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Holiday Cookie/Bake Exchange

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I have to bake some cookies for a Kindergarten Mom’s bake exchange this week. I have been totally stumped on what to make, as some recipes sounded really good, but nothing screamed ‘Yes, you are making me!‘, ….. until about ten minutes ago!

Lollipop Cookies!

Lollipop Cookies!


I put on the food network channel (I love that channel!) and a Paula Deen‘s show was on about Winter Cookie Exchanges and I saw the most awesome treat ever. It is the case of already knowing about something, but never coming up with the obvious way to display it.
I am sure that most of you out there have heard of a pinwheel cookie.
Well, they had made peppermint pinwheel cookies and stuck a lollipop stick in one side. Once the cookie was baked they placed the cookie part inside of a cellophane bag and tied a ribbon around the base of the cookie, leaving the stick poking outside of the wrapper.
Wah-la! A peppermint lollipop cookie!!!!
AHHHHHHH
I am going to head out and buy all the ingredients today! … Although I probably won’t get a chance to make them until Tuesday (watch for photos).
I have made a recipe card from a recipe I found on the internet in case you want to print off a copy for yourself. (FYI: ‘t’ = teaspoon)
Have a Happy Sunday Everyone!
Nicci

Sharing a fellow Gemini's Creative Juices …

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Calendar

Violette's Organizational Calendar


As many of you out there in cyberland know, I have a wonderful Artist friend in which I share the same birthday.  She is currently organizing her home and her life.
When I visited her blog the other day I was excited and a little shocked to see that my planned ‘tea’ visit had been scheduled. She had a photo on her post of her new calendar in which I had been slotted in on Wednesday for tea from 10am until 11:15 am.
I began to wonder, will she kick me out the front door at 11:15:59 seconds???
I knew that she wouldn’t, It just seemed rather odd to see myself slotted in to have a visit (lol). Upon seeing her calendar in person, I fell in love with it! What a great way to keep our wandering selves inline with when to create, when to promote ourselves… oh, yes, and when to live. Plus you get to decorate each weekly page.
Violette’s Creativity Uncluttered Calendar has 52 pages in it. One for each week of the year! All that is written on each page is the day of the week. That way when you decorate your weekly page you can add in the month and number the corresponding days. She is sooooo smart!
The second stop after having tea with Violette, I walked into our neighborhood Staples with her long funky template in hand and ordered a copy to be made up for myself (actually I ordered two… tee hee). I cannot wait!

As for my

Art & Fine Craft Markets

this Holiday Season…

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Groovy Glass Girl


The first show, CREATIVE FINDS, was wonderful. We had a great stream of traffic all day and the vendors and their products were just lovely! Next year will be the third annual and I plan to make it a two day event!
As for the second show, HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT SUNNYSIDE, we unfortunately did not take into consideration that all the local shopping ladies might just be heading across the Canada / USA border (which is only 5 minutes away) to take part in the U.S. Thanksgiving SALES. UGH!
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Messy Kid Products


It is definitely a different experience to run a craft market at a school along with the schools Parent Advisory Committee (P.A.C.) compared to running a show at a rented hall with only myself to make all the decisions. I should have learned after organizing my 20 year high school reunion this year with a team of 5 other people. It is very stressful. I definitely like it a whole lot better being able to decide on my own what to spend on advertising, how to make the best use of my very wonderful volunteers and so forth.
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Violette


All in all I have learned a lot and look forward to making the changes to improve what I can do to make Creative Finds one of he best shows around for both vendor/volunteer and customer alike.
I have posted a few photos from the Creative Finds show for you to take a peak at.
OH!!!! You are now able to post comments on my blog. YEAH!!!
Keep smiling and creating,
Nicci

A pledge to sell handmade

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From kimono style art smocks for your ‘Messy Kid’ to a new runway style fashioned rain hat by ‘Baroness Ashley Hats’, you will find almost everything you need to fill your holiday shopping list!

Each year Nicci Battilana, Artist & Market Organizer, does everything she can to bring you high quality, unique handmade items at reasonable prices.

When you think of all the hard work and design planning each vendor has put into bringing forth these ‘Creative Finds’, you will be pleasantly surprised by the prices. The “Creative Finds’  vendors have been planning their products and booth space for the past six months. Once again, it will be an experience for the senses!

You may recall Rachel of Rachies Yum Yums, who we had as last years young entrepreneur of the show. This year, we have Taylor Lanthier, who was one of our wonderful volunteers back in 2007.  She has been busy learning crafts and creating her very own line of “Decadent Doggie Desserts”, so that she may introduce you to her line of “Pixie Artist Creations”.

She is very proud of what she has accomplished this year, as well she should be. Her ‘Decadent Doggie Desserts’ were even sampled by all of her family, both canine and human alike. A thumbs up all around!

Other products at the Creative Finds Market include silk scarves, laser crafted pens from the fallen trees of Stanley Park, wood turning, painting on a wide variety of mediums, greeting cards, photography, soaps, buttons, and so on.

