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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 “Jewels of The Nile Necklace”:“The Prehnite are one of my favorites as well. The necklace is stunning!…” read »
on “Ear Candy”:“Thanks!! I did a contest on my business page & ended up with a great turnout!!…” read »
on “Ear Candy”:“I love these also. I do think the teenage girl next door would love these!…” read »
- on “So Nice - Did it Twice!”:
“Wow! This is so beautiful also. You are a truly quick, accurate human beading…” read »
on “So Nice - Did it Twice!”:“When you like something, it's worth doing again. Did you exhaust your supply of pink hearts?…” read »
on “So Nice - Did it Twice!”:“Thanks bluedog. You're right porcelain roses. Hadn't thought of that. Silly combining hearts and leaves but…” read »
on “So Nice - Did it Twice!”:“BLE - love the direction you're going with your last couple of designs! Reminds me of…” read »
- on “Quiet Soul Bracelet”:
“Thanks everyone. Sometimes I do a piece and I like it, and sometimes not. This one…” read »
- on “OldOilTree Wirewrap”:
“Stingray. Somehow I have missed seeing your work, but you made a nice comment on mine…” read »
- on “Quiet Soul Bracelet”:
“Beautiful bracelet! Lots of work that was made worthwhile when your project was finished.…” read »
on “Quiet Soul Bracelet”:“Excellent work!…” read »
- on “Quiet Soul Bracelet”:
“Ha KR- I know exactly what you mean about not having to listen the inner self…” read »
- on “Roaring 20's Necklace”:
“Thanks Pam and sweetjane. Pam-I don't know what this stitch is called. It's very simple. You…” read »
on “Silver Leaf into Fall Bracelet”:“YOU ladies are great! thanks!!!…” read »
- on “Tourmaline Beauty Bracelet”:
“thank you all for sweet comments!…” read »
on “Roaring 20's Necklace”:“My favorite colors together!! Great for Spring or Valentines Day...it's absolutely lovely!…” read »
- on “Mi Deh Yah!”:
“Bold and beautiful! This would make a great piece for an island vacation, a cruise…” read »
- on “Roaring 20's Necklace”:
“This piece is the bee's knees! I love it. What stitch is the "chain" part…” read »
- on “Mi Deh Yah!”:
“Sorry I hit the wrong key I guess. I wanted to comment on the boldness…” read »
- on “Mi Deh Yah!”:
“Wow- You make such bold piece…” read »
- on “Roaring 20's Necklace”:
“Thank you both so much. When I saw the colors together I just fell in love.…” read »
- on “Another Lariat- With a Pearl”:
“Ha LRC - so funny. Thanks for the kind comment.…” read »
on “Sparkling Cubes”:“Sparkling icy gorgeous ear rings. Perfect for a warm or cold sunny day.…” read »
- on “Some more Earrings”:
“These are great little earrings. Sorry to hear you are having such back troubles. These should…” read »
- on “Hearts to Hearts”:
“Sweet little earrings, perfect for Valentines Day.…” read »
- on “Another Lariat- With a Pearl”:
“Don't you know that necessity is the mother of uncommon designs? Your necklace and ear…” read »
- on “Roaring 20's Necklace”:
“I knew I liked it when I saw it but didn't know why I was especially…” read »
- on “The Lucky Dog Bracelet”:
“Beautiful bracelet with amazing color and a terrific design. I especially like the color combo…” read »
- on “Roaring 20's Necklace”:
“Spring Time in the Roaring 20's! Great design and perfect colors.…” read »
- on “Tibetan Trails Necklace”:
“Marvelous color combination and a great design. Love it!…” read »
- on “Some more Earrings”:
“The Saki chandeliers are my favorite, but the other design is intriguing to me.…” read »
- on “Showered With Love Necklace”:
“Your necklace is definitely simple, modern and very versatile.…” read »
- on “Hearts to Hearts”:
“Great earrings for Valentine's Day and any other day of the year. The colors are…” read »
- on “Cupid's Arrow Necklace”:
“The hearts and arrow are a clever combination and definitely a winner for Valentine's Day.…” read »
- on “Secret Garden Necklace”:
“Very bright and cheerful design with great color.…” read »
- on “Gaea Dragon Fly”:
“That is one gorgeous pendant! Your choice of beads and colors work so well…” read »
- on “Some more Earrings”:
“Casual or dressy these ear rings can be worn either way. I especially like the…” read »
- on “Some more Earrings”:
“sweetjane- These earrings are so fun. Nice designing.…” read »
- on “Floral Woven Necklace set with Little Grape Flowers”:
“Thanks LRC - I'm trying to get better by forcing myself to do harder things that…” read »
- on “Hearts to Hearts”:
“Perfect ear rings for Valentine's day. Excellent design with great color. I especially like the…” read »
