I’ve been reviewing my inventory and adding some new pieces over the past two weeks. Next Saturday I’ll have my only summer show in Lemont, an indoor trunk show at Aurora Rose Boutique. The fun starts at 1 and goes until 4, though I will probably hang out open to close. Aurora Rose is doing […]
Category Archives: Maikes Marvels Creations
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May
May
When I moved in 2008 I had one big wall that I wanted to turn into a gallery, but didn’t have much art to fill it up with. The vintage walls are also quite “rubbery” which makes putting nails in the walls a tricky process. So the project lingered until 2012, when I started collecting […]
My mother has been coveting the Malachites Diptych I created last year. But then she also liked the Desktop Minis with their quotes, so I’ve had a mom-specific project knocking about in my head for some time. This year’s Mother’s Day was the perfect time to create a piece for her, incorporating her favorite stone, […]
Recently an article made the rounds that taking selfies is an indicator of narcissism, which made ponder my Pendants of the Day shoots. Incidentally, as I typed ‘selfies’ my spell checker changed it to ‘selfless’, irony upon irony. Infinite Rainbow Collar I will cop to having a slight Facebook addiction, but that is also the […]
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May
May
During a recent Tarot reading the King of Wands was my outcome. Now I’ve done numerous card-reading/astrology/pendulum/horoscope experiments when it comes to romance without avail, but as I read the description this representation of a man warmed up to me. “He is a man of vision filled with energy and is happy and willing to […]
Mother’s Day is nigh (May 11 in the U.S., Netherlands and Germany) and I am taking custom orders. I’ve had a few requests for birthstone jewelry, and now is the time to message me if this is something you would like to honor your mother with. Based on your family members’ birth dates I will […]
I recently visited Norridge for a Trunk Show that was a lot of fun. The sign makes me think of The Wedding Singer. It was my biggest display table yet, so I had to take two shots to get it all in. Fellow Network of Entrepreneurial Women member Marianne was there with Melaleuca and her […]
Spring is finally creeping into the Midwest. All the snow has melted and some flowers are beginning to emerge. I cleared my workspace one evening, cleaned my tools and got creative. The sunshine and longer days drew me into the studio several times and I’ve enjoyed shaping and embellishing the wire into my vision. This […]
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Apr
Apr
“Amongst the earliest known entomologists were women of rank, wealth and fashion who reared butterflies, painted them and embroidered their images on cloth.” ~ Michael A. Salmon, The Aurelian Legacy This month my Lady Lepidopterists encaustic collage is featured on Light Space & Time’s online gallery. This collage was in the works for some time, […]
I teased my Facebook Fans with pieces last week that haven’t made their way onto Etsy, but are being uploaded now. I wore the pencil pendant out to NEW’s Women’s History Month event, along with Swirly earrings. Green-ish pieces were featured on two occasions. I wore the turquoise-wrapped spiral earrings and the Knitter’s Delight scarf […]
