tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18165717103046826102011-04-21T11:19:34.099-07:00christy's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674531139669953579noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816571710304682610.post-45004945031399548702007-10-18T08:56:00.000-07:002007-10-18T09:14:25.336-07:00on to the Hollydaze.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As you can see I am fooling around trying to create changes in my blog..Trial and Error!! But this is how we learn and I decided to be more daring.<br />The new picture in my title is little Fairy Foo Foo. she has long gone to a new home but I still love her face and decided she represented the heart of my peoples look. I may have to resize the thing to get the look I want but not for awhile.<br /><br />Halloween and vine is past and I have to get on with the project at hand...Hollydaze, our Christmas, Holiday show is happening here in Petaluma on the 10th of November . I need an inventory but my hardest job is to decide what to make as I have soooo many ideas...<br /><br />I am working on reindeer and snowmen.. also dogs in drag and girlie santa's (named santa barbara, santa maria, and santa rosa ..to name a few...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1816571710304682610-4500494503139954870?l=christysilacci.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>christy's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674531139669953579noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816571710304682610.post-25060657232241694682007-10-12T10:11:00.001-07:002007-10-18T08:53:31.401-07:00October 12th, 2oo7<br /><br />halloween and vine part 3<br />More pictures of the artists that made H &amp; V such a hit!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw_A53Bmn5I/AAAAAAAAAD8/VVI_HIPsxP4/s1600-h/spinner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120523401599295378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw_A53Bmn5I/AAAAAAAAAD8/VVI_HIPsxP4/s400/spinner.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw_DQHBmn6I/AAAAAAAAAEE/YqhwVPRjC70/s1600-h/my+people.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120525982874640290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw_DQHBmn6I/AAAAAAAAAEE/YqhwVPRjC70/s400/my+people.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My friend Ronnie found me this wonderful spinner.I can load it up, the peoples hang straight and apart, and customers can spin it around and around.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />closeup of my peoples nestled together.<br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br />Nicole Bown and her wonderful creatures.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-_SXBmn4I/AAAAAAAAAD0/htZuX0QUivg/s1600-h/nicol+bowen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120521623482834818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-_SXBmn4I/AAAAAAAAAD0/htZuX0QUivg/s400/nicol+bowen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-9g3Bmn3I/AAAAAAAAADs/y4MWUxHpmog/s1600-h/neccessary+excess.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120519673567682418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-9g3Bmn3I/AAAAAAAAADs/y4MWUxHpmog/s400/neccessary+excess.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Her business is called Necessary Excess(a really wonderful name)<br />and her people are my favorites.I need to post a shot of the one I got from her, I LOVE IT!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-7dHBmn2I/AAAAAAAAADk/Qtmip3MugD8/s1600-h/nicol+s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120517410119917410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-7dHBmn2I/AAAAAAAAADk/Qtmip3MugD8/s400/nicol+s.jpg" border="0" /></a> Nicol Sayre and her wonderful husband at her table.It was<br />empty in minutes.....!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-4NHBmn1I/AAAAAAAAADc/mx3128IqMCI/s1600-h/nancy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120513836707127122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-4NHBmn1I/AAAAAAAAADc/mx3128IqMCI/s400/nancy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nancy Aldabe of Nancy's Metal Art came from Sacramento, CA and did her best show ever. She has been with us from almost the begining.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-21nBmn0I/AAAAAAAAADU/HbD731h9AUg/s1600-h/laurie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120512333468573506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-21nBmn0I/AAAAAAAAADU/HbD731h9AUg/s400/laurie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Laurie Meseroll of Mudcakes. Her paintings are wonderful. She also did terriffic.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-z93BmnzI/AAAAAAAAADM/PByQyCgAe2g/s1600-h/jack+and+richard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120509176667610930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-z93BmnzI/AAAAAAAAADM/PByQyCgAe2g/s400/jack+and+richard.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jack Roads (I always thought we should have called our show</div><div>"Jack Roads and others" after he joined us a few years ago)</div><div>He always sells out because he does very few if any shows </div><div>besides H &amp; V. People come from everywhere to get a chance </div><div>to get one of his pieces.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-yl3BmnyI/AAAAAAAAADE/LY8Xa8xI4M0/s1600-h/johana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120507664839122722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-yl3BmnyI/AAAAAAAAADE/LY8Xa8xI4M0/s400/johana.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Johanna Parker (The featured artist in Better Homes and Gardens Special</div><div>interest magazine series"Halloween</div><div>2oo7" )Her table was mobbed and when the dust settled it was empty. She brought lots of stuff too!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-xVHBmnxI/AAAAAAAAAC8/se4koWO3vP0/s1600-h/ginny+gets+ready.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120506277564686098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-xVHBmnxI/AAAAAAAAAC8/se4koWO3vP0/s400/ginny+gets+ready.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ginny of Trout Creek sets up her table...<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-vIXBmnwI/AAAAAAAAAC0/cmZ_VyX2ch4/s1600-h/ginnys+p+guy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120503859498098434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-vIXBmnwI/AAAAAAAAAC0/cmZ_VyX2ch4/s400/ginnys+p+guy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> Ginny's happpy Pumpkin Guy.. .........</div><div> .............she sold out too!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-uK3BmnvI/AAAAAAAAACs/s8AucBJfYsc/s1600-h/crystals+friend.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120502802936143602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-uK3BmnvI/AAAAAAAAACs/s8AucBJfYsc/s400/crystals+friend.jpg" border="0" /></a> This handsome fellow belongs to Crystal from Gothic Rose Antiques Placerville, CA.</div><div>can you imagine driving down highway 80 and glacing over to see him riding in the passenger's seat. She told me she gets lots of strange looks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-rv3BmnuI/AAAAAAAAACk/01xd4A7emuk/s1600-h/crystal+stuff.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120500140056420066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw-rv3BmnuI/AAAAAAAAACk/01xd4A7emuk/s320/crystal+stuff.