Tom and Lucy's Spring Art Shoppe

Hi Everyone! I know I have been alittle MIA lately. I am just busy getting ready for Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe. I am very excited and can't wait to share more as the time get closer. But here is a little "mark your calendars reminder!"

Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe

May 19th-21st 

 Ivory Ridge Swim and Tennis Club

3 days worth of Handmade Arts and Crafts

For more information, directions and vendors go to http://www.tomandlucysartshoppe.com/

Tom and Lucy's Spring Art Shoppe

As many of you already know, I am the owner of a local Utah Boutique called Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe. It is a 3-day boutique where talented crafters and artisans all over the state of Utah sell their amazing handmade products.

This year Tom and Lucy's Spring Shoppe will be May 19-21 at the Ivory Ridge Swim and Tennis Club in Lehi, Utah.

We are happy to announce our annual Girls Night Out will be Thursday, May 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00p.m. The amazing Sassy Scoops will be joining us to help spread the word and get the party started!! We will be having fantastic vendor giveaways, yummy treats and munchies, music.... it will be the best Girls Night Out yet!!

Join our Tom and Lucy's Facebook Page and get regular updates on vendors, giveaways, and special upcoming events during the shoppe!

The Art Shoppe is currently accepting applications for vendors. If your interested or know anyone who wants to be a vendor email me at tomandlucysartshoppe@gmail.com I would love to get to know you better.

Check out Tom and Lucy's Blog, it is loaded with great information, current vendors, pictures of past shoppes and more!

Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe

I own a boutique called Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe, I started it with my friend Marie ~ she has the Lucy and I have the Tom. It is a three day event where local handmade vendors come and sell their designs. I love it! The whole process is extremely rewarding and in the end I get to sell my designs (more on that later) too!

Each Art Shoppe I make a quilt. It is a way for me to have a crafty remembrance of the event. But it didn't start out that way: the first quilt I made for the Art Shoppe I raffled off. I made it pink and black with a simple square design (picture below). Although people oohed and ahhed I didn't sell many tickets. My Mom won the quilt (she bought alot of tickets!) and I am soooo glad she did, because I love to visit her and still get to see it!! After that I decided to not sell or raffle the quilt(s) away, but keep them and hopefully in 20 years I have 20 quilts to show for it.

Every time the Art Shoppe rolls around I have an internal debate on the design of the Art Shoppe quilt. I already know my colors, I am just looking for a great design. Last week I found it, while visiting one of my favorite quilt blogs: Red Pepper Quilts I flipped over her Piece Scrap Border Quilt. I knew it was the perfect quilt when I saw it.

So presently I am working on the quilt. Updates very soon on progress. Below are the two previous Art Shoppe Quilts.

Spring 09 Quilt

Fall 08 Quilt

Moms Who Make It

I am so excited, tomorrow I am going to the Moms Who Make It conference!! I can't wait to meet other moms and tell everyone about the Art Shopppe.

~Moms Who Make It is the ONLY Conference dedicated to strengthening moms in all facets of their life and/or business; we're empowering the whole woman. Successful moms and mom entrepreneurs will teach powerful strategies and skills to help you achieve the strong, peaceful, fulfilling life of your dreams.~

Mini Classes, Lunch, Moms, Guest Speakers and much much more. I'll take lots of notes and tell you all about it when I get home.

Art Shoppe Treasures

The hardest thing about the hosting the Art Shoppe is: I have to find all the vendors. Actually, that part isn't hard at all (that is my favorite part!) What is hard is: I love every vendor and love what they sell....so once the shoppe starts I have to sit there for three days and lovingly gaze at all their great products. Actually, that part isn't hard either! Trying to keep my spending under control...now that is the hardest part!

Here is a little peek at some of the wonderful things I got at my own Art Shoppe. I am like a kid in the candy store!

Families are Forever Frame by Creation Cottage

"Sidney" by Winborg Sisters Design

Baby Burp Clothes by Elle Design Cottage

Vintage Fabric Dolls by Mariah Made

Pink and Black

Last fall I made a Pink and Black Quilt for the Tom and Lucy Art Shoppe. I thought it would be really fun to sell tickets and raffle it off to one lucky winner! (picture of quilt here) The only person(s) who really bought a substantial amount of tickets were my Mom and my good friend Ella. (p.s. my Mom won!)

That being said, I got a great idea and thought, "I am going to make a quilt every time we host the Art Shoppe." after a few years I will have this amazing collection of quilts to have as a memory. Now normal I have these fantastic ideas and then do nothing with them, but this time I promised myself I would make another quilt! And I did.

