Blog Feed: Honey from the Bee Artisan Jewelry

It wasn't leisurely as we had a lot of miles to cover, but fifteen hours later I was still smiling despite sharing the ride with my two dogs who must be a lot easier than a child who asks "are we there yet?!" > read more

Get it Together Thursday - Walking in Moonlight

Published on 2012-04-19 06:00:00

I fell in love with the handmade Blue Chiffon and Satin High-Low Asymmetric Slope Skirt > read more

Wordless Wednesday - El Perro in Barcelona

Published on 2012-04-18 06:00:00

Honey from the Bee Artisan Jewelry > read more

Ironwork in Barcelona

Published on 2012-04-17 06:00:00

Ironwork is jewelry for buildings. > read more

Get it Together Thursday - Fashion Inspired by the East

Published on 2012-04-12 06:00:00

Welcome to my first linky party! > read more

Wordless Wednesday - Turning 53 Ain't So Bad

Published on 2012-04-11 11:22:00

Fleur de Lys, San FranciscoDungeness Crab SaladApple Tart with Marzipan custard, Chocolate Creme Brulee, and Maple Syrup Ice Cream > read more

And the Winners are....

Published on 2012-04-08 12:39:00

Woot woot!I reached 500 fans Saturday morning!!!There were only 11 entrants to choose from so the odds were very good in winning 5 of the $10 gift certificates. > read more

Join Me for Get it Together Thursdays!

Published on 2012-04-07 11:43:00

Starting this week, and most weeks hereafter, I will be hosting Get it Together Thursday - Fashion Story > read more

Get it Together Thursday - Seaside Vacation

Published on 2012-04-05 06:00:00

This fashion storyboard was inspired by a childhood memory. > read more

Wordless Wednesday - Foggy Spring Morning

Published on 2012-04-04 06:00:00

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Barcelona Waterfront and Aquarium

Published on 2012-04-02 16:30:00

Most > read more

Get it Together Thursday - Little Black Dress Goes Boho

Published on 2012-03-28 16:32:00

I've been wanting to do a storyboard featuring my jewelry for awhile now and had some of the tools to do so from the class I'm taking with Kim Klassen, Beyond Layers, but just kept putting it off due to time being at such a premium these days. > read more

Milestone Approaching! Who Would like a Gift Certificate?

Published on 2012-03-21 12:48:00

I want to celebrate! > read more

Sunday at Our House

Published on 2012-03-18 13:05:00

A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel. > read more

From Etsy to In the Flesh

Published on 2012-03-14 17:42:00

It's easy to feel lost on Etsy since there are so many shops. > read more

I Bid Adieu to Two One of a Kind Necklaces

Published on 2012-03-13 18:46:00

Last weekend's show was a good one for me. Besides some fun earrings I sold two of my one of a kind artisan necklaces. Farmer's Daughter went to a good friend of my sister-in-law's whose husband was unable to shop for her birthday and told her to go buy her own birthday gift!Farmer's Daughter (lampwork: Canyon Echoes)Bee is for Bicycle was purchased by a beautiful local woman who was there with her friend. The two of them spent a lot of time at my booth and were both very in to jewelry that [..] > read more

Find a Feature of Me on Lilly Pea Designs

Published on 2012-03-12 11:12:00

I forget how I first came across Jen's blog, but I'm guessing it was either one of her good eats, fashion or travel posts. I like that she shares more than just her creative stationery that you can find in her Etsy shop: Lilly Pea Designs.Love TagsJust My Type note cardsShe's as cute as can be so naturally models her new fashion finds. I'm showing my age, but I got a kick out of her not knowing how to wear leg warmers and that her only reference was the film Flashdance! lol! Check out this [..] > read more

