March/April
(Inside the DDS Handbag)
Late Winter/Early Spring in the studio has been slow. I am working on
getting our home and studio Spring cleaned. It's a slow process.
With our favorite fabric store going out of business, it's been a mad dash
to find the materials we need, before they will be harder to find.
I think we are set for this year and will find new outlets for
what we need to complete our handbags. This is nothing new. We've been in
business since 1989. In our years of work, we've had to find almost all new outlets
for linings, trims, zippers, fabric, etc. It's all a little easier than it was in the 1990's. I
bought my first PC and had a website for Helen's Daughters in 1994. How luck we are today to just
look on the business sites we find on our computer.
April will be busy with my first Spring Art Fair.
Stevens Point Festival of the Arts, Sunday, April 6,
in the Artisan and Fare building in Plover Wisconsin. My booth number is #46.
Come through the front door of the building and keep walking through about four rooms.
Just around the corner, you'll find me in the Barrel Room.
I've have a nice selection of new HDS handbags, slingers, and backpack.
We've had a Family Garage Sale in April for decades!
The dates this year are April 10 -12, 2025
323 Water Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin
Th - 7 -6/Fri - 8 to 6/Sat 8 - Noon
If in town stop by and find a treasure!
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This is Mariella's LAST time doing the
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
April 25 - 27, 2025
in The Community Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota
She wants everyone to know, she is not retiring. She has
a passion for the history of our family. She is writing a book and
wants to do more with the Fillmore County Historical Society.
Visit her during this lovely studio tour in the Bluff Country in Minnesota
"An Afternoon in My Garden"
In the summer, so many of you want to stop by my studio and
shop for a handbag. Sorry, we are closed to the public. We live in an average neighbor
and cannot have a shop with hours. However, we can have a few events during the year.
From the poll I conducted on the HDS Facebook page, most of you picked
Saturday, August 2. So, tentatively we'll pencil in that date.
The "in person sales" will begin at 1 pm to 4 pm.
With a Facebook LIVE at 2 pm. We thought some of you might enjoy watching
"How the Sausage is Made". Keep this event in mind and put it on your cell phone calendars.
Baraboobian Pouches
Baraboobian Pouches!
The phrase was invited by my friend, Brett Klawitter, from
The Baraboo Shop in Downtown Baraboo. Martha - Just Crafty -
print Baraboobian on the pocket fabric. I know it's not for everybody. The people born here,
lived or live here, love it. $62. plus $6. Shipping. Thank you, Andrea - Buttons Tattoo Studio.
You are the perfect model for my new pouch!
March
*I also attended an Create Wisconsin Conference.
*Helped at Downtown Baraboo Brew Ha Ha.
*Was accepted into the Hidden Studios Art Tour in October
*And.. actually worked in the Studio!
Thanks for checking in with my Helen's Daughters Studio Blog!
Hope to see you at one of our April events!
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