53rd Annual Trinidad Fish Festival

June 19, 2010

Well, here we are, with Summer starting on Monday, and Father's Day tomorrow! Today hubby and I are off to the Oyster Festival to enjoy some sunshine and oysters, along with some great music… Tomorrow is the 53rd Annual –>Trinidad Fish Festival<–. In addition to the regular Artists Market, you can come and enjoy:     [...]

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Two New KIVA Loans

May 24, 2010

With the generous help of my customers who purchased from my upcycled items, I will be able to fund another KIVA loan. With the additional funds from repayment of existing loans, that means I can add 2 new loans. It is my pleasure to target women in the crafts fields, and I was lucky enough [...]

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Humboldt Arts Festival – Very Fun!!

May 21, 2010

If you weren't at the Humboldt Arts Festival last weekend, you missed a lot of music, fun and talent!  It was a great 2 days, with lots going on – even if it was overcast. I was lucky enough to be close to the stage, so I could watch all the incredible performers. It was [...]

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Humboldt Arts Festival

May 12, 2010

This weekend is the Humboldt Arts Festival in Arcata. The Festival is sponsored by Arcata Main Street and the Humboldt Arts Project. This is their first year, and it's been organized specifically to coincide with HSU's graduation weekend. The location is slightly off the plaza – over at 9th and I, near Hensell's Ace Hardware [...]

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Humboldt Arts – May 15 & 16

April 20, 2010

Well, good news! I have been accepted into the Humboldt Arts Project’s May 15 & 16 weekend show in Arcata. This is their first year & I understand it will be held between 9th & 10th on H Street, near Hensell’s. I’ll be receiving my packet this week, so I’ll provide more details once it’s [...]

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See You At Benbow!

April 7, 2010

Summer is fast approaching and this year we are looking forward to seeing you down at Benbow for the Summer Arts Festival. I recently received the word that I had been accepted into the show, and I’m really looking forward to a couple of days of warm!! I am also planning on Trinidad every Sunday [...]

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Helping MicroEnterprises…

February 14, 2010

During one of my morning walks last fall, I discovered some broken blue glass by the side of the road. I took it home, cleaned it up, and melted it in my kiln. Glass has a specific rate at which it expands (called a Coefficient of Expansion – COE), so you have to be careful [...]

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Trinidad and Arcata Christmas Markets

November 26, 2009

This Saturday is the Trinidad Christmas Market being held at the Trinidad Town Hall from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.  I understand there will also be a raffle as well as a wine tasting. Of course I’ll be too busy to even think about wine tasting (at least until the end of the show!) Then [...]

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Trinidad Artisan’s Market Over For the Season

September 13, 2009

 Well, this was certainly an interesting year at the Market!  In fact, due to scheduling issues, family travel, truck problems and other stuff I only got to the Trinidad Artisan’s Market twice this year and neither time was stellar. The economy here on the North Coast is always lagging behind the economy in other places, [...]

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Upcoming Events & Schedule Change

November 15, 2008

Well, Christmas is quickly approaching – have you noticed how many commercials there are on TV and it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet? I guess because of the economy the major advertisers feel they need to start early to get our kids primed for wanting specific toys!  Remember, they often understock the season’s most popular toys [...]

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