welcome summer! {yes, it is still summer!}

17 September 2010

The last few weeks of summer were terribly good to us. We celebrated with a wonderful sale in Portland, Maine. It was a great day to be followed by the perfect breakfast the next day. ShakeItPhoto Local 188 must have the best orange juice presentation I have yet to see. It was a delight to […]

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a glimpse of Stella Marie Soap Company

16 September 2010

Moving into my new studio with a great studio mate made for an easy choice on who to feature in my try handmade column. Click here to read about the woman behind Stella Marie Soap Company. If you are a firm believer in the slogan “a good bath freaking rules” then get on over to […]

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travel tuesdays brings on the bagel and coffee wars

14 September 2010

One day, not too long ago I read a blog post about Montrèal. I stored it away in my mind and continued to look for places to take a vacation with husband. Then I went back to the post and thought, why not just drive to Montrèal right after Picnic Portland? And, that is just what […]

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supermarket saturdays welcomes Oh, Little Rabbit

11 September 2010

Things have settled down just enough for me to start thinking about my blog again. The studio is getting unpacked and used. So far, fifteen pairs of earrings have been made there! Maybe it is just me, but I find this fact to be exciting. So, we are back to our regular series of supermarket […]

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regularly scheduled program coming soon.

4 September 2010

As many of you already know I am in the act of moving my studio. I am ever so excited to get out of the basement and into a sun filled room. Until this new space becomes home to k.o’brien jewelry I won’t be posting regularly. Really, I won’t be doing anything regularly as this […]

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welcome summer!

3 September 2010

There are still some lovely flowers in bloom  while some are wasting away as the summer winds down. Here is what I have captured. ShakeItPhoto The sunflowers in our yard have gotten top heavy and wilted. Still an amazing site. hipstamatic {lens: Jimmy  film: Ina’s 1969} I came across some smaller sunflowers on a stroll […]

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picnic!

30 August 2010

Today husband and I spent the day under a tent in Portland, Maine selling my jewels at Picnic. The sun was shining, the weather was sweet. We bought lots of loot from our neighbor, heatherjeany. And I sold some pieces too. Some favorites, though they were new to me. Like my new funky hoops and dot […]

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supermarket saturdays welcomes pocketo

30 August 2010

I can’t recall how I came across this five minute candle by poketo. Maybe it was a tweet, or just from browsing supermarket. But ever since I came across it I have been thinking of uses for it. Celebrating a promotion, new baby, anniversary. Or do you just create your own romantic candle lit dinner? […]

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object fetish fridays welcomes Amy Tavern

29 August 2010

I never know how to begin my search for my artiste  du jour when it comes to searching object fetish. Not that the site isn’t user friendly, it is just that everything is so darn pretty. This week searching through brooches I found Amy Tavern. cluster brooch The artist poetically describes her work in her […]

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a glimpse D.S. Brennan Photography

27 August 2010

This week over at try handmade I wrote about D.S. Brennan Protography. Diana mixes her two passions, photography and science, to create her art. Her photographs range from muted hues to bold bursts of color. But don’t take my word for it, go look at some more samples of her work here. Feel free to […]

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