Ecoleeko at the Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market

Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market
Saturday, October 23, 10:00 - 6:00pm

Featuring 40 designers and crafters that make funky, alternative and contemporary handmade artworks from CNY including Ecoleeko!

Suggested $1 entry. First 50 guests will receive an amazing free door prize!

Food & beverages provided by Strong Hearts Cafe, Recess Coffee & Roastery, and Roji Tea Lounge! Yum!!

LIve music schedule:

10:00am BeMo (Jazz duo)
11:30am Bogs Visionary Orchestra
1:00pm The Table
2:30pm Professional Victims
4:00pm The Quartet Trio (Experimental Improvisational Music)

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

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Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

10am - 6pm

Case Supply Building

112 Wyoming St, Syracuse, NY 13204

between W. Fayette St and Marcellus St. Off street parking available

Clinton Art & Music Festival This weekend

Ecoleeko will be at the Clinton Art & Music Festival this weekend! Come by and say Hi!

It takes place this Saturday, August 28th from 10 am on!
Tons of great music, crafters, art and food to enjoy your day. Bring your friends and family to take part in the festivities.

The festival is located in the town of Clinton, NY.
For more information, please visit the Artandmusicfest website

AAh Summer..Finally?

Looks like summer weather is finally here, it's only July 24th! HA! Geez, where did it all go? I've been doing the farmers market, keeping busy with home projects and making more ecoleeko items! Newly posted on Etsy is Bock Bock Chicken.

Made of soft sustainable bamboo fleece and all natural fillings of course! Also coming soon are Fuzz Baa Lina Sheepy Farm Friend and Touch Me Snake! Bock Bock is inspired by my 23 chickens that love to bock at each other. We now also have a brooding hen barred rock that won't let you at the eggs when we collect them. The Sheep is inspired by sheep of course! I've always loved them and used to go to sheep and wool festivals in Maryland. The snake is inspired by our gardener snake family that lives in our back garden bed. They love to sun themselves on the steps and sometimes I almost step on them. They are fun to watch and slide and slither around the flowers.
I'll be also doing some local craft shows to feel my way in CNY. First is the Clinton Art & Music Festival on August 29th in Clinton NY. I also am doing one in November, The Herkimer County Arts & Crafts Fair on November 14th & 15th in Herkimer, NY. Please join my newsletter on the side for more upcoming information on these shows and new products!

Creating a Craft Show Inventory list

Creating an inventory list for your upcoming shows can be easy and keep you organized.. I created an inventory list after researching what to bring to shows, what you'd forget, need, want, etc. I then used word, but you could use any program to make it in. I first made an area for the date on the top, like..
CRAFT SHOW DATE_______

Then a list for my inventory on the left side, Like..
Item QTY
Doll 1 ___
Doll 2 ___
Doll 3 ___ And so forth, this way, I can keep track of what my inventory is, what I brought and what I leave with.

Then on the Right side I made a list of materials I need, Like..

MATERIALS
___ Tent
___ Tables
___ Money box

And so forth. That way, before I pack, I check off everything so I make sure I have it.

(Some simple forgotten ideas I've found are..pens, double stick tape, scissors, stapler, free giveaways/candy, stamps or stickers, tablecloth weights or clips, camera, something to do or sketchbook, chairs, lunch, drinks, extra socks or gloves for cold mornings, extra price signs if needed.)

I then added a box at the bottom for notes to remember at my next show. I may change that eventually to maybe an area to write my sales. I find I'll jot a list of them there anyway, along with messages of other things to bring, peoples contacts, etc. Really anything you want to remember.

Everytime I do a show, the night before, I print one out, write in the date and inventory. Check off my materials and put it in my binder, that way I have it with me and it keeps a record of my shows and inventory. I've found it's a great way to keep me organized.. Maybe it can help you too!