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Pop Up recap

 

Hello out there!

Well, long time, no blog, huh?

I've been meaning to write a recap of The Pop Up shop...but sad thing is-I took not one photo! So thankfully, Casey let me use the top four photos and West Elm sent me over the bottom two taken by Aimee Wenske. I do wish I had my own to share-but you can definitely get a "feel" for the event from these.

First of all, I'd like to give a huge thank you to all of you Austinites (and others) who came out to support the event on Saturday! For almost all of the five hours we had a pretty packed house. I could not believe the overwhelming, positive response. I feel so lucky to have moved to this new place that accepts artists with open arms. And thanks to you readers who showed up and introduced yourselves! It was so fun to meet and connect. Sometimes I feel as though I'm just sending these posts out to nowhere, so to meet real people who read feels so nice :)

Secondly-another huge thank you to all of the vendors who participated. I know first hand how much prep work these events take and I feel honored and pleased at the job you all did! The goods looked fantastic, thank you so much!

Lastly, a big huge-enormous thank you to the folks from West Elm. I am going to be completely honest, I got my first job at age 15 and since then I have mainly worked for small, independant businesses. I am fiercely supportive of local whenever I can be, so I was a bit apprenhensive about partnering with a national corporation. But I must tell you, the more I learned about West Elm, the more confident I became that this would be a good partnership. First off, unlike some other big name retailers-West Elm does not rip off work from artists-they support them. They often issue special editions in their stores from artists, have a vibrant relationship with Etsy and feature small makers in their catalogs. I completely admire them for this. Also, I was in no way pressuered into blogging about them, advertising for them, tweeting about them-nothing. Anything I've said here about them is completely from me, I admire that they didn't pressure me into linking to them or sending my readers their way. And the logisitics of the event were flawless! The day of the market staffers were there to help the artists set up and take down. I have never been a part of an event that was so professional and well planned. Thank you, West Elm!

If you are interested in learning more about the vendors, here they are in no particular order:

Salt & Time - http://www.saltandtime.com/

Leah Duncan - http://www.etsy.com/shop/leahduncan

MissNatalie - http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissNatalie

Paloma's Nest - http://www.etsy.com/shop/palomasnest

Vertallee Letterpress - http://www.etsy.com/shop/vertallee

Linda Ketelhut - http://www.etsy.com/shop/lindaketelhut

MAKEatx - http://www.etsy.com/shop/MAKEatx

Besem Natural Scents - http://www.etsy.com/shop/BesemNaturalScents

letterpress delicacies- http://www.etsy.com/shop/letterpress

Spruce Home - http://www.etsy.com/shop/sprucehome

Kimball Prints - http://www.etsy.com/shop/KimballPrints

paper and twine - http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperandtwine

Abby Try Again - http://www.etsy.com/shop/abbytrysagain

 

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this such a success!

Pop Up part three

Hello out there.

If you follow here regularly, you may have seen my announcement last week that I am curating an Etsy pop up shop here in Austin. The event is free and open to the public. It will feature local artisans and will be held at West Elm. You can read more about it here.

If you're anywhere near Austin, I would LOVE for you to come by! I really enjoy meeting readers and events like these make that happen.

I introduced some of the vendors in Wednesday's post and Friday's post. Today I'm introducing the final group of vendors. 

Miss Natalie is a sweet etsy shop run by designer Natalie Davis. She creates a vast array of home goods; most with her signature patterns and quirky designs. From little wooden apple boxes, to heirloom growth charts to lunch bags-Natalie's wares are fun, modern and well made. You can check out her etsy shop here, her blog here and her new venture-Canoe right over here.

Spruce home is a design studio based here in Austin. Spruce home offers beautiful handmade pillows, lamp shades, fabrics, housewares, and more. They have a retail space here in Austin that also offers upholstery classes. You can visit their website here and their etsy shop here. 

Paper + Twine is a little craft studio based in near by Sugar Land, Texas and run by Casey Baudoin. Paper + Twine is filled with modern + crisp paper goods, journals, gocco'd cards, tooth fairy kits, + more! All items are hand drawn, designed, printed and cut by Casey. You can check out her etsy shop here and her cute blog over here. 

And the final vendor of the group is me! I will be selling professional, archival prints of my photography (in multiple sizes) as well as book marks and cards. You can view my etsy shop here and my other web shop here. 

And the final food cart that will be at the event serving is Man Bites Dog. I bet you can guess what they serve ;)

I am so excited to have all of these wonderful makers at the event! I can hardly wait to see it all unfold.

Thanks for reading.

 

Pop Up part two

Happy Friday!

If you follow here regularly, you may have seen my announcement last week that I am curating an Etsy pop up shop here in Austin. The event is free and open to the public. It will feature local artisans and will be held at West Elm. You can read more about it here.

