Preparing For the Craft Show

I can hide in my studio all day making all the jewelry I like, but there comes a time when your jewelry must be consumer tested! On September 23rd I show my jewelry at the Ridgewood Craft Show, and it's a good testing ground to see if what I love doing is loved by the consumer who appreciates handmade jewelry.

It's when creativity, quality, pricing, and salesmanship comes into play, and with help from my friends, I display my goods. It's always been like this - before machine made, highly engineered, or branded goods came into the market place. Artists and merchants have sold their goods on the streets and backroads of communities all over the world. Whether it's peaches grown with loving care, cloth, or jewelry, it must go to market.

I have shown at craft shows in the past, but this show has a special meaning to me - I have come a long way over the years and worked hard to learn new techniques and studied with other artisans. This show will highlight many of those new techniques - Kumihimo, paper jewelry, polymer clay and metal embossing. So, "Right this way, buy a piece of handmade jewelry"!!!