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