Texans know how to put the X in Christmas. With no snow on the ground, many homes compensate with extra sparkle and very big garden decorations. I didn’t have my camera with me on our neighborhood Christmas light ride, but enjoyed the daytime look the next day. Texas ‘snow’ looks like this. Pickup trucks abound. […]
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“But all the possibilities No limits just epiphanies” I love that line in the American Authors song I posted on January 1. It has so much promise and hope, along with the positive spin of learning lessons. Everything is an epiphany in some form, even what we don’t like to experience at the time. So […]
How about making 2014 the best year of our lives?
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Today the remaining pieces from the EXPO are coming back home, and then I am taking a holiday break. While I will be tempted to write up blog posts for the remainder of the year, I am going to allow for time to reflect and not post anything until the new year. This will help […]
It is always fun to come up with new combinations as I take my Maraviglia out and about. Under Lock and Key wax and wire Pendant Spiral collar necklace, double spiral earrings not yet listed. At one recent fair I couldn’t resist a long beaded necklace and I am working on creating a ‘hook’ for […]
It’s been a whirlwind of fairs and I’m a bit exhausted from navigating new neighborhoods, weather fluctuations and setting up and tearing down my booth multiple times. It sure is exercise to haul bags, which are streamlined to three since October. I trimmed the tree 7 times in 2 months. At one company fair it […]
The Network of Entrepreneurial Women closed out the year with a lovely party at Anna Shae’s Chocolate Lounge in Barrington last week. We warmed ourselves by the fireplace as we enjoyed the whimsical and girly setting. Chocolates are made on site here, and we couldn’t resist sampling pieces. I imbibed in the delectable S’mores Martini. […]
Last week’s 2 fairs had me dragging for a few days, but yesterday I couldn’t resist going into the studio in spite of numerous other catch-up tasks waiting for me. It’ll make today a bit more packed, but I was happy to have creative juices flowing so I went with it. I upgraded my tools […]
It’s been a veritable factory in here the past few weeks as I created ornaments for fairs, friends, families and boutiques, and sprinkled in some new pendants and earrings to keep the fingers nimble. The start is always cutting and prepping the wire (sanding off the oily residue) and hammering it into a straight line […]
This weekend I will be showing my pieces at the 15th Annual Bucktown Holiday ArtShow. The show represents 100 artists displaying and selling their creative works including photography, textiles, watercolors and oil paintings, jewelry, ceramics and more. The first Bucktown Holiday ArtShow took place in 1999, at Holstein Park Fieldhouse (2200 N. Oakley Ave. in […]
