Celtic Fest in Chicago - Celtic Jewelry Post Show

Thanks to all our Celtic jewelry clients, and others, who we're pulling for no rain this weekend. It's rained two out of the last three years, and needless to say, it puts a damper on things at an outdoor show when buckets of rain are coming down.

We shipped 200 lbs. of booth gear, and dragged 6 suitcases full of other Celtic Fest neccessities along on the plane. It's always a crap shoot as to whether everything will show up, and if it does, will it be in one piece?

It did, and it was.

We enjoyed seeing those Celtic jewelry customers from past years that came by to check out the latest designs, and thanks for wearing our jewelry to the event. If you've purchased Celtic jewelry from us in the past, and don't receive our emails, get in touch. We offer a 15% discount off of anything we sell to those who can repeat the secret password we email out before each show. You can find the signup box at the bottom of our home page at uniquecelticjewelry.com.

Our new Hand Carved Mammoth Tusk Celtic Jewelry was very well received in Chicago. We unveiled several new designs including a Celtic dragon, Celtic knotwork, Tree of Life, Rose, and some new versions of old favorites such as the Twin Goddesses and Three Celtic Horses. We're working at getting all of these up on our new site.

We discovered a Thai restaurant we didn't know about right around the corner from the Congress Hotel, the Thai Spoon. Good food, including Sushi, at great prices.

We look forward to seeing our Chicago friends again next year if all goes as planned. Until then we hope to see you online.

Celtic Fest in Chicago - Celtic Jewelry pre show

Anyone who has any pull with the weather divas, please put in a good word. We've had rain the past two years at Celtic Fest Chicago, and the weather report is looking threatening again this year. Last year we had one foot of water in the back of our booth after hours of downpour, and it's less fun showing our Celtic jewelry to soaked Celts.

On the up side, Celtic Fest Chicago rocks as a show for crafters. The people of Chicago recognize quality and are willing to pay a fair price for it.

Chicago is also one of the best cities I've ever been in for Food. We'll be dropping in at Vong's Thai Kitchen for some Asian Fusion cuisine, and some others of Chicago's finest food establishments as well.

So, come on out, hear some great Celtic music, have a brew or two, and peruse the fine craft booths. You'll find silver Celtic jewelry (Sean's Celtic Creations, Michael Hayman & Reflective Images are our favorite "other" jewelers), clothing, art, photos and some other very unique Celtic items.

If you can't make it to the show, kindly visit us at uniquecelticjewelry.com and see what we stuffed our luggage with for the 6 hour flight from Ashland, Oregon to Chicago.

I'll be posting about the show next week, so if you miss it, tune in then for all the news.

Scottish Highland Games in Pleasanton 2007

We had a new booth location at the Pleasanton Scottish Highland Games this year, hoping to reach a few more people with our Celtic jewelry line, but the heat kept many people away. It was nice being in an air conditioned building for the first time, but when it's over 100 degrees out, many Scottish folk stay home.

The musical entertainment was great again this year with the Tribal Celtic band Wicked Tinkers, and the eclectic Celtic band Brother, from Australia.

Due to an intense lightening and hail storm as we were packing up the RV, I left 25% of our Celtic jewelry stock at home. All of the hand carved woolly mammoth designs I had just finished were left by the electric door in the studio. After a lot of kicking myself in the ass over it, I drove 6 hours and picked it up after the games closed down on Saturday evening.

Such is the life of a traveling crafter. There are so many things to keep track of, deal with, handle and anticipate. I guess it beats having a day job, but at times like that I'm not always sure.

It was good to see some of our faithful clients again in person, which is one of the main reasons we enjoy the shows. Many show up wearing some of the designer Celtic jewelry pieces we've produced, and check to see some of the new designs.

The Pleasanton Scottish Games is the largest Scottish Games in the world I'm told. If you haven't attended, it's worth a visit, but, try and make it when the weather is a bit more mild.

Until then, as always, you can find us at uniquecelticjewelry.com.