Indian School Corridor Block Party

Saturday, November 8, we are privileged to be part of the Indian School Corridor Block Party. This family friendly event has blocks of live music, shops, entertainment and family fun. Did I mention over 100 Classic cars will be there??? and don't forget there's a beer garden. Come and join us for fun, food, shopping and see why this historic part of Phoenix is so important to our community.

Faerie Festival Reminder

November 14 – The Phoenix Faerie Festival (3) this is also a one day mini-event, but the experience is anything but mini! Can you imagine your little ones’ face seeing Faeries, mermaids, magic folk, and animals! There will be plenty of music, shopping, activities for young ones, and even a Faerie Tale or two. This is a delightful and safe experience for the entire family. You will meet many nice people, making a wonderful childhood memory. Be sure and wear your wings! Please check out the faerie link to see more!

Christkindlmarkt

December 5th we will be in downtown Mesa for a Christmas event!!!! The Christkindlmarkt will give the holiday goer a wonderful chance to hear beautiful music. You can also shop at glass blowers, woodworkers, book and toy sellers, and for other holiday gifts while the children watch a puppet theater. There will be bratwurst, hot apple cider, hot chocolate, gingerbread, holiday cookies, candles and some of the best chocolate in the world. The Arizona Center for Germanic Cultures will present its first annual Christkindlmarkt in downtown Mesa on the first block of North Macdonald Street on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Oktoberfest

Willkommen – we have been invited to the PHOENIX OKTOBERFEST, which takes place next Saturday, October 10, 2009. It is at Margaret T. Hance Park, Phoenix. Join us for this wonderfully traditional German “Volksfest.” Bavarian bands will be playing traditional folk music. Mouthwatering sausage and strudel will be available! There will be lots of great shopping and there is a “Kinder” village for the children with inflatables, arts and crafts projects, contests and games. This is a wonderful event for the entire family to enjoy.

Another Show!!

We are bifurcating (I always wanted to use that word in a sentence!) on Saturday, October 31. Not only will we be at the wonderful Irish Festival – parts of us (our best parts, I might add) will be at the “HOT RODS AND HEROES” car and vintage show at the Arizona National Guard Armory (52nd St.) This show features wonderful vintage Corvettes and other fabulous Hot Rods and Muscle Cars, along with great American food and vintage shopping! The festivities start at nine am and will go through the afternoon. This event is absolutely free and a great place to take your family.


ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD AT THE 52 ST. ARMORY – PAPAGO PARK 1335 N. 52nd St. Phoenix, AZ – S/E corner of 52nd St. and McDowell

August

It is indeed August and as we promised – we are lowering our web prices. We have paid off our financial start up fees. We will now be selling our on-line items at a 50 percent reduction!!! If you have been waiting to add to your collection – now is the time. We believe in sharing our good fortune with loyal friends. If you have ordered from us in the past – simply mention it on your new order and we will surprise you with a free gift – the gift of a copyrighted, unseen, original print.

October 31st (Halloween day!) We will be at the Irish Festival. As you might remember, this takes place at Margaret T. Hance Park and Irish Cultural Center. Check out their link for all the details. We are especially glad to be invited back to this event, even if it is on such a special day. This event is one of the best, well run activities in Phoenix. The people are nice and it is a very family orientated show! You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy good food and fantastic entertainment and shopping!

November 14 – The Phoenix Faerie Festival (3) this is also a one day mini-event, but the experience is anything but mini! Can you imagine your little ones’ face seeing Faeries, mermaids, magic folk, and animals! There will be plenty of music, shopping, activities for young ones, and even a Faerie Tale or two. This is a delightful and safe experience for the entire family. You will meet many nice people, making a wonderful childhood memory. Be sure and wear your wings! Please check out the faerie link to see more!

January 8, 9, 10 - Flagg Gem and Mineral Show. This is a jewel (pun intended!) Three days of shopping at a huge outdoor show featuring hundreds of vendors displaying fabulous minerals and gems. You and your family can see and touch minerals, fossils, gems, meteorites, and jewelry. There is a large area for children to learn about rocks and gems and receive free samples to start their collections. This event is in the Mesa Community College parking lot and parking and admission is free!!!! Does your child love dinosaurs? Where else can you buy him/her dino poop! Do you love crystals! Have you always wanted to talk with someone that really knows his “stuff”? Or, do you just love looking at beautiful things? Do you like good food? This is the show for you and your family.
We have been invited to more shows, and will post the dates and events when we work out conflicting dates and, most importantly, we want to make sure the events are truly family orientated.

