Note* site is back up…

Jewelry Destiny is back up!!

The host was doing server maintenance and all is well again!

Thank you for your patience!

Until next time…
Lori B.

Quote of the week…#2

“All it takes to fly is to hurl yourself at the ground… and miss.”
-Douglas Adams

Spring…a time of peace and renewal…

or insanity? …   While spring brings immediate thoughts of blooming flowers and birds returning from their winter homes, for many of us it can mean a bit of craziness.  Tax time is looming and a renewed urge to become organized and efficient can easily take over a studio and design time.  Many artists, and especially jewelry designers, find themselves rushing about trying to gather up receipts and spending days and nights taking inventory readying themselves for the day(s) with the tax forms.  

Amidst this harried paperwork is also the urgency to debut spring lines and open new venues to connect with customers.   Marketing strategies and juried show applications can all leave little time left to appreciate the “renewal of creativity” that should also come with the new season. 

I believe that by preparing on a constant and habitual basis rather than in spurts of “business owner ADHD”, we can allow ourselves more time to appreciate the changes around us and to let the “birth of Spring” wrap itself around our artistic muses, and  to set them free. I prefer the method of “on-going efficiency” which leaves me with much more time to do the things I really love to do- help YOU feel as beautiful as you inherently are.

So…rather than “falling prey” to the bad habits of the procrastinator, perhaps the Spring should, instead, be a time to set down resolutions of organization that stay solidly habitual throughout the year, and to truly allow yourself the time to appreciate your inner muse and beauty.  Allow this time to be one to learn something new about yourself as well as about the world around you.

I hope that the impending change of seasons will find you with the same sense of wonder and peace that I will be trying to convey in my own work. 

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This piece has recently been returned to my collections, just in time for Spring!  It was travelling the USA on a “Sent-A-Metal Journey” tour of Artisan jewelry.  After being viewed across the country it is now back and available for purchase. 
(This piece is #3 of a limited edition) 

Be a rose in the garden…..Be beautiful.

Until next time…
Lori B.

ps- the jewelrydestiny.com site appears to be having some server problems today….I am working to resolve the issue and hope to have the site returned to functioning asap!  In the meantime… rosesofonegarden.com is up and running!

Quote of the week…#1

“If you are not happy in this day, for what day are you waiting?” -Abdul’ Baha

Wild February!

I never thought I would start a blog…..but well…times are a changin aren’t they?  I will try to post here as often as I can and will update with news, tidbits, showing schedules, etc…as often as needed.  I will be using this blog to give my customers not only a way to “keep in touch” with the goings-on of my work, but to also get to know me a bit better.  I believe that a connection between artist and collector is vital and ever-growing.  So…down to “business”….. 

February has turned out to be quite a month! My work is now being represented by Mr. P. Godin.  Look for my work to be available soon through high end local jewelry stores, galleries, and boutiques! I look forward to the possibility of a large “Open Studio” event this spring/summer, and may even have time to book a private showing or two. (If you would like to carry my work in your retail establishment or book a private showing in your home or business, please email me).

Check out not only my main website: Roses of One Garden, but also Jewelry Destiny, where you will find higher end designs made to enhance the innate beauty of Woman in the modern world! These designs are so special to me that they are featured on their own web site!

Lots of new work and ideas are taking shape! More metalsmithing and lots of lampwork and fusing is included in many of my new pieces.

A major addition to my lines will be a line of fine silver handsculpted rose rings!! Each will be a bit different as they are truly handsculpted, and will be available in lots of different sizes to accomodate just about everyone! (Feel free to email me to custom order one in your size!)

Sneek Peek…..

This one was made for my mother and features a tiny ladybug next to the rose….

Until next time…..

Lori B.