Tinsel Trading: A Magical day w/friends and Wendy Addison!
Last week I was told Wendy Addison was coming to town, to sign her beautiful and magical line at Tinsel Trading. http://www.tinseltrading.com/I had been meaning to visit Marcia and Linda at Tinsel for a few months, so this was the perfect time for me to go on by for a visit and to finally meet up w/Wendy.Me, Wendy and MarciaAfter speaking w/Terri, http://dimestoredaze.blogspot.com we agreed on meeting in the city at 11am, so I gathered up mom http://auroratique.blogspot.com and we headed to the city, the ride was smooth, traffic low, perfect parking garage, the only thing I could have done w/o was the rain and cold, lol. Once we met Terri at my fave Au Bon Pain cafe, we walked next door to Tinsel Trading.Now if you have never been I highly recommend it for the following reasons:
-Love at first site: The Ambiance, the magical decor, the merchandise, the treasures.
-The warmth within: The magical staff, their warm/friendly welcome and attitude.
-The experience: The feeling of being in a snow globe of magic and getting lost in your own world of enchantment
-The events: Always a surprise popping up at Tinsel
-Workshops: They have done workshops in the past, I know I have have taught a few of them, now stay tuned for upcoming ones, perhaps this upcoming winter.Okay I can keep going on this, that's because its like my 2nd home, I just don't go in and leave within 5 minutes, I'm there for 2-4hours exploring, shopping and conversing w/friends about events, news and fun, catching up on everything in our lives, my favorite wonderland.

As soon as we all walked in, Terri, Mom and I were instantly greeted by Wendy Addison, she is EXTREMELY nice and beyond talented. Me and Wendy .If you are not familiar w/her work, one look and you will soon be engulfed into her world and become an instant fan, can I say magical glitter. Wendy also has a fabulous line of magical German glass glitters, I love the antique pink, and they come in these vintage containers which look like they came straight out of an apothecary shoppe from 100 years ago.Wendy's beautiful works are handmade works of art, her crowns send me into a frenzy, I'm lucky to own one, her chandeliers are over the top and her art oddities belong in everyone's home, studio or magical space. Did I mention the Theater of Dreams handmade, handbound, hand numbered book?, That is one of the greatest works of art I've seen.Terri, Wendy and the Theater of Dreams Book To purchase this magical book or to visit her enchanted studio visit: http://www.wendyaddison.blogspot.com/ and http://www.wendyaddison.net/


Not only did Wendy greet us but so did Marcia and Linda, now it was time to give the girls their surprises, one for Mom, Terri, Linda, Marcia and Wendy, their own special charlottes: Mom-Blue Monkey from Oz, Terri-Ozma of Oz, Linda-Pumpkin Dragonfly, Marcia-The Tinselette Dancer and Wendy-The Star Fairy.Linda's fairy can be seen flying around her office from the store...
Me, Meleen, WendyMeleen and Mom!While sitting down and chatting about everything around the moon and back, guess who walks in my friend Meleen, http://passionatedetails.typepad.com/my_weblog/ I nearly fainted, I have been missing her forever, and she walked in wearing the most amazing vintage coat, I mean amazing, and she joined the crowd, staying with us for hours as well. The surprises don't stop, then Miss Grace http://graceinthepinkcity.blogspot.com/ walks in and now its a full party, she and I have been blogging and emailing each for awhile and boom, she walks in and now we finally meet, she is amazing too. ( I know I say amazing alot, but its such a great word, lol).
Also Visit Marcia and Wendy at Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion Workshops at the end of April in St.Louis, MO at: Not mention a plethora of other fab instructors such as Charlotte Lyons and Mary herself.
http://www.maryengelbreit.com/meet-me/mary-engelbreits-home-companion-workshops

My day couldn't have been any better, I was filling up w/inspiration and bottling up the magic to bring back to my own studio, photographing snippets of the treasures within Tinsel, and the people we know and love. It was a day of magical bliss and I can't wait to go back for another visit. Stay tuned for some magic we are all working on....

To see the full set of pictures click here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/sets/72157622633052194/

Christmas in NYC: Martha Show, Macy's Windows and Tinsel!
On Wed. Dec. 10, 2008, I ventured into the city on the 5:30 am train to Penn Station NYC to meet my dear friend Theresa from Middle School, for the live Martha Stewart Show, we had to be there around 8:00am for our seating.

