I will start this off by saying that I am a graceful ballerina. And by that I mean I am SUPER accident prone. About every 5 years or so I have some sort of accident that lands me on my ass for a few days. This time it was a trip at work that resulted… Read More Childhood Craftiness
Seven months ago i sent in a submission to a magazine for publication. I never thought they would take it. It was a necklace that i made a while ago, I hung on to it because i couldn’t really bring myself to sell it. It wasn’t particularly well made, it had flaws, but it was… Read More I am gonna be in a magazine!
Tomorrow is the start of another round of the 100 day goal series. From an earlier post… “A few years ago I discovered the 100 day goal with the business bakery. It’s a great resource for taking a goal and breaking it down into simple micro actions. By doing one small fifteen minutes task per… Read More 100 Day Goal – 2019
This weeks #heypekin pics.
A few months ago I became one of the artists at the Studio on 6th in Downtown Springfield , IL. Selling my work here is in addition to my booth space at the Kountry Nook Craft & Gift Mall in Pekin. I am also still doing local shows. And starting this year I will… Read More Artist at Studio on 6th!
Here is to the new year! A year full of new opportunities, new goals and my favorite. checking things off a list! With this new year I am going to start the 100 Day Goal. Its a program to accomplish one big goal by breaking it down into 100 little actions, one done each day. … Read More Happy 2018!
WE GOT A NEW HOUSE!!!! We had lived in our old house for 12 years. It was our first home, other than apartments. It was where we grew up as a family. Where we finally got our act together as adults. But now we decided to upgrade. We found what we think is the perfect… Read More Studio Evolution
11. I once wrestled a rabid wambat for the last Reeses peanut butter cup. Well that’s not true but I do love me some peanut butter cups! 12. I mentioned my love of photography, well I take photos for the website Fragsandbeer.com. It’s a gaming/geek news website run by my husband Trever. Most of my… Read More 20 Random Facts About Me (part 2)
I decided to try out a couple of new shows this year. Just something to broaden my horizons. There is a convention coming up in July called the Dark History and Horror convention in Champaign, IL. They needed vendors and I thought it could be a great opportunity and fun to do! I am planning… Read More 2017 Dark History and Horror Convention
Hope to see some of you there! At the Kountry Nook Craft & Gift Mall. The third Tuesday of the month is the regular day I am trying to stick with. If anther day would work better, we could do a second class, or we could try a Sunday. Drop me a line and let… Read More May Jewelry Class at the Kounrty Nook