the bus doors are closed...

(image from barnhousebh.com)

but the barn doors are still wide open!

barn house flea market
july 31
battleground washington

hope to see you there :)

crafting in the good old summertime...

hooray for summer!
(even though the weather is not cooperating
let's just pretend, shall we?)
we have a fun even planned later on in the month
when the sun will be out!
(it will be out, it will be out...)

Saturday June 26
talk, laugh, shop, eat some yummy treats
& do some summer crafting with creative friends!
come play with us...

Session One:
10am-noon
Vintage Garden Pot with Jill
(gorgeously pictured above)
$30 (all supplies are provided)

Jill's description:

Altering/embellishing a terra cotta flower pot with vintage items of all kinds. Music, ephemera, lace, millinery flowers, jewels, buttons, fabric, crepe paper, burlap, birds, nests – what ever your heart desires. Then wound with chicken wire!

Many vintage items will be provided, however if you have anything you’d like to use – please bring that along as well.

When complete, you’ll have a beautiful flower pot for flowers to decorate your home with.

More detailed list of what to bring will be provided once registration is received.

doesn't that sound so cute?
i love it!
:)

Session Two:
1pm-3pm
summer mini book with emily
$30 (all supplies are provided)

create a mini scrapbook to put all of your summer adventures in
(sitting by the pool counts!).
places for pictures, spaces for words,
pockets for treasures...
we will include it all!
you get a kit full of fun papers
& embellishments...
i will teach some techniques
for making your mini books super cool :)
make your book
& then go fill it with fun!

stay all day & take both sessions $50
(with a 1 hour break for lunch & shopping :)

to register click on the paypal links
in the upper right hand corner...

besides the super fun classes
we are also so excited about the creative boutique!
as always it will be filled with vintage treasures,
paper art supplies & sweet handmade crafts...
& this time we are partnering with some other shops
for a summer vintage shop hop!

6 shops & cafe's filled with treasures, treats & fun!
check out the shop hop blog for more info on that...
a day of shopping, snacking & creativity?
hello bliss :)

it's going to be a sweet time!
we sure hope you can join us...

if you have any questions
please email me anytime:
emilyruthgulka@gmail.com

hope to see you soon
whether crafting or shopping
(or both :)

have a grand day...
emily :)

calling all artists & crafters!

hi creative friends!

jill & i are busy planning a fun come play event for june 26
with classes & shopping galore!
we are also working with three other shops
to do a fun vintage shop hop on that day
where people can go from shop to shop
finding treats & treasures...
we are expecting lots of visitors to the creative boutique
& would love to have it filled with goodies!
if you are interested in selling your
artsie craftsie goodness in our shop
email me
& i will give you all of the information...
emilyruthgulka@gmail.com

thanks, friends!
information about our classes will
arrive soon...
hooray!

:)

come play: cuppa fun

Join Jill for coffee. . . . . . and filters

Spring Wreath Project

Have you noticed that using coffee filters in art projects is all the rage ?

Join Jill on Saturday, April 17^th to create this fun coffee filter wreath.

She’ll provide the wire, filters, ribbon, music and birds to create your one-of-a-kind spring wreath.

Although her sample is pink (no surprise there), the colors provided will depend on what YOU want.

Think spring. Yellow, purple, pink, green, blue . . . . .

(So if you sign up, be sure to e-mail her at jill@bamstick.com

and tell her what you’d like, since all of the filters will need to be dyed before you get here)

• Session #1: 9 am – 12 pm Coffee Filter Wreath ~ $30.00 (With Crop $45.00)

Dessert provided

• Session #2: 2 pm – 5 pm Coffee Filter Wreath ~ $30.00 (With Crop $45.00)

Dessert provided

• Session #3 – 5:30 pm – midnight. Crop the night away. $25.00 (Without having attended a class)

Dinner provided

Space will be limited to 12 for the crop, so sign up early !

Even though all filters will have already been dyed for your use to make your wreath (to save time),

Jill will demonstrate her method for dying coffee filters.

She’ll use coffee, dye, food coloring and anything else she thinks of before now and then.

She’ll also share her trick for getting them crispy and fluffy.

you can sign up by clicking on the drop down menu

on the side bar right over the there...

hope we get see you!

it's sure to be super fun :)

if you have any questions

please email me
emilyruthgulka@gmail.com

So come on ~ what are you waiting for ?

And don’t worry, she’ll have coffee waiting for you too.

:)

come play holiday: we three blings

this year our holiday classes are full of options & choices
always good things right?
you can choose to take one, two or all three projects
& no matter what
it's going to be full of fun,
laughter,
learning
& joy...
affordability & joy?
bring it on!
:)

saturday december 5
2pm-5pm

project one: wearable bling

our good friend sarah has been at come play
from the beginning & we just love her...
last year she brought these adorable necklaces
for the creative boutique & they were a major hit!
we are soooo lucky that she agreed to come
teach us how to make them this year...
(don't worry, she will still have some to buy in the boutique
in case you only want to make one yourself :)

project two: banner bling

our own, miss jill, is going to show you how to make
this super-bling-tabulous banner...
the really sweet thing about this is that you
get to personalize it with any word you want
(there are enough tags in each kit for 7 letters, but you can
buy an extra kit if you need more)...
this banner will look so great any place you
need to add a little sparkle...
& who doesn't need a little sparkle?
:)

project three: daily bling
i'm going to get you going on next year
with a calendar that you can keep for yourself
or make as a gift...
& you can choose to use photos or
do some collage or a little of both!
we'll have some fun :)

you will get a kit with enough supplies to
make one of each project
& then we will all have more kits for you to purchase
so that you can make more for gifts & decorations...

