Go Bluegrass Team!

I am so proud of our team! We have had several members in the spotlight recently and I want to brag about them!

Jama Watts of These Precious Things was featured in the 2009-2010 Fire Mountain Gems Best Sellers Catalog. Turn to page 258 if you have one! Way to go Jama. I am in awe of your work!


Our team leader Libby Goldsmith of Maylees Garden has been named as a writer for Handmade News. You can see her bio here. Check out her marketing articles by going to Handmade News, then click marketing and you'll see her name. If you click her name, it will take you to her articles. Libby has a wealth of information to share with us.

And finally, our team member Rachel Taibi of Rayela Art has reached 1,000 sales on etsy after opening her shop only two years ago. Rayela's very popular blog is a great resource for fiber artists. And her recent blog post gives etsy sellers some great tips on how she made it to 1,000 sales! Click here to read more.

Great job team!!

To see more of our Kentucky team's talent, go to etsy.com, then type teambluegrass in the search box.

Purchases from the Shelbyville Show

I neglected to post these pics with the ones of the Celebrating Life Through Art Faire. These are some of my purchases from the show. The red clip on fabric flower is created by Jessica Brown of the Pink Needle. I plan to clip this onto my white cardigan sweater. The beautiful nature photo cards were created by Dawn Shroyer of Kentucky in Focus. My favorite is the bird's nest with eggs. The sample sized vegan soaps are handcrafted by Libby Goldsmith of Maylee's Garden. Note: these soaps are addictive!
The lovely pottery bowl was created by a student at Trinity High School in Louisville. The cherry bourbon jam and pepper jelly were made in Turner's Station, KY. And the UK golf towel and strawberry tea towel were embroidered by Brenda Herp of Iris in Bloom. My uncle loved the golf towel!

What a great selection of goodies! I love BUYING HANDMADE!

JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS.
BUY HANDMADE. BUY LOCAL. YOU'LL FEEL GOOD WHEN YOU DO.

To see more fine art and crafts from Kentucky artisans, go to etsy and search for teambluegrass.