Austin Fashion

Austin City Limits music festival was a blast! I shared the Austin Craft Mafia booth with three amazing and supper tallented ladies: Naughty Secretary Club, Sweet Tooth Bags, and All Dressed up and Shy.




It was a muddy weekend full of great music and new friends. Check out more pictures at www.flickr.com/taratothet.

While driving down South Congress I spotted my designs in the window at Hovercraft! If your interested in one of my summer Sky Girls dresses, there are a few left at Hovercraft. But not to fear, we have new fall merchandise on it's way.


*Photo: High Art Studio www.nadyia.net, Model: Melissa Meow, Hair/ MU: Sarah D, Designer/Stylist: Tara Tonini

Our Fall accessories line is up for sale. Here is a sneak peek of our fall feather fedoras. Be sure to check in on our Etsy shop to see all the other projects we have been up to. www.taratothet.etsy.com

Etsy Dallas is Talking!

I sat down with an interview with the Etsy Dallas Street team and chatted about House of Dang moving in and our goals for the new year. Check it out!

http://www.etsydallas.blogspot.com/

This is a repost from a fellow Texas crafter Jennifer Perkins. New York Times entitled For Craft Sales, the Recession Is a Help.

I have always been one to make holiday gifts for my family and friends. Now that my business has taken off I found it hard to hand make everything myself this year so I relied on my fellow crafters and Etsy heros to help me stuff my friends and family's stockings this year.

I have to admit my favorite gift was my Marilyn Monroe painting by my very talented honey Joey Seeman. Pictures to be posted very, very soon.

This weeks Featured Item

Etsy Buy Handmade taratothet

Check it out at taratothet.etsy.com

Website launch

My website is up and running! Stop by and check out pictures from my events, upcoming show dates and even stop by my on-line Etsy show.

www.taratothet.com

The Show Pony Show

(Above the lovely Jessica of Funky Finds & Me)

Sunday was such an amazing day for me! The Dallas Craft Mafia presented The Show Pony Show. The day was filled with shopping from all handmade vendors including artists, designers, and makers of all kinds. There was a free Progressive craft sponsored by the Etsy Dallas Team, swing dancing preformances from ACME, pictures with the pony, and a killer raffle benefiting La Reunion and last, but certinly not least, Jason Cohen from Curiosities was our guest DJ spinning a collection of all vinyl though out the day.

I really would like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors, talented vendors, and amazing customers who all came out to the Continental Lofts to make the show happen. I am relieved to have my first show under my belt, and to honest I am looking forward to organizing next years event ;0)

Thank you Funky Finds for you wonderful re-cap on the event!


Lovessss!
Tara to the T

Giddy-up Pony's!

No doubt you’ve heard about the handmade movement that’s sweeping the country. The New York Times recently raved about the back-to-basics shift that many communities have embraced in the article Handmade 2.0. That progressive, independent spirit is catching on fast and strong right here in Dallas and you can find it at the Show Pony Show!

Presented by the Dallas Craft Mafia, a local set of women crafters and artisans each with their own distinctive business and style, the Show Pony Show assembles some of the best in local designers and crafters presenting shoppers a unique experience. A nod to the handmade movement sweeping the country, Show Pony offers a hyper local variety of high quality goods along with raffles benifiting La Reunion, pictures with the pony from noon-2pm and an opportunity to be involved in a free “progressive craft”, building on the hands-on approach handmade is all about.

The mission of this round-up is to wake up the public from their mass produced, mall induced coma with vibrant, classy, well-made, long-lasting, locally handmade products and the who, what when and where goes a little like this: Show Pony will prance out at the historical Continental Lofts on Sunday, August 17th from 11:00am to 7:00 p.m. featuring Harrilu, Superchica, Chromosapien, Enju, Tara to the T, Brokn Doll, Texas Tarts and many, many more..

Bring the entire family for a day of community-minded fun and shopping. Giddy-up, baby!

showponyshow.blogspot.com
myspace.com/showponyshow

Urban Street Bazaar

Who: Tara to the T teams up with Texas Tarts and Brokn Doll

What: Urban Street Bazaar

Where: Bishop Arts District

When: May 10th, 2008

Why: Because handmade rules!!!

Up and running!!!

Hey Ya'll, I did it all by myself...haha. I created my first blog. I am really excited, motivated and inspired by this past weekend. The Urban Street Bazaar and Deck the Halls events were amazing!!! I got to meet so many artistic people and tuns of amazing people who shopped the event. Thank you to all the smiling faces and wonderful customers who supported me "Tara to the T" during these two days. YOU ROCK!

Special thanks to the following:

*Julie with Make shop and Studio and Enju for putting on the wonderful Urban Bazaar

*Jacky with Texas Tarts for putting on Deck the Halls

*Stephanie with Tefi Designs for the heads up on the Etsy Dallas team

*Jessica Hood with Funky Finds for posting me on her blog

Stay tuned for pics from all the events.

Tara to the T....OUT!