The Artists of these creations includes names such as Susan Keetley, Groovy Glass Girl, Violette Clark, Greg Parsons, Uli Ross, Jeff Maihara and many many more. You must come out and see all 30 of them and their work for yourself.

Mark Nov 15 at Sullivan Hall on your calendars, as this is one show you do not want to miss!

Creative Finds

Art & Fine Craft Marketplace

Date: Nov 15th (9:30am-5:00pm)

Venue: Sullivan Hall Community Centre 6306 – 152nd Street (near 64th Ave)

Information: www.creativefinds.ca


Greater Vancouver Craft Shows

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Happy November Everyone!
Time to start checking out all your local craft shows!
My latest GLITZY GAL CUSHION:
The photo featured on today’s post is of the latest commission piece I have completed, which is actually being picked up this weekend!
The cushion was originally one of my multi stage peices I had to have completed for the filming of my feature on HGTV’s “That’s Clever”. She was drawn out in permanent black felt and had only her skin tone painted in.
Now to get cracking on my Holiday Card designs! ….
CRAFT SHOWS: Here are a few I know about at the moment that are in Greater Vancouver BC:
(Please help me build this list up for Nov & Dec, as it is a great way to also see what shows you might want to be in next year.)

Nov 02 – Langley Lodge – 5451 204 Street Langley – 10 – 3:00 pm.

Nov 07-11 – Christmas on 24th Avenue (Final Year) 16809 – 24th Ave, South Surrey

Nov 08 – Sullivan Hall – 6302 152 Street, Surrey – 10 – 4:00 pm.

Nov 08 – 2nd Annual Carson Graham Craft Fair & Market – Carson Graham Sec School, 2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver 10am-4pm (ctc: debbiearkoncel@yahoo.com)

Nov 10 – Fleetwood Community Centre

Nov 11-16 Circle Craft Chrstmas Market – Vancouver Convention Centre, 320 900 Howe Street

Nov 14/15 – Kabalarian Craft Fair – 5912 Oak St, Vancouver (3pm-9pm & 10am-4pm)

Nov 14-16 – Elgin Hall – Deck the Halls – 14250 Crescent Rd. South Surrey
(Fri 12-8:00pm; Sat 10-5:00pm; Sun 10-2:00pm)
Nov 15 – Sullivan Hall – 2nd Annual CrEaTiVe FiNdS – 6306 – 152nd St, Surrey (9:30am-5pm)

Nov 19 – 22nd – Homespun Holidays at 6127 – 184th Street, Cloverdale 9:00 – 9:00 pm.

Nov 20-23 – One of a Kind Vancouver (OOAK) – BC Place Stadium

Nov 23 – All Etsy Sale at the Cambrian Hall (just off Main St & 17th Ave) 11am-5pm

Nov 22/23 – The Fab Fair – Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street (fabfair@hotmail.com)

Nov 22 – White Spot Pipe Band Craft Fair – 9167 Glover Rd, Fort Langley Community Hall (10am-4pm)

Nov 22/23 – Eastside Cultural Crawl

Nov 28-30 – Winter Craft & Gift Show – 12958 – 19 Ave – White Rock

Nov 29 – Sunnyside Elementary – HoLiDaY sHoPpInG at SuNnYsIdE – 15250 – 28th Ave, South Surrey (9:30am-5:30pm)

Nov 29 – Greybrook Academy Craft Fair – Greybrook Academy in Pitt Meadows (10am-4pm)

Nov 29/30 – Urban Artisans Fair – 181 Roundhouse Mews (Davie & Pacific), Vancouver (10am-5pm)

Nov 30 – PortobelloWest Market -Rocky Mountaineer Station – 1755 Cottrell St, Vancouver

Nov 30 – Seamrippers at the Ukraian Centre (pender/ east vancouver) same day as the Portobello sale.

Dec 06-07 – Earl Marriot Secondary School – White Rock – 10am – 5:00 pm.

Dec 07 – Got Craft – Royal Canadian Legion 2205 Commercal Drive (at E 6th Ave), Vancouver

Dec 07 – Green Christmas Market at Cambrian Hall (on 17th, just east of Main St, behind the Granville Island Toy Company) 11am-6pm

Dec 13/14 – PortobelloWest Market -Rocky Mountaineer Station – 1755 Cottrell St, Vancouver

Dec _?_ Blim Gallery

CRAFT SHOW PREP IS UNDERWAY!!!!

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Hi All,

I have been busy this last week creating the new postcards and one inch button give-a-ways for the up-coming 2nd Annual Creative Finds Art and Fine Craft Marketplace, which takes place on Nov 15th.

I will have free one inch badges to give away to the first 400 people through the door. Along with our traditional candy canes and entry slip for the large gift basket door prize.

The DOOR PRIZE gift basket(s) will be filled with creations from each of our wonderful vendors at the market. Last year we had so many lovely donations from each vendor that we had to split them up into two large baskets and I am sure it will be the same this year.

Make sure you mark your calendars, as we would love to see you there!

Keep smiling and creating!
Nicci

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