Bmore Flea

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About two weeks ago Alex and I went to a fun craft fair called Bmore Flea inside St. Paul's Church, which is just a few minutes north of our apartment.  Bmore Flea has craft fairs in different areas around town but this is the first one we've gone to (we tried to go to one a few months ago but I think it had gotten rained out!).  There were a ton of vendors in the church - the main room was full and there were even more in a back room.  It was fun because I got to meet a few people that I had only seen/talked to on Instagram!  We also got to see a lot of great vendors and items that we've seen at other craft fairs.

I got to meet Netta from Knits, Soy, and Metal.  She makes cozy scarves, yummy smelling candles, and cute tiny jewelry!  We also stopped by the Herb's Furnishings booth.  I had found his Instagram a few days earlier and entered a giveaway for a desk.  Chris Herb finds wood all over Baltimore and recycles it into beautiful furniture!  At the craft fair, Alex and I entered another of his giveaways, for a really cute bar cart.  



Here's a picture of it from Bmore Flea's Instagram.  We won the cart!!!  But more about that later!

We saw Priya, whose company is Priya Means Love.  She makes natural body products like lip balm, body butter, perfume, and more.  I've met her at various events and on Instagram recently (I find out about so many people and events here on Instagram!), she posted that she made leather treatment and was giving away little jars to anyone that wanted some.  I picked up a jar there and gave her some hair ties in exchange!  I also bought a bottle of her Lavender Mud Hair and Scalp Cleanser!

Cedar and Fawn, another vendor with adorable painted ceramics, was there.  I bought two of her tiny, super cute spoons!  One for me and one for my mom :)

Look at them!!  So sweet.

Mimi of Mimidre, who makes really cute tshirts, sweatshirts, and hats with cute sayings like Fly Nerd, Be Weird, and Be Yourself, was there, and so was Tiffani of Jihe Jewelry, who sells really cute jewelry!  Both of these local vendors were also at The Exchange the next day, which I will write about in another post.  I also said hi to the woman who owns Maja, who I wrote about a few months ago.

It was so fun!  The venue was so beautiful and I just love seeing all of the things that the creative people in Baltimore are making and selling!  I weirdly didn't take any pictures inside (I was too busy looking at all of the cute stuff for sale!) but here's a picture that The Charmed City put up on their Instagram, and you can see Alex and me in it!

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Cute Shop I Found Today

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Today I took Alex to school on my way to mail an Etsy order at the post office.  Since I found free 2-hour parking, I decided to walk around a little bit after I mailed the package.  I saw a store called Maja that looked cute so I went inside.  It had so many pretty things!  A lot of the items were labeled Fair Trade and pretty much everything was made in another country.  There were tons of African things from drums and wall hangings to jewelry and clothes.

The woman working there, who also happens to be the owner, is named Mary.  We started talking and I ended up staying there for almost an hour!  She is so nice!  We talked about the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (she has never been to it but she's heard of it and wants to go), my musical background, when she's gone to different countries in Africa and when I went to Ghana.  She goes to Mali a lot!  She told me about a show she's going to do in her shop some time next year and asked if maybe Alex and I would like to play our djembes for it!  She played a CD for me with lots of really great drumming music and she told me about different drumming things she goes to in DC.

There were so many pretty things there.  I need to go back soon!  I bought a few little things, but they're presents so I won't post what I got!  :)  I'm so glad I walked into that store today!  Mary is so so nice and it's fun to meet new people here!

I had a phone interview tonight with Charm City Yoga for a (potential) work-study position!  They interview people occasionally and they decide whether or not to add you to their waiting list for when there are openings.  I hope I get a chance to do it someday!  You work at the desk and/or clean up the studio in exchange for free, unlimited yoga classes.  There are several locations and I said I'd prefer to work at the one that is right around the corner from us.  We'll see!!  :)

Tomorrow I need to finish up the design for my custom order wedding fans!  The girl loves the picture I sent her of the half-finished design, so that's good!

Here's a picture of the elastic I used to make a polka dot set of hair ties yesterday!

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