Frightful weather? Delightful.  The “snowmageddon” (as I’ve heard it called on our friend, Facebook) to come in the next day and a half isn’t nearly as terrible if you have one of this talented lady’s wool creations!
Valerie Rosenthal Hebert is a fiber artist and painter from Southern California, who loves working in wool, and wearing it too! “Even though I live in Coronado (just across the bridge from San Diego), I live near the beach, so I wear wool nearly year round. Wool is also my medium of choice, it …

Am I right? Last week’s arrivals were met with giggles and glee. So much girlish whimsy…

Primrose Design: say hello….
I just wanted to highlight this great post by one of my long-time favorite indie artists, Janet of Primrose Design.  She was one of many artists who came to the shop last Thursday to deliver her handmade goods.  Janet was the very first person to consign with my original shop, Blossom Boutique, which I opened nearly 5 years ago (whoa–that long??).  Although it was my dream at that time to open a brick and mortar, I was only able to travel to East coast indie craft fairs …

It is a quiet Saturday morning, at last, and I am stealing a moment away from returning emails, painting shop furniture, and scouting new talent to give you a first glimpse of one of our amazing artists.

Fox and Rabbit by Bird and Little Bird
Fox and Rabbit by Bird and Little Bird

In the “real world,” Annie Reichmann is a special education teacher as well as a mother to a five year old daughter. Somehow in the moments between the obligations of daily life, she also manages to craft the most exquisite stuffed toys for her shop, Bird and Little Bird…