Halloween Party Play by Play

Thank you so much for all the wonderful people who came out, braved the rain, and made our Halloween party this weekend truly Spooktacular! We had such a wonderful time, and are already dreaming up the next event. 
 
Here is a little recap of the night.

Pumpkins were decorated:

Local vendors came to show off their goods:

ncharshaf handmade


Nomy Nom Nom



Wood U Play


Bluebird Russian

Cupcakes from Sweetspot were enjoyed by all.


Ghosts were created:


Kids (and a dog) came dressed in costume:




Games proved to be fun for the whole family:


Caramel apples were created....

...and then eaten

So it seems our prediction was true. Rain or shine, the party was on! Thanks again for everyone who came out, see you next time!

Kick off your Holliday Shopping Tomorrow at the Halloween Party!

Tomorrow at the Halloween party, not only will we have amazing fun crafts and games for the kids, but there will be some amazing local talent there with a variety of handmade goods.

Here is a little teaser of who you will find there!

Bluebird Russian

Aleisha of Bluebird Russian is a mother, and a crafter, who makes quirky and fun knitwear inspired by her Russian heritage.


Shiloh Designs

ShilohDesigns are unique, one of a kind items made by Amanda right here at Shiloh Farm in Redding, CA. Some things you'll find in her shop include, scarves, hats, crocheted flower hair clips, fingerless gloves (my all time favorite) and a whole bunch of delicious homespun/hand dyed yarns.


Wood U Play
Robert and Karen McEwen make all types of wooden games and some toys and decorations. They have been in this business for 20 years, moving to the Redding area 2 years ago, and learning their way around the handmade community.


The Green Mum
As a stay at home mom, Zizi, the woman behind the Green Mum wanted an outlet to create at home. Colorful cabochon jewelry was her answer. The jewelry is fun and easy on the wallet. Zizi also creates crochet handmade goods for you and your home.


Sparkles n charm
Sparkles N Charm Provides the joy in your life affortable clothing to let them sparkle!


Juella Designs
Lisa of Juella Designs creates heirloom quality handstamped personalized jewelry mainly using sterling and copper. The pieces often incorporate lyrics, meaningful quotes and names to make each piece unique and one of a kind.



ncharshaf handmade
Specializing in custom handbound notebooks, calendars, journals, sketchbooks, gift tags, envelopes, and greeting cards. Nicole, who is a graphic designer loves bright colors, strong geometric prints and clean modern design.



Oh Sweet Nom Nom
Nomy nom nom, the face of Oh Sweet Nom Nom is a sugar molecule who loves sweet treats and yummy eats. His focus is on creating all natural sugar scrubs using delicious ingredients so good that you could eat them. Come get a sample of the scrubs, and browse through all the sweet Nomy Swag so that you can declare "I'm with Nomy!"



We hope that you will stop by, support handmade, and enjoy an amazing evening with us!

A day at the Pumpkin Patch

This weekend at the Halloween Party, we will be doing pumpkin decorating which is going to be super fun! We can not wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Naturally we needed to go grab some pumpkins, and decided to visit Nash Ranch. It was a beautiful day, and the farm was filled with lots of families, and tons of pumpkins.

We stocked up on the most adorable baby pumpkins, and a couple large ones as well.

Then it was back to our workshop (The Fabulous Fabric Shop) to start making some samples. Are these not the cutest things ever?

Rain or Shine, the Party is On!

Fresh out of a fantastic planning session for this weekends Oh!Carousel Halloween Carnival Party, and boy are we excited! A few of you may have noticed that this weekend comes with a slight chance of rain. But fear not, the party will go on!

We will be stretched out in front of The Fabulous Fabric Shop under the over sized awning, with a few tents set up as well. So feel free to wear your favorite witch hat, there is no chance of melting here!

Warm up with a delicious cup of Hot Chocolate or Apple Cider while you get your craft on at our various crafty stations. 

Play some games, get your face painted, and do some shopping before slipping inside to The Fabulous Fabric Shop. Make your own caramel apple, spin our prize wheel, and enjoy a 40% off sale inside the shop...a perfect chance to get some last minute fabric for the perfect Halloween costume!

