New YouTube 2.20.23

I am not big on new year resolutions, but this has been a weird couple of years, so I’m going to give it a try in 2022. Number 1 on the list is keeping up with this blog and adding to my gallery and facebook page. I have added several photos to my gallery today…

I’ve been trying to figure out how to emboss copper better, not being thrilled with the design options available using the folders made for my Big Shot embosser. I have been curious if steel texture plates for actual rolling mills would work. These are NOT cheap, so I just started with one in case it…

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…

I haven’t been beading much lately, in part due to my focus on learning air dry clay, but also, I just haven’t felt inspired. I think dry spells are part of the creative process, but it is a struggle going through one. I have wondered if I have made everything I ever will, if I…

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…

Recently, as I was trying to sleep, I started thinking about a necklace I made a while back, before I was even a business. I thought it must be in my box of stuff to revisit, so I got that box out and went through it. Not only did I find the necklace I had…