February – The Month of Love
Holy cow! It is cold here in Michigan! Feels like we went from: is it cold enough for a coat? weather to, three layers just isn’t enough! weather overnight. My poor dog, Charlie, hasn’t been getting her daily two mile walk either, so we are going a bit stir crazy. And because Punxsutawney Phil predicted…
January Babies: Here’s Your Garnet Crash Course
If you wear jewelry, you usually fall into one of two categories: You either LOVE or you HATE your birthstone. The biggest reason people fall into the latter category? They don’t like the color of their birthstone. There are, however, a ton of reasons to love January’s birthstone. So, today I’m going to give you January…
Moonstone vs. Rainbow Moonstone
Moonstone vs. Rainbow Moonstone, are they the same? Hello, my name is Susan and I’m a self proclaimed rock hound. The wee collections scattered around my studio are proof positive that I’m addicted to rocks of all kinds. AND, I design jewelry. Hello. Dead giveaway. Remember those Hallmark calendars that had the lists of birthstones in…
June Happenings at Daisy Chains Jewelry
I don’t know about where you live, but here in Michigan, summer is short. Not only did June mean the lifting of some of the COVID-19 restrictions, but it brought with it some of the nicest weather we’ve had to date. The sunshine has a way of soothing our weary souls from our tough March, April…
DCJ First Quarter Newsletter
Show season, Motherhood (aka Feeling old), and other stuff… It’s almost the weekend, Tribe! Ho-lee-crap, can anyone say AMEN to that? How is everyone doing?? So many things I want to share with you today, I’m not even sure I know where to begin. They like me; they like me not. Jury season is almost…
Spread the Love. 10 Semi-precious Stones that Symbolize Love and Affection.
It’s time to come clean. I’m a romantic at heart. I always root for the underdog. Star crossed lovers? Well, they should be together forever. Mulder and Scully? Shipped. Ross and Rachel? Shipped. McDreamy and Meredith, …between us, we could come up with dozens more I’m sure. Now that I’ve come clean, you won’t be…
Change is Not a Four Letter Word
Change is not a four letter word, …and other things. Happy New Year, dear Tribe! I hope you all had a joyous, and memorable holiday! Now that 2018 is firmly in the rearview mirror, I wanted to take this opportunity to extend a big thank you to everyone that purchased gifts for their loved ones…
Blink, we missed it. Officially 8 weeks until Christmas?
Happy Monday, Tribe! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. I’m sitting here sipping my Monday morning coffee, and trying to put my weekly game plan in order. The end of the year is rapidly approaching and nothing put it more into perspective than last Fridays’ carpool. Thursdays and Fridays are my middle school carpool days….
Happy Sweet 16 Daisy Chains!
Sweet 16. Do you remember turning sixteen? For me, it was a time in my life that I felt confident in myself. My awkward phase was coming to a close (well mostly, except for maybe when I was around a certain boy), I loved school, was big into sports, and had my license to drive….
Blue Paper, Connections, and the Tribe
Blue Paper, a History… If you have ever been to one of my shows, you probably remember the little slips of blue paper that say “GIVEAWAY!” at the top…I’m always either running out of them, misplacing them, or using the back of them for notes. Well, those little pieces of paper hold the names of…
2014 Art Fair Giveaway Winners
Art fair season has officially come to a close, and what a wonderful season it was! That means that it is time to announce the winners of the 2014 Art Fair Giveaways.
Road Trip! Have Art, Will Travel.
One down, two to go in my end of July/August show schedule! This year I scheduled 3 shows in a row that started off with a road trip to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. But that’s not all, folks… the road trip is just beginning.