So, don't forget...This Saturday 3-7pm in front of the Fabulous Fabric Shop, can't wait to see you there!

Halloween Festival Sat. October 23rd 3-7pm

Join us Saturday, October 23rd 3-7pm at The Fabulous Fabric Shop in the Shasta Center parking lot for our Halloween Festival. There will be lots of Halloween fun for the whole family Oh! Carousel-style.

• Get your face painted
• Decorate spooky cookies & pumpkins
• Make your own caramel apple
• $1 Cupcakes from Sweetspot
• Spin the wheel for a prize
• Play the Disk Drop game
• Shop Redding Handmade handcrafted booths
• Trick-or-Treat for candy
• Plus much more!

Sponsored by Sweetspot, Redding Handmade, and The Fabulous Fabric Shop.

Sweet DIY - September 16th - Get Your tickets now!

We have quite a night of crafty fun, handmade shopping, pampering, sweet treats and yummy eats planned! 

We will be having a little party at The Antique Cottage & Garden located in Shasta Lake. The project of the day will be fabric covered light plates, a simple project that will instantly add extra style to your home.

In between crafty fun, munch on tasty treats from Sweetspot, shop from our handmade vendors, and enjoy a little pampering from Faccia Bella who will be offering $5 Pomegranate Apple Manicures. 

Tickets for the event are $15 and must be purchased in advance. You can buy tickets here on the blog, or in person at Sweetspot, Faccia Bella, or The Fabulous Fabric Shop.

Lavender Sugar Scrub from the Spa Party

Thank you to everyone who came out for a fun night of pampering at Amazin' Nails last Thursday.

Our DIY project during the event was a yummy Lavender sugar scrub that was quite a hit. This stuff smells amazing, but is also pretty simple to make. So, if you missed it, or would just like some more, here is the recipe!

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup olive oil or any nut oil (grapeseed or coconut)
2 teaspoons of lavender
Zest from 1 lemon

Directions: Combine Oil with Lavender. You can infuse the oil with the lavender ahead of time if you would like, but it is not necessary. Combine sugar, and lemon zest and mix together with any left over lavender. Pour oil into sugar mixture and stir until completely mixed and they are no pockets of dry sugar. Bottle up and enjoy!

Spa Party this Thursday!

Our Spa party is this Thursday night! We are excited for a night of pampering and relaxation! Come enjoy an express pedicure and learn how to make your own lavender lemon sugar scrub. We made up a sample for the craft party at Sweetspot last Friday and it smells like a little piece of paradise.

Tickets are $20, and we do request that you buy them in advance so that we bring enough goodies for everyone. You can get tickets here on the blog, or in person at The Fabulous Fabric Shop, Sweetspot, or Amazin Nails. We have three sessions to choose from, 5-6, 6-7, and 7-8.

Spa Party

Our next spa party is fast approaching, what a fabulous excuse to grab a few girlfriends and go pamper yourself! Enjoy an express pedicure, rejuvenating hand treatment & massage while enjoying Lavender tea, cookies, and cucumber sandwiches provided by Sweetspot.

In between your pampering come to our craft table and learn how to create a lavender infused sugar scrub.

It is going to be a fun night out, come on out and join us. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at The Fabulous Fabric Shop, Amazin' Nails, Sweetspot, or online at our blog at www.ohcarousel.blogspot.com. We have 3 sessions to choose from, 5-6pm, 6-7pm, and 7-8pm.

Stop by Sweetspot this Friday from 2-5pm and enjoy a $1 craft table, as well as a 10% discount on all ticket sales.

Hope to see you there!

Craft Buffet Brushup

Curious about what all this craft buffet business is about? Well pull up a chair and let us tell you all about it!

The craft buffet is a fantastic excuse to clean out your craft supplies of all the goods that are not pulling your creative strings, and trade them in for new supplies, at least t you. 

Before letting go of your stuff, you'll have your items tallied as to how many credits you get. Big items, 2 credits. Small items, one credit. Then we will eat a bit, chat a bit, and peruse the pile, as each person takes turns picking out their new supplies. 

Bring as many or as few items as you want. The price of the ticket gets you in for the event, light dinner faire, and something lovely to drink. 

