Thursday, September 18, 2008
Before and After
So here is what my tray looks like after a very productive night. Not nearly enough for the show, but a good dent! And, its mostly all new stuff! Which is fun to make, and good for catalog completion. Here is a little preview:
Today im working on sketches for my holiday line, and tonight its back to the bench. Yay!
Happy Friday guys, enjoy your last weekend of summer. Wow, how did that happen. Besides all the work im going to be doing this weekend, were also headed to the Great Frederick Fair to see Dirks Bentley. Should be a good, crisp, country night!
Ok, Im starting to get a little stessed. Luckly, I am one of those people who works well under pressure. My mom and casey may not agree, as they are the people who get the "freak out" phone calls. But none the less, its crunch time and I will get it done!
Crafty Bastards is 10 days away, and I have TONS more work to do. Im trying to coordinate all the new work I will have for the show with my catalog update. Which means A LOT of planing before the making. Its all under control though, thanks to many MANY post-it notes :)
I will have 6 new images being put into production here. They look great! Here is a little peek at what you can expect. Along with new images, I will have new bezel shapes and combos as well.
And I JUST got the email from the American Craft Council that i was not accepted for the retail section, but am on the wait list for the wholesale section. Im really excited, but dont want to get my hopes up too high. Its a wait list, i could be number 3024803 in line. I will find out my actual rank next week.
So, anyone with show experience, particularly ACC- what do you think. Do people actually decline their real invitation? I HOPE THEY DO!!
Crafty Bastards is 10 days away, and I have TONS more work to do. Im trying to coordinate all the new work I will have for the show with my catalog update. Which means A LOT of planing before the making. Its all under control though, thanks to many MANY post-it notes :)I will have 6 new images being put into production here. They look great! Here is a little peek at what you can expect. Along with new images, I will have new bezel shapes and combos as well.
And I JUST got the email from the American Craft Council that i was not accepted for the retail section, but am on the wait list for the wholesale section. Im really excited, but dont want to get my hopes up too high. Its a wait list, i could be number 3024803 in line. I will find out my actual rank next week.
So, anyone with show experience, particularly ACC- what do you think. Do people actually decline their real invitation? I HOPE THEY DO!!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Heaven!!!!!!!
Somehow I lucked into getting both yesterday and today off work. So that mean i got two extra full studio days. It was heaven!! I couldn't have hoped for more productive days, and it was so much fun. I still have a ton to do before crafty bastards, but im getting there.
Here are the new pieces that I just sent to the casters to have ready for C.B. I have some great idea for the tear drops, and the oval and circle are BIG. I threw my hand in there just to show the scale.
And here is another idea I have been playing around with. I made one, and Im not really sure I like it. I think its a bit large. Im going to have to wear it for a day before I decide if i want to pursue the idea. What do you think?
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Confession!
Let me just start out by saying...no, im not engaged, or married.
But this is what I went out this morning to buy! I LOVE LOVE LOVE weddings, the planing of weddings, the event itself, the magazines...all of it. I will also admit that I have been considering a new "real job" with an event planning company. Anyway, I will spend hours (literally) looking over these books and mags, tearing out ideas and saving them for a rainy day. I'll share some with you sometime, like i did in this post a while ago.
Ok, off to watch a girly movie and read my new mags :) Thing its back to the studio to make more work for Crafty Bastards!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Happy Weekend!
After a few 11 hour days this week, im hard at work in the studio all weekend. But you wont hear me complaining. As I work the day away im daydreaming of when I can do this all week long, and not have a "real job".
One of today's projects included making my mailing list, and getting postcards ready to go out. These are the cards I got for free from vista last week. Perfect timing for advertising Crafty Bastards!
Check this guy out, isnt he fabulous!!
Hope you guys are having a great weekend :)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Hey, All you artists out there....
I just got the folloing infomation emaile dot me, and thought i would repost. Sounds pretty interesting!
Artists' Professional Development Workshops
This fall, Maryland Art Place will partner with Maryland Lawyers for the Arts to host a series of professional development workshops for practicing artists:
Protecting Your Work: Copyright Issues
Saturday, September 27, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith OberKaler attorney and MLA Board Member Cynthia Sanders- - - - -
Marketing Your Work
Saturday, October 11, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith art consultant/dealer and MLA Board Member Ann Clark Prifis- - - - -
Protecting Your Work: Navigating Contracts
Saturday, October 25, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith Gorman & Williams attorney and MLA Board Member Michael Yang- - - - -
Seating is limited, to reserve a space for any of the workshops please call 410-962-8565.All workshops are free and open to the public.For more information, please visit: www.mdartplace.org
Artists' Professional Development Workshops
This fall, Maryland Art Place will partner with Maryland Lawyers for the Arts to host a series of professional development workshops for practicing artists:
Protecting Your Work: Copyright Issues
Saturday, September 27, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith OberKaler attorney and MLA Board Member Cynthia Sanders- - - - -
Marketing Your Work
Saturday, October 11, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith art consultant/dealer and MLA Board Member Ann Clark Prifis- - - - -
Protecting Your Work: Navigating Contracts
Saturday, October 25, 2008 / 2:00pm-3:30pmwith Gorman & Williams attorney and MLA Board Member Michael Yang- - - - -
Seating is limited, to reserve a space for any of the workshops please call 410-962-8565.All workshops are free and open to the public.For more information, please visit: www.mdartplace.org
Monday, September 8, 2008
Arthur Hash
Arthur Hash will be doing a presentation/speaking at Towson University this Thursday at 6:30. This is a great opportunity to hear this innovative artist speak, as well as check out the metals ans jewelry facility at Towson, they are fabulous!
