The Indie Craft Experience is having an awesome craft event from great local artists. It’s only $5 for entry (kids 12 & under free), and the first 250 attendees each day get a free swag bag – designed by Broken Window Theory. The event will take place November 19 and 20 at the the Ambient Plus Studio. Come on out and get your loved ones some amazing gifts, and support local arts at the same time! 
Indie Craft Experience in Atlanta from Indie Craft Experience on Vimeo.
Happy Holidays!
Trek
Some days, I am overcome with love for my city. True, we don’t have good public transit, it’s corporate as hell, blah blah blah. But there is no where on the map with the heart, soul and flavor of Atlanta and I love it here!
After years of courting, we *think* Atlanta’s Esperanza will finally be repped at YB! We’re taking it slow for now, starting with this freshness, the ATL Hold It Down foam hands.
The original double finger ring by Stars For Sydell is back!
Beautiful, creative necklaces and earrings, made from fabric, by Sol de Sur.
We have all kinda up-and-coming designer goodness in store for y’all this Fall – you just wait. Meanwhile, new items are coming in every day!
I’m as exciting as Jay Leno…right? Maybe not Johnny Carson but Leno?? OOH! For you Conan fans, he’s doing a tour to pay his employees who uprooted and moved before getting the shaft. I learned that at this month’s ladies supper club. 
(See Kelly’s post below. It was mmm mm good.)
I have modern sheds on the brain. Click here and maybe you’ll feel where I’m coming from. I bought a house this year and need a place to store my motorcycle and gardening stuff reeeal bad, especially now that Sprang is spranging. I’m going to ask my
contra
ctor to build one that looks like this (left) instead of the one he sent me a 
picture of with the quote, which looks like this (below) for the same amount of money.
Wish me luck.
At home, I love modern design (straight lines, poppy colors, geometric shapes) mixed with old-timey design (country, pretty, feminine, floral). It’s a balance I aim to find and have a feeling it will take awhile to strike it. Fortunately, the journey is the most fun!
Young Blood Boutique is trying to find a balance too. It’s a fun challenge, trying to put ourselves in others’ shoes and what they like, not just what we like! There are a lot of influences out there: masculine, feminine, dark, light, heavy, contemporary, vintage, thoughtful, care-free, folky, punk rock, hip hop, adult, child-like…fortunately, I like them all!
When running a business they say it’s important to know your exact target market. I always say, “Our target market includes creative professionals, students, and artists/creatives in their 20′s through 40′s.” But really, I want to have something for everyone! I love it when Grandmas and Grandpas come in and appreciate an item if only because it’s hand made with care. And we want you to be able to come in and find a gift for Grandma and Grandpa too! Be patient with us as we continue working towards this balance. Working on consignment makes it more difficult since a lot of the artists and designers we approach don’t realize how awesome we are at book-keeping. (Props to Kelly and Jen for that!) Are there artists and designers you want to see in Young Blood? I want to know!
