobson, aka: Average Jane Crafter and contributing writer for the fantastic CRAFTzine, encouraged me to do a craft demo at the upcoming Maker Faire in San Mateo, California this month. I’ve never been before and I am so excited! We’re going to make a family event out of it for one full day. I convinced Jeff to take Saturday off of work, but knew I was pushing it asking for Sunday as well. So we will attempt to cram as much fun as possible in what time we can spend there.I will be doing a demo of my vintage book cover project at the CRAFT booth at 3:00pm on Saturday and I’ll be showing several cool variations of that project. If you come to the Maker Faire, please come over and say Hi! I would love to meet you!!
I’ve had a real big crush on vintage toy trucks, (and of course- real vintage trucks,) for some time now. My latest post over atSC Johnson’s Family Economics tells how it all started and I share some photos & ideas of fun ways to use vintage toy trucks for display. I became so obsessed with old trucks that if you’ve ever been to my design website, you may know that my business logo is even a vintage truck. I share vintage red trucks used in graphics on my other blog HERE including a truck logo I designed recently for a rose nursery.I did some illustrations for a baby apparel company a few years back and just had to include a little truck in the line!When I find a dry, old cruddy truck at the flea market that could use a bit of a shine, I use a gloss spray acrylic for a freshly waxed look.This old Tonka dump truck makes a load of Granny Smiths look all the more delicious.With the sun finally out, I did a bit of planting in the beds of my 3 old pick-ups. While shooting the photo, I told Maggie that curiosity killed the cat, but she wasn’t buying it.I found an older shot of one of my trucks on a table with flowers from one of our barn parties.I keep a vintage tow truck on the shelf of my studio should any of my other trucks need a little help.I think this grungy little fruit truck has the best graphics! And maybe you’ve seen how much fun I have making pincushions in the beds of vintage toy trucks HERE. It’s caught on and I recently found this tiny matchbox-size one online. Luckily, the maker, Kerry of Kitty Garden Makes, was kind enough to sell it to me and ship it all the way from the UK. It’s the sweetest little thing!Do you have a collection with function? Tell me about it!
Well, I don’t know that I am the most creative mom, but for the sake of winning a $1000 Michael’s Crafts gift card to keep those crafts coming on Just Something I Made, I think it’s worth a shot! So, I could really use your vote on Facebook.The Michael’s Most Creative Mom contest is having a few glitches, but if you vote for me once a day through May 11, I just might win! Wouldn’t that be cool? UPDATE: I. Didn’t. Win.
Thank you so much, TidyMom for the nomination and for the really kind words!
Rachael Hobson, aka: Average Jane Crafter and contributing writer for the fantastic CRAFTzine, encouraged me to do a craft demo at the upcoming Maker Faire in San Mateo, California this month. I’ve never been before and I am so excited! We’re going to make a family event out of it for one full day. I convinced Jeff to take Saturday off of work, but knew I was pushing it asking for Sunday as well. So we will attempt to cram as much fun as possible in what time we can spend there.
I will be doing a demo of my vintage book cover project at the CRAFT booth at 3:00pm on Saturday and I’ll be showing several cool variations of that project. If you come to the Maker Faire, please come over and say Hi! I would love to meet you!!
