I'm back from 2 exciting days at Renegade Chicago! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the St. Paul Craft Mafia booth - we met some awesome folks and enjoyed the most beautiful weekend in September.
(in front of our tent, sporting our Le Sportsac's from left to right: Oona of Run Amok, Aisha of Aisha Celia Designs, Heather of Hezza Made and me!)
There was an amazing selection of handcrafted craftiness at Renegade this year - and I developed a few new faves (in addition to our own Mafia members). I'm mesmerized byFernworks for their beautiful, delicate and fascinating resin jewelry. I wanted one last year, so I finally bought a necklace for myself! Daydream Silkscreen is a winner for limited edition screen printed tees by various artists - the tees are all the rage, and the dancing was even better. Soda by Amy was like walking into a little boutique, complete with a bed full of pillows. She specializes in clay, hand silk screened wallpaper, and pillows to "inspire the kid in all of us." I'll still trying to decide which room to wallpaper.... Alpaca, Baybee = so cute! The loveliest alpaca plush toys made of recycled sweaters. They practically sold out on Saturday and had to make more for the Sunday sale. Those Alpacas looked at you through those sweet eyes with eyelashes, and you couldn't help but melt!
And an extra special thanks to Hollis who rallied the shoppers and handed out www.sockmonkeys.com business cards - you're a super cool little dude!
