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My mosaics will be at the PA Guild of Craftsmen show, in the Bucks Chapter Booth, #301, on October 18th and 19th at the Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA. Come check it out! Go to http://www.pacrafts.org/fall for directions and coupons.

I am back from the Har Zion craft show, where I met some very nice vendors--it was like a graduate education! I decided to take a picture of what I have in my "essentials" bag. I keep it packed, so I don't have to keep rebuilding it for every show. Here's the list in case you plan to… Continue

Very cool to see Nutmeg Designs as member of the day! I've been in a whirl of mosaic activity getting ready for a craft show May 4th and 5th at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. All surfaces in my studio are covered, and the mosaics are creeping downstairs! Come check it out if you are in the Philly area: A CRAFT SHOWCASE Sunday May 4th 10:00-6:00 Monday May 5th 9:00-3:00 Admission $11 Seniors $8 Raffles, Cafe, Snack Bar Har Zion Temple 1500 Hagys Ford Rd. Penn Valley, PA 19072

The ACPPA artist's cooperative is having their annual holiday craft show December 1st and 2nd at the Oak Lane Day School in Blue Bell, PA. If you are in the Philly area and want to check out some cool handmade gifts, including my mosaics and my husband's original stained glass designs, come over to 137 Stenton Av… Continue

Yesterday I went to my first ever yarn store--http://www.lisbetsknittingcafe.com
Walking in was a delight--an old victorian house in Doylestown, PA, and the yarn organized by color! The woman at the counter explained to me that Lisbet groups yarn by color, and usually stores are grouped by brand. I wouldn't have known the difference, and it made perfect sense to me. The warm colors were in one room and cool in another. I gravitated to the oran… Continue