Taking it on the road

I always tell folks when they purchase a kit from me to send me a picture of the finished earrings and I will post it on my blog. I even tell people that they will be FAMOUS!! ( to all 5 people who read my blog!) So occasionally I get pictures of the earrings that are made from the kits. Here is the latest entry, and here’s the story of the artist:

This past June I was set up at the Old Mill Festival in Noblesville, Indiana. Across from my booth was a very cute, very old school camper that was artfully decked out and looked inviting. I had to go check it out. What I found was two lovely ladies that have taken their passion for art and their love for teaching on the road.

Look at what they’re doing!!

How fun is that?! I want to take one of their classes just so I can hang out in the cool camper with kids!

I love that one of the ladies made earrings from one of my kits, and that she only used a little bit of the stuff in the kit. I wonder what she will do with the rest....

Want to make some earrings for yourself? Feel free to
visit my shop here. And by the way, you don’t have to be a traveling gypsy artist to make the earrings; they come with a link to a video that shows you how to make them. Enjoy!

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