Proud to announce: Fused Seattle will be part of the Spring Fairy Festival 2013  on April 13.

This is our first time at this event, so we aren't sure what to expect. But we image it will have great people and be tons of fun. The Spring Fairy Festival has been around since 2008 and strives to be a venue where artists in the fairy & fantasy genre can connect with their fans.  

The Fairy Festival is indoor at the Green River Community College located in Auburn WA, from 11am-6pm costing $15pp.  It is a costumed event with great music, art and fae. We will have to dust off our fairy wings and participate in the fun.  As the event gets closer on the calender we will be updating our status. 

New Store at Storenvy.com

We have expanded our online presence and opened a store on the new and exciting website Storenvy. You can find us here.  Along with our already popular Etsy store, we are excited to show off our wares in more than one spot. Please support us and check out our stuff. You can either "heart" our products via Etsy or "envy" our products via Storenvy. Or both!

Our Day with Moxie!

On one cold, rainy Saturday morning we decided to get together with fiber artist Moxie. We woke up pretty early (around 9am) and started our trek across town over to Greenwood where Moxie resides. When we showed up at her studio it was fun right from the start.

Moxie, who has been doing fiber art with wool for over 8 years, is super talented. You can view her stuff here High Fiber Diet at the Bellevue Art Museum. Also at her shop Made by Moxie. We first met her at the Urban Craft Uprising here in Seattle. A venue where tons of local artist get together and sell their wares. We sat in on one of Moxie's demonstrations on how to transfer wool fiber onto a cotton t-shirt. It was very informative and a lot of fun. Mary made a mustache on a skull and cross bones beanie. I made a heart on a t-shirt. Mary and I were really excited to have finished our projects and couldn't wait to learn more.

We reached out to Moxie after the event via email and scheduled 2 hours in her workshop. So, back to that cold Saturday morning. When we arrived we were each given supplies to help us create a masterpiece. Moxie showed us the technique to create the basic ball shape that you can see if almost every felt design. As the time went on it felt more like we were hanging out with an old friend and were shooting ideas back and forth to each other. Time flew by in no time. Mary and I left with a lot of knowledge and supplies. We hope to have some of our finished products up in our shop soon.

Poster from the event

Our first craft fair! 

We were contacted by Brenna Paradame from AD1 Studios here in Seattle about possibly joining her at her first craft show. Mary and I were more than excited to be part of the event and jumped on the invite. 

It was scheduled to be on Saturday January 19th at her recording studio in South Seattle. It was a very intimate venue. We loved it! We showed up about 2 hours before the event started to set up. All the other vendors were really nice and it was great to interact with them all before the show started. There were probably 12 vendors in all and the crafts were excellent quality. Vendors' wares consisted of handmade jewelry, clothing, and art. There was music and drinks and as the night went on it felt more like a small party gathering than a traditional craft fair. It was really great. Tons of support from our friends and family came out for the show. We did really well being our first show. We covered cost of table rental and products and still had a nice profit margin. We cannot wait until our next show. Stay posted!

Marcella and Mary 2013 Sodo Indie Craftworks

Fun Times!

We really have a fun time taking pictures of our products (when the weather permits). One lovely Seattle day we went to a overlook park up on Queen Anne hill. It was pretty cold and started to rain on us. We were able to get a couple of pictures before the rain drove us away. One great thing about living in Seattle is there are picturesque views tucked away in every corner of the city. 

Fused Seattle is super excited to be part of the blogging lifestyle. We are new to this and hopefully will have great engaging and informative information for everyone who loves handmade crafts and jewelry. 

Some background information on how Fused began. Mary and I (Marcella) met while we both worked at Holland America Line in Seattle, WA. We became insist friends realizing we both grew up in Florida and are totally the poster 80s child. Three years later we decided to start making jewelry together. We were so excited to start this new venture together and decided to become business partners in our Etsy store FusedSeattle . We decided on the name because we have different styles but we both have the same underlining values of product quality and production. As our journey continues in this venture so will this blog, documenting our growth.