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />this is Crystal's table..She has the most amazing collection of spooky, dark and beautiful things. Amazing jewelry too!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1816571710304682610-2506065723224169468?l=christysilacci.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>christy's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674531139669953579noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816571710304682610.post-37838833263889929342007-10-10T08:35:00.000-07:002007-10-10T11:10:06.912-07:00October 10th 2oo7<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As you may know, Halloween and Vine is a juried show. This year we had 3o artists participating.. This was the finest show we have ever done..The artists outdid themselves.<br />Here are some of our newest people and their fabulous tables.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Arbutus Hunter and her husband<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0SNXBmnsI/AAAAAAAAACU/bvIKhQ0w80k/s1600-h/arbutus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119768372118462146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0SNXBmnsI/AAAAAAAAACU/bvIKhQ0w80k/s320/arbutus.jpg" border="0" /></a>She takes old odds and ends and antiques,paints and decorates them as only she can . The results are wonderful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0UsnBmntI/AAAAAAAAACc/qnyRjW56F34/s1600-h/greg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119771108012629714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0UsnBmntI/AAAAAAAAACc/qnyRjW56F34/s320/greg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Greg Gudel and his famous woodcarvings....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Greg's pieces were truly astounding and he is such a nice guy.<br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p>Magda Trzaski from Ontario, Canada.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwz_JXBmnmI/AAAAAAAAABk/wMuMt8gTJ0k/s1600-h/magda+friday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119747412678057570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwz_JXBmnmI/AAAAAAAAABk/wMuMt8gTJ0k/s320/magda+friday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Madga was the featured artist in MaryEngelbreit's Home Companion for Oct/Nov.2007.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>What a warm and delightful person she is .I was so happy to meet her...<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119758665492373170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0JYXBmnrI/AAAAAAAAACM/uKdewuCBT5Q/s320/paper+dolls.jpg" border="0" />PaperDolls ..owned by Kerri Judd, Danyel Montecinos, and Darren Calkin.<br />They make luscious crowns and all kinds of beautiful paper art.. They had their new book there to sell also.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0EfHBmnoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/hD7WwLWoXZQ/s1600-h/gabrielle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119753283898351234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0EfHBmnoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/hD7WwLWoXZQ/s320/gabrielle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </p><p>Gabrielle Acevedo did her wonderful beaded art and jewelry. she was overjoyed at the response she got at the show.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119756913145716386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rw0HyXBmnqI/AAAAAAAAACE/xbwvb99DXU8/s320/charles+battes.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p>Charles Hall and his friends and helpers . Charles' ladies are tall and elegant and eerie.They were so beautiful and I think they all sold quite early.</p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>more Halloween and Vine pictures to come..................</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1816571710304682610-3783883326388992934?l=christysilacci.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>christy's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674531139669953579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816571710304682610.post-24959712528682703412007-10-06T12:34:00.000-07:002007-10-06T14:33:13.929-07:00October o6th,2007<br /><br /><div><div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Halloween &amp; Vine 2007 </span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">.........so I created a blog starting today to post all my great pictures of <span style="font-size:130%;">Halloween and Vine</span> ..It happened in Petaluma this past weekend September 29th at HermannSons Hall..Over 950 people attended. the turnout was amazing..!!! It was our biggest and really best show ever...</span><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwf8pHBmnjI/AAAAAAAAABM/OSH1lB6Povc/s1600-h/morning+line+220+before+the+door+opened.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118337284720467506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwf8pHBmnjI/AAAAAAAAABM/OSH1lB6Povc/s320/morning+line+220+before+the+door+opened.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span></div>the line was 220 or more when the doors opened<br /> at 9:am </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118316814906334674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/RwfqBnBmndI/AAAAAAAAAAc/SfPBkUv5F0g/s320/ready+to+open+jen.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> Jen from EarthAngels counts down to 9:am opening</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118318747641617890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="325" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/RwfryHBmneI/AAAAAAAAAAk/uSwfdbYLiV0/s320/lizzies+set+up.jpg" width="317" border="0" /></div><br /> Lizzie Betourne decorated the entry to the hilt!<br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwfz_3BmnfI/AAAAAAAAAAs/4v12V1yfF5E/s1600-h/scott+and+bill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118327779957841394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwfz_3BmnfI/AAAAAAAAAAs/4v12V1yfF5E/s320/scott+and+bill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rucus Studio sold out really early!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /> </div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118329888786783746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwf16nBmngI/AAAAAAAAAA0/u9zSwzlvCqI/s320/nicol+s.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Nicol Sayer also sold out in a few minutes<br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwf6v3BmniI/AAAAAAAAABE/m_m1HZ8DdfI/s1600-h/busy+hall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118335201661328930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bcI3jRbtTDg/Rwf6v3BmniI/AAAAAAAAABE/m_m1HZ8DdfI/s320/busy+hall.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>this picture was taken at 1o:am . there were all ready as as many customers as the entire show</div><div>last year....</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>to be continued..............................................................................................<br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1816571710304682610-2495971252868270341?l=christysilacci.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>christy's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674531139669953579noreply@blogger.com3