It was an unusually warm day with temps around 68/70 degrees so waiting on line wasn't bad, with a cup of Dounkin Donuts in hand, good conversation, Theresa and I were ready to watch Martha Live with special guest: Paula Abdul, and Katie Steuernagle, who makes these adorable animal pull toys, funny thing is I have circus cart pull toys and circus rubber animal toys/dolls in my new book: Altered Art Circus, Quarry Books, Feb.2009 (Now available), buy pre-sale now at: http://www.amazon.com/Altered-Art-Circus-Techniques-Assemblages/dp/1592534872 or visit http://www.quarrybooks.com/
Katie's adorable pull toys put a smile on my face and was by far the best part of the show, even though Paula Abdul looked fabulous and mentioned her new accessory line, which is gorgeous and full of sparkle and glam, a must have for any true diva or for the inner Queen in you.



Here is the link for Katie's Pull Toy Project:
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/handmade-holiday-gift-papier-mache-pull-toys?lnc=38f9cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&rsc=showmain_tv_the-martha-stewart-show

The set was decorated in true Martha Stewart Holiday Glam, this 7 segment show was wonderful and so was her staff, I recommend if you get the chance try to go to the show, you will not regret it. Pictures are allowed before and after the show airs, you can take pictures from your seating area, but do not wander around, I think this is a very fair request! Plus you will leave the show with a surprise, we received Giradelli Chocolate, which I'm saving for my opera cake which I make before New Years!

After the Show Theresa and I walked a few blocks over to Macy's (Miracle of 34th Street) to look at all the holiday decorations and window displays. Here are some of my favorite window display pictures from Macy's:






After walking around and looking at all the enchanting Window Display's, Theresa and I walked on over to Phoenix Beads and Tinsel Trading. I had to visit with Marcia and Miss Linda Ashton


while I was there, she is one of the most amazing milliners and super talented, we met through my dear friend Terri, visit Terri's blog to read her post on Linda and take a glimpse in the New York Times for the article http://dimestoedaze.typepad.com/ and NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/11/26/fashion/20081127-runway_3.html Heather and Terri are wonderful! Love them both!

Now once you enter Tinsel Trading, trust me you won't leave empty handed, I love what Marcia and her staff did with the store displays for the holidays, they had tinsel, vintage holiday goodies and real mica throughout the store, it was pure Tinsel Wonderland and of course I stayed for over an hour chatting with the girls and treasure hunting throughout.

Isn't this adorable, this girl display sits right in the front of the store, for more info on their wonderful findings, books, events, please visit: http://www.tinseltrading.com/

After Tinsel I headed over to Phoenix beads, and then back for to Penn Station for my 4:30pm train home, it was a wonderful day filled with lots of Holiday Magic and Joy!

XO!
Lisa!

The Fairytale Box Assemblage Workshop I am Teaching at Tinsel Trading and Contest Too! Read Below! Kits Available Soon!


In a land far far away where blue birds and sparrows can be heard singing sweet melodies as they fly by, a land where boats don't need water to sail, just a sprinkle of pixie dust on their sails and away they go, sailing gracefully through the sky, over storybook places such as Mother Goose Corner, Wonderland and Mermaid Cove where Peter and his bandits from Neverland can be seen playing mischievious pranks on Captain Kidd and his men.
Come set sail with me on the Fairytale Boat of Dreams in my workshop entitled: The Fairytale Follies Box Assemblage, at Tinsel Trading!

For more pictures and info on joining me at Tinsel Trading for this class and to join in on other workshops visit Terri Ventura's Flick page: Dimestoredaze or her blog/websites:

http://www.dimestoedaze.typepad.com/
http://www.dimestoredaze.com/

I will be teaching this class on May 31, at Tinsel Trading!

My class will be filled with Lisa Magic, Surprises, Enchanting Goodie Bags and more, not to mention some edible treats as well.


Also today begins the 2nd blog contest:

Contest Details:
7 winners will be picked to receive handmade tickets to ride this boat.
They are altered art vintage style boat tickets which I made to giveaway to 7 lucky winners, to represent 7 days of the week and the 7 seas. I will keep the tags a secret until the winners are picked, so start posting for a chance to win. These tags will also be made for my class as well!

Magic and Joy!
Lisa!

By June, I will be selling kits of some of the fairytale boxes, in different sizes and packs for all price levels!

Also take a stop by my flickr site of image and explore:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/