Ten+ Years of Jewelry Making
Today, I made a decision to close my Etsy shop, Carol’s Jewelry Orchard. It’s been open for ten years! Ten Years! Wow! I seriously do not know where the time…
Category: crafting
Since Sunday
Today, I drove The Great River Road to deliver my handcrafted jewelry to an art gallery/gift shop in McGregor, Iowa. It is my 6th season there. Usually, I also volunteer…
Photo Challenge: Any Kind Of Geometric Shape in Black and White
The following are my entries for Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge on January 3, 2019. The prompt is for any kind of Geometric Shape in Black and White. Although…
Art Shows
What do you get out of attending an art show when you are an artist? This morning, my husband, my youngest son (16), and myself attended a juried art show…
Bargain Days
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday, a day of the week that connects us with other writers and authors who post in the like named forum hosted by Two Writing Teachers!…
The Artist in Me
This past Friday night I was a featured guest artist at an art gallery three hours from my home. While I have made and sold handcrafted jewelry for ten years…
Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted
The following are my submissions for the Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted. Origami is folded paper but sometimes it is folded in such a way that allows movement. The…
Stories from A Day at A Craft Show!
Yesterday, I was a vendor at a juried Arts and Crafts show in our city. Essentially, I was peddling my wares as a jewelry artist and landscape-travel photographer. I’ve been…
