V.Lou Textiles at Craft Sabbath for the Holidays 2010

I'm so excited to be participating in Craft Sabbath this coming Sunday December 5th and next Sunday December 12th. It's going to be at the Main Downtown Library from 1 - 5 pm and my table will be upstairs. I'm not sure how many vendors will be there, but I know there are enough to fill two floors. Not done with your holiday shopping (who is! I haven't even started), come down on Sunday and pick up a little something for everyone on your list! I can't wait!

V.Lou Textiles at the Avenues Street Fair 2010

V.Lou Textiles will have a booth at the Avenues Street Fair on Saturday September 11, 2010. The Fair this year is on 7th Avenue between I & N streets. My booth will be between L & M streets on the south side of 7th Ave. The fair runs from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. I hope you'll come out in support of this great neighborhood tradition!

V.Lou Textiles at Craft Lake City 2010

Don't forget about Craft Lake City on Saturday! It's on Gallivan Ave, right behind the Gallivan Center from 2pm - 9pm. Booths, food, music and free admission. Can't wait! See you there!

Salt Lake Farmers' Market!

It's official! I'm doing it. I didn't sign up for the whole entire market this time. I'm doing Park Silly Sunday Market as well, and I'm not sure what to expect juggling both plus my website plus work. So I will post those dates a little later. I don't have them in front of me at the moment.

Also, for anyone who is going to the Sweet Tweets Boutique in Draper this weekend looking for v.lou textiles, I had to bow out of this show. We've got family illness going on and I just can't do it. But, if you are in Draper this weekend, swing by and support some local folk. I've left the address up in my earlier post just incase.

v.lou textiles at the Women's Art Center Holiday Bazaar

Here is a picture of my little 3ft. set-up at the Women's Art Center Holiday Bazaar last weekend. Notice the cute printed zipper pouches in the front? Those that didn't sell will be going to my etsy shop in the next couple of days.

Piper and Chloe Holiday Showcase

v.lou textiles will be participating in Piper and Chloe's holiday showcase December 5th and 6th. This event takes place in Farmington. I'm really excited to showcase my kid's items there. Unlike the Women's Art Center show where I will have my hand printed bags and pillows, at this show it will be all my kids stuff: onesies, pillows, stuffed animals and dresses. The address for this event is 46 Robyn Way (1195 N) Farmington Ut. I will have a map to list however, I believe if you look at their blog, there will be a map there.

DIY lightbox

Here is the DIY lightbox I made last night. I found some tutorials online and decided to go for it. I've been thinking about buying a lightbox, however they can be costly. I thought I would go this route first. It was fairly inexpensive, and super easy to make. I'm having a hard time achieving a quality photo though. I'm doing something wrong here, I just can't figure out what it is. My camera doesn't come with too many instructions for different shooting scenarios and I have already had to change the batteries twice due to the flash eating up so much energy. Any suggestions?

UPDATE:

It's a couple of days later and here are some results from the lightbox. I can't get the white background I want on the clothing items I am placing in there. I don't know if I'm using the wrong lights or they are positioned wrong or what. But, when I take close-up photos of my husband's phone, it looks really good.