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 […]
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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 […]
I am getting personalized Christmas orders together, and wanted to give you a heads-up that if you want your loved ones to find a custom piece under the tree or in their stocking, the time to order is now. Orders confirmed before December 6 will be in the Holiday queue, but custom requests after that […]
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My friends are enjoying their mother-daughter pendants so much that I got to work on two more birthstone projects. The first was a pendant based on a collar I made a while back. The collar has been dibbed, so I made the closest replica the wire would allow. Not all the traditional birth stones were […]
The Evanston Art Center’s Winter Arts & Crafts Expo opened on Friday evening and I am thrilled to be included. I’ve admired the talented artists on display in past years, so being part of it is such an honor. This year’s artistry is even better than before, and I enjoyed the variety of jewelry on […]
It’s a bit early for Advent, but I am having a blast caroling and making holiday ornaments for December. Making snowmen has taught me all the lyrics to Frosty the Snowman. Meanwhile angelic songs are humming in my brain as well. ’Tis the season to be jolly, two months ahead of schedule. Snow arrived early, […]
My first exhibits were filled with high expectations. My first big outdoor fair wasn’t what I anticipated it to be. My second fair literally washed out. As I learned with each expo/show/exhibit my expectations went down this road: “I am going to sell out and get loads of commissions.†“I am going to make double […]
After Saturday’s fair I swung by Aurora Rose Boutique to stock up some Holiday inventory. The Network of Entrepreneurial Women is stopping by at 2 p.m. today for its combined November gathering so I wanted to give our attendees some pieces to peruse for our pre-holiday shopping spree. Kim had asked me about scarf pendants […]