I kept the quilt very easy and my colors were already picked out for me ~ pink and black. With all the inspirational coin quilts floating around in blogland I constructed a pattern almost on the spot. (because I am awesome! jk) I got my inspiration for the machine quilting from a great quilter: Rebekah, I love her blog and her preppy quilt!

Of course the quilt has tons of polka dots ~ go figure! I love the binding fabric it is my favorite. It was originally bought to be the sashing in the middle, but once I layed it out I liked the black and white better.

Yay, for me!

Art Shoppe Success!

The Art Shoppe is over and although I am ready to relax and take a break, I am sad because it is so much fun and lets face it: I love to shoppe boutiques! We had plenty of amazing vendors and products to go around. My only ALAS is: there isn't much for boys and I wish I had a little girl to spoil with all the cute girly things!

I loved spending the weekend with Marie and my little sister Kitty - laughing and having a grand ol' time. Thanks for everyone ~ friends and family who came to the shoppe and showed their support. I appreciate it so much.

Now back to regular posts tomorrow...

Art Shoppe Starts!!!

Hey Local Friends, Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe Starts Today! Come and shoppe for Mother's Day, we have tons of great local artist selling their designs and creations. From home decor, sweet treats, baby, hair accessories, vinyl and more. On Friday we are having a special Mom's Night with prizes, games and giveaways! You won't want to miss out on all the fun and bring your Mom!

When: Thursday, April 30th 4p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday, May 1st 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 2nd 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where: Ivory Ridge Country Club

32 East Clubview Lane Lehi,UT 84043

Tom and Lucy Giveaway!

Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe (Marie and I's boutique) is hosting a great giveaway, if you live in Utah and love local handmade items stop by and sign up!

The Loot:
Gorgeous earrings from Marie Carmel
Tasty Treats from Fahrenheit 350
Gift Certificate to Hand Picked Daisy

My sister's sweet shop is Fahrenheit 350, she has delicious treats and is going to be selling them at the Art Shoppe ~ so make sure and come stop by the Shoppe and pick some up!

Art Shoppe

Ok, I know this is really past due posting about our Fabulous Art Shoppe. (I have a million excuses, namely the family tree quilt, but.....)

The picture above is from The Front Room of The Shoppe. Everything looked so great, all our vendors did an awesome job making their products enticing, inviting and amazing.

Marie and I, in front of our Tom and Lucy Quilt. (isn't Marie cute!) We had such a great time visiting with customers and vendors during the shoppe. Can't wait to do it all over again in the spring!!!

Twilight Giveaway!!!

This twilight giveaway would make any twilight fan's heart melt. This Bella inspired gift basket is loaded with lots of must haves for the big movie premier. We tried to put a little something in from every character!

Carlise and Esme: Your very own Twilight Tee-shirt.

Alice and Jasper: Yummy Twilight Gumballs to snack on while watching the show.

Edward and Bella: a Twilight Bracelet saying : "I run with vampires" from shoppe vendor Ear and Now -- a must have for the show!

Charlie and Renee: Lapel Button Pin saying: Bella Cullen Forever.

Emmett and Rosalie: Dog Tag from shoppe vendor: DizzlePOP

Jacob and the Pack: Pendant Necklace feature the Twilight Book Cover from shoppe vendor: Homestudio.

To enter this Twilight Giveaway, make a comment about this post on the Tom and Lucy Blog about how you're dying for the giveaway! Winner will be announced Friday Morning. (Winner must come by the Art Shoppe to pick up PRIZE!)

***Even if you don't win, all these amazingly fabulous items will be available for purchase at Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe. So don't despair!***

Calling all Handmade

Tom and Lucy Love Vendors

Vendor spots are filling up, getting us excited for our upcoming Holiday Shoppe! There will be lots of original, must have products coming your way. In the fabulous custom home, there's lots of room ready to sell your great products that everyone wants, needs or will love. OR if you have a friend who's been itching to sell his/her great designs, we want to know about them. Art Shoppe has a spot for you. Please don't hesitate to contact us.

Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe

Welcome! We're a brand new Art Shoppe opening up just in time for the HoLiDaY SeAsOn. With so many local artists and crafters in Utah, we're providing the community with a shoppe to obtain artist wares.

We've acquired a beautiful home in Lehi, Utah as our venue, centrally located between Highland, Alpine, Lehi and American Fork. Come shop in an cozy home atmosphere where shopping will be easy, fun, and creative.

With Christmas lists getting prepared, you'll want to find the perfect gift for someone special. So mark your calenders. November 21st 9:30-7:00 & 22nd 9:30-5:00 (weekend before-Thanksgiving). Bring a friend and shop, laugh, chat, and have some fun.
Check back often to see what will be for sale, as our blog will be showcasing our vendors and their creative ideas. So please browse our blog and check us out.

www.tomandlucysartshoppe.blogspot.com