Happy New Year from Chicago!  I had the pleasure of attending a jewelry show at Navy Pier several years ago, and staying downtown, but I h...

One Bird Tree I'm celebrating year FIVE of making my wrist warmers!   While I enjoy full time work in my new wholesale jewelry busi...

 What do you call them?  Fingerless gloves, wrist warmers, arm warmers, gloves, or bohos?   Names seem to  vary by region.  I call...

Toli loves having a little brother.  They hang out, wrestle, fetch, eat, and doze off together.  They love walks and dog park visits, thou...

  What is going on in the garden?   Did some Halloween ghoul spill it's secret potion on it's hop over the fence?  On thi...

 Make your own Washi tape.  Washi tape is Japanese paper tape that's decorated.  All the rage for art journals, art projects, scrap...

The transition from retail to wholesale has been wonderful for me.  I've been so busy getting set up shop, and filling orders, I have...