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Holiday shows
The 2 holiday shows that I participated in were successful and exhausting. They were great fun! To my surprise some of the best sellers were the...
Components: A multitude of parts and pieces. Ideas and encouraging words from y’all and of course Lima Beads! Love this store and allowing us to blog!
Show prep
Hi ladies! I’ve been a beading fool for the last couple of months- preparing for a couple of fall craft shows. The above pictures are a sample of...
Components: The crates will have hand painted earrings, lamp work earrings. The deer heads have casual necklaces. The jute trees have dagger earrings. The white tree has garden earrings. The dark tree has Christmas earrings. The bird house will have misc. earrings. Necklaces and bracelets here and there. I’ll have 3 8ft tables. One dedicated to the jewelry chest my husband makes. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Any ideas on how to tie up the corners of the tablecloths?
Protect the investment
My husband made this for me for Christmas
Components: Poplar wood and holding of Lima Beads😊
Awesome earring display
My husband came up with this super cool way to display my earrings: Different lengths of twine are tied directly to my tent frame and weighed with...
ConStellation8
Some of the jewelry I sold at ConStellation Nebraska this year. It is the sci fi convention I help with. The theme this year was "Octopus' garden"...
Components: Lots of items made by me and my daughter. Hemp cord, African beads, red creek jasper, brass octopus, triangle pendents all from Lima.
strange new worlds
I had a booth at ConStellation. Our local Sci.Fi. convention. It was great fun. My first time back in two years. I think I did pretty good!
Jewelry Holder for the Wall
This is not my deisgn. I followed a DYI from a cool blog.
http://whatsurhomestory.com/diy-jewelry-organizer/
This was a gift for my niece for...
http://whatsurhomestory.com/diy-jewelry-organizer/
This was a gift for my niece for...
Components: Wood cut at Home Depot. Hardware.
Christmas Fair Display
The pictures turned out terrible, as I feared: lousy lightning, and me in too much of a hurry to get out of the way to try hard enough. But maybe I...
Some order, please!
Here's a bit of inspiration for those that have slightly too much jewelry, and don't know how to store it (but I'm probably the only one here ;-D...
Components: Weathered plank, twigs, nails (drilled holes for the nails first).
Waiting to be sold :-)
I was cleaning up on the table my jewelry was lying on - and had to remove my pieces. So I put them all on a mannequin.
It looks kinda cool :-)
It looks kinda cool :-)
Dollar Store Earring Display
I needed some inexpensive displays for my earring for a bunch of sales coming up in the next few weeks. I found most of the supplies at the dollar...
Components: Dollar store frames, either stand alone or wall hanging. .5 yards linen look fabric, thin leather lace, mini clothes pins.
Set up at Multi Vendor Store
Jewelry and Suncatchers
Components: Lots of copper!!! :D
Gemstones and Glass
Lots of pretty beads :D
Spring 2013 Home Show
This was my first home show, held the weekend before Mother's Day. I invited neighbors and friends who have been interested in my jewelry. It was...
New background for my jewelry
OK, so this is not about the jewelry. Today My Husband sourced me a new background to take pictures of my jewelry. What do you think?
I love...
I love...
Components: A rock
Some Moss
Some pebbles
A large quartz stone from the lake where we got engaged!
A log
Bad Girl Mystic
Inspiration: Yoga Practice & chakra healing
Love: Color . stones . charms . all of it!
Love: Color . stones . charms . all of it!
Components: sari ribbon
charms
semi precious gemstones
upcycled beads
mixed metals
joy . love . light
Bead Dangle Design Display
This is my display for all my shows. I love doing indoor shows but in the Spring/Summer I love being out there talking to people and showing them...
My shop display
I was invited to display my jewelry in a store in Waynesville Oh. It's one of those towns known for antiques and hand made items. A huge craft show...
Displays for consigned pieces
Some displays I have made or put together for local shops - consignment displays. Currently for sale at Elements in Jasper, IN and Purple Plum in...
Booth Display- RLMerder Designs
This was my booth design at the last craft show un Huntingburg Indiana
why I'm not getting much jewelry made
My work table has been appropriated by my furry friends.
Components: Ramblin' Dan, Nikolai, beads and tools.
At the Fair
Various pictures of my booth and product at the Ren Fair last year. I'm currently gearing up for this year. The sweet young thing is my very own...
Christmas craft show 2012
This is the mock-up of my display for a craft show in November. I used local fossils as display focal points. This prompted very positive...
Open Hous
I had my first Open House, and though not alot of people came ,I did quite well. I'd like to do it again and add 2 or 3 more crafters. A good time...
Christmas Craft Show (1 and only)
This is my set up for a craft show for the Christmas Season. I did'nt do too bad and my spiders were a great hit. I also made alot of great...
New 8 ft Booth Design
I have an event this weekend on an 8 ft table. Trying to put as much out as possible with out it looking over cluttered. Any thoughts?
My new display
I wanted a really unique look for my shows, something that would really stand out. So I used an antique suitcase, crates, vases, antique doilies,...
Cheap displays
I sell my jewelery at our local flea market. I'm lucky, since I can leave all my stuff there, and don't have to drag it home every week. I have two...
Components: Styrofoam, cloth.
Display boards
These are the displays I made for my necklaces etc, that I use at the flea market I go to. Not having much money, I can't afford the pre-made...
Components: Construction styrofoam, tuck tape, cloth and lace.
Cultus Lake Market
This is my first market of the year.It rained all day,and not many vendors.No sales,but alot of complements. The lady in the picture is my friend,...
