Hello World! I Just wanted to check in for a moment and let you know what I have been up to. My next show is not until Artscape next month, so I am spending time filling wholesale orders, finishing up some wedding sets and trying to get a bit more creative with my jewelry. The piece to the left will be in a show in November at Baltimore Clayworks along with 12 other pieces. I am having fun experimenting a bit and getting out of my little pendant making box. I …

My interview with Gretchen of The Fashionable Foodie is live! It was such a fun interview, on an even more fun website. Make sure you poke around the site for lots of food and fashion fun.
Thanks SO much to Baltimore Magazine for naming the Baltimore Etsy Street Team as one of the Baltimore-centric corners of the web to see before you die. From Baltimore Magazine:
82. If the more than 100,000 sellers on craft site etsy.com seem overwhelming, check out the wondrous wares of the Baltimore Etsy Street Team (baltimore-etsy.blogspot.com), so you can buy handmade and …

Can’t wait till this weekend, because the Art Star Craft Bazaar is finally here! The show is in Philly, a mere 2 hours from Baltimore and the weather looks perfect, so hop on 95 and come see me!
When: Saturday, May 30th from 11-6pm & Sunday, May 31st from 11-6pm
Where: Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing Great Plaza - on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street (click here for directions) 
The ladies behind Art Star have juried in over 100 of the most talented emerging artists from the Indie Craft Scene.  The …

I was lucky enough to meet Liz and Jeff of Cosa Verde at The Summit of Awesome a few weeks ago. They are a crafting/programming couple who have combined their talents to create this amazing website that makes it easy to navigate the sea green craft. In their words “We wanted to make it easy to find great green goods for your neo-hippie niece, your grandpa who doesn’t believe in global-warming, and everyone in-between.” I love the laid back, non-preachy vibe of the site that gives you the feeling that …

With some inspiration from Annie’s Vintage Bead Boutique, I have decided to open my new Esty shop, JustPlates, to share some of my plate stock with the world! I can only break so many plates, people. Here I will post plates that are either too cute to break, collectible, or came in too large a quantity for my jewelry. All plates are available for purchase or are available for custom jewelry orders.
I will slowly be adding lots of plates to the shop. Stay Tuned

I feel like I am constantly apologizing for my lack of posts here, but the truth is that I am sparing you from the boring reality of the plate breaking business. Break, solder, polish, post, ship, design t-shirt, repeat… You get the point. Not much to blog about, so here are some fun things to do this weekend… 
Sweet Pepita Trunk Show
Philadelphia City Paper’s Trunk Show
Bust Craftacular
Pee Wee in Patterson Park
Preakness!
The Chesapeak Bay Blues Fest
Wine in the Woods
The next show for me is Art Star in Philly on May 30-31, cross your fingers for …

I am spending the week getting ready for one of my favorite shows of the year, the Squidfire Art Mart! So far, the weather looks PERFECT for Saturday which I hope will bring everyone out to shop for or with mom (Mother’s Day is Sunday, if you did not know!) I will be debuting my new set up and TONS of new work, (about 400 pieces and it is only Tuesday.) I will also do my best to bring a fresh batch of I’m so crafty, I make People maternity T’s.  
On top of …

By request, I have now added Pink and Blue, I’m so crafty, I make People logos to the MuthaCrafter shop! Both are available on black and white shirts, on the belly or the chest.
I am busily preparing to go out of town to DC for the Summit of Awesome, this weekend. I will be doing a demo of my process on Saturday from 10-11:30. I am probably most excited about going to a screening of the Handmade Nation movie on Friday night. It seems like I have heard about this film for ages …

Today I updated the shop and added 20 new pieces! Get um’ while they are hot! If you saw one in in my Flickr uploads ( here or circles here) that you are interested in, contact me to see if it is still available (or it will end up in my craft show or wholesale stock.)
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Have you seen what Annie of Imogene has been up to? See it here
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The Summit of Awesome is shaping up quite nicely and it is looking to be a craft-packed weekend of, dare I say - Awesome? I am so proud to be a part of it! Space is limited so you might want to register now!
So what do you get with your registration? Well, your registration at the Summit of Awesome gets you a one way ticket to propel you and your craft to the next level. It is a great mix of learning and crafting from discussions to hands on, with a little …