Another Successful Harvest Boutique Craft Show 2017

Harvest Boutique and Craft Show November 17 & 18, 2017

What a great show!   The winds were blowing on Friday but Saturday was a gorgeous day!  More like late spring weather than early fall.   Warm, sunny shirt sleeve weather.  Just wanted to share these pictures.   Oops - sorry about some of the pics being sideways and I did miss taking pictures of everyone's booths. 

Our next show will be in April 2018.  Stay tuned. 

 

 

 

 

Thankful - Las Vegas Crafters Guild 2017 Gratitude List

We asked our members to list what they are thankful for and here's what
they said:

Lynn - My son Cameron, my BFF, and only 3 years to retirement
Megan - Family, coffee and naps (haha)
Cindi - My health, friends that are SO Awesome! Family and the ability
            to create beautiful things.

Merriam - Grateful for Medicare,
                 blessings of friends, and
                 good genes.
Beth - Family and friends, a job to
           afford my crafting project
           supplies.

Kristin - Family and friends, crafts and my job.
Nedal - My family safe and healthy, having friends like you, and a job and school.
Sharon - Waking up every morning, and all my wonderful angels supporting me.

Terry- I count my blessing every day.  Life is good!
Teri - Family and friends, love of crafting, and blessings in abundance.

Coleen - Amazing family and amazing friends.
Linda - I'm thankful that I get to create lovely things out of fabric and people like them and purchase them!

Debbie - A wonderful husband, family and friends, and my special crafting family.
Maria - My family, my good life and my creativity.

Gerry - Thankful that JoAnn's is not close to my house and for family and friends.

East Coast Fabric Shopping

 

 

This is a very long overdue post.  When we went to North Carolina in September to visit family, I planned on visiting one of the vendors that I met at the Vegas Fabric Show held August at the Orleans.

John Maiwandi, representative for S & R Sales was at the Vegas Fabric Show with beautiful home decor fabrics on display.  We got to talking, he gave me his card and I noticed that they were located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

I asked if his shop was on the way to Braswell, Georgia (a scheduled business trip for hubby).  John said yes, just take exit such and such and take two turns and it's right there.  Told him I'd call him when we were on the way to Georgia.  OMG, it was more than overwhelming.

I quickly looked at several bolts and made selections.  Loaded up the car and off we went. We were on a "schedule" and needed to be in Braswell by a certain time. They were so helpful and pulled bolts out for me to look at in my hurried power shopping. 

 

Domsky Glass Studio by Cari Mayes

We had a mesmerizing experience on Friday, September 1st at the Domsky Glass open house. This couple has been working side by side for almost 30 years creating magical works in glass through the techniques of glass blowing and fusion.

Thanks to Larry and Barbara Domsky for such an enlightening event!

 

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree by Gerry Hackney

So many crafts, so little time.  I am a craftaholic.  I inherited the crafting gene from my sweet mother.  Mom was always making something – she crocheted very intricate doilies, sewed quilts and bedspreads, and yes, she even crocheted those beer can hats.  On the weekends, the neighborhood ladies would come over to our house visit, drink coffee, and have crafting sessions.

 

The Vegas National Fabric Show

When the International Textile Show, ITE decided to no longer have a trade show in Las Vegas,  Alan Zinck asked Nancy Riniger, one of his executives to check into venues to hold a fabric similar type of show.   Alan Zinck, owner of Zincks of Berlin, a fabric wholesaler and outlet in Berlin, Ohio and other fabric jobbers still felt a need for a fabric and trim show in Las Vegas.  Nancy checked several hotel properties and the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino and its sister property, The Orleans Hotel and Casino were selected for the venues.

Through Nancy’s efforts, The Vegas National Fabric Show, VNFS held its first show in March 2016.   This show is held twice a year, March and August.  The March show is held at the Gold Coast Hotel and the August show at The Orleans.  Both are easily accessible, have free parking and exhibitors and attendees avoid the congestion of being on the Strip. 

 

Vendors come from different parts of the country.  New York, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, South Carolina, Missouri, and Ohio are all represented. 

There is a wide variety of products shown.  Fabrics run the gamut.  Imported mud cloths from Ghana, African tribal fabrics, woven textiles from India, tanned leather, gorgeous home decorator fabrics for drapes, upholstery, and pillows, indoor outdoor treated fabric and more.  Brands like Michael Miller, Waverly, Robert Allan were shown.  Apparel fabric included denims, velvets, cottons, knits, flannels, voile, gauze and blends.  Fabrics for crafting were also displayed – minky fabric, burlap, and quilting fabric.  Buttons, laces, fringe trim, appliques, tassels, gimp trim and the list goes on.   Although it is a smaller show, the fabrics and products displayed were overwhelming.   

Discount Beads

Discount Beads, at 4266 S. Durango Blvd. Ste. GHJ,  is  the largest bead store in Nevada.   It is over 6,000 square feet stocked with an extensive  inventory of semi-precious beads,  over 1,000 sizes and styles of Swarovski crystals,  (best prices in town too!) coral, shells, pearls, seed, and wood beads.  They also offer cabochons,  geodes, druzys.

Ernie Staley and Dave Cray opened Discount Beads in 2004.  They have been friends for over 40 years. Both   Ernie and Dave worked for Sears Roebuck and  it  just so happened, they retired at the same time.  Thing was, Ernie and Dave were not ready to just stay at home and watch re-runs of TV sitcoms. 

Instead, they opened up their own shops at the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet on Decatur Blvd.  Ernie specialized in sea shells, corals and crafts from the Philippines.  Dave’s passion was  rocks and minerals.  They had adjoining  booths so they appeared to have one large shop.