Catonsville Arts & Craft Festival

The show is next Sunday, September 8.   I've been busy making new items for this event.  My booth is #84.  Stop by to see me if you're in the area.

Christmas in July

It's Christmas in July on Etsy.com, July 11 to July 21.  My shop is participating.  Enjoy 15% off your purchase.  Visit my shop www.sparetimebyyvette.etsy.com. 

Spring Flower Earrings

 Here they are.  Spring flowers.  I wired the acrylic flower petals together for a fun look. Drilled a hole in the largest petal to hang the flower.  The most difficult part was getting a neat wiring job on the back of the flower while getting the finished flower to  face forward when hung on the earwires.





Catonsville Flower Fest and Garden Party

More information.  The festival will be held on May 5, 10:00 am to 3 pm on Egges Lane in the heart of Catonsville.  Exit #13, 1/2 mile west of the I-695 Beltway.  Spare Time Creations will be exhibiting at booth #18.  Stop by if you're in the Baltimore area.

Spring Flowers

I love spring when everything in nature comes alive.  Flowers bloom.  Trees develop leaves and flowers.  Grass changes from brown to green.  Insects and young animals become active.  And, people seem happier and more spirited.

In honor of spring, I am working on something new this year- colorful acrylic flowers will be featured in a collection of spring flower designs for the next upload for my Etsy online shop. 

Book Review-- Blogging for Creatives

In her book, Blogging for Creatives, Robin Houghton promises to give the reader the nuts and bolts, insights, and inspiration to get one started on publishing and hosting a blog.  The book is easy to read and understand.  It's loaded with examples and expert tips from bloggers who are artistic entrepreneurs.  She takes nothing for granted. 

The book begins with what is a blog; then moves on to getting started on designing an inviting blog, blogging on the move, promoting your blog, social media and the blog, making money with your blog, and more.  There are references to more in-depth information on many topics.  Blogging for Creatives helped me to understand and delve into blogging.

Houghton, Robin.  Blogging for Creatives.  HOW Books, Cincinnati, OH, 2012.  192 pp.

Floral Fest and Garden Party

Spare Time Creations will be exhibiting- and selling- at the Catonsville (MD) Flower Fest and Garden Party in May.  I'll have a new floral collection for the show.  Watch for more details.

Sideways Cross Bracelets

The collection of new items added to my Etsy shop features the hot new "must have" trend-- sideways cross bracelets.  The bracelets are made with a horizontal cross, chain and/or beads. Designs are available for women and men.  Visit my shop.  Click on the link for Spare Time Creations

Come on Spring!!

I love spring when the weather gets warmer and everything begins to bloom.  In the latest treasury at my Etsy shop I, showcase items associated with spring that are for sale by other Etsy shop owners.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTA1MzIyNjd8MjcyNDAyNjgxNg/come-on-spring?ref=pr_treasury

St. Martin Beads

When my husband and I travel, we take time to shop for unusual beads, different jewelry findings, or beads made from native materials.  We purchased these items at the open air market at Marigot on the French side of St. Martin.  The beads are made from the skin of a local land or sea animal; but we cannot remember the animal.  We cannot locate the jewelry artist's contact information via the Internet.  Help!! Does anyone recognize the skin on these beads??



Mystery Beads #1

  

Mystery Beads #2

Mystery Beads #3

Mystery Beads #4

Your feedback is greatly appreciated. 



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