chicago renegade September 26, 2007

5am comes early, no matter what time you go to bed.
On the road, well kind-of. We had to pull over to check the oil, and of course the tire pressure …. who knew??
The thought of sleeping never crossed our minds, we were on our way – on our way to chicago, to freedom, to inspiration, to bad on the road food, to lack of sleep, to endless laughter and most of all to check out all these amazing crafters who edged us out of the running for a booth at the RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR.
We got to the fair about 1:45 – we made pretty good time. I must say, there were many booths – and many empty booths (that we would have been happy to fill!) Lots of good ideas, many talented artists! It was really nice to see some of our lovely artists and friends there doing well!! Check out these photos:Emily of EKRA Naomi, of Glitter Workshop Caryn of Fiery Lion Designs
I do have a few annoyances …. you know there are 2 sides to every coin-
Like, how mant t-shirts does it take to fill a craft fair? If you ask at Renegade the answer would be about 50%. -not that they weren’t cute, because thay were … I bought a couple. I just wanted a variety, I craved things I had not yet seen. My cravings were not satisfied.
There were booths that I would say were simply lovely, color – texture – and overall beauty.
And there were booths that felt like they were sticking out their tongues at me and singing “we got in and you didn’t!!!”
I know that is just the way it goes … but I also know we would have been a great addition to their show!
I also know I was far more verbal about all of this after a couple of mojitos!!
All in all, the trip was fab!
A huge thanks to those who made it possible!!!
Rach for providing a great place to sleep, and Mom & Becca Jo for taking care of the store!!
We love you all!
By the way, this is the only picture of me taken during the trip – ’cause I always have the camera.
I’ll work on getting in more action shots.