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The first year that I sold at the Hyde Park Holiday Art Fair, I got such great feedback on my items and while my inventory was quite small, I was super excited to have almost sold out. Don’t get me wrong, I think my jewelry is attractive and appealing, and I’m not putting my work… Continue reading Photos-A Struggle for Online Shops

I’ve never been as consistent as I intend to be at keeping up with blogging, and over the last few months, all of my social media interaction has taken a back seat to life. Between family stuff involving some out of town trips and my full-time job, I haven’t had the time or the energy… Continue reading It’s Been a While!

I don’t normally design my jewelry with any sort of theme in mind, and sometimes I find spring colors a challenge, but I’m trying it out. Recently, I shared the pink and grey pendant necklace: https://mieloabelo.com/blog-news-and-a-new-necklace/ This weekend, I completed and listed Yellow Opal & Mookaite Gemstone Necklace: https://mieloabelodesigns.com/yellow-opal-mookaite-gemstone-necklace/ This necklace is comprised mostly of… Continue reading A Spring Theme is in the Air

Almost back to back blogs! That never happens! Anyway, I have one interesting announcement regarding blogging specifically. Goimagine, the marketplace that hosts my shop and also http://mieloabelodesigns.com, is incorporating blogs. Sellers have been asking for this feature, which is apparently available on other platforms such as Shopify. After much internal discussion with myself, I decided… Continue reading Blog News and a New Necklace

I last blogged about using my new Pepetools oval disc cutter: https://mieloabelo.com/new-cool-tool-with-demo/. I had not made anything at the time, but since, I made a necklace using the oval washers and beautiful faceted petrified wood coin beads. I found those at the International Gem and Jewelry Show when it rolled through again in January. Here… Continue reading See What I Made with the Oval Washers

A couple of weeks ago, I upgraded to a Pepetools Oval Cabochon disc cutter and finally used it! This cutter was not cheap, but so worth it. The oval cutters I had been using were decent, but limited in how I could use them. There are so many possibilities with this cutter! For my first… Continue reading New Cool Tool with Demo

The Hyde Park Art Fair has come and gone and I feel good about it. It is always such a fun market and brings in quite a bit of traffic from the neighborhood. I have mostly recovered – I was pretty exhausted between that and my 40 hour a week job – and I updated… Continue reading Merry Christmas!

I am excited to announce that the 4th annual Hyde Park Holiday Art Fair has been scheduled for December 14, 10am to 5pm. I will be there with about 25 other Austin area artists and makers. I have been working on new pieces, focusing on earrings, so come by and check out my booth! After… Continue reading Join Me at the Hyde Park Art Fair

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so popping in to post a video of my finds at the International Gem and Jewelry Show. It’s back in Austin this weekend! It is also ACL fest weekend, so I won’t be going back tomorrow. I got all my shopping in during this one trip. I made… Continue reading Oct2024 Gem and Jewelry Show Finds

Lately, I have been struggling with inspiration and design ideas. Do you ever feel like you have made everything you have in you? I’ve posted previously about the goimagine monthly maker challenge, and July is Silver Lining. You would think I could come up with something working with metal, but I have been at a… Continue reading Overcoming Creative Block: the goimagine July Silver Lining Challenge