Friday, July 1, 2011
A Bang on the 4th
If any of you are spending your 4th of July holiday anywhere near Solomans MD - drop by Annmarie Garden for the Makers Market. Maggie and I will be sitting there all day (9am - 2pm) on July 2 along with a ton of other fun people - you don't want to be the only one who misses out on the fun, right? Need more info? Here's the website: www.annmariegarden.org
Happy 4th of July Everyone!!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Today's Favorite
This adorable set of lampwork beads are from DewDaBeads - love the colors! They feel very 'Minnie Mouse' don't they?? You can see more of her work at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DEWDABEAD
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
New Earrings & Stuff!
There is nothing like going to a bead show to get your inspirational juices kickin'! I could hardly wait to get home to start playing with all my cool new toys!! Here's a few shots of what I've been working on.... enjoy!
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Meeting a Creative Hero!
I spent a wonderful Sunday at the bead show in Hunt Valley, MD with my favorite daughter-in-law. I had such a fun day. I was absolutely in awe of the amazing lampwork beads - my favorites were made by Laura Drosner Schreiber from Dover PA. Even though you guys didn't get to see them in person you can check out her beautiful work here: www.lampworkbylaura.com - Nice stuff!
I also got to meet the folks from Parawire - I really love their wire. We set up a wholesale agreement with them so you'll be seeing lots of their amazing colored wire in the shop in a couple weeks!! (squeal with delight!!) - Come check it out, it's gonna be at great prices and you're definitely gonna want to make something creative with this stuff!
Highlight of the day though, had to be meeting my creative inspiration - Yvonne Irvan-Faus of MyElements. I've been buying most of my jewelry components from Yvonne for years but this was our first face-to-face. It was sort of like Dr. Seuss meets Rube Goldberg only with more colors and lots more laughing. If you haven't seen Yvonnes colorful, wacky, creations run, don't walk - to her shop on Etsy.
Holy Cow, check out that necklace!!
I also got to meet the folks from Parawire - I really love their wire. We set up a wholesale agreement with them so you'll be seeing lots of their amazing colored wire in the shop in a couple weeks!! (squeal with delight!!) - Come check it out, it's gonna be at great prices and you're definitely gonna want to make something creative with this stuff!
Highlight of the day though, had to be meeting my creative inspiration - Yvonne Irvan-Faus of MyElements. I've been buying most of my jewelry components from Yvonne for years but this was our first face-to-face. It was sort of like Dr. Seuss meets Rube Goldberg only with more colors and lots more laughing. If you haven't seen Yvonnes colorful, wacky, creations run, don't walk - to her shop on Etsy.
Holy Cow, check out that necklace!!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Total Bead Love!
This is a picture of a set of beads that just arrived today in the mail. These were made by Laura Critchfield of Chestnut Ridge Designs. I cannot wait to make something fun, funky, fabulous with these beads!
I'm not sure yet what these will turn out to be, several projects come to mind, but as soon as I get something made I'll post a photo here on the blog.
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Thanks Laura!!
I'm not sure yet what these will turn out to be, several projects come to mind, but as soon as I get something made I'll post a photo here on the blog.
Friday, June 24, 2011
The importance of organization
Some days no matter how hard I work, there are not enough hours to finish everything. I spent a lot of time stressed out about not getting 'it' all done. But what I've come to realize (with age - wisdom, Grasshopper) is that whether I finish it or not, it will still be there tomorrow. So, my new worry is that I actually will get it all done..... then what will I do??? My thought is that it will just be time to die, so I'm trying to just not get buried under an avalanche of To Do.
Toward that lofty goal - I'm working on being more organized, yes -- that's the key. Organize yourself and you'll be able to stay ahead of, of.... hm, whatever. I've devised several plans for this organization thing -- the first thing is that anything that MUST be done before the end of the day, gets written on my hand. The rule is that I'm not allowed to shower or go to bed until the hand list is complete. It's working pretty well so far, I've learned that once I start to smell pretty bad and stagger about from exhaustion my kids will pitch in and help with the hand list just to get rid of me. I have good kids, right?
The second part is to organize my work space. A great goal, I'll work more efficiently if I don't have to keep trying to remember where I put stuff. A place for everything and everything in its place... yes, good - well, I think for now I'll just write that on my hand. If you have a fabulously organized workspace, feel free to send me a picture. Inspiration is a good thing.
Toward that lofty goal - I'm working on being more organized, yes -- that's the key. Organize yourself and you'll be able to stay ahead of, of.... hm, whatever. I've devised several plans for this organization thing -- the first thing is that anything that MUST be done before the end of the day, gets written on my hand. The rule is that I'm not allowed to shower or go to bed until the hand list is complete. It's working pretty well so far, I've learned that once I start to smell pretty bad and stagger about from exhaustion my kids will pitch in and help with the hand list just to get rid of me. I have good kids, right?
The second part is to organize my work space. A great goal, I'll work more efficiently if I don't have to keep trying to remember where I put stuff. A place for everything and everything in its place... yes, good - well, I think for now I'll just write that on my hand. If you have a fabulously organized workspace, feel free to send me a picture. Inspiration is a good thing.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Today's Favorite!
Kerry Bogert - wire artist extrodinaire! Check out her blog:
http://www.kabsconcepts.blogspot.com/
Kerry is one of my absolute favorite jewelry artists - she makes her own lampwork beads and her work is fun and colorful - she's what I want to be when I grow up!
http://www.kabsconcepts.blogspot.com/
Kerry is one of my absolute favorite jewelry artists - she makes her own lampwork beads and her work is fun and colorful - she's what I want to be when I grow up!
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