Wood and Glass Necklace

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…

I’m really trying to keep up with posting and updating! Today I created a showcase of various recent pieces and added to my YouTube channel. You can access my channel by clicking Watch in the menu. Please like and subscribe!

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…

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…

I really would like to keep to a regular blogging schedule, I just don’t always have that much to say. Often, a piece or an idea I’m working on takes a long time to come together, and there just isn’t much to share on a weekly basis. I also have a full time desk job,…

I shared last week about my struggle with the April Maker Challenge, https://mieloabelo.com/ah-bittersweet-failure-reality-of-a-makers-life/. This week, I am sharing a success. After not being able to make my beading project work the way I wanted, I switched back to air dry clay. Being so new at this medium, I have not felt quite confident enough to…