Art in the park this weekend!

So I've been really slacking in posts lately! Apologies :) I've been busy with a crazy schedule of deadlines I accidentally put myself under! With Towson's show in May then trying to stock inventory for Art in the Park this weekend on top of getting ready to send a ton of my work to NY in a week and then finally trying to gear up for Artscape... It's been pretty hectic! But yes, come out this weekend to enjoy some beautiful work in a beautiful setting: under the winding paths of the tree shaded grounds of Westminster  City Hall! It's a perfect art show that I look forward  to participating in each year! It's supposed to be warm and sunny! I guess Summer has come to Maryland! 

Xoxox - Amy 

Shop Open!

Hooray! Got back from the city today and I decided to just open my shop, it only has a sampling of my full collection, but for now it is up and running! I'll just be posting new items each week until I have my full line up! I'm really excited and just wanted to share the news with you all, you can check it out here:

SHOP SUN AH BLAIR JEWELRY

also I promise to have a update in photos of what I've been doing the past week or so!

For now, have fun browsing my new shop at 1000 Markets!

Why Buy Handmade?

Just wanted to share this with everyone! Excerpt taken from buyhandmade.org.  I took the pledge what about you??

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Why buy handmade?

Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.

 

The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, and made with care and attention that can be seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.

Buying handmade is better for the environment.

 

The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.

Buying handmade is better for people.

 

The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.