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Odd Duck Indie Craft Fair in Davie Fl 3/27/2010! I am so excited to be included in Odd Duck this year. It seems to be the Broward County version of Stitch Rock and we all know what a great time that was! It will be held at the Historic Old Davie School. From the Odd Duck Site: Odd Duck wanted a fitting atmosphere for our handmade bazaar. The beautiful and historic Old Davie Schoolhouse is perfect with it's hardwood floors, plaster walls, payned windows and Art Deco architecture. Originally built in 1918, the Old Davie School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Partnered with the Town of Davie, the museum boasts a five acre site which includes one of the largest collections of early 20th Century buildings in Broward County, exhibit rooms that highlight the history of Davie and the role the school played as a community center. The Museum also provides hands-on experiences with farm animals, food production, use of an old-fashioned water pump and a changing exhibit ...

Wow it's been so long I had forgotten just how very cool it is to make the front page! Thanks so much to sweptfromthe sea for including me in her beautiful treasury!

Come see me and say hello! SUGARHOUSE HOLIDAY BAZAAR II Saturday, December 19th 2009 Bazaar 12pm-6pm ::WHAT:: Think of it as a mini Stitch Rock at House of Vintage with lots of holiday cheer, hot coco, sugar cookies and vintage holiday party charm! We will have 25 of our favorite crafters and great vintage finds inside House of Vintage to help you fill those stocking and get your last minute shopping DONE! Skip the mall shop Indie and Vintage this holiday! - Free Cookies and Hot Coco - Vintage Clothing and Accessories 25% off - Handmade Indie Crafts - Holiday Themed Cupcakes ::WHERE:: House of Vintage/House Of Sweets 123 South Swinton Ave Delray Beach, Fl. 33444 ::WHO:: Stitch Rock is an annual indie craft fair and bazaar bringing back old school crafting techniques with new school flare! Full of Handmade crafts and unique products like D.I.Y fashion, funky home deco items, natural bath and body goodies, vintage finds, hot rod paintings, pin up photography, and much more! House of Vint...

Look -> Can you believe it! I was so excited to see my ring appear in a national magazine. Thanks so much to Emily for picking my Bling ring as one of her picks for the Holiday gift guide. BUST is such a fun magazine and so supportive of indie crafts! Go get the Dec issue!

Commissions are fun to do. Stressful, but fun. The sweetest girl named Jill asked me to custom make her & her beloved a wedding set similar to one of the designs in my shop. I was so honored to be chosen to make something so special, I thought I would share the process...... First I had to build the stock for the bands in flat pieces. Getting the pieces of stock to cooperate and lie flat is tricky sometimes but that is where a good rawhide mallet comes into play. This picture shows the two pieces made for the rings. The one on the left is after the silver has been picked & the one on the right is before pickle, just after soldering with all the flux still on the silver. It looks bad at first but as you can see the pickle cleans it up nicely. Then the next step is to cut the new stock to length & shape around the mandrel to make rings. The ends have to be filed & fitted several times to make sure they fit just right so the solder join is strong. A rawhide mallet works be...

Summer has always held a magic quality. It is so fleeting and goes by so quickly. Ever since we were children and counted the days until our freedom arrived and we could bask in the warmth of the sun, it held a certain quality of expectation. I have to say, for me, I'm not feeling it this summer. I know, I know, ... you say "but you live in the land of perpetual summer of course you don't feel the change". This is true somewhat. It is mostly always sunny and 80 where I live, but summer was always so much more than the weather. This year my second graduated from high school and is getting ready in a few short weeks to go off to school. My oldest while still maintaining a room here hardly ever inhabits it. My youngest is going into 7th grade (G*d, I am old! When did that happen?) and she is the only one left to count the days until summer with me. The house has become so much quieter. It happens when five become three. I have had to relearn how to cook. No more meals fo...