My husband's text message came at me as I dined on sashimi and watched the rain coming down. Nothing like killing time in a restaurant with a good meal and hot tea on a rainy day. I spent 10 years living near the California-Oregon border, and decided not to let the rain intimidate me. I took a break from my ongoing writing project just to "play in the rain."
"Come back later . . . I am sleeping. (Yes, cookies need their sleep, too)."
That was different fortune to come with the cookie. Since the 1970s, I always got the fortune cookie which read, "Your lover will never leave you."
Ah, but they do leave, don't they?
Destination: Art! is an annual event where Sacramento residents can get acquainted with participating arts and crafts shops, galleries, and studios. I spent most of Friday visiting six Sacramento destinations and was rewarded with demonstrations and an art project to work on at home. At each destination, you get your "passport" stamped, and when you've visited all destinations and completed your passport, you turn it in and hope to win one of six art baskets, generously packed with art supplies and projects to please any highly creative individual.
Like me.
I had a wonderful time at all these destinations, but the way it goes, you watch these demonstrations, then make plans to visit again when you're not just going there to get your passport stamped. Each destination shop is different, but as you race to the next one, you can't help but feel inspired. It was a creative way to spend a rainy day.
1) The Bead Fetish (1725 L Street, Sacramento). www.thebeadfetish.com Beads, beads, beads and classes. After the demonstration, I was given a kit to make my own pearl bracelet with a charm.
2) Art Ellis (2508 J Street, Sacramento). www.forwhatyouneed.com Making paper beads and leaving with a kit. Lots of beautiful paper to choose from, so I bought a starter package and a few sheets for under $5. This is place for book binding projects and supplies.
3) Gatherings (650 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento). mona@gatheringsgift.com Lots of one-of-a-kind cards and gifts. The shop is gearing for Easter, with bunnies, eggs and carrots. Received a kit for a rose ribbon.
4) The Paper Garden (2601 El Paseo Lane, Sacramento). www.papergardenboutique.com I took an Asian-themed card class (see my photo of all the cards I made in a couple of hours) from the Paper Garden this month, and signed up for other classes in April. Stephanie had a class going on and plenty of customers in the store, and I guess I forgot to ask for my destination project.
5) J. R. Flamingo (1139 Fulton Avenue, #A, Sacramento). (916) 481-1139 All the beautiful fabrics in this store make me wish I had skills as a seamstress. I was fascinated with the felting demonstrations and hope to take a class or two. I received instructions and fabric to make an origami iris.
6) Babetta's Yarn and Gifts (4400 San Juan Avenue, Suite 20, Fair Oaks). www.babettasyarnandgifts.com I'm no stranger to this place for yarn, classes and knitting supplies. Babetta was giving out ladder beads for a necklace or bracelet.
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