Month: July 2011

bead finds from hartville marketplace

bead finds from hartville marketplace

Sharing photos of my Hartville Market bead finds. Monet an Mary Millsaps are among the better known brand costume jewelry I found for a very inexpensive price and plan to upcycle into creations of my own.

Art Deco, Memories of Silver Grille, and a Pin

Art Deco, Memories of Silver Grille, and a Pin

Often if you ask an artist why something looks as it does, or what their inspiration was to created something you will find an interesting fact, or surprising motivation behind that item. Here is my art deco wire crochet pin, and what motivated me to create it.

Flea Markets are insightful.

Flea Markets are insightful.

Today we spent the day at the Hartville Marketplace, a lovely multi acre facility that comes to life weekly with vendors that vary from the routine produce and fruit growers to people selling “stuff” they accumulated in a lifetime. Almost anything you can imagine or …

I love the mail!

I love the mail!

the mail man delivered blessings to my door today. Images in Bloom passed the mustard of being juried and we will be at the Tremont Art and Culture Festival!

One thing leads to another…

One thing leads to another…

so what sounds more celtic than guiness… and what fits our business model more than soap… guiness soap? why yes it is possible.