My Simple and Quick Art Show Display

Published on 2012-03-11 16:41:00

It was about 4 years ago when I participated in an art and craft show in the state of California. This past weekend I jumped back in with a loaded bag of colorful gems and shiny metals when I participated in the Triton Museum of Art's Spring Art Fair. Although my regular booth set up stuff is in storage I went to Michael's and Beverly's and "shopped" in my house for potential display props.Scroll frames (Michael's); Dress forms and small table (Beverly's)The photo above is the set-up. It took [..] > read more

New Ways to Get Discounts in my ArtFire Shop

Published on 2012-03-06 12:01:00

Did you know that ArtFire has introduced a couple of new ways to provide discounts to one's customers? It's certainly not mandatory to offer them since most of us don't have our work at retail prices, but I like the idea behind them so much that I'm offering both of them for now.Coral SplashFirst is the Patron discount. This is for anyone who has an ArtFire account so it rewards those who support handmade, the arts, and vintage ArtFire shops. Buyers can have accounts now, too, so it's not jus [..] > read more

Who's Following Me? Only the Web Will Know

Published on 2012-03-02 06:00:00

Just recently, like within the last month, I blogged about adding LinkyFollowers to my side bar in anticipation of Google Follower Connect possibly going away some time soon. Well, I've done something even more drastic.I've removed them both!! Why? you ask... Well, because it had become a habit, obsession, a drug (!) to look at it and see who had just become a follower and what my follower count was up to (nearly 500 by the way.) I liked that part of it, as I was excited to see a new face, ch [..] > read more

Triton Museum of Art Spring Art Fair

Published on 2012-03-01 06:00:00

My first art show of the year is Saturday, March 10th, at the Triton Museum of Art's Spring Art Fair across from the Santa Clara Civic Center!It's my first time there and I'm really looking forward to it. I hope to see some of you that I've met in the past there as well as put faces to the names of many more that I've met online. The coordinator has said she hopes I'm bringing this Forest Nap necklace and indeed I will be as long as it hasn't sold before then! ; )I don't do many shows any mor [..] > read more

Wordless Wednesday - Terrorists and Salmon

Published on 2012-02-29 06:00:00

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Mixed Media Challenge Swap - What I received!

Published on 2012-02-27 13:01:00

Only half the fun in participating in a swap is creating the one you'll be giving. The other half is opening the package you receive!I could hardly wait to open the package from Caroline of Bent Whims Studio. In fact I didn't wait long as I tore into in my car in my driveway! She'd given me a foreshadowing by saying it was dark and hoped I was okay with dark. I love dark! In fact I love creepy and looking at the dark side of ourselves. I may, I should, I must just go there one of these day [..] > read more

Mixed Media Challenge - Broken Hearts Mend

Published on 2012-02-25 18:08:00

With a belief that the February 1st deadline was so far into winter that I'd be able to participate, I signed up for the Oddities and Lovelies Swap on the Ning group Mixed Media Art. I was paired with Caroline of Bent Whims Studio. The only requirements for the challenge were that you had to incorporate a face and a broken heart.Fortunately both of us were equally as busy this winter so not finishing on time was not a problem for either one of us. Whew.... AND we both finished and got our p [..] > read more

Wordless Wednesday - Reflections on a Great Date

Published on 2012-02-22 15:14:00

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Mad Mimi Works for Me on Newsletters

Published on 2012-02-17 16:13:00

I don't do them very often, but occasionally I'll send out an email to folks that have signed up for my newsletter. (Sign up form is always along right side bar.) These emailed newsletters are usually tied to something that is time critical like an art show or a possible seasonal sale. I also use them to announce new products or deliver exciting news coming from my hive!Who signs up? New customers, past customers, some that read my blog faithfully, facebook followers, some that don't do much [..] > read more

Wordless Wednesday - Things Looking Up?

