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I will have a booth at the second annual Hyde Park Holiday Art Fair Saturday, December 10th! Last year was a blast, and I’ve got a sparkling new canopy to show off as well as some new jewelry! There should be more than 30 vendors this year, so please join us! Hyde Park Fresh Plus… Continue reading Second Annual Hyde Park Holiday Art Fair

I am participating in two art fairs in November and December, so I have been working hard building my inventory and not enough on my social media and online store. I fully intend to pick that back up next month! November 13, 2022, I will be at the Hyde Park Homes Tour Art Fair from… Continue reading Upcoming Events

This project is a little different for me, but it is summer here and this chunky choker necklace feels very much like the season. I am getting my inventory ready for an art and craft fair in November, so soon I will be back in my comfort zone of rich tones and deep colors. I… Continue reading Chunky Turquoise Choker

I struggled today with wire work on top of my lack of creativity, but I endeavored to persevere! This is more in keeping with my Summer Series idea. I am waiting impatiently for a few more strands of tiny beads as well as some cool focals I ordered last week. Below is today’s effort.

I am still stuck creatively, and decided to take my Summer Series in a bit of a different direction with this necklace. I’m really not sure how I feel about it, but I am posting here anyway.

It is too early to start congratulating myself, but the fact that I got into the craft room two days in a row indicates that directing my creativity with a plan in mind may have been just what I needed to get my motivation flowing again. More tiny beads today. Tiny beads are a struggle,… Continue reading Summer Series 2

I have really been struggling with creativity and inspiration lately, so what do I do when I don’t know what to do? I order more beads! I just recently received a shipment of tiny beads from one of my go-to online bead stores and decided I would do a series of simple summer jewelry. I… Continue reading Summer Series

I have not been feeling creatively motivated lately, and sometimes during a dry spell, I find just doing something, anything, gives me some inspiration. Today, I made a video cutting an oval pewter piece. It ends abruptly, my apologies. I intended to do something with it and video that, but decided against it in the… Continue reading Cutting Pewter

I’ve been stuck creatively lately, having several vague ideas and going nowhere with them. I decided just to sit down today and video myself making something, whether I ended up liking the final result or not. I didn’t really lay out too much of a plan first, but I wanted to use a pre-cut copper… Continue reading Square Copper Pendant Necklace

After some research, I learned that uploading video to WordPress can cause some issues with speed and dilute user experience, so I decided to create a YouTube channel. It was by far the easiest of my technology related endeavors. I have added a link to my menu, so click “Watch” if you are interested. Once… Continue reading YouTube Channel!