Mundelein Art Festival

Mundelein Art Festival

September 8-9

Kracklauer Park in downtown Mundelein

Come on out and see me if you can 
great artists, music & food!

www.mundeleinartsfestival.com

New Friends with New Shops

I have made some new friends the past few years and two of them have new shops that opened this week. These two shops could not be more different, one has a very vintage, eclectic feel to it and the other has a very contemporary bright gallery one. They are very alike in that they carry unique goods & handmade artisan items and are two of the nicest people you could ever meet. I hope that if you are ever in the area of either of them you stop in and say hello!

Let me introduce you...

Room 363

Mark Norkaitis

232 S. Washington

Naperville, IL

http://www.room363.net/2011/02/my-new-blog.html

Room 363 is a lifestyle store specializing in one-of -a-kind gift, home decor and accessories such as jewelry, new and vintage finds, redesigned furniture, clothing and handmade artisan items. 

Owner Mark with a customers puppy

My friend Jeannie and I at the grand opening last night

Gingi's

Sharyl Curtis

970 Harris Road, Suite 1C

Grayslake, IL

http://www.facebook.com/shopgingis

Gingi's is a lovely art gallery and retail gift shop 

offering unique artistic finds for those who enjoy gifting with a creative flair. 

Sharyl adding her new open for business sign

Something for every taste and the good feeling that you are supporting local artists and some of the most thoughtful small business people around town.

My hope is that these two who are following their dreams and visions are very successful for many years to come!

Congrats & Cheers to them both!

Art Show this Weekend

My Jewlery and I will be here this weekend along with other beautiful Art!

Downtown Libertyville, IL 

in Cook Park

from 10 - 4 both days

Stop on by if your in the area

Hazy days of Summer

Festival of the Arts show in Libertyville August 4-5.

Details on the upcoming shows link at top of this page!

This will be my 21st year doing this art show and I always want to make better and more pieces then the year before. I love to stress challenge myself each and every year!!!

I soldered a bunch of bezels & pendants today, still need a few more and then off to finishing them all. 

Drama darling (on right in pic) will be going back to Iowa State for her sophmore year. She has officially decided to make Journalism/Public Relations her major. So if any of you out there in blog land (come on I know there are some writers and PR folks out there) are in this profession I would love to know about the job outlook.

She has had a busy summer working, taking classes and of course hanging out with friends. The time has gone by way to fast, I feel like she just got home and now we are getting ready for the return trip. House seems so empty when she is gone.

We have also been to many a softball game with baby girl. There is nothing I love better then watching a good softball game, but this summer it has been HOT here in the midwest (look at the pretty grass in the background). The poor girls are holding up and us parents, well we are doing o.k.

I have spent the summer flea marketing, canoeing, hanging out with friends and family, eating, drinking oh and motorcycle riding (more about this in another post).

Until next time...hope you are all enjoying this warm dry summer. My husband keeps reminding me that snow is just around the corner so enjoy this!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!! 

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
~John Dickinson