I had a great weekend, I went to the Iowa Arts Festival on Friday AND Saturday because it was so much fun. On Friday I went with my friend and her son, and on Saturday I decided to take Mason with me. Of course I ended up struggling to find my car on the parking ramp and got yelled at by the parking police lady. But that is besides the point ;)
I went to the art festival to see one of my favorite artists This Thing called Family - Things with Wings, I just love their work! Ironically I first discovered them while shopping in Grand Rapids, MI. Then I bought my first piece from them in Indiana. Only to find out they are one hour away from where I am currently living. They are based out of Iowa City, IA, how exciting!! I felt like a kid in a candy shop, I was actually a little nervous and probably sounded like a weirdo, but I was very excited to meet the ladies behind this wonderful work! I bought a few of their original pieces and could not be happier! I will post some pictures below. But be sure to check out their facebook page and blog!
https://www.facebook.com/thingswithwings?ref=ts
http://thingswithwingsartjournal.blogspot.com/
Interesting that I got to meet some wonderful Artists this weekend, because I was struggling with something myself this weekend. I every once in awhile get complaints from customers because something was not "perfect" or you could see glue, or there was a scratch, or this fell off, ect. and I do feel bad, but I am a crafter, I am not an artist. I just hope people understand that I put 100% of my heart and sould, time and money into a project and would never send out something that I did not think was well done. When you buy something handmade, it is in fact, handmade. My work is not factory made, it does have imperfections. Isn't that the great part about buying handmade work though? You can see and tell that it was handcrafted. It got me a bit discouraged again and I wonder why I continue doing what I do. Then I remembered that I really do not do it for others, although if they enjoy it GREAT! I craft and create because I love to do it.
I will leave you with the photo's of a few of the items I bought from Things With Wings, be sure to check out their stuff!
The pillow is also from Things With Wings:
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