I can tell you right now, I have a hard time doing almost anything on a regular basis. Well, except for jewelry design & creation! Now it's time to tell you about 2 events that I've participated in.
The first was back in August. The Texas Kumihimo Retreat was fabulous! The event was held at the Sheraton North Houston which turned out to be quite nice despite the poor reviews I read online. I arrived on Thursday evening for a reception/meet & greet gathering. Our hostess & creator of the event, Sonia Corbin-Davis, is a very gracious & talented Kumihimo & jewelry artist. We were greeted by her husband playing beautiful music on a keyboard & the smell of delicious food wafting through the room. I immediately felt at home. It was nice to be able to meet the instructors & fellow students in a relaxed setting.
The Kumihimo fun began on Friday. We chose our classes ahead of time. My first class was making a Kumihimo pen! It was so fun & also such a cool project. The nicest thing about this retreat is learning from experienced jewelry artists & then having time to work on the projects we were taught. I will be signing up for next year!
The second event was having my first booth at my church's annual bazaar. They have a Merchandise Mart where all manner of items are sold--purses & leather goods, pottery, handmade crafts, educational children's books... Due to construction, some of we vendors were in a classroom whose door opened to a parking lot--away from the main event/action. After talking to a few people in my room, it sounded like no one sold many items. Including me.
But I don't consider it a bust! It was a great time to practice. It really was a lot of work but it made me get organized, price my jewelry, run through the procedure of packing, making a display, packing back up, etc. Now I will work on getting many pieces listed in my Etsy shop.
I will take some time to explore blogspot now to figure out how to post pictures & do other fun stuff so my blogs aren't so boring!
Wishing you health, happiness & lots of time to make jewelry❤️
Moogie
