Yesterday was my birthday and it was the best birthday I've had in years! I decided Sunday I wanted to get away for my birthday so I booked a tiny house with a hot tub on Airbnb in Compton, Arkansas. Of course I had a million things to do Monday because it's a month...
The second Bella on the Boulevard was another success - it was hot, so it wasn't perfect, but we had a great group of exhibitors and a decent crowd came to support us. I have to talk about my favorite piece in the show. A friend of mine was in a motorcycle accident...
The Roll Haus Founding Skate Night was a great success! Lots of people came out to roller skate. I've decided I'm going to have to get good at roller skating if I'm going to be involved in these events, so I'll be ordering skates soon. I ordered parts and built the...
Last Thursday I had a booth at the Women's Leadership Network's Women's Business Showcase. I used some old doors for my backdrop and brought vintage and handmade from my collections to show off items representing my events. I had fun telling people about Bella...
Last weekend the boys and I got to experience the Spring River for the first time. If we hadn't had experienced friends to show us how to navigate the river, we would have had a rough time. The water is so low with lots of waterfalls/drop-offs, which was a challenge...
Joshua has had the best teacher this year for second grade. Joshua can be a real turd and Mrs. Kaplan has a way of turning him around. I love how she captures his turd moments anyway - This heart magnet is what I received with Joshua's Mother's Day letter. Apparently...
Earlier this week I caught Bootsy vigorously digging in my Bella Rustina show tote. When I picked her up her claws were clinging to a gift bag and I remembered what she was excited about - One of my exhibitors gave me a bag of catnip toys for Dora and Bootsy. They...
Thank you to each customer and exhibitor who made Bella Rustina happen. Our attendance wasn't great and I was worried exhibitors didn't do well, but I've had a large number of exhibitors make a point to tell me they had a good show and I'm so thankful! The backdrop of...
It's Bella Rustina week! Today we began setting up inside the Conway Expo Center and everything is looking so good! Lots more stuff will move in tomorrow and we'll open on Friday. I'll post around 80 preview photos Thursday night if you want to see what all we...