Featured in Etsy Treasury - .....Pink Pickles.....

Today I was featured in an etsy treasury hosted by Monarchdance
(www. Monarchdancer.etsy.com). She has a collection of the many talents from The Eclectic Artisan Team on Etsy. If you would like to see more of our wonderful creations please enter "EART team" in your etsy search.
My design is in the upper left corner. This is Tara, my hand woven swarovski crystal bracelet.

The Eclectic Artisans Team is having their first ever Trunk Show

The Eclectic Artisans Team is having their first ever Trunk Show!
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Please join us Wednesday 25th at 6pm central, 7pm EST
in the GALLERY!

We have MANY new member who will be joining us and ALL participants from EART will be offering specials and discounts!
Don't miss out!
Mark your calendar and join us tomorrow evening!!

Hope to see you there!!

January Apparel Mart

I wanted to share photos of my booth from the January Apparel Mart in Atlanta. This was my first big show and I learned a lot from it! Thought you guys might enjoy seeing my booth set up. It was such a joy getting ready for this event. The banner and the poster size photos are all new. I wanted to add more of a feminine touch to my booth set up for this event. I was in a craft store a few weeks before the event and came across the iron ladies and thought they would add that extra touch that was was looking for to my booth. All and all, I think it all came together for an eye-catching booth.

Eclectic Artisans Team

I am a new member of the Etsy Eclectic Artisans Team! I am so excited to be a member and can't wait to share with you all of the adventures that we will take this year in our creative paths. This is a team of artists that have joined together for fun, support, and promotion. You will find a variety of artisan in this team...painters, jewelry designers, needlework designers, sculptors. You can check out the Eclectic Artisans Team blog http://theeclecticartisansteam.blogspot.com

Picasa

 

Over the past several years I have used Picasa for editing my photos. The first thing that drew me to Picasa was that it was free and its from Google. So, of course I downloaded it and started using it. This program is fast, fun, and easy to manaver. And trust me I needed something that was easy. This is by far my favorite program to use with my photos.
I really have not taken the time to play around with it and check out all it has to offer...until today. Well, I didn't check out all of the features, but I did find one that I LOVE!! And that is the Collage Feature. The collage above is a collection of my designs that I created with this feature. I just wanted to share my new find. You might be able to make a collage of your favorite photos with Picasa.

North Georgia Street Team

I would like to share with you a wonderful Artisan Group out of Georgia. It is called the North Georgia Street Team and I am a proud member. Please take a moment and check out our blog http://etsynorthgeorgia.com.
This team represents artisans in the Atlanta area. We come together as a group to self promote, increase our exposure and to education the public about local products. You can check out our blog or visit etsy.com and search "teamnorga" for our latest listings!
Each month we have different activities and I will keep you posted on them through my website or you can visit the may blog.

Unique polymer clay

As you stroll around my website, you will notice my eclectic nature. I find favorite materials and incorporate them into my creations. One of my favorite types of materials at the moment is polymer clay. I have found this amazing polymer clay artist and wanted to share some of her work with you thru my designs. I want you to take just a moment and study the detail in the these clay beads. As you look at them you will start to notice more and more detail as you spin the bead. I LOVE her work and you can tell by all the designs I have created with her polymer clay bead being the focal point.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!

This necklace is one of my personal favorites!! I wear it all the time and get tons of compliments on it. I have several sets of earrings and necklaces on my website with polymer clay, please take a moment and check them out!

Hello March!!!

Well, we are off to a wintery start for March! The first day was filled with snow and from what I am reading this weekend will be a beautiful 75 degrees! Can this weather get any crazier!?!??
March 1st was my mom's birthday and I can not think of a better way to remember her birthday than to have it snow. This July will be 3 years since she passed, but I can't help but think she is smiling because there was snow on her birthday! She loved when we would have these unexpected wintery mixes here in Georgia. And she ALWAYS got a huge kick out of my dogs (her granddoggie's) reactions to the snow.
Job, my lab/retriever mix takes off with hugh excitement until his paws hit the snow. All of a sudden you see him sliding into the snow as he is putting on "his brakes" and then scrambles back to the patio. Bailey, my sheltie walks out cautiously as if he is "too pretty" to get his paws wet. Once they get accustom to the new soft environment they are quick to leap around in it and eat a trail of snow back door. It is pretty hilarious to watch them play and eat the snow!!
So, I guess to stay up with the weather I'll take them to the river for a nice swim. Here Job swims and Bailey cheers him on at the sidelines. You know he is too pretty to get wet!!