Category Archives: General Artful Posts

Ushering out 2008

    I would like to thank all of you for being friends, customers, and supporters.  It has been my great pleasure to get to know so many of you.  What a fantastic profession filled with amazing people.   I’m glad to see 2008 go, although I have no idea where the time went.  I… Continue Reading

Numbers… oh my!

Well we are smack in the throes of inventory.  Can you imagine counting 2000+ different items and their inventory pieces?  I think the staff overwhelmingly dislikes the stones the most.  That’s why my 13 year old gets that task today!  We carry 20 different stone types.  Within those types we carry 10-20 different styles.  Then… Continue Reading

Holiday Highs

  Hope you all had a great Christmas or Chanukkah!  It’s been a great time of reflection and gratitude for me.  However,  I’m astounded that it’s nearly the end of 2008.  What has happened to the time?  Did it zoom by you as well?  My parents always said that time flies when you are old.… Continue Reading

Back in the Saddle Again

  Oh boy!  Apologies all around for being gone for almost a month.  I of course, over did it with too much travel and stress for the last 8 months!  Shows and conferences, oh my!  I’m famous for this.  A complete body melt down.  Of course the mind was gone long ago.  I’ve spent many… Continue Reading

Time- where does it go?

Where does time go when you are having so much fun? I’ve been at Arrowmont for the last two weeks, learning amazing new things, and meeting amazing new people. I am now sitting in the airport in Tennessee waiting to return home. I hope to share some of the new things I learned in future… Continue Reading

Arrowmont-Day 3

I have really great childhood memories of camp. Did you ever go to camp as a kid? It was a great part of my childhood. However the good news is that you don’t have to grow up and it’s not too late if you didn’t get to go. There’s camp for adults! Arrowmont is a… Continue Reading

Rust-Beautiful

Beautiful, don’t you think? On our way home we pulled into this Love’s gas station outside Amarillo which is also about a mile from the famous cadillac ranch. I jumped out of my car quickly as I noticed the truck and trailer carrying these beauties were leaving. I grabbed my camera because I had to… Continue Reading

PMC Guild Conference- Fun Times

Well the party is over and we’re back on the road again. The conference was great! I had a fantastic time meeting so many wonderful people and also getting to see familiar faces again! Everyone was cheerful and seemed to have a great time. There was lots of sharing, comparing notes, and great comraderie! I’ve… Continue Reading

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