Come See Me Saturday at RAM

Come see me this Saturday, June 25th from 10-4 at the Riverside Arts Market.
You can also find me at the market July 16th and August 13th with more dates to follow.

Easy Wire 2011

Easy Wire 2011 is on newsstands now. Not only was my "Funhouse" necklace chosen for the cover, but I also have 3 other designs featured inside. This issue is packed with talent and features some of my favorite designers like Andrew Thornton, Heather Powers of Humblebeads, and Cindy Wimmer. Pick up a copy today. You will not be dissappointed!

Mixed Media Original For Sale

This is one of my recent original art pieces.

It's acrylics and paper on a 10 x 10 deep-edge canvas. It is $65.

If you are interested in purchasing it,

please email me at 2ifbysea1067@bellsouth.net

Thank you!

Gifted...Again!

Once again I have been blessed with a fellow artists' original piece. A couple of weeks ago my friend Shelley Howard of Single Stone Studios and I decided to do a trade. She had her eye on a pair of my earrings and I told her to send me whatever she chose. She remembered that I had really liked her mixed media canvas shown above and was gracious enough to give it to me in trade for the earrings. How cool is that? Again, I am thrilled that someone would share their original art with me in trade for something so simple as a pair of earrings.
Thank you, Shelley!

Head over to Shelleys Etsy shop to check out the artsy wall decals she and her husband create. They are fantastic!

Art Show Highlights!

Yesterday I participated in the Every Women's Art Festival at the St. Augustine Pier Pavillion. What a great day it was! Firstly I had my best sales day ever and surpassed sales from all my other shows. Secondly I met a ton of super nice ladies who seemed to adore my jewelry. I can honestly say I don't think I have ever heard so many positive comments about my designs! It was amazing and I felt so grateful to all who chose to spend their hard earned money on my jewelry. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported 2 If By Sea!

The third highlight of my day was that I got to meet a fabulous, self-taught (like me) mixed media artist by the name of Patty Ballard. Patty is the talent behind Pbs Art Studio on Etsy. She creates the most wonderful mixed media paintings. I previewed a few of Pattys' pieces via the festivals' website prior to the show, but since I did the show alone I was not able to go over to her table to see more of the goodness. Later in the day, Patty and her cousin stopped by my table and after a few minutes of conversation she asked if I would be interested in a trade. I said, "Of course I would!". As we were all packing up our wares Patty showed up at my table with a stack of her ORIGINALS for me to pick 2 (shown above) that I wanted. How cool is that? I was truly excited and honored that she would share her original art with me in exchange for a few pieces of my jewelry. Thank you so much Patty! You rock!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend as well? This festival will be presented again the first week of November and I am looking forward to participating in it. At least it will be cooler then! The temps yesterday were in the 90's. Thank heavens for the seabreeze or else we all would have melted to the pavement, lol.

Head over to Patty's Etsy shop or her blog to view more of her designs!

Every Women's Art Festival June 4th 10-5

This is where I will be tomorrow, June 4th, from 10-5.

So jump in the car and head down to St. Augustine for a day of sun, and alot of great art.

Here's the link to the festival website if you need directions.

Hope to see you there!