Category Archives: Good News!

Posts about my work featured in Artfire and Etsy collections and treasuries, in magazines, or announcements about my contest successes.

Serafina the Seahorse: Finalist in the 2011 Fire Mountain Gems “Pearls, Organic Beads or Molding Clay” Contest

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I can’t even remember when it was last year that I first sent the photos and the other information to enter the 2011 Pearls, Organic Beads or Molding Clay contest sponsored by Fire Mountain Gems, but when I hadn’t heard anything after two or three months, I just decided it hadn’t been chosen for the second round of judging, and I forgot about it. But in November of 2011, I received a letter from FMG … Read more

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Fae Finery Artwear and Gift Cards on Etsy!

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You know how you see art on just about every product available in stores, from greeting cards, to tee shirts, to kitchen dish towels? Five years ago, after putting my fiction writing on the back burner, I wanted to focus on my artwork again, and I really wanted to be one of those artists who licenses my artwork for use on products people use every day. I started taking Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator classes to … Read more

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My Rio Rewards Certification Adventure

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I had signed up for the Rio Rewards Certification course, sponsored by Rio Grande Jewelry Supply for the fall of 2010, and I was all set to travel to the Dallas area to take it. But then we got our dachshund puppy Olivia, and I didn’t want to travel with a new puppy, so I canceled. When the course came available again, this time at Rio’s main office in Albuquerque for October 2011–much closer than … Read more

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A Handcrafted Wedding with PMC Rings

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I’m frantically trying to catch up on things I’ve been wanting to blog about, my Precious Metal Clay Certification course through Rio Grande’s Rio Rewards program at the end of October being one of them. But that’s for another post. I also had my daughter’s wedding on November 5 to prepare for, and even though it was a very small event, I had the decorations, the flowers, and the cake to do. I was also … Read more

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