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5 things you can do to feel Beautiful

Posted by Kaelin on Apr 28, 2012 in Blog, Musings | 0 comments

Five things you can do to feel beautiful, thoroughly enjoy life, and become one of the Beautiful People. I hope you will join me.

Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted by Kaelin on Feb 14, 2012 in Blog, Musings | 0 comments

On this holiday I want to wish you a very happy Valentine’s Day, and to tell you how much you mean to me. We’ve probably never met, but when you read my blog, like my items, or just show an interest- you make my day. All year long you click, read or share my work. And it means the world to me. Thank you. I wish you the very best in all...

Sunshine on Cloudy Day

Posted by Kaelin on Feb 10, 2012 in A Piece A Day, Blog | 0 comments

There is nothing more cheerful than a gorgeous ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. Even for people like me, who love the rain, the shimmering glow of glorious light where there were only gray skies is uplifting. All of which was going through my mind as I forged this delicious pendant today. Very nearly the embodiment of hope, and of course the subject of countless songs, sunshine on a cloudy day is one of my favorite fleeting phenomenons. It reminds me of things like laughing on a swing, picnics, and blowing bubbles. That nothing is so bad that it can’t be turned around. So let me introduce Sun Dancer to you. I hope you enjoy...

If We Shadows

Posted by Kaelin on Jan 21, 2012 in Blog, Musings | 0 comments

There’s something I feel you should know about me before we go any further in this blogger/blog reader relationship. Brace yourself. I adore Shakespeare. The arguments over who “really” wrote Shakespeare’s plays don’t matter to me in the slightest. The plays got written, I get to read them, and that’s all that matters. I’ll generously share with anyone else who likes to read them too, of course. I’ve talked before about how music moves through my studio and inspires all sorts of responses in my work, but it’s nothing in comparison to the reactions I get when I read. Especially when I read wonderful...

Gaudy is Good

Posted by Kaelin on Jan 20, 2012 in Blog | 3 comments

I am by nature very… forthright. I was labeled “To the Point” in my yearbook, and am known for my direct honesty even now. Which is why I value honest feedback, even if I don’t like it. I recently met a lady, who commented on my jewelry, and she gave me some very interesting feedback. Mrs.Blue (name changed at her request) very obviously struggled to come up with something nice to say. As I was very curious…. I told her to be as brutally honest as necessary. Here’s the approximate transcript allowing for my memory: “To be honest, I hate it. It’s too tiny. Too dainty. And bland. I’m sorry, but even if you gave...