Only 9 more days until Boonsboro days!!

Only 9 more days until the Boonsboro Days craft show! Trying to make a couple of pieces a night this week and then make as much as I can this weekend. By tuesday night, I'm hoping to have everything ready to polish, price, tag and pack. I got my space assignment last week, and it looks like I have the space next to my mom. That should work out very well, since she has been selling at this craft show for about 6 years now, and people come looking for her. We can also team up and help each other with our booths when we get busy. I just hope we have good weather next weekend!

It really is a great weekend. I highly recommend it to anyone who is in the area. Boonsboro days will be held in Shafer Park, Boonsboro, MD on Sept. 8 & 9th from 9am to 5pm. There will be an antique car show, Civil War display, antiques, over 150 artists/crafters, food, and craft demonstrations. Hmmm.... I still need to decide what I am going to demonstrate....hmmmm.........

Philly, displays,more new rings

Well, as our luck would have it, our closing was post-poned until this week. Since we still had to drive up to Philly for an inspection, it gave me a great opportunity to stop by my old work, Paul Morelli Designs, and Ed-Mar on Jewelers Row for some new diplays and storage.

Got a great deal on a square, rotating earing display that holds about 144 earring cards. This one is much sturdier than my old one, and holds about 42 more pairs of earrings. I also invested in some more stacking trays and some great inserts for holding bracelets. These new trays work out much better for storage + they are nice enough to use them for displays at shows.

Finished a few more rings and started playing with using different colored backgrounds for my listings. Here is a new ring and some new pictures of a few of my necklaces.....

Carnelian Ring:


Amazonite and Freshwater Pearl Necklace:


Matrix Jasper Necklace:

New rings; closing

This week is already a very busy week. Still working on new pieces for my shop(s) and for Boonsboro Days next month. I also have closing on our house in Prospect Park. Yes, we are finally selling our house! I can wait to start looking for a house here, one with enough space to allow me to have a proper work area.
Here are 2 rings that I have made and listed recently in my Etsy shop:



The first ring was made with an oval turquoise bead and sterlign silver wire, hand wrapped and coiled around the stone.



The second ring was made with 2 different thickness of sterling silver wire, coiled, woven and wrapped by hand.

Help me choose my new banner!

I'm sick of my old shop banner and wanted to create a new one. The problem is that I have a few that I like, but can't decide which to use.

Banner #1 stones with logo:


Banner #2 stones without logo:


Banner #3 flames:


Banner #4 dots with logo:


Banner #5 dots without logo:


I took down my old banner this morning and put up banner #2 until I decide which one to use. Which one do you like?