June

Hi everyone,
June was a wonderful month. Our internet sales have increased exponentially!! We appreciate all of you who love our art work even through these tough economic times!!! In thanks to all our patrons, we will be lowering our prices in August to celebrate paying off the initial start up fees for our business (such as printing costs, packaging, etc.) We have taken a break from conventions and shows for the summer, using this time to concentrate on new and wonderful fabrications. We will post our fall event schedule soon.

post randomcon

We had an illustrious time at RandomCon! We were reacquainted with old friends and made new acquaintences, which will in turn, become old friends. The youngsters enjoyed the video game room, and the old board games like, “Apples to Apples”, “Yahtzee”, “Dominoes”, and “Conflict.” Matt, Espy, Lorena and Duncan were privileged to play “Tunnels and Trolls”, with its inventor, Ken St. Andre (Kenstandre@yahoo.com) . Also, we were fortunate to meet Todd VanHooser (www.toddvanhooser.com) and watch his role playing game, “The Laughing Moon Chronicles”, based on his epic books. This is sure to be a successful series based on the enthusiasm of the gamers. During all this mayhem, we took a break and joined an enthusiastic group to preview upcoming movies. This will be a spectacular season for adventure, thrills, and comedies! Matt brought his own handcrafted pieces for “Settlers of Catan”, and was, himself, ardently received. Thanks to people like Bob, Susan, Craig, Gary, and Ric (www.FlyingBuffalo.com), the convention was friendly and invigorating.

RandomCon 2009

This is a convention for gamers. It will be lots of fun. There will be RPG's and board games of all genres. This year's convention will be Friday May 8th to Sunday May 10th 2009. Go to their website to get a schedule of games. The fee is $25 at the door (this is for all 3 days of gaming and memebership for the year of 2009). Check them out at RandomCon.org. The convention is being held at:
The Grace Inn
10831 S 51st St
Phoenix, AZ 85044
(480) 893-3000

6th Annual Polish Festival

In the mood for good Polish food??? Visit us at the 6th annual Polish Festival April 25th (Sat) 10am to 9pm - Sunday April 26th 10am to 6pm. There will be live entertainment and Polish cuisine. European pastries and cakes will be served all day. There will be a beer garden with imported Polish beer.
Be sure to wear your loose pants:)
There will be lots to do for the children.... including games and face painting. Don't forget all of the fabulous music and dancing..
FREE ADMISSION
This event is located at OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA CHURCH
2828 W. Country Gables Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85053
www.polishfestivalaz.org 602.212.1172

Merchant Square Sidewalk Sale

Hi everyone,
Sorry about the short notice, but we will be in Chandler Saturday March 28th for Merchant Square's Sidewalk Sale!!! It is from 7am to 2pm. There will hundreds of vendors (over 200). We hope to see you there.

Way Out West Bird Expo

We will be at the Way Out West Bird Expo April 5th (Sunday Only) from 9am to 4pm. It will be at the Arizona Fairgrounds (19th Ave and McDowell)
Admission
Adults $6
Children (5-12) $3
Under 5 FREE
There will be over 200 vendors, so come and explore!!!

March

Well, I did update the website, but it is a constantly changing creature with its ever increasing need for my attention.
New this month, we have updated our vintage jewelry page... sorry, we have been cleaned out of our posted jewelry - yeah:) this is a good thing, as new ideas mean new adornments!! Email us with your requests!! We love getting them.

March 14th we will be at the 2009 St. Patric's Day Faire and Parade.

I am tossing the idea around of putting a birthday cake idea page on the website..... time, time, time.. I wish there was another me!!!

January

Well, it's the new year!! What a beginning. Unfortunately, I didn't get to post January's events as we got so dang busy that I just didn't get to it. So, we had the Gem and Mineral Show (which was fun- it was hard to keep our profits because there was such cool stuff there, but we managed) and coming in February we have the Highland Games in Phoenix. Should be a blast. We hope to see some old faces and learn some new ones:)

Now for updating the website!!!! I'm getting to it. Hope to have it done by February.