Score!
Just wanted to let you all know that VistaPrint is offering up some good FREE items right now!!! I just got 100 postcards, a window decal, personalized pen, rubber stamp, and post it notes all with my business info printed on them, all for FREEEEEEE!! wooo hooo! I passed on free business cards, car magnet, and a few other things. But you can get it all!
Shipping costs between $7 and $20, and some of the designs arent half bad. Def worth checking out!!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Weekend Wrap-up
It has been an interesting weekend here in Baltimore. We spent most of Saturday dealing with the tropical storm that made its way up the entire eastern sea board. Mainly just rain and wind, nothing serious, and no damage. Just your typical rainy day. By Saturday night the storm had blown through and we made it out to dinner with friends. Just before dinner this is what i saw in the parking lot:
No one was quite as excited as I was, but thats ok. There is just something refreshing and fun about a rainbow :)
I spent some time today experimenting with different techniques and methods of applying images to the lucite. After much frustration the light bulb finally went off and I figured things out. What a good feeling. Im all ready to set some new pieces, and that will hopefully be done sooner rather than later.
And for the first time in a while I made something for myself! Ive been meaning to do this for about a year (literally!!) and Im glad I finally did.
Have a good day back to work tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
photoshoot
I got lots of pieces photographed today (and i actually enjoyed it!), and hope to be updating my shop throughout the night!
Looking forward to getting drinks tonight with Ms. Broken Plate, Ms. LoloJane, Ms. 12 Linden and Ms. Imogene.
ps- i suddenly feel like my name is REAL LY boring!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
More new stuff!
Here is another necklace I just completed! This shows the scale of the necklaces, a little larger than usual for me.
The yellow flower print necklace has one large black onyx bead at the top connecting it to ball chain.
This blue pendant is connected to 5 aquamarine beads on each side which then connects to a sterling silver cable chain.
What do you think?
As Promised...
As promised, here is the latest idea im running with... more to follow! 
And here is the coolest piece of jewelry I have ever been givin! My mom gave it to me last time I went home, and she even customized it for me with all the vintage baubles I liked most. She is going jewelry crazy. If you haven't seen yet, take a look here.
Back into the studio!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Keepin it Fresh!
Here is a look at just some of the new images you will be seeing used in my work. I am hoping to come with some fresh new designs to go with these fresh new images. Im thinkinking about bigger pieces, and also the upcoming fall/winter season.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
And its off...
Its finally done! I shipped the Smithsonian order out this morning. HUGE sigh of relief!! Its hard to believe that all of the time and effort I've put into this order can be packaged up into this tiny little box. It feels like it should be the size of a refrigerator box! I'm looking forward to having my evenings free again and at least one night of relaxing.I heard some interesting news on the radio yesterday. The Farmers Almanac for 2009 is coming out and they are forecasting that the north eastern region is going to be getting more snow than average this year! This news makes me really excited!! I should also mention that the Farmers Almanac has an 80-85% accuracy rate! Looking forward to it!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Hi
Surprise, I didnt fall off the face of the earth... I'll spare you all of my excuses for not blogging and just say this; life has been busy. 
I went home over the weekend to see my parents, and when i walked into my mom's office this is what I saw:
It was such fun to look all all of the goodies she had on her desk. All one of a kind, unique and vintage. And this was just the top of her desk! She has drawers and drawers of stuff too! Im always interested to see where people create and what their work spaces look like, I thought you might want to see too...
And yesterday I went to the Kennedy Center in D.C. to see the Lion King. AMAZING!!!! It was so much more interesting that i ever thought it would be. Not because of the acting, or story, but rather the costumes and they way they were worn. If you ever have the opportunity to go, do it. It was breathtaking!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sick Day
I cought a nasty summer cold and have been busy sneezing, and coughing all day while trying to be productive. Sigh.... It's hard to stay in bed and rest on the rare occasion that I have a whole day to work on business stuff.
Orders have been shipped, castings are out, and the shop is updated. Maybe I can relax a little bit now...
Hope you all are having a good weekend!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
big Big BIG News!!
Its been hard to keep this one to myself, but Im happy to announce that a selection of my jewelry will be available at various SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM SHOPS! I can hardly believe it, and am still SO excited! If you happen to be close to a Smithsonian Shop you can look for my work in about a month!
Guess I'd better get busy!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
New Work
These pieces will be added to my shop as soon as the weather cooperates here in B-more, and I can get some better shots. These are all without silver bezels, but most incorporate vintage beards and findings!
Monday, August 4, 2008
The Time had come...
to get a real desk!! Its funny how something as simple as organizing the studio to make room for your new desk, can somehow make you feel so official!!! Now i have the proper space to keep my folders, computer and calender. Maybe I do actually have a real business...who knew... :)
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