Bazaar Bizarre Winter Show 2009 – Dec 12-13

banner1small The Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco winter show has been announced! You can check out all the vendors here!

The 2009 Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco (BBSF) will
feature 100 of the best indie crafters and designers.
DJs will provide entertainment and food from local
eateries will be available. The event will also serve as
a networking opportunity for indie designers and
businesses. Past Bazaar Bizarre vendors have
included My Paper Crane, Craftster, My Favorite
Mirror, Fred Flare, and Etsy.

Workshops and Demonstrations
Every year we include interactive sessions and craft
demonstrations from local and national crafters and
companies. In addition we will host a two day long
Swap-O-Rama-Rama. Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a
clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in
which a community explores creative reuse through the
recycling of used clothing. Previous companies include
Get Crafty.com, CRAFTzine, Workman Press and Mrs.
Grossman’s

Website: http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/sanfrancisco/
Date: Dec 12-13 2009 12-6pm
Place: SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY FAIR BUILDING
9th Ave and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94122

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There’s no rule that says Christmas trees in real life have to be green, and there’s no rule in cross stitch that Christmas trees have to be green, either. While I love a good traditional looking tree (in reality or in cross stitch) there are lots of fun other choices, which we’ll explore here.

Looking for more Christmas tree cross stitch patterns? Check out this post from last year.

I am going to start with a traditional tree, but this one has a lot of color thanks to the lights and other decorations on it. This one is form xCountingtheStarsx, and it uses 20 colors. Worked on 16 count fabric it comes out to about 5.6 by 9.25 inches, or 14.2 by 23.5 cm, with a stitch count of 90 by 148.

These fun designs from Catholic Sprouts have traditional tree shapes but are filled with fun patterns and colors. These would be fun to stitch as a set or you can make each of them and give them as gifts to different people or use as holiday cards.

The Christmas tree shape is a little less literal in this swooping design from Well Stitches. I like this one because it only uses one color so it’s great for beginners, but it still looks dramatic. It is 109 by 155 stitches, which comes out to 7.99 by 11.07 inches, or 19.78 by 28.12 cm on 14 count fabric (dimensions for other counts are also included if you want to make it smaller).

And if you want to go for all color, check out the Merry and Bright Christmas tree cross stitch pattern from Tapestry Barn. This pretty skinny tree is surrounded by multicolored snowflakes. The designs on the tree remind me of knitting patterns. And even though it’s lots of colors, it’s only worked with whole stitches and no back stitching. It looks lovely on dark fabric! The piece measures about 7 by 7 inches, or 18 by 18 cm, on 14 count fabric.

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