Virtual Craft Show - holiday shopping here I come!

Holiday shopping just got easier and so much more fun with Lori Anderson's Virtual Craft Fair that she's hosting on her blog Pretty Things. From Nov 26-Dec 3, Lori's online fair will be featuring 70 artists who will offer giveaways, store discounts and all sorts of yummy deals. Just click here for the details and the first 7 featured artists/designers. And don't forget to check in daily till Dec 3! 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...Part Deux

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

For stocking-fillers and co-worker gifts. Maybe to be sold at that craft fair I mentioned previously, if we're lucky enough to snag a booth. 

Something new...

I made something new this weekend, and used a new (to me) technique. Who knew how fun coiling and hammering wire could be? I'm still learning my way around so please excuse the wonky, uneven spirals.

Oh, and the lovely ceramic charms are by Mary Welsh Hubbard of White Clover Kiln. Aren't they beautiful? They're an intriguing mix of green, blue and brown...and possibly some other colours I don't have a name for. 

Stocking up

I was asked by a fellow jewellery-making colleague if I wanted to share a booth at a craft fair this December. I'm naturally shy - though you may not know it if you met me since I talk a lot - and have always preferred the anonymity of selling on the Internet to hawking my work at markets and shows. In the end, after considering the following: 1) I wouldn't be alone at the fair  2) the booth is free; people ballot for booths and pay a deposit which gets refunded  3) it's only 5 hours,  I convinced myself that it would be a great experience. It would be a good opportunity to get feedback on my designs and talk to people about what kind of jewellery they like.


So in the hopes that we'll snag a booth for the Dec fair, we've both been making new items we can display and sell. Neither of us are particularly productive so it's been a good laugh trying to stock up our 'inventory'. This weekend was better than most for me. See?

Where on earth are those lovelies from?

Remember my earlier 'Covetous' post? It just dawned on me that I forgot to mention where those beads/findings are from. Doh! 


So to make things right, moving clockwise from the top left photo, those little pretties are from:
1. Suzannes Art Glass
2. Mountain Shadow Designs
3. HMB Studios
4. ddfromscratch
5. Mermaid Glass
6. Nadin Art Glass


All on Etsy! So go check their shops out if you've a spare hour. Or ten!

Gaea's Giveaway

Good news for all fans of Gaea Ceramic Bead and Art Studio! Gaea's bead bundles are now available from Lima Beads, and to celebrate this wonderful news, she's having a giveaway of those ceramic lovelies you see here. Just head over to her blog and leave a comment by Oct 16 if you'd like to a chance to win.