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Experimenting with Sheet Metal
I need to take a break from my to do list that has a very short time line. I know that sounds counter productive to take a break when I'm short on time, but I need to zap my stress level. Taking a...
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Juried Into NVHG
I am excited! Last night my jewelry passed the jury process for NVHG, the Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild. I have been anticipating this process for several months and as it neared I became...
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Milestone Report - Fauquier County Tourism Publication and Web-site
A quick milestone post! I'm going to be included in the Fauquier County Agri-Artisan brochure and website! Holly Cow!Last week, I received an e-mail from the Tourism Coordinator for the Fauquier...
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Wired On Vacation
My very dear friends invited me to go on vacation with them. What a gift! I am truly grateful. We drove from Warrenton, Virginia to Destin, Florida and were blessed with perfect weather, (except 1...
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Lost River Cooperative Fully Stocked (edited with extra pictures added)
Today was absolutely perfect. The weather was blissful to take a long ride into the mountains and I had my good friend Brenda along for some fun chatter. She also served as my cheerleader, as I white...
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A New Bracelet Design From My Studio
I am in the process of restocking my Etsy shop. These past two months have been a whirl wind and my Etsy shop has taken a place on the back burner.For the past several days I have been busy making...
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Intention and I'm DONE With Spring / Summer Fairs
Today's message is 'intention'. From now on I will always ask'What is the intention of the people in the environment.' There is a lot written about the power of intention, but it usually speaks of our...
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A New Technique
This morning started off like any other. I gathered my first cup of coffee and received a text message that my house friends were going out early. That's my clue that I can use the hammer inside the...
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Swirly Curly Wire Technique And Sore Fingers
Ah, yes! Very sore fingers, but I love, love, love the results that have been created from a brand new technique that I have added to my arsenal. A huge shout out to Mary-Anne Harvey for her enormous...
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Nile Corp Has a New Storage Cabinet for Beads, Findings, Etc.
I just got an e-mail from Nile Corp about a new cabinet they are selling and it looks perfect. I plan on ordering one. Who am I fooling? I'll need more than one. I'll let you know what I think about...
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Swirly Curls Technique is Alive!
A design that started out as an earring has morphed into a pendant.Here's the link to the listing for this pendant in my Etsy shopThe other day I received another download of creativity. This design...
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Getting Into The Mind Of The Buyer
Notice in the title I said buyer and not shopper. I think shoppers are just walking around looking and chatting with no intention of spending any money. Very much, like going to an art gallery where...
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Bohemian Earrings
I have just completed my first bohemian style pair of earrings. These were adapted from a tutorial I found on Youtube via Pinterest by Melinda Orr. Thank you Melinda! Here's the link to her video...
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Cover Girl!!!
No! Not me! Well, maybe a future AARP cover girl. In the meantime, my 'Circle of Love' pendant has been published and made the cover of the October/November 2014 edition of Step by Step Wire....
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An Experiment in the Lab, aka Studio
I've been slammed making inventory for the up and coming Christmas fairs. Typically, I will make 6 to 12 reproductions of some of my favorite sellers. That means I can become bored! But, a gals...
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November Art & Craft Fairs & A New Design
I'll start this post with some jewelry and on a positive note. Later I'll balance this blog with some reality about 2 recent shows.So the title of this post says 'a new design' and for those who read...
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all of my family and friends. My wish for you is a joy filled and healthy life, filled with prosperity, and many loving, supportive friends!
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Happy New Year
I wish us all a year full of happiness, good health, laughter, prosperity and achievements of all of our goals.
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Weaving In and Out (not in traffic)
I've been interested in wire weaving for quite some time. It seemed daunting. There was part of me that was very curious and yet another part that said it would be too time consuming for my...
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Lovely Hearts
I've been a busy gal recently and have neglected my blog. So many little things have been on my to do list that I haven't made time for my blog. One of those things has been to meet my goal of...
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