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etsymetal carnival!

This is the second installment of my etsymetal teams' blogging 'carnival'.... the idea is that a question is posed and a bunch of us who are active bloggers answer, providing...

Drum roll please.......

 Tum ta-da dum!.....well miss Hazel insisted she get to pick this weeks' giveaway winner.....not having opposable thumbs, she needed a little help here (note the scowly little look on her cute...

June "birthstone".....the pearl!

 A gem of mysterious beauty, produced by a most humble life form, the mollusk! Long associated with elegance and status, civilizations of centuries past have many differnt explanations for their...

filigree hoop earring giveaway!

  On the subject of creativity and genius, I am offering a most select, unique and special prize...just for you!...the very last pair of my gypsy hoop filigree earrings...EVER!....  I created the...

elizabeth gilbert on genius and creativity

  This talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the very popular memoir Eat, Pray, Love has suddenly become the buzz of the creative types I know. It was first sent to...

Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Event.....

    Where have I been?....well, a bunch of places these past few weeks (wrapping up teaching gig for the year, building new website, getting the beginnings of the vegetable garden...