A good day at the Dumont Oktoberfest Street Fair

Five years ago today, Eric and I met on a Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey bike ride!  We celebrated by setting up our booth and greeting visitors interested in Boehm Stained Glass Studio.  We had a wonderful day.  Thanks to everybody we met, and welcome to all who are checking out our blog for the first time!

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Here are some photos of the day ..

For this show, I had fun making a mini version of my Victorian Tulip window as a demonstration.  This little one is only 8-1/2" wide .. The original is 22".  As a demo, I completed the right side only and applied black patina to the front and left the back silver.  The manila folder pattern is on the left and the original pattern is underneath. (Click on any photo to enlarge).

Here's the "big Victorian Tulip" next to the "little Victorian Tulip".

For this show, we added some autumnal fabric table cloths which we think warmed up our booth ... and we added some Fall foliage.

Here's a video of our booth!  Background music is by the Notorious Baker Brothers who were performing across the street.  Click here to hear more.   

 

Still lovebirds, five years later.  Thanks to my dear husband Eric, for always supporting my creative endeavors!

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Dumont Oktoberfest Street Fair this Saturday

Boehm Stained Glass Studio will have a booth at the Dumont Oktoberfest Street Fair this Saturday, 10:00 - 5:00.  We don't yet have our space assignment, but you'll find us somewhere between East Madison and West Shore.

We'll bring the Victorian Tulip, our Bear, and the Chickadees and Wisteria windows with us .. and maybe even a "demo" window in progress.  Stop by and say hello!  Visit our website to see our work .. Click here.

Allendale Festival Day & Car Show a success!

Well, we started the day a bit nervously with a healthy downpour right as the festival began .. but once the clouds cleared an hour or so later, the crowds came out in force.  We had a great day.

Special thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to compliment our work or to ask questions about a repair to a lamp or stained glass panel, or to ask questions about having a custom window made.  Here are a few photos from the day:  (Click on any photo to enlarge).

Our booth on West Allendale Avenue

This was only our second show, the first with our new canopy and adjustable height 6' table.  We were very pleased that the canopy kept us dry during the rain at the start of the day.

 

We brought three of our windows with us .. The Victorian Tulip (not pictured here), the Wisteria and Chickadees, and the Bear (our trademark).  All of these and more can be seen on the BSGS website .. click here.  We also made some soldered glass refrigerator magnets which went over pretty well.  We've got plenty to spare for next time, too.  (We made a lot!).

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My work bench now is ready for your repair or your custom window.  Thanks again for visiting, chatting, and picking up a business card.  I look forward to hearing from you!   201-600-1616 or email.

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Allendale Festival Day & Car Show, Saturday, October 1

This weekend, Saturday, October 1, Eric and I will have a booth at the 19th Annual Allendale Festival Day and Car Show on West Allendale Avenue.  We'll be among over 100 vendors for what promises to be a fun, successful show.

We'll have a few of our stained glass windows on display, as well as framed photos of many others that I've created.  We'll also bring my full-color binder which shows, step-by-step, the entire process of constructing the windows, from design through installation.  And something new .. We'll be offering a variety of soldered glass refrigerator magnets as seen in the posting below.

If you're in the area, stop by and say hi!

 

Boehm Stained Glass Studio website and FaceBook site.

Soldered Glass Magnets and Necklaces

Something different today.  Eric and I are getting ready for a craft show next weekend and I wanted to offer something small and affordable at our booth, in addition to soliciting commissions for custom residential stained glass windows.  These little soldered charms are just the thing!

They are super easy to make .. There are several good videos up on YouTube to show you how.  Here's a good one:

The products she uses are slightly different than mine .. and I ground the glass before foiling, but this video will give you all the basics.  I found 8x10" clear glass that is 1/3 thinner than most stained glass, which made using 7/32" copper foil tape an ideal choice.  I used lead-free solder. I will be turning some of these little 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" gems into refrigerator magnets.  The rest will become necklaces.

Here's the info on the show ...
Eric and I will have a booth at the upcoming 19th Annual Allendale Festival Day and Car Show, next weekend, Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 10:00 to 4:00.  Come by and say hello!

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First show, quiet and rainy

Well, we would have been happier with better weather and better attendance at the Emanuel Cancer Foundation fine arts and crafts fair on Saturday, but as our first time out we had a pretty good day regardless.  (Sunday was rained out).  We enjoyed chatting with the few people who came by, and we added a handful of prospects for commissions and repairs.

Photo by Brian Reilly of Franklin Lakes Patch ... Click here for full story.

I am happy with our booth and the materials I prepared to exhibit the work.  We'll plan to do one or two more shows this season, which I will announce here. (Click on any photo to enlarge).

Eric chilling .. crickets chirping ...

Our simple booth, with a rented canopy and rented tables.

40 artisans and craftspeople participated

Today, I'll be meeting with a new customer from the fair to re-create a stained glass panel in her kitchen cabinet door.  This week I'll be preparing design proposals for potential customers ... an octagonal window, a reproduction of a microscopic photograph, and a Victorian rose.

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Emanuel Cancer Foundation Fine Art & Craft Show next weekend

I am happy to say that I will be offering my custom stained glass windows at the Emanuel Cancer Foundation Fine Art and Craft Show next weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15.  Eric and I both have a great deal of experience working trade shows for past employers, but this is the first time I'm going "live and in color" with my own work.  Exciting!

"We are pleased to announce the return of our popular fun-filled weekend event with fine art work, sculpture, jewelry, and all kinds of crafts. It will be held at its usual location, McBride Field-Franklin Lakes Road, (across from Market Basket), in Franklin Lakes, NJ, on Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Admission is free, however a $2.00 donation per person is suggested."  Click here for their website .. a very worthy cause.
 
We will display several of my windows as samples for my custom work.  Stop by our booth and get ideas for an heirloom quality window for yourself or someone special.  Or bring your damaged stained glass piece for a free estimate on repairs.

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