Mock Up for Tomorrow's Show
Tomorrow I have a one day, one table art mart show. Normally I have three times this much table space. I've photographed the layout and printed a...
Components: A bunch of stuff.
Southwest Arts Festival
Here I am, last weekend, at the Southwest Arts Festival on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club. There were 300 artists encompassing everything from...
Components: Violet Marie creating a Freshwater Pearl Barrette
Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Show Display
I was recently at my first Gem & Mineral show....this one in Arizona at Lake Havasu. Turned out to be an extremely productive show. Not only were...
Mix-matched
I always liked the off centered look. I just mixed the pieces I had and Voila!
Components: rose quartz tumbled nuggets drops-Leaf toggle- Chinese crystal-Lt, blue roundels- assorted navy pearls-large key-rose charm.
Black Steel Earring Tree
Here is the earring tree that was inspired by Little Round Chick. I used 19G black steel wire (from Ace Hardware) - cutting 7 pieces about 2.5...
Rupert! My little Gargoyle.....
Here's my latest addition to my display.....
at least through Halloween....
I was in Oceanside couple of weeks ago, and decided I needed a new...
at least through Halloween....
I was in Oceanside couple of weeks ago, and decided I needed a new...
Components: Gargoyle, Halloween Tree, Halloween earring cards, Halloween battery lights, earrings....
Chatter
on “Brown House with a Red Flower”:“This is another favorite. The little brown house is adorable. I'm always amazed at how you…” read »
- on “Odds and Ends”:
“I adore this bracelet. It belongs on someone's wrist come Spring. It is so pretty. I…” read »
on “Black Dahlia Necklace”:“Thanks everyone!…” read »
on “Pleated Copper”:“LRC, your fold-formed copper designs are so creative! I so enjoy seeing your lovely work.…” read »
on “Calypso Blues Bracelet”:“Don't know how I missed this before. A beautiful bracelet with such a diversity of beads.…” read »
- on “Be still and you’ll know which way to go”:
“Thanks Robin for the explanation. It's a beautiful set.…” read »
on “Leaves and Berries”:“Outstanding piece of jewelry...super wirework!!…” read »
- on “Leftovers”:
“Thanks for all the lovely comments!!…” read »
on “Calypso Blues Bracelet”:“I love the colours, really caught my eye.…” read »
on “Leaves and Berries”:“Well shucks, everyone, I don't know what to say other than thanks for all of the…” read »
on “Leftovers”:“How do you make your orphan beads look like they belong together? It's fascinating how you…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“Oh wow LRC! This set is fantastic! What will you do next? You keep upping your…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“As usual - WOW! This is beautiful and has a great old world charm to it.…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“Oh - and the matching earrings are fab.…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“Work of art is right. I just love it. The design, the colors. Just awesome. I…” read »
- on “Leftovers”:
“Love your leftovers. Wonderful design.…” read »
- on “Orange Orange and more Orange”:
“What a great orange necklace. Love the design. Great colors - love the flat chips.…” read »
on “Be still and you’ll know which way to go”:“Beady, I attach the strap using jump rings- I have a heavy duty kind of hole…” read »
- on “Dark Magic Necklace”:
“I agree - well done and fun idea.…” read »
- on “Wicked Hands Earrings”:
“What fun Halloween earrings. Great.…” read »
- on “Blue Moon Earrings”:
“So pretty - especially when worn. Great size.…” read »
- on “Crystal Skull Drop Earrings”:
“Spooky for Halloween.…” read »
- on “Do The Bunny Hop”:
“Very nice sweetjane. Perfect for fall. Love the bunny beads and the ribbon. So creative.…” read »
- on “Be still and you’ll know which way to go”:
“Robin - This set is so lovely. So glad the earth spoke to you so nicely.…” read »
- on “The Shy One”:
“Another beautiful design using the Arabesque. You named it correctly also. It does look shy. I…” read »
- on “Mellow yellow”:
“Beautiful Robin. The yellows look great with the grays and blacks. And I agree gunmetal was…” read »
on “Leaves and Berries”:“Oh, wow! This is absolutely incredible with all the detailed work involved in this design.…” read »
on “Leftovers”:“Another fabulous bracelet!…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“Wow, LRC, this is certainly a showstopper, stunner, and all-around gorgeous piece!!!…” read »
- on “Leftovers”:
“I think the variety of focal points in this bracelet are wonderful. I really enjoy…” read »
- on “Orange Orange and more Orange”:
“Orange=happiness! My favorite color too! Beautiful work & combinations. I love how you…” read »
on “Witches Brew Bracelet”:“I've always wanted to visit Salem. Thank for the lovely comments. Post your Halloween designs!…” read »
on “Leaves and Berries”:“Very amazing piece! I can see it worn at Christmas time with a beautiful velvet…” read »
on “Leaves and Berries”:“I definitely thought of a luscious berry vine as soon as I saw. Beautiful work and…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“Whan at amazing piece you've created. I swear my mouth was open for minutes as I…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“Gorgeous!!…” read »
- on “Do The Bunny Hop”:
“Love your bracelets! This one is right up there.…” read »
on “Día de los Muertos Necklace”:“This is spectacular!! Thank you for showing how to use the skullls in a pretty…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“It makes me think of royalty, something a fairy princess could wear. It has a…” read »
- on “Leaves and Berries”:
“I love your handmade focal but somehow I imagine it hanging from green silk string, instead…” read »
