Simpatico Designs

Spring Fling Craft Show!

2009-04-03T09:35:00.002-04:00

On Saturday, May 9th you can find me at my first show of the season: Summit Street School's Spring Fling Craft Show in Essex Junction! I will have new spring items on hand, and will be liquidating winter items at great prices.
We still have openings for craft vendors, so please let me know if you are interested in particpating!

Spring Plans

2009-03-22T11:35:00.004-04:00

After a winter hiatus, I am starting to gather new spring fabrics to create products for the upcoming season. Since I have decided to return to teaching (full time!) in the fall, I will be cutting WAY back on the number of shows I will be attending. After giving it much thought, I have decided not to participate in the BCA Artist Market this summer. I will focus my time on participating in fewer shows, so make sure to check back here for upcoming show dates!

Etsy Shop Now Open

2009-01-27T11:34:00.002-05:00

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Updates coming soon!

2009-01-11T13:29:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year!
Many thanks to all that helped to make 2008 such a successful year for me! It was nice to meet many new customers and artists at the shows, as well as see many familiar faces.
I am currently working to stock my Etsy shop with merchandise. Please sign up for my mailing list if you'd like to be notified when this happens (as well as for other updtaes and special offers!)
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BCA Holiday Artist Market

2008-12-18T22:52:00.000-05:00

Friday, December 19–Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday–11-7pm, Saturday–10-6pm
Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall

Artists from the BCA Summer Artist Market join together with others to produce a festive holiday market of fine art, craft, and design objects.

Featured Artists:
Leah Joly
Missy Bly
Maureen O'Hara
Aaron Stein
Joanne Kalisz
Jeremy Ayers
Kimiko Yumoto
Jennifer Kahn
Shanley Triggs
Phebe Mott
Jess Graham
Rebecca Freedner
Dug Nap
Claudia Venon
Jen Wagner
Sara Davie
Lindsey Louchheim
Bella Bueno
Autumn Pollidor
Christine Bridges
Megan Humphrey
Mary Beth Snyder
Kerin Rose
Esther Sullivan
Sarah Green
Rich Arentzen
Megan Rose
Jan Bodendorf
Ori Goldberg
Cara Capparelli
Kelley McMahon
Robert Quelch

Women's Festival of Crafts

2008-11-28T14:45:00.003-05:00

This Saturday and Sunday I will be at the Women's Festival of Crafts at City Hall in Burlington. I have many new bags, headbands, and cell phone cases!
The hours of the show are:
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 11-4

If you mention that you read my blog at the show I will give you 10% off your purchase!!!

Introducing...The Micro Messenger

2008-11-16T15:12:00.005-05:00

So I've made a few messenger bags this summer and they've all sold pretty quickly. I've also had several custom orders for messengers and plan on making more for the fall shows.

All of my designs come out of a particular need that I have for a bag (or headband, or wallet, etc.). I love my messenger bags for meetings or when I need to load up a bunch of necessities for my children, but what about when I'm just heading out shopping? Enter: The Micro Messenger. This bag is a more compact version of the larger messenger, only about 9" by 9", but has all the same features: magnetic snap, interior pockets, flap, and long adjustable handles. I plan on making a few for the Women's Fest---what do you think?

Founders School Craft Show 11/8/08

2008-11-07T10:49:00.003-05:00

This Saturday, November 8th I will be at Founders School in Essex Town. I have been working hard to stock up for all of my fall shows. Stop by to check out some of my new items including belts, zippered clutches, and coin purse keyhains---all in hip new fabrics!

Mad River Valley Craft Fair

2008-09-03T09:48:00.004-04:00

My Labor Day weekend was spent at the Mad River Valley Craft Fair in Waitsfield, Vermont. The weather was beautiful and many turned out to shop and enjoy the entertainment. I met many wonderful crafters and look forward to returning to this event next year.

If the weather holds out, I will be back at the Burlington Artist Market this coming Saturday!

2007-10-17T21:43:00.000-04:00

The last Artist Market of the season will be this Saturday, October 20th from 9:00-2:30. I will have headbands and handbags in new fabrics as well padfolios, mini wallets, and magnets. In case you haven't heard, I also carry headbands for little girls now! As always, if we get lots of rain on Saturday the market will close.
It has been a wonderful season and although I am sorry to see it end, I am excited to be attending the following fall/winter shows:
Friday, October 26th & Saturday, October 27th---Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York
Saturday, November 10th---Founders School, Essex
Saturday November 24th & Sunday, November 25th---Women's Festival of Crafts, City Hall, Burlington
Saturday, December 8th & Sunday, December 9th---Holiday Artist Market, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington

Dance! Dance!

2007-09-26T09:56:00.001-04:00

This coming Saturday, September 29th, some Artist Market vendors will be staying open until midnight! Burlington City Arts will be hosting a Dance Dance Marathon on the Firehouse Plaza from 4:00 to midnight. Myself and four other artists will be there selling our wares alongside some Burlington food vendors. The weather looks to be perfect, so make sure to stop by!

Hinesburg Farmers' Market

2007-09-21T08:32:00.000-04:00

I was happy to be able to set up at the Hinesburg Farmers' Market yesterday afternoon. It was a beautiful day for mid-September in Vermont (78 degrrees!) and lots of people were out to peruse the recent harvest.

Since the market is on a weekday, I have only been able to participate a few times this season. I love this market because everyone is so friendly and the food is fabulous. I grew up in Hinesburg so it is also fun to see many of the locals that are still around from my childhood.

I made some more crayon keepers this week and received a great response. I had made a batch at the beginning of the summer and kind of forgot how much fun they were! My focus this season has been on keeping up with the purse and headband demand.

I will be at the Art Market tomorrow with new headbands and a few crayon keepers, so be sure to stop by!

Art Market

2007-08-25T22:34:00.000-04:00

Although the day started off a little rainy, we were able to set up a little later in the morning and have the market after all. I'm sure the cloudy skies attributed to the fact that it wasn't as busy as typical Saturdays in the park. Lots of new college students were checking out Burlington with their parents in preparation for the new school year. I was able to connect with a couple of customers regarding special orders to get ready for next week. Handbags and mini wallets were the hot items of the day! I'll be at the market next Saturday---be sure to stop in to say hello!

New Blog

2007-08-15T09:24:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the new blog of Simpatico Designs! I've created this space as a way to keep everyone up to date on current designs I am working on as well as my show schedule. Thanks for visiting and please check back often for updates!