Hello Sour Friends! 

2009 has been quite an adventurous year!  I’ve been through so much and have learned alot, so I am truly thankful for all that I’ve been given.  I cannot wait to see what is in store for 2010.  Bring it.

Sweet & Sour has had a tremendous year.  We are currently being sold in 7 stores throughout the U.S.  Some of the more recent stores are: www.grumpybert.com and www.craftlandshow.com.  We have also appeared in two issues of Stuffed Magazine.  Yes, things have been busy.  Not to mention the awesome shows we did this year:  Renegade S.F. , Unique L.A.  and Craftland!   Thank you to everyone for your support!

Some of you may already know that I will be taking a TEMPORARY break in the month of January to get ready for the arrival of my “sweet & sour” bundle due in March!!  But no need to worry, I’ve been working on new projects for 2010 which I will unveil upon my return.   

In the meantime, keep supporting plush art and independent businesses!!

Happy New Year!!

Kristine 

Nun Ornaments $12.00

Nesting Doll Ornaments $15.00

Enjoy!

Kristine

Hey Sour Friends!

ALOT has happened in the last few months and I definitely have my hands full.  I’ll have to reveal why I’m so busy at a later date, but for now I would just like to update you with some show info.

My goal this year was to participate in fewer shows at the end of the year and focus more on marketing.   So Sweet & Sour Goodies will be at Craftland in Rhode Island (the entire month of December) and we will be at Unique L.A.  December 5th and 6th from 11-6.  I hope you can make it to one of these events. 

Since the holidays are quickly approaching I am now taking holiday orders.  I’ve received alot of questions about ornaments and the following ornaments I will be selling are the Ninja, the Nun and New Sour Matryoshka ornaments.  I will only be making a limited amount of each style, so place your order today

See you soon!

Kristine

Here are some photos of a wood cutout idea I decided to do for my booth at the Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles a few weeks ago.  I wanted to use images of a few of my most popular Sweet & Sour Goodies, the Gnome and the Ninja.  I thought that this would be a good way to attract people to the booth and boy, did it work!  The response to the Gnome cutout was pretty awesome!  People had fun with it which made me smile. 

Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to display the Ninja too, but maybe for the next show. 

Step 1:  Create a pattern.  I used newspaper to create the huge Gnome and Ninja pattern.  After creating the pattern I traced it onto the wood slab.Step 2:  My wonderful husband Craig then cut out the large pieces and sanded down the rough edges.  The cutouts measure at about 4 1/2 feet tall. Step 3:  The painting step.  This took a couple of days since each section needed to be painted separately to prevent any colors from bleeding together.

Step 4:  Cut out the face insert pieces and sand down any remaining rough edges.  Craig also made little removable stands for each cutout. 

Step 5:  The last thing I did was make a GIANT fleece belt for the Gnome.  You can see it in the last few pictures.

Step 6:  Have fun!  And take lots of photos!  I’m going to use these cutouts at all of my craft shows and maybe even for holidays when I have my family come over

A special “thank you” to Craig for being the Master Craftsman! 

Kristine

Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that I did an interview with Bazaar Bizarre and it’s posted on their blog. Click the Bazaar Bizarre link to read all bout it!

Have a great week!

Kristine