September Notes

....and all of a sudden it is September and fall is knocking at the door!  Wasn't it just May and the summer and longer hours ahead of us??  Didn't we just groan about the "heat"?   Time flies, that's for sure!

We have had some great summer shows with Sauk Centre being absolutely fabulous starting with the beautiful weather, the overwhelming great response and attendance and of course the sales!  I am beyond grateful for the amazing support us art vendors have received at that show!
Thank you Sauk Centre for showing up!!
Also the whole organizer team deserves a huge hug, thank you and applause for such a well done event all the way from volunteer help during setup/tear down as well as the golf cart rides to the bathrooms - YES, very important service! - and the musicians who were fabulous!  We truly enjoyed ourselves!

Now with fall arriving probably really soon, the outdoor events continue into October with Backwards Bread's Anniversary Celebration (October 3) and Popple Creek Farmers Market (October 11) being the last outdoor events before it gets too cold.
​We hope warmer fall weather will stick around until all the outdoor shows are done.


UPCOMING EVENTS:
For September there's quite a show lineup:

Date: Saturday & Sunday, September 12 & 13, 2026   
Event:  Rice Old Creamery Annual Craft Show (NNB & Sauce/Crafts)
Time:  Saturday: 8am - 5pm & Sunday: 9am - 4pm
​Where: Old Creamery, 405 Main Street E.
Town:  Rice, MN
(a note on the Old Creamery.  It now has a new owner and has a new name: LeAnn's Main Street Cafe.  However the tradition of the crafts fair will continue!

Date: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026   
Event:  St. Cloud East FestiFall (NNB & Sauce/Crafts)
Time:  12noon - 5pm
​Where: Along St. Germain Street East/Our location: far East End by Pan-O-Gold
Town:  St. Cloud, MN

Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026  
Event:  NotesNBling Annual Open House (NNB only)
Time:  10am-4pm
​Where: NotesNBling Studio 
Town:  Sauk Rapids, MN
(this is my yearly Open House where I do sales, giveaways, drawings, draw your own sale, it's a time for hanging out to visit, shop without the rush, have some refreshments and a good time.  It will be outside in the studio back yard (if you've been here before you know how cool it is), but should the weather turn cold, super windy, rain or anything else inclement, I'll have everything set up inside.  
Email: [email protected] for address and directions unless you know already)

Date: Sunday Sept. 27, 2026 
​Event:  Popple Creek Farmers Market
Time:  10am-3pm
​Where: Popple Creek Weddings & Events, 6468 75th Avenue NE
Town:  Sauk Rapids, MN

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026   
Event:  Backwards Bread Anniversary Celebration (NNB & BBQ food)
Time:  7am-2pm
​Where: 3360 Southway Drive 
Town:  St. Cloud, MN

THE JEWELRY:
My leather macrame bracelets have been a hit, including the sneak peak of the fall designs that had their debut at the Sauk Centre show. I'll be making more in the coming weeks.
I also added a men's line with a different focal stone and leather colors.

The men's line feature a marble tube stone focal and blue leather macrame on dark grey 3mm leather or natural blue 3mm leather with dark grey leather macrame.
I also will be making more of the middle bracelet with the Impression Jasper & Agates with contrasting leather/macrame.  The fall line will feature different focal pieces, either stones or Czech beads with the deep violet 3mm leather and a turquoise or green leather macrame.  They are absolutely beautiful in person.
Also I will have more of the "Denim" Agate bracelets available.  Now with a smaller bead size available in those.
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LASTLY:
August had us busy not only with shows - but also a garage sale!  Hubby is no longer doing concessions and just focusing on making BBQ sauces and therefore doesn't need all the restaurant equipment, pans, serving trays, dishes and supplies or the trailer we hauled all that equipment in.  So if you know of anyone that's wanting to start up a restaurant or catering business, let us know.

For the garage sale there wasn't much NotesnBling had for sale, just a few jewelry displays I no longer need since making my own and I used the funds from the sale to cover the purchases I made from Amazon for my new "office assistant" named Phoebe, who I thought needed some toys and window perches she's yet to use.  Cats can be SO weird!   Anyhow, we weren't looking for a pet, but this lil gal decided we were 'her people' and.... the rest is history.  LOL.
She does sleep a lot, so who knows how much "assistance" she will give in the studio!

There will possibly be more Phoebe pictures in the future one her "training" in jewelry supervision or modeling has advanced.  :0-)

Let's have a wonderful fall season, enjoy the last of the warm days as much as we can (I will miss my flip flops hugely once I can't wear them anymore) and as the days get shorter, I'm savoring every daylight minute as long as I can.

See you at the shows!

​Sam
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