WOW! What a crazy few months...it's been a true pleasure meeting all of you out there at the various art fairs. Plymouth proved once again why it is one of my favorite art fairs (that and Milford) the people are so nice and truly appreciate my work, the atmosphere is fab and the sales are always great (which really is the main reason I do this - I know...shocking!)

My art fair help has been my saving grace! My son Kody even had to pull a few shifts in Mt. Clemens (I believe he was a little board, but I couldn't blame him - he did an awesome job!) A huge thanks to Juli, Julie, Jayme, Christi, Carina and Kody.

Flint is a fantastic little art fair - perfect mix of artists and beautiful grounds of the Flint Institute of Arts. I really hope to get into that show again next year!

Chicago's Custer fair was a bust (sorry Custer Fair) and I would suggest avoiding it to all artisits!!!! However, Julie was great company and we did finally learn to laugh about the odd crowd and lack of sales - just flat out wierd!!! I finally started taking pictures of the crazy street performers, flea market booths and hippie vibe. (Aren't you sorry you missed it?) We did, as always meet a few nice people and am thankful for that. (Thanks FireHouse pub for letting us ride out the storm with some friendly locals!!)

Ann Arbor was long and grueling - ahhhhhhhh! Kings Courtyard was a great place to be and a heart felt thanks to Danette and her husband Bob for taking such great care of us. It was all in all a good art fair and probably wouldn't have been quiet so exhausting if I hadn't just come off of three days in Plymouth with only one day at home to make more jewels.


There was even a dog that came into my tent wearing a dress that matched my booth - gotta love it!!

I'm heading back to Chicago for one more art fair this weekend. This will be a wonderful show put on by Amdur Productions. It is in Skokie at Westfield Old Orchard July 25 & 26 and is a fine art fair. After that....one of my favorites - MILFORD Aug. 7, 8 & 9. Then Sept. with Rochester Art & Apples and Birmingham Art in the Park.

By the way....there has been some pretty cool jewelry along the way..............

I look forward to seeing many of you again this art fair season and can't thank you enough for your business. And yes......I'm busy getting all your "Imprint" orders done :-)

2009 ART FAIR DATES now posted @ the bottom of the blog!! Come and check out some of my new designs! Hope to see you all this summer!

Lots of new "Imprint" styles! Don't forget about Mother's Day...it's the perfect gift.

O.K. it's a New Year and I'm finally getting around to posting an update from the busy Holiday Season. A huge "Thank You!" to MaryAnne Maki for opening her home once again for the Annual Just Ware It! Holiday Open House. It was wonderful to see everyone and I truly appreciate your business and friendship. As always...MaryAnne's home was a showplace - every inch.... from the front porch to the "party on top" tree topper, she does a remarkable job decorating.

FAQ's about Ware "Imprints"

Here are the FAQ's about

Ware

"Imprint"

necklaces:

I've been getting so many e-mails to order the imprints for Christmas which is wonderful and I'm hoping some of this information will help:

*$32 for the chain and one disc.

*$8 for each additional disc.

*dime or nickel size (oval as well)

*16 or 18 inch chain

*I've had a few requests for the disc. alone without the purchase of a necklace and those are $14

*I would need the exact spelling of the name (s) or words.

*Design stamp choices are - Flower, star, heart, crown, peace sign, dragonfly, circle swirl.

*Orders can be placed by e-mailing me kware@justwareit.com and we can discuss payment then. I accept MC/Visa and Discover or you may mail me a check.

*Most orders will be shipped within 10 days - so order soon for Christmas. Once it gets closer to Christmas, it will depend on what I have in stock. These have been a huge seller and some items have been on back-order

Thanks so much for your interest in the Ware "Imprint" necklaces. I really feel they are the perfect Christmas gift and I look forward to hearing from you!

Merry Christmas to all of you and thank you for being a blessing to my business!

Ware Imprints - great idea for Christmas

Personalized gifts are always so well recieved, so why not order an Imprint necklace with kids names, words or phrases. They are $32 for the chain and one disc and $8 for each additional disc. Order on today! Here's a fun picture of a bunch that I imprinted after the Plymouth artfair - how fun!

Art in the Park - Plymouth Michigan

Finally an artfair back in Michigan!! Chicago was a blast but it's so nice to be close to home. Art in the Park in Plymouth is a huge artfair and one of my best of the summer. There about 450 artists and hundreds of thousands in attendance. Once again I had a perfect spot on Penniman Ave and my "Schleppers" for the weekend were two very dear friends Carina and Darcy. Thanks so much ladies - you know I couldn't have done it without you.

Carina got the two gorgeous weather days, she lives in

Livonia so she saw many people she knew and we enjoyed being outside (and very busy).

Darcy on the other hand got the rediculous weather day (I'll have to make that up to you!) We got hit with a huge rain storm...we were soaked, the jewelry was soaked and the water was running over our feet - yuk. They even closed the fair down for a while because of the weather. So...... we sat in the tent with the sides zipped down and drank our coffee. I must admit, it was great company and great conversation at least. Thanks for being such a trooper Darcy.