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1) Last Sat. was the Grand Opening Event of the Artisan Component Marketplace. Thanks to all of you who visited, shopped, and participated in all sorts of ways! And thanks to Marla James for organizing ACM and the event!
The winner of the random prize drawing from Metapolies was....
Marybeth Rich!
Marybeth is the owner and designer at Forest of Jewels on Etsy.
You can find her store's page on Facebook too!
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2) Marybeth and many others (click here for list) will be participating in the Pine Ridge Treasure's Clay and Metal Blog Hop this Saturday organized and sponsored by Lisa Lodge! While the designers are using packets featuring polymer clay and metal components from my stores, this is all Lisa's doing, and I'm so honored by it! Over the past year, Lisa has collected the components for her unique designer packets. (I don't even know what the packets look like!)
The fun part is that I just get to sit back and admire the designers' work. I'm so looking forward to it!
My sincere gratitude to Lisa for hosting this event and her support of me through the years. Lisa is well-known for her blog hops, but be sure to look her up if you haven't already!
Where you can find Lisa online:
Pine Ridge Treasures on Facebook
Pine Ridge Treasures Jewelry on Zibbet
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3) A couple of weeks back, a few of us Kansas City area artisans hosted booths at the Holiday Treasures Craft Festival in Shawnee, KS.
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| I was there, of course, taking the photos! |
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| Tanya Goodwin, my lovely friend from A Work in Progress, brought fun new chain maille necklaces, |
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| bracelets,... |
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| ....as well as some of her lovely, intricate bead work! |
I love sharing a booth with Tanya!
(This was our 3rd year of doing this event together!)
She's helpful, friendly, and really makes the day pass in such a pleasant way!
Thank you, Tanya!
Next to us this year, for the first time ever, was the Bagomag.com team of Mike and Carol.
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| Mike Flint is a lampwork and stained glass artist. And to support his efforts, Carol made jewelry to help show off some of his great holiday beads! Friend, Patti B (not shown), even brought some of her handmade paper bead jewelry pieces and demonstrated her skills in making paper beads for intrigued passers-by! |
The stained glass fronts Mike makes for instruments drew much attention too!
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| Fisherman Banjo |
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| Abstract Violin |
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| TY, Jenna & Kevin! |
Our thanks to all who support us, in so many ways! Best wishes until we meet again! ~Sharyl
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Image Credits:
Pine Ridge Blog Hop Event Logo by Lisa Lodge
All other photos by Sharyl, Oct/Nov. 2014
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