Saturday, March 12, 2011

Musings on...upcoming concerts

I'm so excited!

Music that I like is coming to town!

We have Yonder Mountain String Band, Galactic and G Love at the Domino Room, and The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie at the Old Mill.

Yea...gotta get my tickets!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Musings on....being a hostess

starfish earrings

Well, the teaching carer has not exactly panned out for me since we moved to Oregon.  I have had the occasional sub job, but I'm finding myself slipping farther away from the schools.  I need to renew my license...and I have not taken one course or taken the Praxis test.  It  was so easy before.  It's tough starting over. 

My friend just got involved with Stella & Dot and has got me involved as well.  I will now enter the world of hostess parties.  I have attended quite a few in my day, but never have hosted.  I told myself if I was ever going to do this it would have to be something fun.  No Acai juices, or kitchen wares.  Jewelry is fun and hopefully it will be something that I enjoy!   Don't  get me wrong...I love teaching art.  I truly hope that I will find myself in a situation where I can do it again, but in the mean time, I need to do something new.  I have found that I have really isolated myself, and I hope that by doing this, I can meet more people and be a bit more social.
sporting some bling!




The artist is me does struggle with this decision. I have always made jewelry, but have enjoyed giving them away as gifts.  I would never be able to make this same jewelry for the price .  To counteract the commercialism, I do have an Etsy store.  So far just my Pin Cushion Peeps...but I do hope to add more items.  The name of my store is
Moonberry....after I book I wrote and illustrated...but have never been able to get published.  Another thing that I would like to revisit.


Peeps



Right now...I have become a Stella & Dot Stylist.  Let the parties begin!

some of my samples