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A Joyful Heart - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday - January 20, 2016

Posted January 20, 2016

 

 

A favorite quote, one that I often remind myself, is from Mother Teresa:  "A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love."  Such true words!

 

 

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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost . . .

Posted December 31, 2015

 

I love quotes . . . always have, always will.  Sometimes a particularly meaningful or beautiful set of words will stop me in my tracks as I ponder the significance.  The quote will be read over and over again, mulled over and over again, and then committed to memory (hopefully).  The power of words never fails to amaze me.  And the power of words can be very scary when they espouse bigotry and hate.  I have a rather large "Words of Wisdom and Profundity" board on Pinterest.  No hate there . . . although a great quote I love says, "A truly great library has something to offend everyone."  So maybe some people will find something offensive in it.  Hey, it is what it is.

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» Tagged: Innisfree, Lord of the Rings, Marianne Willimson, posters, quotes, ReciteThis, Shadow Dog Designs, ShadowDogDesigns, Thoreau, Tolkein, Whitman, Yeats

Unique New Handmade Jewelry at Shadow Dog Designs

Posted December 27, 2015


Finally the holiday Art Festivals have ended.  Yay!  I had been very busy doing shows since Labor Day weekend; some months several shows were scheduled back-to-back weekends.  Bewteen them and a busy on line sales season, believe me, I am ready for a little rest and relaxation.  That doesn't mean I'll quit listing new items in my Indiemade shop and all that entails.  Oh, no.  But the idea of having 5-6 weeks free of shows makes me more than a little giddy!

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» Tagged: copper, Czech glass, dangles, dogs, earrings, gemstones, handmade, horses, Indiemade, jewelry, necklaces, one of a kind, owls, pewter, Shadow Dog Designs, ShadowDogDesigns, sterling silver, unique

Not So Simply Red - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade - December 2, 2015

Posted December 2, 2015

With Christmas fast approaching (can you believe it's already December?), the color red was chosen to be highlight of this post.  Just think of everything that red is associated with during this holiday season:  Santa's red suit, Rudolph's red nose, the red of holly berries, red poinsettias, red ribbon, red apples as some of the first Christmas tree decorations centuries ago, and many more.  This post is called "Not So Simply Red" because red is definitely not a simple color.  Just look at all its various blazing shades and nuances of red in the handmade artisan creations below . . . and in the reds you see all through the Christmas season.

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» Tagged: Christmas, coral, earrings, flower crown, holiday cards, jewelry, knit, lampwork, neck ruffle, necklace, red, rose, slippers, tartan, wine stopper, Yemen

New Handmade Jewelry by Shadow Dog Designs

Posted July 16, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHEW!!!  It is a lot of work to develop a new web site (and to keep another one going).  The making of the jewelry is the easy part.  It's the photographing, photo editing, deciding which pictures to use and in what order, writing each description filled with good SEO and captioning each photo, all these take up so much time.  Not to mention all the promoting that needs to be done afterwards so the new, one of a kind jewelry can actually be found!  WHEW - makes me tired!

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» Tagged: artisan, boho, earrings, handmade, jewelry, necklaces, Shadow Dog Designs, ShadowDogDesigns, unique
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