4 days til "You Bazaar"

As most of you may already know, I've been busy sewing and making a ton of dolls for upcoming craft shows. I've also had my hands full with the pups, hanging out with my family and throwing my annual Halloween party for all the kiddies! I'll take a nap in December when I get a chance ;D

Getting ready for all the shows has been alot of work and alot of fun. Craig has been working on my display for me and hammering buttons onto my baby bibs! What a good helper! I can't wait to go to San Francisco for "You Bazaar". I think it will be a great event-so if you're in the area please stop by!

Here's Truman-inator! He's getting really good at photo shoots so I thought I'd include this photo of him.

Here's Nixon Puppers! He just had surgery on his paw yesterday and he's showing me his bandage....what can I say! He's a genius! He had a rough day so we're trying to spend as much time with him as possible.

Here are some pictures of my dolls that will be off to San Francisco with me. My workroom is usually not this hectic, but cleaning has been the last thing on my mind.

I'm a mad woman!! I can't stop making dolls!!

So I'll be leaving for the Bay area super early Friday morning! My wonderful assistant Tiffany (the panda) will be my companion on this trip-so I'm sure we'll have alot of random, fun photos in future posts!

Until then....

Kristine :D

Are you ready for this?......They're so sweet!!

Hey Everyone!!

Things have been pretty hectic, but I'm trying to remain clear minded in order to meet all my goals for my upcoming craft shows. Here's a quick recap of all the shows that Sweet & Sour Goodies will be attending:

October 16th @ Chula Vista YMCA: Fall Crop

November 2nd @ San Francisco: You Bazaar

November 16th @ Los Angeles: Felt Club

December 7th @ Point Loma: Holiday Hit List

I will be introducing new Sweet & Sour Goodies characters at these shows...so stay tuned!! I'll also have cool deals for holiday shoppers.

Here is the Sweet & Sour Goodies Little Red Riding Hood doll. She comes with a reversible hooded capelet. Little Red Riding Hood $25.00
Here are the Lucha Libre Wrestlers (Luchadores)!! They are really funny and soooo cute!
Luchador $22.00 each
The wrestlers won't be on my etsy site until after all the shows, but if you would like to order one ahead of time just send me an email.

So another weekend gone by.....and I'm sensing a case of the Mondays coming along....

Enjoy your week everyone!!

:D Kristine

Hansel and Gretel...and a Viking?

So I've been working away and getting ALOT of dolls made. Every now and then I'll stray away from my checklist of dolls and make something very spontaneously. So here's what I came up with:

Hansel and Gretel. Let me just say that even my husband loved these dolls. I believe he used the words, "so cute!"
Hansel looks alot like Fredrique from The Sound of Music (one of my favorite musicals). Here is a list of my top 5 favorite musicals:

1. Little Shop of Horrors (which inspired my "Nerd" doll)

2. Sound of Music (who doesn't love families that sing and dance?)

3. Chicago (I like the sassiness and all the attitude)

4. Chorus Line (there's a character in the movie named Kristine...and she's tone-deaf....great!)

5. Sweeney Todd (who wants a meat pie?...not me)

I digress....

Here's Gretel.

Here is the Viking. There's this Snickers commercial where a viking, a pilgrim and two other characters are in a car driving and singing "Greensleeves".....you know, "Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off discourteously."

For some reason, I love this commercial ;)

Okay, well I'm done for the day and I'm going to spend some quality time with the doggies....until next time!

:D

I love Spoonflower!! Check out my fabric!!

Here is the fabric I ordered from Spoonflower http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome!! I'm so excited to start making some sweet goodies!! Thank you so much Spoonflower-you guys are Awesome!!

The fabric swatch on top has most of the SASG characters on it!! Sew cute!!
I also love how the birds turned out!! My mind is filled with ideas of what to create!!My imagination is running wild!!
The Nerd fabric looks adorable....maybe I should make pocket protectors out of this fabric? Hmmmm......
Spoonflower....I love you!!

Upcoming Events

*You Bazaar will be November 2nd at the San Francisco County Building. See you there!

Want some goodies?

Hey Party People!!

So I'm keeping busy getting ready for the YMCA October Crop http://www.southbay.ymca.org/english/index_ymcaclubs.html, You Bazaar http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/ and Felt Club http://www.feltclub.com/!! Each day I am up to my elbows in felt and fleece....gotta love it!! Here are some pictures of what I've been working on. If you're interested in any of the items listed please feel free to email me and we'll make something happen!!

Here are the dolls just in time for Halloween. I made these in one night....crazy, I know! But I was so excited to see the end result. Yes, there are many other Halloween figures that could be turned into a "Goodie", but guess what...."I'm only one person!" Just kidding....the possibilities are endless!! I'll be taking orders for Halloween dolls until the end of September. So place your order today.
I don't think I have a bag big enough for her hair!! Frankenstein monster $25, Bride of Frankenstein $25
Simple, but still really cuddly and cute.....now this is the kind of ghost I can deal with....
Ghost $20
You've seen this guy before, but I thought I'd give him an extra shout out since he is very Halloween-ish. Dracula $25, Or the whole Halloween series (4 dolls) for $75.
Here are my business partners Nixon and Truman (sorry, they're not for sale). This is after a long day of work...they look so serious.

So stay tuned, I'm trying to update my blog as much as possible to spread the word on Sweet & Sour Goodies. So tell your friends, your loved ones, your enemies...anyone who will listen....let them know that we're comin' atcha!!

Much love!
Kristine :D

Felt Club....Here I come!!

Hey Friends!!

I just received the most exciting, amazing, and shocking news ever....Sweet & Sour Goodies was accepted as a vendor at Felt Club!!!! I thought that I didn't get in because they were supposed to announce the chosen vendors yesterday, but due to the overwhelming amount of vendor applications they had to extend the notice til today!! So as I was browsing through blogs and my email I noticed that I had one new message.....the Felt Club message saying that I was in!!! I swear, I feel like Molly Ringwald at the end of Sixteen Candles when she sees Jake Ryan waiting for her next to his car....then he returns her undies!! It's like that feeling times ten!!!

So stay tuned for more information on this wonderful event known as Felt Club! It will be on November 16th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.....I'm so excited!! (did I say that already?) Anyway, I better go and start doll-ing!!

Try to catch me during my break times when I'm out of my cave!!

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Felt Club, I love you!!!