More Sea Theme and a Festival
This weekend I will be at the Fairy Lake Artisans Festival in Newmarket. The show runs from 10:00 – 5:00 on Saturday and Sunday. There will be lots of artisans there with a large variety of handmade...
View ArticleWe’re All Ears June Inspiration Challenge
The inspiration for the June Earrings Everyday challenge is based on a National Geographic article about tide pools. There are photos by Robert Sisson, as well as a painting by Karel Havlicek with the...
View ArticleMaking Space in the Studio
Remember this from early May? Remember how excited I was? Just a little studio rearranging and some new feet, and it would be good to go. “New” old storage cabinet I still love the cabinet, just...
View ArticleArt Bead Scene June Inspiration Challenge
Here are my creations for the ABSblog inspiration for June. The challenge inspiraton was this painting by Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis ") (1864–1942). She was...
View ArticleCobourg Celebrates Canada Day
The Cobourg Rotary Club Craft show, part of the annual Waterfront Festival, starts tomorrow, 10 – 6, Thursday and Friday 12 – 8 and Saturday 10 – 5. First launched in 1967, the Cobourg Waterfront...
View ArticleEndless Sky Challenge Blog Hop
Back at the beginning of May I purchased Andrew Thornton’s kit for the Endless Sky Challenge, a beautiful design kit containing all kinds of pretty things including a selection of premium Czech glass,...
View ArticleWe’re All Ears July Challenge
Every month the Earrings Everyday blog hosts a design challenge based on a theme. This month the challenge allowed for a wide range of options. Built around the theme of an African Storyteller and the...
View ArticleArt Beads, Christmas in July
Somehow I got off track on my blog schedule over the first few weeks of July. It’s partly due to taking some time off my bill paying job, partly due to some big gardening jobs, rearranging my studio...
View ArticleKempenfest Barrie
Next weekend, August 1 to 3rd is the Annual Kempenfest Festival in Barrie and I’m there again. Wohoo! There’s construction happening along the waterfront this year so the show layout is a little...
View ArticleOffice Clean Up, the Next Chapter
Back on May 14th I blogged about the latest saga in my never ending quest to get my studio organized. I had been lucky enough to find the perfect storage cabinet. Problem was it didn’t fit in the...
View ArticleArt Beads, into Better Storage
This post was supposed to appear yesterday. I didn’t get it finished on time. Actually what was supposed to appear yesterday was my contribution to the Art Bead Scene July challenge. Even then it...
View ArticleYou do know it’s my studio right?
First off, I’m sorry about the MIA posts. My schedule fell apart the last couple of weeks as I had something important I needed to deal with and it took me away from home base. One of the blogs I...
View ArticleMy Kempenfest Story
Back on the first weekend in August, a long weekend in Ontario, I had a booth at Kempenfest, a huge show near me in Barrie. This was my 4th year of participation. Except for the first one, every year...
View ArticleWe’re All Ears August Challenge
Every month the Earrings Everyday blog hosts a design challenge based on a theme. This month the challenge…was a challenge in itself. It is one of the least accessible and most photographed vistas in...
View ArticleBeads, Beads, and more Beads
It feels like all I am doing these days is sorting and moving beads. Sorting by type and by colour. Moving from my Ikea drawer unit, to my bench for organizing, then to their new location. The new...
View ArticleThe Generosity of the Jewellery Community
On different sites, blogs and Facebook pages, I have often read about the generosity of the jewellery community. Whether it’s giving advice, offering encouragement, donating goods or time, many have...
View ArticleArt Bead Scene August Inspiration Challenge
The challenge inspiration for August was this gorgeous textile that captures a ceremonial sandpainting. Created by Hosteen Clah, a Navajo weaver and singer (Medicine Man), it depicts a Navajo Nightway...
View ArticleArt Inspiration Journaling
I’ve read about the concept of maintaining an art inspiration journal many times. My first exposure was this blog post that I found way back in 2012. Original post can be found here My very first...
View ArticleWe’re All Ears September Challenge
Every month the Earrings Everyday blog hosts a design challenge based on a theme. This month the challenge was based on a Japanese performance art and dance troupe Enra. Erin Prais-Hintz provided a...
View ArticlePhotography Woes
Like many jewellery artisans I have struggled with taking good photos of the pieces I make. There’s lots of advice online and much of it is good. I find though there are still some things I struggle...
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