Monday, April 28, 2008

Private Ceramic Jewelry Classess



If you live in the Orange County area in California, and would like to learn how to make your own ceramic beads, pendants and jewelry. I will start giving classes in a private setting, your place or mine. Email me at for further information.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

March 29 Etsy Members Backyard Sale!


Five etsy sellers are getting together this Saturday for a backyard sale,
lots of goodies for you to look at and purchase. Jewelry, candles, home decor, paper arts, sewn bycicle bastket liners, aprons, baby items, ceramic beads, pendants and things.

Come join us, check the flyer for an address!

Monday, February 25, 2008

Aardvark's Workshop Update

Last Friday was the second class of three were I am teaching ceramic bead making at Ardvark Clay in Santa Ana, CA. I have eight wonderful women take the classess, we made clay beads the first class, and this past friday we did the glazing. This coming is going to be putting our jewelry together.

Aardvark asked me to do another workshop in the summer, lasting longer than three weeks. I am working on a program where we have more time and choices on the fabrication of beads. We will continue the handbuilding and stamping methods, but I will also show how to make plaster and clay molds, slip casting of beads and also adding glass to them. This should be fun and can't wait for summer! also because I am tired of cold weather.

Have a great week and visit again. I will post some pictures later in the day.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year!!

Best wishes for a great 2008 everybody! I know I have not been as good as I should on the posting here. Things get in the way and time is flying so fast lately, I can't keep up with all things I'd like to do.

I am excited that I did my first show and things were really well, sold some pieces, recouped my fees so I'm happy. I am not going to say that I made money because that would be a lie, I have so much money invested in supplies, equipment, clay materials
etc, etc, etc. But I am getting in gear to add more venues for the cause. So, in a way I am excited about that beginning for me for the new year.

I am also going to be teaching a six-hour workshop on making ceramic beads, pendants and ultimately the last class is making jewelry with the ceramic pieces made. I will be teaching it at my local supplier,in Santa Ana, California. The workshop will be held Fridays, February 15,22 and 29, from 9-11am.

This Chritmas was fun for me, I got to spend time with my Dad, brothers, sisters and their kids. Some of them I had not seen for a few years since they live in Yucatan, they are all grown and beautiful kids. Lots of food, screaming, laughing, and games we played that almost turned into a war....it was fun.

More later,

Monday, November 19, 2007

I Took The Handmade Pledge! BuyHandmade.org

There is a movement everywhere about the benefits of buying handamde items, crafts, gifts, etc. Will you join us and celebrate handmade products with us? What are the benefits? You help your fellow Americans since many of us are here in the US, selling our crafts. There is an array of items like soaps, candles, jewelry, pillows, blankets, pottery, art, photography. You name it! we have it. You can vist my store on etsy. And from there go and look around, you'd be amazed of all the Christmas shopping you could be doing from your computer at home. Stop by and support us, and be totally happy with wonderful things made with love and care!