WRITTEN ON March 15th, 2010 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Los Angeles

We were completely amazed at by The Pink Parlour, and I think it was a one-two punch. One, we didn’t expect nearly as many vendors as there were, and two, it was held at the AMAZING Santa Anita race track! I had no idea race tracks could be so fancy, but it was like Disneyland, for horse racing!

I was personally ticked the entire day by the juxtaposition of cute, crafty goods and horse racing… the Santa Anita Park was an incredible venue! There were so many fantastic things to see, we had a hard time picking out our favorites! Here’s the short version of a very long list of the great vendors selling their goodies:

The Felted Chicken

Ok, seriously? LOOK INTO HIS EYES. How awesome is that? Chrissy of Felted Chicken does some amazing things with a clump of raw wool and a whole lotta stabbing. Have you ever done any needle felting before? It’s a hypnotizing, and magical, and by our accounts, that makes Chrissy a wizard. Check out her shop here for adorable needle felted sushi magnets, cupcakes, and more!

The Head Shop

Virginia and Shawn of The Head Shop had some awesome screenprinted good featuring Virginia’s illustrations which have the awesome feel of woodcuts, minus all the hand cramps and plentitude of opportunities to shank yourself! They had a photo frame people were posing in, and the evidence of just a few of the many smiling faces at The Pink Parlour can be found via The Day of The Head 2010 on flickr here! If you’re looking to sport some sweet art, or maybe just your Fullerton pride, check out their Etsy shop!

Polly Danger

Bias tapes, buttons, cute booths, and more should be Polly Danger’s motto. She has a keen eye for fabrics, which she mentioned she sources from all over the globe and then translates into the many cute, cute things she sells. Like these rings, for example! The perfect accessory to cute up any outfit. You can find her handmade mini wallets, bags, and more on her Etsy shop here, or if you’re crafty, her handmade bias tapes, patters, and other sewing notions here!

Paper Pastries

If you could somehow capture springtime in a bottle, press it between two pages, and then calligraphate (it’s a word *now*!) on them, you’d have the Spring collection of printed goodies from Margaret at Paper Pastries! Her delicate cursive doesn’t read at all in this photo, so you’ll have to check out her shop to see the cards up close! One of our particular favorites was the Mother’s Day card for the “almost-Mother” (our words, not hers!). Smashing!

Man oh man! So many wonderful crafters there, and I know we didn’t have time to take pictures of them all. If you happen to be in the Los Angeles area the next time Pink Parlour rolls around, do yourself a favor and go check it out! Were you there? Leave notes in the comments!!