“Very beautiful! I love the attention and artistic care you put into both sets.†~ Birthday earring shopper I’ve been loading pieces to Etsy over the past week or so, so you have some new pieces to peruse. The Mustard Square: Three Pearls of Wisdom: I loaded a set of earrings last week that got […]
Category Archives: Maikes Marvels Creations
I had a lovely evening mingling with encaustic artists at the Wax(in’) Blue exhibit. It was naturally a gathering of FUSEDChicago members, but also artists who had come in from as far as Michigan to peruse this exhibit. As the title indicates, the theme was blue, and it was great to see the spectrum of […]
I’ve followed Megan Hunt since she appeared to me as Princess Lasertron in Where Women Create Magazine in 2009. Since then, it’s been a pleasure to be inspired by her business ventures and to get to know her. Her December Radvent is a fantastic blogging challenge that helps me grow. When she and her friend […]
I started posting pendants of the day to my personal Facebook page, which seems to be resonating with my friends. So I’m contemplating shifting that over to the fan page to see if a pendant of the day/week is something people like to see. Clockwise: Seashells in the Waves, Raffia Square, Wrapped Boomerang and Womanly […]
Sometimes I forget that a startup takes more time than anticipated. That you need to envision it, plan it, and double it—money and time—just like a remodeling project and other things with numerous moving parts. I am remodeling my life, after all. “She was never meant to be a common creature — extraordinary takes time.†[…]
I’m in the process of loading new pieces onto Etsy, a sampling of which is provided here: New in my Etsy store, with more to come! There are more to be loaded, and of course a lot more to be made! Etsy lovers who have favorited some pieces might notice a few mark-downs as well. […]
This should be a ‘making of’ post but preparing for the fair has consumed me too much to get into that. So I refer you to an oldie but goodie blog post that shows how I got started with Wax and Wire Jewelry. This link holds the story of my first Wax and Wire workshop. […]
The hammer is down and I’ve made all the wire pieces I can make for Custer’s Last Stand. Here’s a sneak peek at the pieces that will be present on Saturday and Sunday. My friend and tent lender Jason McPhillips is bringing his paintings, including cowboys and Indians, like General Custer and Crazy Horse. The […]
Just before Mother’s Day I got an order for a mother-daughter set of ‘bound hearts’. I was asked to incorporate the birth stones of the family into a pendant like wrapped triangle, which is a fantastic idea. Visiting Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop is never a hardship, and I enjoyed sifting through their bead […]
I’m preparing for the Custer Street Fair, my first big fair booth ever. I’ll be sharing a tent with the talented Jason McPhillips, who will have his wonderful paintings on hand. It is quite the expansion from the tray-sized pop-ups I’ve been doing, and also my first outdoor show. Since the pendants will get hot […]
