Finally finished at school

I have finally completed my contract with school. All the snow days bite you in the but at the end. I do enjoy them when we get them just not so much at the end. Spent today taking care of little things. Going to torch a while, and try to get some sets made for my space at the Gallery. Ordered business cards today that Maggie designed . Love them, ordered them from Vista Print. We are going to use that same design for my tags on the jewelry, trying to be consistent.

We are going to IKEA tomorrow. We have been trying to get there since the first of May. Every time we try it storms and I needed tires. It is not supposed to rain tomorrow just very hot. Oh well.

This week end we are going to try and go to one of the top Art Fairs in the country the Francisco Farm show at Midway, KY. I also want to try to go to the Art show in Somerset in order to try to get my mind set to prepare for my first Art Fair in November. Same venue different people put the show on, but some of the same participants. Also one of my students from the Library is having an open house on Sunday in London and I would like to stop by there to support her effort. Her husband told her she should find a local bead maker to buy from. Hope I am it. She is a very talented lady with a lot going on. Her name is Stacey Edwards Wilhite (S.E.W. Creations). She is new to town and seems to have a lot of energy.

I got the nicest Thank You card from Gwen Stivers at the Library for doing the demonstration/class on Saturday. People do not send enough thank you notes. I was thrilled to receive it. She is a very nice and professional lady and the Library is lucky to have her.

Headed to torch awhile. Mag is cooking. Better take advantage of that while I can.

I am Back

My daughter has been after me to continue to blog. I have to admit, I have missed it. I feel it is better with pictures and I really need to get a good camera. Today was a big day though. I taught a class on how lampwork beads are made and taught them to make a pair of earrings. I was asked to do this by our local public library. They offer lots of really unique classes and demonstrations. I had nine people that showed up. They taught me probably more than they learned from me. I sure could not have done this with out Maggie and Danny. It really was an honor to be asked to do this and hope I get to do this again.

Other than today, we have been really busy with Maggie's graduation and anticipated move to North Carolina. I hope to get back to making beads every day and trying to build up some inventory for upcoming events. I have rented space at the Sheltowee Gallery and have signed up to participate in my first art fair in November. So I better not procrastinate, which tends to be my nature.

I did make some more Cat paw beads today. Football is around the corner. Basketball season about killed me, I do not want to repeat that marathon session. I also sold a pair of earrings at the library to someone who was not in the class. It was a pair that I had considered keeping, so I made some beads similar to maybe make another pair. Also played around with some different shapes. Hopefully pictures tomorrow, Mag's camera is home for awhile.