Joyce Cutler, Seamstress

Sewing is Joyce Cutler's passion, and once people see what she is making for her family members, they beg her to make one or more for them. She usually graciously complies.


Joyce does beautiful machine embroidery on purses, scarves, wallets, towels, or whatever takes her fancy.  The colors she puts together are nothing short of amazing.

Last year I bought her credit card holders, tucked some prepaid credit cards in them, and gave them to my kids for Christmas. Now she is making wrist wallets, perfect for those times you don't want to carry much of anything.

These blankets are her latest project.




But she promises to make more of the very popular pot holders that seem to fly off the table.

Whatever she chooses to come up with, we know we're going to love it. Besides, it's fun to have Joyce around, so we're looking forward to another great weekend in Seaside, OR, October 24 and 25, 2014.

The Importance of photos

The importance of keeping records of the bazaar through photos is becoming more and more evident.  I am learning.  For example, these photos from 2007 are totally unfocused.

I didn't have a purpose in mind.

I am learning to be more purposeful in taking the photos - of a particular display, like these tiles by Mickie Skinner,

or of activities during the bazaar like Mary Schlunneger and her friend taking a break on the deck,

 






or how and where vendors were set up last year.



I think I will remember...until I don't.  I have regretted not having better photo records, but have still returned to them again and again for various reasons.

1.  Advertising
2.  Scrapbook
3.  Blog
4.  Remembering set up, props used, past vendors, etc.

I keep photos by the year, but maybe someone has a better filing system??  I am making a promise to myself to be more systematic, assigning someone to take the following photos:

1.  Each table in order around the room
2.  Close-ups of each product
3.  Each vendor
4.  Some of the activities

After all, I never know what records I will need for the future.

Accessory Artist Becky Sue Mizell

Becky has been our faithful mainstay, and we are delighted to have her with the Seaview Manor Bazaar in Seaside, OR, once again. She is a wizard with polymer clay and always has a wide variety of jewelry to choose from. 

She has also become well known for her unique buttons. All buttons are made from a millefiori technique in which different colors of polymer clay are used to make the design. The colors are permanent since they are made from clay.

At the Seaview Manor Bazaar October 24 and 25, 2014 you will definitely find one-of-a-kind items!

Brianna Lichnovsky

I am thrilled that Brianna Lichnovsky will be returning to the bazaar October 24 and 25, 2014.  I love her whimsical imps and verse.  I just have to make this really large so you can read it.  

Bree says "Imps are small beings who live in the Forests and Fields of Everywhere and sometimes even in your House!"

But she does more than imps.  She is also a fine painter.

Bree designed our posters, flyers and postcards last year.

And she has agreed to paint another watercolor which will become the basis for our ad materials for 2014. I haven't seen her ideas yet, but you can look forward to another beautiful unique piece of art.

Alan Seidenfeld, Resin Artist

+Alan Seidenfeld, who has been with us from the beginning (2007), is returning to the bazaar once again in 2014.  He started his current work with resin just 2 years ago, when he realized the untapped potential for brilliant colors and extremely lightweight jewelry pieces. 







Take a look at some of his new colors and designs.  I love these lightweight spiral earrings.

The colors in these earrings and necklace absolutely pop!





Check out these new stud earrings that he has added to his line.

And this wrap-around bracelet.





Alan thrives on the creative process, so I'm sure he'll have additional creations by October 24, 2014 in time for our 8th annual bazaar.

Mickie Skinner Artist/Photographer

+Mickie Skinner from Camas, Washington, joined us in 2014. Her sunny nature complements her exceptional photographic art and we love having her with us.

In pursuing her passion for painting wildlife & nature she got into photography so she could paint from her own photos. 

 

 

She fell in love with photography while traveling and hunting with the camera. 




Her technique of taking pictures has been to look at the subject through an artist's eye. 

 

 

In addition to selling regular matted prints, she transfers her photos onto tiles, coasters & mouse pads with a unique printing & baking technique. 


She is also able to reproduce her paintings this way.

Mickie is continually searching out new subject matter; I can't wait to see what new art pieces she will have for our show October 24th and 25th, 2014.

Setting up a Bazaar

Setting up for the bazaar was a real challenge at first, but now we have it down to a science...well, almost! 
 
The first year we piled things on the bed, put a huge old rag rug down on the garage floor to cover the oil stains, draped the garage walls with yards of cloth, and used whatever we could find for displays.  We were going on the idea that the space was perfect for a bazaar.  We even had a phone line and a bathroom. 

 

Bedroom

 

 

Walls draped with cloth

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

I didn't even draw a plan for vendor locations until the 3rd year!  It sure seems like it takes me long time to learn!  But each year has become a bit better and more professional.

In a rather haphazard way I thought about these things, but can now enumerate them as vital:

• Entrance
• Exit
• Traffic flow
• Check out station/wrapping
• Telephone line for credit card machine
• Holding area
• How to incorporate existing furniture
• Where to store personal items removed for the sale
• Bathroom
• Tables or display items
• Table covers
• How to hang items for sale
• Which vendors go where

 

 

+Vicki Perkins at the Checkout Station