Sarah loves sea creatures, and she’s been working on some tributes lately:
We sold this cutie at The Strange and Astounding Show in Oshawa, but we take custom orders and have lots of great merchandise left for the Bazaar of the Bazaar: Frostbite Edition 2014 on Sunday, December 14.
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Apple of my Odd Eye spent the weekend at the Strange and Astounding Show in Oshawa. This was the first year for a new horror and science fiction convention, and while the venue was hard to find, the vendors and entertainment were fantastic (and in many cases, fantastical). Creepy costumed figures wandered through the event, past vendors selling art, games, jewellery, animal skeletons, and clothing; photo op booths complete with props and makeup artists; and a gaming tournament.
We grabbed a few photos while we were there, including a selfie with Krampus!
Here are a few shots of our booth:
Here’s the rest of the show:
If you’re curious about any of the vendors in the pictures above, you can click on the links in the business-card gallery below:
It was fun to see some familiar faces–like Steamgummi with her steampunk jewellery and Propraetor with his dark illustrations. It was also nice to meet new people, such as Ryan Howe, who I chatted with about the tattoo business (Apple of my Odd Eye might start selling flash pages soon!), brushes, and ink for at least half an hour. The addition of the wandering monsters and the photo booths that made this a convention rather than just a craft show were nice touches as well.
If you missed us at the Strange and Astounding Show, you can find us at the Bazaar of the Bizarre: Frostbite Edition 2014 on Sunday December 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m at the Pia Bouman School for Ballet (6 Noble Street, near Dufferin and Queen) in Toronto.
-Sarah
Today, we’re featuring these mini Christmas cards:
These were made with cloth, glitter glue, and small pieces of card stock. The envelopes are thick paper held together with tape (the red star can be used as decoration and/or to hold the envelope closed). Email us at appleofmyoddeye@gmail.com if you’d like to order some. They’re small enough to fit in your palm but big enough to wish someone a happy holiday! You can also find us at the Strange and Astounding Show next Saturday and Sunday (November 29 and 30) in Oshawa.
Today’s craft of the day is this cute little notebook, hand-painted by Sarah:
Hand-painted mini-notebook, 16 pages
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Our final owl (for now) in our owl ornament series is sparkly!
Sparkly white owl Christmas ornament
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This is the fifth owl in our owl Christmas ornament series.
Tall brown owl Christmas ornament
We’ll have pieces like this one as well as art prints, pinback buttons, cards, jewellery, and more at our upcoming craft shows. You can also find some of our stuff on our online stores (or just email us and let us know what you’re interested in–we also do custom orders).
These are the third and fourth owls in our owl ornament series:
We’ll be selling our owls and a bunch of other arts and crafts at some upcoming craft shows in Oshawa and Toronto, as well as through our online stores.
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Here is the second owl in our Christmas owl ornament series, with his reindeer pal. These two are spoken for, but we have others available, and we take custom orders. You can also find us and our ornaments at some upcoming craft shows.
Owl ornament and reindeer
Today’s featured craft is the first in a series of owl Christmas ornaments we made for our upcoming craft shows.
We think it’s quite cute:
Red Christmas Owl Ornament
UPDATE: This adorable owl is no longer available, but if you would like a similar piece made custom for you, email us at appleofmyoddeye@gmail.com.
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With the holiday season approaching, we’ve been working on some seasonal art, ornaments, cards, and jewellery for our upcoming shows. We’ll be posting a featured piece from these crafting sessions every day between now and our last show of the year on December 14. Today we have a few progress shots for you:
We figured out to make tiny envelopes with a very simple and adaptable pattern (click and flip through to see the steps):
We’ll be at the Strange and Astounding Show on November 29 and 30 in Oshawa and the Bazaar of the Bizarre: Frostbite Edition 2014 on December 14. If you can’t catch us there and a piece you like isn’t listed on our Etsy, email us at appleofmyoddeye@gmail.com. Even if the piece you want has sold, we do custom orders.
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