Holiday Boutique -Part 2

Here are the rest of the promised photos from my Holiday Boutique show. Getting a group of artisans together to show and sell their items is a great way to get publicity and new customers. It's also a lot of fun!

My Holiday Boutique 2008

The past few weeks I have been extremely busy with preparations for two holiday boutiques. The first was held at my friend's home in Pennsylvania and the other was held at my own home. I have always looked for unusual, handmade gifts for my friends and family and find most of my gifts at craft shows or the boutique shows at my friend's home. This year I decided to do one myself and was pleased with the results. Everyone enjoyed the food and had fun shopping in a relaxed atmosphere. The show featured my own jewelry as well as handmade scarves, pottery, an exquisite handmade lamp, hand knit baby booties and more. Stay tuned for more photos tomorrow...

I've been to England to Visit to the Queen

Today I was fortunate enough to visit the lovely shop of http://lovethatjewellery.etsy.com/ who welcomes you to her etsy shop with these words.

"Welcome to the world of The Queens's Royal Rocks! Here you will find glamorous glitz, pearls from the sea, stones from the earth and vintage pieces from times gone by. Mix all these up and you have found what I am all about.I hope that you will find something that your adore but if not then it would be my absolute pleasure to create something for you. Nothing is too much trouble, I scour the many antique fairs we have here in Kent and try to find beautiful unusual components to make each piece of jewellery unique to YOU! You will never find another lke it in the whole wide world, that's worth having don't you think?Please do contact me, I am a very friendly person, and love to chat, so what are you waiting for? xxx"

Here some items that are truly fit for a queen.