A Hygge Art Market Collaboration
When I heard about a Hygge (pronounced Hyoo-guh) Art Market to be held locally, I asked my brother, Sherman, if he would have some items for me to take. I knew that I wouldn’t have a lot of time to prepare for it, and his designs are absolutely beautiful!
Sherman is a full-time Med-evac helicopter pilot, and his hobby is creating items with wood that he has salvaged from fallen trees or buildings. He designs and creates beautiful live edge tables, shelves, bowls, charcuterie boards, candle holders, etc. in his spare time.
In future markets, we need to collaborate with our youngest brother who makes farmstead cheese with organic, grassfed milk to go along with the bread/cheese/charcuterie boards that Sherman makes!
It was really fun to set up a display using the contrasting elements of wood and fabric and yarn!
I took some of my fabric baskets and made some red and white lavender sachets for Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, I did not get the linen quilt finished, but I took it for display.
I made cards with vintage quilt scraps, which I will be sharing with you in an upcoming blog post.
Cards made with vintage quilt blocks that were stained or damaged. Candle holders made from cedar or pine, and box elder bowls.
It was a slow day, and we didn’t actually sell that much, but it was great to meet members of the local artisan community and to chat with the folks who were browsing! One of the new products I created specifically for the market were hand-quilted mug rugs at various price points. One of them was hand-quilted front and back and I hand-stitched the binding. One was hand-quilted front and back, but I used the machine to stitch the binding, which I now regret because hand-stitched binding looks so much better! And two of them were hand-quilted on one side with machine-stitched binding.
I also experimented with knitting and crocheting with 2 strands of 4-ply cotton yarn to make trivets.
I hope to attend some more local markets this year. Setting up the displays is so much fun, although it seems that I carry more items for staging than to sell! But as I build an inventory of finished products, that will change.
If you see any fabric/fiber items here that you want to learn to make, let me know! Of course, most of the wooden and soft good products could also be available to purchase if you are interested. Just send me an email!