Month: May 2014

The Beauty of Cut Devore

The Beauty of Cut Devore

It all starts with silk and rayon blend fabric…. either in a satin or velvet finish.  The fine point of devore is the use of a specific chemical paste that eats the rayon away, dissolving it, leaving the silk chiffon untouched.  Carefully laying down a 

Hessler Street Fair

Hessler Street Fair

Yes its Hessler Weekend… We are so excited to be there. We have been busy wrapping soap, processing silk, and getting ready to enjoy this long weekend on the edge of Case Western’s Campus.  Hope to see you there. There is a great lineup of 

Spring is Blooming at the Log Cabin Gallery

Spring is Blooming at the Log Cabin Gallery

We just love the opportunity to participate in gallery shows, and this one is a famous first for us.  We were invited to bring our soap and our silk and wire crochet to the Log Cabin Gallery in Peninsula   Several months ago an artist friend, Carol, 

So what are some practical steps to being a great enterpreneur

So what are some practical steps to being a great enterpreneur

Yes, I am reading again…. always reading and trying to grow.  I had a few minutes on the bus ride home and popped on to enterpreneur.com to read an article that i feared was “formula”.  Formula means that there are 10 steps to whatever, or 

Inspirational Enterpreneurial Spirit

Inspirational Enterpreneurial Spirit

I love to read about other people who have the enterpreneurial spirit.  Often the enthusiasm, the tenacity, and the willingness to risk are contageous.  How funny when i look over my life and think that the first 50 years were those of low risk, show 

Amy’s Shoes Trunk Show

Amy’s Shoes Trunk Show

This life of being art gypse brings some fun surprises.  One such surprise was an email received from a woman who is involved in the management of a small set of shops known as Amy’s Shoes.  They are planning an event leading to mothers day