Think of it as some creative entertainment, the possibility of new inspiration (maybe grab stuff from a medium you've always wanted to try), and good conversation.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Thanks for being considerate!  Still need tickets? Stop by The Fabulous Fabric Shop, or buy online below.

Fabric into Fashion Show Recap

Thank you to everyone who made it out for the very special event that we had last night. We are so proud that we have had the opportunity to showcase the vibrant and creative talent that exists here in Redding. We had a great turnout, and the event was a blast!

Thank you so much to Ruben Porras for documenting this event with your own artistic slant, as all of us were quite busy and forgot to take photos ourselves :)

For more photos from the event, check out the Oh!Carousel Fan page!

We hope to see you at our next events, speaking of which, this Thursday August 12th. We are having a Craft Buffet. What is that you ask? It is a perfect way to come trade in your unused craft supplies for new (at least to you) supplies. Our last Craft Buffet was a total blast, and everyone walked away with new supplies, and an infusion of creativity.

Tickets for the event are $10 and include drinks, light dinner, a chance to recycle unwanted craft supplies, and an overall festive night out.

You can purchase tickets at The Fabulous Fabric shop, or online. Hope to see you there!

Oh! There will be swag.

What is a party without a little bit of swag? Not any party I want to attend, that is for sure! But, don't you worry, we have swag bags to give away. Enjoy a selection of small items and specials provided by the local artisan vendors.

We will also be raffling off a super special collection of items, so after the fashion show make sure to stop by the Oh!Carousel booth for your chance to win!

The Fashion Show is fast approaching, and now it is time for all the magical mice and bluebirds to come out and help with all the finishing touches. Oh, if only we all lived in Cinderella Land!

We can not wait to see you, this Friday 7-9pm at the Shasta Center Parking lot, you are sure to be amazed by all of the amazing talent that Redding has to offer.

Fabric into Fashion Show this Friday!

With the show less than a week away, it is getting quite exciting over here. You have heard about this fabulous night of fashion right? Well, just in case you have not, here is a everything you need to know!

Enjoy a summer evening at our outdoor fashion show located at The Fabulous Fabric Shop. Come see some very talented local fashion designers show off their creations. There will be everything from baby fashion, adult wear, accessories, and young designers. Like what you see? Stick around after the show as many of the designers will have booths selling their designs. 

A small teaser of some of the designers you will see.
top row: Two-Head Threads, Oh!Baby Redding, Christinas COUTURE Creations

bottom row: Nicole Hensley, BubbyLuv, The Blooming Bowtique

Feeling a bit inspired and want to whip out that sewing machine again? Take advantage of the 25% off sale at the Fabulous Fabric Shop, one night only!

A Fashion show, Designer boutiques, and a 25% of sale is pretty enticing, but oh, we have more!

- Learn to strut your stuff down the runway with our fun Runway Walking Lessons

- Feeling Creative? Stop by our craft table and design your own hairpiece.

- Treat yourself to some sweet concoctions brought to you by Sweetspot

Oh it will be fun!, we hope to see you there!

Artsy Twists

We would like to personally and publicly like to thank Ruben Porras for writing that fabulous story about our event last weekend.  If you haven't read it, check it out now on The Record Searchlight.  We are both honored and flattered to be considered newsworthy in our town.  

See you again soon at another creative & crafty event!

Fabric Into Fashion

Our next event is the Fabric Into Fashion show outside of The Fabulous Fabric Shop on August 6th from 7-9pm.  We'll have, as always, a fun crafty project, a handmade designer boutique, and yummy things to eat and drink for sale.  Admission to the show is free.

And, the best part is that this event is totally family friendly!  The show will include fashion for baby, children's wear, accessories, and adult.  I love the fact that some of the children are actually modeling their own works of art that they made during the shop's sewing class. 

See you then!

So much fun in the summer sun!

Thanks to everyone that made it out on Saturday night for our party!  We had such a fabulous time even though the temp was in the triple digits.  We had lots of handmade designers, a creative little craft project, and the cutest little goodie bags!

If you weren't able to make it, you missed out.  But, we'll have another event soon.  We'll see you next time, right?