FROM: Braselton, Georgia — not sure of its original origin as no artist or company name is printed
SENDER: Daisy, who noted she found the card in my great-grandmother’s things
DATE: April 26, 1999
* note this postcard only cost $.20 cents to send back then!
Snow has fallen, the ski resorts are open (some of them at least) and the winter crowds are due to arrive any day… my latest handiwork in print form, the Lake Tahoe Traveler visitors’ guide, has hit the streets just in time for it all. Pick up one for free around the lake!
My stories include: Lunch on the Run, detailing the best food and where to get it at local ski resorts; Kidding Around, options for family fun; and a run-down on the season’s latest and greatest outdoor gear.
I love gift shopping on Etsy, and the holiday season just begs for more browsing. Using their GeoLocator, you can find artists close to home. Here are a few of my Tahoe favorites at the moment, clockwise from top left.
*custom initial necklace $30 from Lala Design Studio
*felted wool bird ornaments $12 for two from Squirrel’s Nest
*fushia hot shorts $10 from Pantyline Productions
*snowflake sugar cookies $39.95 for one dozen from Cakebox Cookies
*pete’s menu hoops $52 from Buchan Jewelry
*black walnut clipboard $28 from Windswept Studios
While you’re dusting those lights off (we just put ours up this weekend), getting the advent calendars filled and shopping shopping shopping, don’t forget to stop by Brickelltown Christmas, a weekly celebration through December 18 at Truckee’s most artsy hood. Vendors with unique handmade goods, carolers and even Santa will be there for photo ops at this Friday’s soiree.
Be there! Fridays from 4–8pm. 10382–10368 Donner Pass Road in Truckee
Yep, I’m pretty obsessed with Etsy (note button to your right), and always dream of one day making the time to attend an Etsy Lab craft session. This week’s lab is so close to home I just have to share it with you: San Francisco’s Museum of Craft and Folk Art is hosting a quick and easy hat knitting project (pictured above) this Thursday December 3 from 6–8pm. It’s free, open to all skill levels and materials are provided!
All that and more! Felting demo with SF artist Jackie Huang, fiber store A Verb for Keeping Warm shares techniques for spinning yarn and locally brewed Trumer Pils to quench the thirst!
For those afar, a live demo project will be broadcasted via webcam in Etsy’s Virtual Labs at 1pm. To knit along, download the free pattern.
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