For the Kids

Although this weekend was Father's Day weekend, I got the sense it was all about the Kids!  Saturday was my Market-SF craft fair at The Blue Macaw in the Mission District of SF.  The day was blistering cold but it was nice and cozy inside the bar.  The lovely operators had cleared out the bar to make room for local SF vendors, including yours truly :-)

There were fun stuff to be bought and had, for sure!  Johanna, my immediate neighbor and visual artist extraordinaire, let me borrow her "fun for hours" pinball balancing puzzle thingamabobber.  Here's a picture to prove I actually did get all the pinballs balanced in each socket.

One of the most interesting toys I found were monster plush figures from the world of A Plush Plush.  They are handmade and stuffed with lots of love (and filling). Aside from the fact that the name is AWESOME and the toys are totally unique, each figure has a brief bio and story.  I can't wait until Andrew releases the full world of A+sh+sh figures. I'll be the Earthling eagerly awaiting it's complete debut! I'm also the proud owner of one of his very first creations.  That might worth something huge on the auction block one day :-)

Then there were some super cute children's accessories, including this adorable bib from Finch Designs.  It's so appropriate too because when I think of mixer beaters, I think of kids licking cookie dough from the beaters... Ah, some of the joys of child(and adult)hood.

 

I also couldn't help but notice the cute dolls made by Laurel here.  If they were edible, I would probably eat them up! [insert munching sounds here....]

 

These propeller cuff links by Riquelle also reminded me of being a kid.  Though, I was never really that into airplanes, my honey was a aerialphile (is that even a word?). In other words, he loved airplanes (and still does). Now, I know it comes a bit belated, but these cuff links would be the perfect Father's Day present for the Dad who loves planes.

What do you think?  What do you like?