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My next scheduled event is the Clothesline Art Festival in September and I'm spending the summer building inventory! I spent most of June working on a new batch of my Rag Rugs handwoven on my Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom! Today I finished a batch of Rochester-themed Ransom Notes Zipper Pouches! First I carefully selected letters that have been cut from t-shirts and spelled out Rochester and its abbreviation, ROC. Then I embroidered the letters onto the zipper pouch fronts that I machine stitched to resemble notebook paper. Then I sewed the bags! Two of the credit card cases are lined...

Montclair’s 12th Make Music Day is this Saturday, June 21st! This global celebration of free music on the summer solstice includes many performances happening all day, all around town! Find the schedule here and follow Montclair Make Music Day on Instagram here. 

I added the Montclair Flea - Makers Only Market to my event schedule! I recovered quickly from Flower Power Flea Market and I’m looking forward to highlighting just my handmade products all weekend. Look for me at Lackawanna Plaza Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm each day! 

The Flower Power Flea Market has officially been moved to the rain date, Sunday, June 1st! This is great news because now I get an extra day to prepare and pack up! Can't wait! See you in Randolph!

In case you missed it, I braved the 35 mph wind gusts and vended at the second annual Montclair's Earth Fest on South Park Street last Sunday. I spent the weeks leading up to the event sorting the donations of arts and crafts supplies I had collected over the past year. I had so much more than I realized! I had to make tough choices about what to bring and what to leave behind. And as the day approached, and I saw that the weather was going to be my least favorite, windy, I put a lot of preparation into...