Selling at Rag Rug Festival in Las Cruces NM this Weekend

The Rag Rug Festival is happening in Las Cruces, New Mexico this weekend. In addition, some offical college basketball playoff is in town at the same time. I am going to write about the wonderful organization that develop opportunites for cottage industries among rural living women in NM to sell their work.

Today however, I am remembering my first sale at a Rag Rug Festival three years ago.

A hand made and beaded bag with a full flap over front. This bag itself was hand sewn, medium weight cow leather. The trim around all the edges was hand beaded with a variety of Czech seed beads. The "tree" incorporated a variety of beading techniques using the same type of beads and some larger pressed glass leaves, also Czech - beads identified as such are carefully regulated by that country’s government and are considered some of the best made beads in the world.

The Tree of Life was a shoulder bag of about 8” in length and approx. 5” wide. I incorporated the natural edging of the piece of leather in the over all design. It was a joy to create and sold very quickly at the Festival in New Mexico.

Of course with that bag in mind, I can create another bag of similar design, but it would be very different, as the spirits (of the leather, the beads and myself) are moved.

How wonderful that experience was, other women artists coming together in a museum setting and the excited public. We all had a good time.

Off to sell, here's to good fortune, good companionship, fun and good times for all at the Rag Rug Festival in Las Cruces this weekend.

From the Very Start

Hi, Welcome. Glad you stopped by. "From the very start," I want you to know I love creativity wherever I discover it. My passions for now are fiber art and beading art. Actually any kind of creativity, I find exciting, whether it is the process in something I am creating or enjoying those incredible creations of others.

There are so many fantastic blogs out in blog land. I like those with information and examples of creativity - how tos , pictures and links to things I have never heard about. It make sense I would blog about those interests and passions of mine. So to start with, my focus is on: Knowledge, Fibers, Beads, (yes of course) Creativity, Happiness and Fun.

I have discovered Etsy.com and have created a store to show my fiber art work among trillions (probably an exaggeration - but in time ...) of other artists' stores. If you haven't heard of Esty check it out. I love seeing all the great work, information and all kinds of knowledge in the Community section and the ease in buying art "goodies" for myself. Next shop will focus on beaded art . This is exciting and just the beginning - so I am slow on the uptake, but only sometimes - blogging oh where have you been ?

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