If you are going to be in the Chicago area and would like the chance to come see my stuff in person. Your in luck!

Saturday June 30th I will be at the Lisle French Market. Business hours are from 9am-1pm. Market location is at the corner of Main Street & Burlington Avenue in Lisle.

Sunday July 1st I will also be at the Villa Park French Market. Business hours for this location are from 8am-1pm. Market location is on Park Boulevard, immediately west of Ardmore, by the gazebo.

If anyone would like further directions to either of these markets please contact me. Hope to see you there!

From now until June 23rd anytime you buy one item from my etsy store, you can purchase a second item of equal or lesser value at 50% off!When taking advantage of this deal be sure and put the word “BOGO” in the message to seller. Ignore the paypal link at the end of the transaction and wait for my revised paypal invoice before paying.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

I am really excited about this new design that kind of evolved from my Jester bead series. You can see the similarities between the two, but the new series I call “Royal” has more dots and a slightly different more intricate pattern.

Jester Bead	Royal Bead

When I’m done making beads for the day I can’t wait for them to finish annealing. They are so mesmerizing and I sit there and stare at them. I can only imagine how beautiful a necklace a set of these would make. They sure would catch the attention of anyone in within viewing distance.

I don’t even remember where this idea came from but I sure am glad it came about. I am always constantly striving to do new and better things to keep things fresh and help my work stand out from the mass of bead makers on and off the web. So far the Jester and Royal beads have gotten great feedback and I can’t wait to try other color combos.

It’s time for another poll! Since I don’t sell jewelry too myself, it doesn’t matter what I like since I won’t be the one wearing it. Running these polls helps me find out what my customers prefer.

This time I want to know what is the preferred clasp method you like for wearing bracelets. Is it the trigger kind(lobster clasp) or the stylish and sometimes focal point toggle clasps?

As always please feel free to leave your comments, especially if you have chosen “other”.