Published on 2012-02-15 06:00:00

Douglas Fir, Hoh Rain Forest, WA (color adj with Poster Edge)Original photo taken Aug 2010 Honey from the Bee Artisan Jewelry > read more

Alternative to Google Follower Connect

Published on 2012-02-14 12:41:00

I think all of us have had problems with GFC (Google Friend Connect) showing up consistently on our Blogger blogs. Considering the scope of Google's tools and the way they are hooking everything together I'm actually surprised to hear the rumor out there that GFC may go away from Blogger blogs. As I think everyone knows by now it's official that it's going to be gone from non-Blogger blogs very soon.Rather than wait to find out if it's true I'm jumping on the new Free tool put out by Linky Too [..] > read more

The 2012 Valentine's Day Shoot

Published on 2012-02-14 06:00:00

Valentine's Day this year was easier than Christmas was just a couple months ago. They were both ready to pose or at least be the center of attention. Since Moose waited so patiently off the bed while I took photos of Daisy I thought I'd feature him first. Here's Moose's photo shoot:Got a fabulous shot of him right from the start!Then trouble broke out!Miss Daisy always wants to look her best so prefers her right side with her beauty mark be featured.To love oneself is the beginning of a life [..] > read more

Organizing My Fiber Studio

Published on 2012-02-10 16:03:00

I'm finding the couch doesn't provide enough back support...One of my goals this winter has been to organize my fiber studio. The space is an apartment sized unit above our garage. We built it several years ago as a place our friends and family could stay when they visited us. It gives them privacy and the freedom to go to bed and get up when they were most comfortable. Our home is an odd shape and has open spaces above doors, so once the dogs or we are up - everyone's up. The studio is fil [..] > read more

A Past Not Forgotten in Gold Country

Published on 2012-02-06 06:00:00

All photos taken at Driven Cellars in Amador County, California on January 27th, 2012. Honey from the Bee Artisan Jewelry > read more

Honey in the Hive - Best Start to a Diet Ever

Published on 2012-02-04 17:25:00

It wasn't planned this way, but the timing sure worked out great for my husband and me. For four fabulous days prior to our strict diets starting this past week we had a couple of the best meals we've ever had in our lives! One you can duplicate if you're ever in the same area we were. The other? Nope, don't think so unless we're related by no more than two degrees of separation.Mushroom Cigars - appetizerWhile visiting dear friends in Amador County they treated us to an amazing dinner at Ta [..] > read more

Six Word Memoir

Published on 2012-01-23 18:25:00

Have you heard about the Six Word Memoirs? I hadn't either, but apparently Oprah is on to it and as kismet would have it our fearless Beyond Layers class leader, Kim Klassen, happened on to it via Oprah's magazine. How better to dig deep into ourselves than to tell our story in six words?There are so many facets to each of us that I could sit and write six word memoirs for some time I think. However, I'm going to go with the first path my mind took me for this post. photo by sister-in-law, J [..] > read more

Hope is the Dream of a Waking Man

Published on 2012-01-20 19:56:00

Here's my first week's photo for the 52 week course I'm taking with Kim Klassen called Beyond Layers. It was a grey rainy day here and I think that must've influenced the shadows of the background. I couldn't decide which of these I liked better. The top one I reduced the soft light's opacity by quite a bit. What do you think? Honey from the Bee Artisan Jewelry > read more

My Pantone Spring 2012

Published on 2012-01-19 14:59:00

Love that the colors for Spring 2012 have been announced! Not because I'm tied to creating in them, but because it means Spring isn't too far away! So have heart those of you in snow country, it will melt and flowers will bloom.The fashion and new home decor you'll be seeing in the stores will be drawing from these Pantone colors so if you want to freshen up a neutral outfit you can just add a new piece of jewelry or a pillow or two or a vase in the case of your home to brighten up your space. [..] > read more

Celebrating Independence Day with Friendship

Published on 2011-07-01 07:22:00

A guild I belong to, the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild, had a challenge to create something in the theme of Independence Day. Since we include British Columbia in our guild, Independence Day rather than the Fourth of July seemed appropriate. (Can > read more

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