5 Things Friday

Five Things I Like About the Celebration of the Arts Show:

1 I get to see certain artists and friends at least once a year

Max Yamada and Charlie Chan (Max is the artist :-)

2 It’s in a park, so we get to see lots of dogs. In fact, this year we brought a water dish for thirsty puppies

3 Had too much fun talking to people to work on a chainmaille project I brought along to do during the show

4 We have an excellent spot under a tree, where we had shade and a sweet breeze all day

5 We’re in the middle of several stages, so we hear great music throughout the show


Here’s me and my booth (note the earring display on the chair to the left of the picture. It kept blowing over in the sweet breeze so I had to give it a lower position to keep it stable...)


This is my Bead Society Buddy, Anneliese

These pictures are courtesy of the Yorba Linda Arts Alliance.

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5 Things Friday

Five Things I Need to Do to Prepare for the Celebration of the Arts Show on Sunday:

1 Card a bunch of earrings (no, I’m not asking them to prove they’re 21... I’m putting them on cards to affix to canvas frames)

2 Price new necklaces and a new bracelet

3 Gather copper jump rings and my tools, to work on a project during the day

4 Buy some Light lemonade in cans and cool it in the fridge

5 Decide what to wear--it has to be something to show off my jewelry but also be cool, since I hear it’s going to be warm

If you’re near Yorba Linda CA on Sunday, come on by! It’s a great art show, with plenty of entertainment and eats. It’s at the community center on Imperial Hwy and Casa Loma.

Here’s one of the new necklaces:

Copper Double Star

And the new bracelet:



Cherries Jubilee


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Bear Chick’s Facebook Fan Page

The Day Job has been busy since some folks are on vacation, so I haven’t rolled out the Bear Chick Facebook Fan Page yet. I was trying to think of a good deal to roll out the Fan Page with and lo and behold, I was reading an email from Etsy today about the Yart Sale happening next week. A Yart Sale is basically a combination of Art and Yard sale. Besides having a Yart Sale section with great deals on my jewelry and even some vintage pieces, there’ll be a special deal for my BC Fans.


Here’s where you can become a fan: Facebook or just enter Bear Chick in the Facebook search.

The Yart Sale technically runs from June 10th to the14th but I’ll be in Palm Springs the 14th and 15th, so you get a little extra time to take advantage of my deals!

If you’re in the OC or nearby this coming Sunday, I hope you’ll come to the Celebration of the Arts in Yorba Linda. It’s really a cool event, with 100 or so artists and craftspeople, plus continuous entertainment and goodies. Here’s where we’ll be from 11AM to 5PM: Yorba Linda Community Center, 4501 Casa Loma Ave, Yorba

Linda, CA Click here for more info:

http://www.artsyl.org/celebration_of_the_arts.htm

Hope to see you there!

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Happy Monday!

We had a great day for the Celebration of the Arts yesterday. Man, I’m still tired after a day of standing and then falling asleep at 8:30 last night! I must be getting old! But we met lots of people, gave out plenty of bookmarks (I do bookmarks instead of business cards), had my first public showing of ATC's and sold a few things.

Dean did his show with the banjo and mandolin and felt really good about it. Next week, we’re going to pitch his show to the folks at Tom’s Farm, a really fun place in Riverside county. Wish us luck!

Here’s a picture of the artist across from us yesterday.

OK, Coco isn’t really the artist, she’s their beloved mascot. Such a sweetie, she’s 10 years old and shows up in many of her master’s paintings. You can see some of Max Yamada's work here: http://www.geocities.com/maxyamada/index.html He and his wife are very nice and he’s wicked talented. Someday, I hope to afford one of his paintings!

I’m waiting to hear if I’m accepted to an Indie Public show sponsored by Tall Mouse in July. I’ll let you know if I’m in!

Well, I’m off to do my walking DVD, take a shower and do my bills. All the necessaries!

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