October 21, 2018: Gifts for the Fairies
"We nurture our creativity when we release our inner child. Let it run and roam free. It will take you on a brighter journey." Serina Hartwell
October 14, 2018: Butterfly Wings
"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world." William Shakespeare "A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows." Francis of Assisi In recent blogs I have written how the overabundance of
October 7, 2018: Unplugged
"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. " Christian Lous Lange Photograph taken October 5, 2018 Danforth, Maine First of all, I want to say, as much as I am a “nature girl”, I love technology. Technology has made so
October 1, 2018: Small Wonders
Life doesn't get any better than this, or any worse, and what we get is just what we're willing to find: small wonders, where they grow.” ― Barbara Kingsolver, Small Wonder This last week was really hectic between getting ready for a
September 23, 2018: Reflections On a Summit
"The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters." Conrad Anker Last weekend while visiting close friends on the coast of Maine, we went for a hike up Schoodic Mountain. Research about the trail indicated it was
Change is Coming!
“Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” – Gail Sheehy My first jewelry show was in the small town of Danforth, Maine in the Summer of 2010. The residents were celebrating “Danforth Days, and for $25 dollars I could have a table.
Savor the Sweetness
"There comes a time when autumn asks, "What have you been doing all summer?” unknown Last Tuesday, upon returning back to our northern Maine studio from a show in New Hampshire, we realized that despite the steamy weekend weather, the hummingbirds had gone.
Dancing With A Blue Moon
The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance. –Arthur Smith Every month, I find that for several days, I’ll be exceptionally creative, more chaotic than usual, and have wild, dreams with tossing and turnings
The Gifts We Choose to Give
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Our love of family collection features one, two or three peas in a pod and can be customized with birthstones At
The Stories We Share
"Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand." --Karl A. Menniger I have found