each project takes approximately 45 minutes...
after you sign up through paypal i will email you
& find out which project you would like to take &
tell you what time your project is being taught...

tricia will be there with the always awesome
cocoa daisy kits & add ons...
& ali's going to stop by for a while, too!
so, the gang will all be there :)

we will also have our usual yummy treats
& the creative boutique will be open & sparkling like crazy!
so fun...

so price wise here's the scoop:
one project $25
two projects $50
all three projects $70
any which way you get
delicious treats
all day access to the creative boutique
& loads of fun with crafty friends!

you can sign up right up there in the upper
right hand corner (see it up there waving? :)
there are options for one, two or three projects

hope you can join us!
we are going to have such a fun day...
we'll have three projects to work on
& jingle all the way :)

let me know if you have any questions...
& be sure to have a wonderful day!
emily :)

september vintage for real...

what a grand time we had last weekend

measuring & laughing

looking & choosing

playing with paper & ribbon

learning new techniques & being inspired
(it is with my head held low that i admit
that i have no pictures of
our teacher michelle actually teaching...
this is a crying shame because
these were the first two classes that
she has ever taught & she did a great job!
i'm hoping that someone else from
the class took a shot or two of her that
i might be able to swipe...pretty please?)

gluing & giggling

creating & munching
(the m&m's are never far away)

supplies, vintage & brand spankin' new


sharing about what we collect & hunt for

yep, just all of us together...

tiny ones...

younger ones...
(thanks, sam :)

all of us!

(first session)
hooray kim! :)


(second session)

so fun!
the next day was the coburg antique fair
& you can read all about it on these blogs:

kismet art
hold dear
ali edwards
emily ruth wonders

mark your calendars
for next year
& the year after that
& the year after that...
(it's always the weekend after labor day
come play on saturday
coburg on sunday
a weekend bursting with creative & vintage inspiration :)

come play: september vintage

you love to play with new techniques right?
& hang out with cool, creative people?
munch on yummy treats? yes?
& you wouldn't complain if we wanted to throw in
a kit bulging with an awesome mix of products?
what about a little early morning field trip to hunt for vintage treasures?
am i speaking your language yet?
here's the scoop:

saturday & sunday
september 12 & 13
in eugene, oregon

SATURDAY

sessions
two to choose from
2pm to 5pm
or
6pm to 9pm

kit
ali & tricia put this kit together at cha
so you know it is filled with new, cool products
& it's an ali kit so her signature style will be all over it...
there is no doubt you will love this kit!
(ali is going to bring the pages that she
made with the kit, to give you a little inspiration boost :)
class
our super talented friend, michelle geller
is going to teach us how to make
the coolest little souvenir journal...
you will learn how to create covers & signatures of paper
& a cool binding technique
that you will be able to use over & over in the future...
you will use the cocoa daisy kit that ali designed plus
some goodies that jill & michelle will provide
(hello, bonus kit! jill has a peek of this on her blog)
such a great project!

shop
tricia will have a cute little table
stocked with lots of past & current cocoa daisy kits
(full kits & add ons, hooray!)
she always has so much great stuff
you will want to bring some spending money for sure!

(note: the full creative boutique will not be open this time
but we will have it fluffed & glowing at our holiday event
in december, so keep an eye out for that :)

treats
as always
we will have goodies to munch on
sweets & seasonal fruit
yummmmm
(in jill's yummy house, too, of course:)

SUNDAY

vintage field trip!
coburg antique fair!
so much fun!
streets filled with booths brimming with vintage goodies
oh! it is so great!
we will meet at 6am
coffee in hand, eager smiling faces
ready to tackle the bargains :)
we all kind-of split up into little two or threes
& then at 9am (or so)
we will meet up for breakfast
& show & tell
this was so fun last year...
i loved seeing what everyone found
& hearing people talking
'should i go back & get _______?'
(yes! get it! :)
can't wait!

SATURDAY NIGHT

*bonus*
sleep over!
thinking about going to the coburg field trip but
not sure if you can drag yourself out
of your warm bed that early sunday morning?
let us do it for you!
spend the night at jill's house
& we will all rise & shine together!
we will get ready, get on the road
& get excited about what we will find!
there are a limited number of beds & then
we will start blowing up air matresses...
& besides having a great sunday morning wake-up call
it's a sleep-over!
super fun, very tame (no toothpaste between the toes, we promise!)
& perfect way to make it a
full girlie, creative, weekend just for you!

cost
saturday sessions cost $80
(includes class, kit, snacks)
if you want to sleep over add $10

if you are all set & ready to sign up
just go right over there to the
upper right hand corner
& you can do it through paypal

okie doke!
all four of us (five including michelle:)
are super excited about seeing you this year...
hope you will join us for an unforgettable weekend
of creativity, shopping, vintage, friends & joy!
ps (there always has to be a ps!)
let me know of you have any questions!
emilyruthgulka@gmail.com
hooray!