Felt Club.....this Sunday!!!

Felt Club will be this Sunday!! This will be a great holiday shopping experience so don't miss out. There will be wonderful workshops, performance by Leslie Hall (Gem Sweater Queen), Swap-o- Rama-Rama and crafts galore!!

See you there!!

:D

Kristine

"I predict a riot...."

Introducing the newest addition to the Sweet & Sour Goodies family.....the Punk!! I've had sketches of this doll for a while now and I thought I would make some just in time for Felt Club. I love the little chains on the vest and yes, those pants are made of spandex!!

Enjoy!
:D Kristine

CityBeat Extravaganza

Sweet & Sour Goodies will be at this event this Wednesday! If you are in the area please stop by and help raise money for the new Children's Museum.

CityBeat Extravaganza - Nov. 12th!Join us at CityBeat's 2008 BEST of San Diego event! Winners will be announced at the New Children's Museum in Downtown San Diego. There will be beer tastings, food tastings, circus acts from Zirk Ubu, a live art show, some cool craft vendors - including Mafia members, plus live music from Steph Johnson, and Lady Dottie & the Diamonds.

All proceeds will benefit the New Children's Museum.
CB's Best of San Diego 2008 Party

November 12th

200 W. Island St., San Diego, 92104

7 pm to 10 pm$15 - $20 admission

:D

Kristine

Sweet & Sour Goodies in San Francisco...ummm, it was awesome!!

Hey Everyone!

My apologies for the lack of posting, but I just came back from "You Bazaar" in San Francisco. The event was pretty awesome and we met a lot of really cool and sweet people which is always a bonus when you're doing events like this. Sweet & Sour Goodies had a very good response so that puts a smile on my face :D

Here are some photos from my trip:

Here's my friend Emily purchasing some fantastic fabric at Whiz Bang Fabrics in the Mission District. If you are ever in the area, please check this place out. It's cozy and funky all at the same time!! You could spend alot of time there just admiring all the fabric selections....it will blow your mind! And the staff is super sweet!
It rained a lot while I was over there, but I didn't let that stop us from venturing the city and going to my "must-see" hot spots!

Here I am at "You Bazaar". I've been testing out my booth set-up, so this is one of the options that will work for now. I will definitely stay with the astroturf (which my husband got me as a present...nothing says romance, like a big slab of astroturf!)

Here's my sister, the Panda. She's eating a plush tempura shrimp! We purchased these awesome plush pillows from the cool gals at The Donut Lounge. We went by their booth at least a dozen times! Check it out when you get a chance!
Here's a bag I received from Claudia at b Green Design. Claudia is very nice and really funny!! We had a good time being booth neighbors with her and Lauren from Lauren Smash .

I also purchased some other cool items like a Kokeshi doll, eiffel tower earrings, owl ornaments and a slab of meat from the following vendors:
Beyond Wonderland
Audelaine

Pollyanna Cowgirl

and my all time favorite
Sweet Meats

Big ups to my family that let me stay with them! You guys are so wonderful and I love you so much! I really had a great time and all the people involved were amazing! It definitely inspires me to keep going and to keep creating!

So stay tuned...Felt Club is coming soon!
Muwahahaha!!

:D
Kristine

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