Crafty Time

For the passed few months I have been busy moving and making a living, with zero updates on neither my blog/DA/etsy. Finally the annual summer craft show came back in July, and gave me a good opportunity (aka excuse) to enjoy some crafty time again. This year, besides volunteering at the craft show, I also did a little trading project with some of the awesome crafters/artists. Above is my first and favorite trade of the year; a lovely + soft + fashionable scarf from Tuesday Scarves.

It was such a pleasure to meet Rian, the owner of Tuesday Scarves. She is a very sweet and awesome lady. The scarves she made were super high quality, which explained why her booth was always filled with customers! I passed by her booth at least 10 times before having the chance (and guts) to talk to her. And what made me most grateful was that by the moment I pulled out the Bee Flower I prepared for her, Rian showed a big smile and told me she loves/collected bubble bee and agreed the trade right away! No words can express how excited and appreciated I was (and still am). Now I just wish winter can come sooner so I can start wearing this lovely new scarf!

Another item I traded was a cute little booklet from Odd FAUNA. I saw Emma and her illustrations before and enjoyed her creativity. When I spotted her booth in the show I identified her art right away and knew I wanted to trade with her! It took a lot of courage to go up to someone famous and asked for a trade...but ultimately I did and successfully traded her print book with my Hot Air Balloon. She even signed it for me and did I mentioned her signature is very cute? I also hope this book can inspire me and give me new ideas on crafting and drawing.

Last but not least, something I wanted to save to the last was the Whale print from The Little Red House, by Aggie Cheung, traded with my yellow Silly Bear. Partnered with her friend Tracey Ko from buluchu, these two talented ladies traveled from San Francisco to join the craft show for the first time. I was so happy to find out that they are originally from Hong Kong and immediately we chatted in Cantonese. It was great to see them being happy and successful chasing their dreams. They even encouraged me to join the craft show next time...maybe one day I will be sitting next to them selling my own crafties (day-dreaming). Again, they are super nice and sweet. I feel like I did not only trade a print but also a friendship from SF. Hope to see them again in the winter show!