I went to the Spring Craftsmen Expo this past weekend and discovered the artwork of Carlos Silva, owner of Centuries Clayworks. Loved his framed pottery and I bought a brightly colored clock for my future craft room (cannot wait to move into the new house in two weeks!). He's developing a website, but in the meantime, I found photos of his work
here. LOVE IT!
Also, I wrote a while back about the
Mountain Mist company, which sells soaps, lotion, and my beloved lip balm for very reasonable prices at the spring and fall craftsmen expos. Without fail, they were there this past weekend with a few new lip balm flavors in stock-- my favorite being orange creamsicle! Now if I can just convince her to create an almond flavor:)
I cannot wait for the Craftsman Christmas Show at the Richmond Raceway this weekend! You never know what new and interesting jewelry, crafts, and art you will find. Two crafters I'm especially hoping to see is one particular potter from whom I mistakenly bought two beautiful mugs last year when I should have bought a set of 10. I went to all the spring shows hoping to find him again, but failed miserably. Potter man (whose company name I can't remember), don't let me down! I tossed all of my husband's Denny's-style mugs to make room in our small cabinet for your gorgeous creations and I'll never hear the end of it if you're a no-show this weekend.
I digress. The other vendor that I'm almost certain will be here (if not, they'll be here in December for the Christmas Bazaar) is the Mountain Mist company. This company is single-handedly responsible for ending my annual lip-split, which I used to enjoy each winter. I wear it everyday-- EVERYDAY. I also love lip treatments by MAC and FRESH, but Mountain Mist's lip balm is a fraction of the price and works as well or better. Ingredients include "sweet almond oil, lanolin, aloe, and Vitamin E and all-natural lip balm flavors".
