2010 MECA Holiday Sale!

Just got the word today that I was accepted to be a part of the MECA Holiday Sale again this year.
You can find Tenderfoot Creations at booth #11 on the first floor by the Free Street entrance!

MECA Porteous Building at 522 Congress St in Portland

Friday Dec 3 from 5-10 pm and Saturday, Dec. 4 10am-6pm.

Please join us for a weekend full of affordable gifts, crafts and fine art by faculty, staff and alumn. 

In addition there will be studio tours, student film screenings, demonstrations, live music, story time and cookie decorating for the kids. Always a great time!

Please visit their website for complete schedule and more info.

SOWA Open Market

We will be attending our last South End Open Market this Sunday, Oct. 24th from 10-4
Come start your holiday shopping early!

Now taking Holiday Orders

I am now accepting orders for the holidays. 

My hand made plushies are always a huge hit come gift time!

Place your order today via my etsy shop.

Custom orders gladly accepted. Fell free to browse my portfolio for some inspiration.

Stay tuned for my list of  holiday craft fairs.

3rd Annual Picnic Music and Arts Festival!

We are pleased to be attending Picnic Music and Arts Festival again this year!

The Kitchen Sink Society presents...

a one of a kind arts marketplace at Geno's Rock Club in Portland.

Join us every Tuesday in July for a Handmade Heatwave!

Featuring handmade clothing, hand bags, plush toys, jewelry, ceramic wares, wearable kitchen textiles, accessories and more!

Work by Golden Apple,  La Petite Pomme Frite, Kaytron's Kitsch, Patti Sandberg Ceramics and Tenderfoot Creations!

Check out our group's blog and find us on facebook!

Now available at Harvest Gold Gallery in Lovell

Several of my Tenderfoot plush, including Fishface and Rocco were taken in by Lynda and Bill at Harvest Gold Gallery today. Harvest Gold Gallery is set in the center of Lovell, Maine in a beautiful mountain setting. Their gallery, which consists of several wood walled rooms features their own unique, hand crafted gold jewelry in addition to a remarkably diverse and well curated collection of wonderfully made fine art and fine crafts, mostly by New England artists.
I am so excited to be a part of it!

Back at SOWA on June 27th!

Kicking off the 2010 season for a good cause!

On Friday, May 7th, Sanctuary Tattoo is holding a 10 year Anniversary Bash at Port City Music Hall in Portland. Featuring 6 local bands, sideshow acts and vendors. The event starts at 7pm.
There is no cover charge, but we are asking that people make a donation for the Preble Street Resource Center.

20% of our vendor sales will also be donated.
Check the event out on facebook! and on youtube!

SOWA Open Market!

Hooray! We just found out that we have been accepted into the SOWA open market in Boston, MA!
Katie Maloney of Kaytron's Kitsch and I will be heading down to Boston once a month May through October to sell our fabulous wares.
Opening weekend is May 15-16th.
You will also find us there on June 27, July 18, August 22 and October 24 (September date TBA)

New for 2010!

Introducing... Yeti Foot throw pillows!
So soft and fuzzy and just the right size for napping.

I just finished a pair of these and listed one on etsy and brought the other to The Green Hand.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Well... January is my month to regroup after the past few months of holiday madness. I am working on restocking my supplies, printing more labels, cleaning up my work space and focusing my plans for 2010.

There were a couple of new animal plushie designs that came about through holiday orders,

such as a monkey and a lobster. Tell me what you think.

I also made a couple of frogs. (I had made one last Christmas for a custom order.)

Before Christmas, I was working on some trees made from recycled materials and filled with Maine balsam fir. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to finish them for the holidays. Some day soon I will make trunks for them and put them up on etsy.