Here’s one:

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” – Bono

Samantha Webster from Creative Loafing interviewed me as part of a series she is doing on Charlotte area jewelry artists. The series will appear in the Klepto blog.  I was thrilled to participate! Can’t wait to read the rest of the interviews.

Are you participating in a craft show this summer? You may want to take a look at Brandy Agerbeck’s Craft Show 101 post over at Loosetooth. She documented her experiences preparing for and participating in the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago back in 2003. She shares her philosophy on participating in shows, a list of what she made/bought, a diagram of her booth layout, tons of tips and lovely photos of her booth. Brandy has some great advice for both newbies and pros.

I still covet those bowls she made to hold her jewelry.

Are you planning to apply for a space at Craft Attack? If you answered “Yes!”, be sure to submit your application by July 31st. It’ll be here sooner than you think.

If you’re not familiar with Craft Attack, it’s an outdoor show that will be held from 10 am – 5 pm Saturday, October 10th at Independence Park in Charlotte – Google map. It’s organized by the Hornet’s Nest Crafters Etsy Street Team.

Vending spaces are 10 x 10 feet and the fee is $75.00. Two artists may share one space. They said the jewelry category is one that fills up fast to be sure to enter ASAP if you’re interested.

Here’s a look at the beads I bought at The Down The Street Bead Show.

It was hard but, once again, I stuck to my Fall color palette. I love the sterling silver links on the left. The beads (also starting from the left) include: Black Labradorite, Agate, Australian Opal, Zebra Jasper, Rock Crystal, Ruby Red Quartz, Mookaite Jasper, Freshwater Pearl, Mother of Pearl, Bronzite and Eyeball Agate. Yum!

If you’d like to wander around a bead show this weekend, check out the Down The Street Bead Show. This will be my first time attending the show. I believe it stops in Charlotte a couple times a year. Here are that details:

The Down The Street Bead Show
at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart at The Park
800 Briarcreek Rd
Charlotte NC 28205

Saturday June 27th (10am-6pm)
Sunday June 28th (10am-5pm)
Admission if free but you will have to pay a $6.00 parking fee.

Took me forever to take a photo of them but here are the beads I purchased at the Rings & Things Bead Tour when it hit Charlotte.

I tried to stick to the color palette I plan to work with for Fall. There are a few strands of sterling silver beads on the left. The stones (also starting from the left) include: Astrophylite, Hematine, Tourmalated Quartz, Ruby, Crackle Agate, Garnet, Kyanite, Lapis, Blue Sponge Coral, White Coral, Fossil Coral, African Opal, Brown Zebra Jasper, Sunstone, Botswana Agate, Smoky Quartz and finally, Picture Jasper. I can’t wait to begin working on some new pieces!