Tagua Nut discoveries

January 18, 2009

I attended the GLW wholesale show in Orlando last weekend for the first time.  I have attended their shows in Greensboro, NC when they used to have them there, and in Asheville, NC, but the Orlando show was MUCH bigger.  Since I can’t make Tucson, and haven’t been able to make the July Franklin, NC [...]

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Children’s Beading Workshop

December 25, 2008

My daughter and I gave a workshop for children in the 2nd grade up on the Monday before Christmas.  We taught them how to design a necklace, bracelet, and earrings.  They learned about symetrical and asymetrical design.  They learned the names of chain nose, round nose and bent nose pliers, and crimping pliers. Each child [...]

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The View from the Studio

December 12, 2008

I am very fortunate to have my studio at – actually under – my house.  It is partially underground (not the best thing, but such is life!), and has three outside walls, and one wall that backs into the crawl space of the house.  The three outside walls each have at least one window.  The [...]

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Show Report

December 11, 2008

I did my final show of the year on Wednesday.  It was a new one for me, in a new setting – it was a Holiday Bazaar held by the Hospital Auxiliary to benefit the NC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.  Booth fee was $75 for a 6 foot table, and since it was [...]

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Show Report

December 6, 2008

I just finished a three day show held by the Black Creek Arts Council in Hartsville, SC.  This was their second year holding a “Christmas Shoppe”.  It was a juried craft show, with only hand made items.  Hartsville is a small college town, the international headquarters of Sonoco.  So there is money in town <vbg> [...]

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Yet More Experiments in Electrolytic Etching

December 3, 2008

I have continued to experiment with electrolytic etching, and have found that I can use the same salt bath for up to two pieces with no degradation in etching.  The third and fourth in the same batch begin to have issues, and I have to remove the – plate and scrub it with a brass [...]

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Show Report

November 23, 2008

I showed at a very different kind of show yesterday, and will share my thoughts and observations.  I have been very careful in show selection this fall.  My husband is very sick, and I can’t do shows that take me out of the house overnight – so they have to be close to home.  Given [...]

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Show of a very different stripe

November 19, 2008

A few weeks ago I attended the ACC Craft Show in Charlotte, NC.  Today I scouted out the Southern Christmas Show, also in Charlotte.  They could not be two more different shows! The ACC show was held downtown at the Convention Center, a newish very nice facility.  Huge hall, never very crowded with customers, high [...]

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More Experiments with Electrolytic Etching

November 15, 2008

I have continued to experiment with the electrolytic etching, and have made some changes to my setup, and some discoveries. I got tired of screwing and unscrewing the plastic connectors to the wires, and added some alligator clips from Radio Shack.  These are the kind where you strip some of your insulation from your wire, [...]

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The Rest of My Studio “Helpers”

November 5, 2008

Today I had everyone “helping” in the studio, at one time or another.  Unfortunately one of the cats, Mugsy, does NOT think the dog, Patch, should be allowed in the studio.  And she is VERY vocal about it!  So it was a rather loud day, in places This is in my hallway, not in the [...]

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