If you're anywhere near Austin, I would LOVE for you to come by! I really enjoy meeting readers and events like these make that happen.

I introduced some of the vendors in Wednesday's post. Today I will introduce another handful and hopefully tomorrow I will reveal the final group of vendors.

Leah Duncan is a trained commercial printer, but a self taught artist, illustrator and textile designer. A native of South Carolina, Leah moved to Austin just a few years ago. I adore her sunny illustrations and her fabrics are insanely gorgeous. You can learn more about Leah at her website here and visit her etsy shop here.

Besem Natural Scents is run in Central Texas by the Lawhon family. They specialize in natural palm and beeswax candles and cold processed soaps. They use organic ingredients whenever possible and employ over 30 essential oils to create their own subtle fragrances. You can visit their website here and their etsy shop here.

 

Letterpress Delicacies is an Austin based letterpress studio. They offer hand-printed goods that celebrate the beauty of life, love, and friendship. They print each item one at a time, with care and attention to detail. Maybe it's the Portlander in me-but I love that rainy day print :) You can visit their etsy shop here.

Kimball Prints is run by Carolyn, a former Kentucky girl who now lives and works in Austin. Her work is inspired by her travels and the intersection of history and memory, usually tied to a specific place or landscape. In addition to creating her own work, she also helps run The Women Printmaker's of Austin Studio. You can visit her etsy shop here.

 

MAKEatx is a very interesting endeavor. Run by two friends who love to makes things-MAKEatx will be a member-based workshop where Austinites can pursue their diverse interests and activities independently and creatively. You can find out a lot more about the project at the website here. For now, the pair has opened an etsy shop featuring their original laser cut designs. I adore this Austin cityscape shown above. I cannot wait to see how MAKEatx grows and involves over the next several months. Making workshops? Count me in!

(image by Meghan Heller)

And the final vendor I'm introducing today are the folks from The Peached Tortilla. The Peached Tortilla was started just a few months back by two local chefs. Their food runs the gamut from tacos to sliders to banh mi, but all of it looks and sounds delicious! I cannot wait to sample their goodies at the pop up shop.

Thanks for reading and hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Back tomorrow to introduce the final group of vendors.

Pop Up part one

Hi there!

If you follow here regularly, you may have seen my announcement last week that I am curating an Etsy pop up shop here in Austin. The event is free and open to the public. It will feature local artisans and will be held at West Elm. You can read more about it here. If you're anywhere near Austin, I would LOVE for you to come by! I really enjoy meeting readers and events like these make that happen.

Today I am introducing you to some of the artists who will be at the event. 

First, I am thrilled to have Caroline from Paloma's Nest at the event. Caroline is an etsy super star; she creates gorgeous, simple ceramic pieces that are timeless and affordable. You can visit her website here and her etsy shop here.

Our next vendor is Vertallee Letterpress. Brad and Kat started Vertallee in 2006 after spending years working in commercial and custom design. Vertallee focuses on crisp, tactile impressions with great attention to detail. You can visit their website here and their etsy shop here. 

 

If you live in Austin and love food-chances are you know the next vendor-Salt & Time. Salt & Time is based in nearby Niederwald, Texas and produces salumi, pickles, relishes and jams from locally sourced ingredients. You can visit their website here.

Linda Ketelhut is a locally based illustrator and fine artist. She is a self taught artist who's work has been in countless books, magazines, greeting cards, murals and textiles. At the Pop Up shop she will have a wide range of prints, art pieces and cards. You can see her etsy shop here.

The event will also feature food served by some awesome local foodies! I am over the moon that Coolhaus will be at the event serving their fantastic home made ice cream sandwiches. If you haven't had one yet-you are in for a treat-they are ridiculously good.

I'll be back tomorrow and friday to feature the rest of the vendors.

Thanks so much for reading!

you are invited!

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Hi friends!

Today I am very happy to announce a little project I've been working on since the new year...a special pop up shop featuring local etsy artisans!

The shop will be hosted here in Austin, Texas at West Elm and will feature about a dozen artists who create everything from ceramics, to paper goods, to home wares, fine art and much more. We will also have some amazing local food vendors. It will be a grand time!

If you are anywhere near Austin (hey-that means you San Antonio, Fredricksburg and Dallas peeps, too!) I really hope you will consider coming by and joing in the fun.

The event will be Saturday, Feraury 26 from 1pm-6pm and is free to attend. We are trying to get a rough number count for food and drink, so if you could RSVP at this site, that would be great. 

I will be back next week to talk more about this special event and the special vendors that will be there.

For now, we got snow in Austin last night and we're dealing with a flooded kitchen....so I've gotta run.

Happy weekend, people!

*****

edit: you can read about the vendors participating here at this post and here.