I’ll take it all, please

24 January 2010

Since the snow and ice have started to melt into puddles of mud and the ground went from frosty white to brown while still being winter I have decided, I want it all. In the spring I want to see daffodils, tulips and muscari bursting forth, while other life starts to bud from the ground […]

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how is an artisan to choose her sale venues and choose them well?

10 January 2010

I thought I had done everything right to ensure a prosperous holiday season. I applied to juried sales and fairs where people contacted me from seeing my work in Boston and had twenty plus years of fairs behind them. In the end, I paid more for my booth at both of the venues than I […]

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One Lazy Friday….

10 January 2010

led me to browsing the internet and joining the Slow Readers Book Club, the brainchild of a lovely blog named our.city.lights. This book club isn’t specifically for slow readers, as all readers are welcome. The name brings our attention to the speed with which we live our life and spend our downtime. It reminds us […]

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Any requests on another Orchid Blog How to?

10 January 2010

So, my fellow bloggers, I have not given up on the “how to” series of blogs. I admit that I tried to add some new widgets yesterday and it didn’t work, so I found myself frustrated yet reminded that there must be more subjects to write about for this series. Generally with WordPress you are […]

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here’s to a fresh start

30 December 2009

There are so many promises I need to make to myself, my family and my business this year. The problem is that I loathe the word “resolution.” So, here is to a fresh start to a fun new year! time to rock the new year with the same pizazz Callie has for every day! Please […]

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My love for Craftland’s holiday show

26 November 2009

This past Sunday night I went to my beloved Craftland and dropped off a box full of jewelry goodness for their holiday show. I loved seeing the boxes of all the other art work piled high awaiting their debut on opening day, 4.december.2009. Not only am I excited to have been chosen to be in […]

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How-to customize your orchid blog -Part Two: Facebook

21 November 2009

There are so many ways in which we network as individuals and businesses and I believe that most choose facebook for both. There are many artisans with a business page on facebook, using it to connect with clients, potential client and other artisans. I have found that it can be a great source of seeing […]

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inspiration for enameling

19 November 2009

Lately I have only jewelry making on the mind. With a large inventory due by the week’s end at Craftland all I can think about is my jewelry that needs to be made and delivered there. I have designed some new earrings which are to be enameled and I have been trying to decide on […]

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Oops! A How-to customize your blog error

15 November 2009

A fellow reader was kind enough to point out to me that I don’t know my left from my right. I have edited my previous post on “A “How-To” on customizing your orchid blog.” When I tried to be detailed and tell you where the “Custom Multimedia Box Code” was located on your “Thesis Options” […]

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A “How-To” on customizing your orchid blog

8 November 2009

I have been honored with a request to write some how-to posts on customizing your orchid blog. You know, the bland blog with the standard theme which you believe to be doomed with only vast whiteness occasionally decorated with some bland type. Much to the contrary, there are numerous ways to jazz up your blog, […]

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