Craft-O-Rama

Hey kids, just checking in from frantic-craft-central here at the Klabe-Compound. 37 or so hours until my first "show". Spent much of today trying to flesh-out my inventory...I have a lot of stuff ready, I just don't know how much stuff I "should" have....and of course my mind reels with "what if's"...what if I don't sell anything? What if I sell EVERYTHING and run out of inventory? (dare to dream!) I can't wait to see how it goes...as LGK would say "Adventure! Wee!!!"

As part of this crafty endeavor I've been trying to figure out how to describe/label what I do...on etsy they have teams and tags & labels...and I've perused/explored quite a few of them, in hopes of narrowing down, or defining what makes my jewelry different..(other than the general fabulous-ness of course) and a couple of terms have stuck out. Eco-Chic is my favorite ... (and Ashley's too I think)
And I like "Trashion" but I get funny looks sometimes when I use this term because it may make one think of "trash" (I think that's the point, but so as to not cast a derogatory slant on my merchandise...despite the fact that it IS in fact made from "garbage"...I submit this definition that I found on the etsy-teams page....)

"Trashion ...is about visualizing beauty in unconventional objects and materials. It fabricates art, jewelry, fashion and objects for the home from used, thrown-out & found elements. Trashion is a philosophy and an ethic. It encompasses environmentalism and innovation, and respects the human creative and healing potential. Making traditional objects out of recycled materials can be trashion. Making avant-garde fashion out of cast-offs or junk can be trashion...."

so put that in your pipe and smoke it.