Thanks!

Thanks to everyone that came out last night! It was bizarre that the power went out, but I'm so happy that you guys stopped by! It's not often that you get so many dynamic, friendly, creative people in one room at one time...

And for those that couldn't make it, we will have another meeting next month. Here are some pics from the evening courtesy of Nichole Moraila and Ms. Auxy Espinoza!

Thanks Ladies

I'd like to say thanks to all the cool chicks that came out to the new Southpark Market where I was selling yesterday. It was nice to meet and chat it up with you all! I had so much fun that I've made plans to sell there next Sunday, too. FYI, they are still looking for vendors so hit up www.southparkfleamarket.com if you are interested in selling there. Thanks for spreading the crafty love!

New Southpark Flea Market Opening This Sunday January 20th!

Southpark is a new weekly flea market that will be having it's grand opening this Sunday January 20th. It is being produced by Phillip Dane, the creator of Melrose Trading Post also known as the Fairfax High School flea market. If you've ever been to Melrose Trading Post, then you already know what creative, crafty treasures to expect to find at this new flea market. There will be indie crafts alongside vintage gems for you to score. Mucha Muchacha (Nichole) will be there selling her glass jewelry! There will be live music and yummy food so come out, shop and stop by to say hello. Southpark is at 8th and Grand. Hours are 9am-4pm. See you there!
www.www.southparkfleamarket.com

Bitches Brew

Throughout the year my husband and I brew beer together. These are always long, warm, leisurely afternoons...so relaxing. Sometimes we'll invite friends over on brew days and monkey around in the yard. Sometimes we'll drink previously brewed beer and grill pizzas on the barbecue. No matter what it's always a good time, especially in the summer! I just bumped across this simple, broken down tutorial to beer brewing at home and I wanted to share it with you: www.instructables.com/id/Make-Beer/
Admittedly, this is a process that initially requires patience and attention to detail but in the end it's always worth it. If you live in the Los Angeles area, there are beer brewing stores in Woodland Hills and Culver City www.brewsupply.com . I happen to favor the one in Culver City since they offer recipes, brew kits, classes and they participate in the California Homebrewers Festival every year. The homebrew fest www.calhomebrewers.org goes down every spring beneath a beautiful grove of oak trees here in Southern California, now THAT is a good time. Here's a pic of two L.A. Craft Mafia members (Nichole and Morgan) at last years festival!

Los Angeles Craft-Up!

Hello Craft Lovers!

Craft Meet Up!

Tuesday, January 22nd is our craft
mafia meet up! If you’re interested in becoming a
member or just want to meet some new people, come on
out! Bring a friend, the more the merrier! The info:
Tuesday Jan 22nd 7pm
Saints and Sinners Bar
10899 Venice Boulevard
West Los Angeles, CA 90034
http://www.saintsandsinnerslounge.net/

Come out, grab a drink from the bar, chat, craft and laugh with us! We’ll be in the back room.

The Craft for this months meet-up will be:

Mafiosa Bath Bombs by Nichole

If you don’t know already, we have our own website
www.losangelescraftmafia.com

Or you can find us here:
www.myspace.com/losangelescraftmafia

*Keep your eyes peeled for 2 possible selling
opportunities in February!

* If you have anything you would like announced
please email us so we can put it in our newsletter…
ESPECIALLY craft fair submission information***

See you there!

It's the bomb

The holidays are over and the family stress is finally over. It should be months before you have to hear your mom ask you why you still don't have a boyfriend or why it is that you're rocking that rad hair color. This calls for a celebration!

Mucha Muchacha’s Mafiosa Bath Bombs

Yields 4 medium bath bombs

In a bowl place:

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup of fine citric acid
*Use an old bowl that you no longer use for food. Another option is to recycle a large yogurt container.

Mix

Add 2 tspn regular olive oil (preferably not extra virgin, too stinky)
Slowly add drops of essential oil to the mixture until it holds the faint smell of your oil.
*Lemongrass oil is a nice cure for your sore roller derby muscles.
*Ginger oil is great for circulation.

Mix again

It is very important that the combination clump together when you squeeze it in your fist. If it’s not clumping you may add a couple of drops of oil or very lightly spray with water. At this point the combination should both clump when squeezed and still break apart with little effort.

Now is a great time to add any dried lavender or rose petals from your garden. You can also get creative (I’ve used dried Mexican chocolate!) It’s best to add these at either the bottom of the mold or throw it right into your mix.
*Large decorative ice cube trays make excellent molds as do the bottoms of individual yogurt cups

Pack the mixture into the mold and then pack again twice more. Be sure that’s it’s in the mold good and tight.

Remove the bomb from the mold and find a warm spot for it to cure. This usually takes about 12-48 hours depending on the size of your bomb. When the bomb is hard like a rock, it’s done.

Make your favorite cocktail, draw a bath, drop your bomb into the tub and enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Can you believe another year has gone by? Last year was a super busy year for me...family, work, friends, passions and business. I finally got my own business, Mucha Muchacha going and now it is slowly beginning to hum along;) Hopefully, soon the L.A. Craft Mafia will host a get together and hopefully people will come out for it! If you're interested, let me know and I can add you to our email list. This year I plan to generally craft more...this includes knitting, glass fusing and more general jewelry making. You KNOW you've been lagging when people around you begin to snake your style;) Here are some pieces that show off what I was up to at the end of 2007. Enjoy!