September and Show Recap

I sit here now thinking about how much I love September, and can hardly believe that the middle of the month is upon us. There is so much about September that I enjoy.

I love the transition of the season, holding onto the last bit of summer with the brisk mornings and warmer afternoons. The beach is a dream, the crowds are minimal, and the water is still warm, but no lifeguards (that stinks!) With the return of school, a chance to get back to a schedule after the chaos of summer, not saying that once school starts it's not just a chaotic...just scheduled chaos. And with the chaos of summer, I rarely have the chance to visit my bench : ( so with the welcoming of September I can get back out to my shop! This is great, considering most of my shows fall between September and November.

This past weekend, was one of the largest shows I participate in. It was a great success! The weather was wonderful, and the show was well attended. Being that my blog has been on hiatus, and I haven't shared many of my new pieces lately, I thought I'd share some of the pieces that found new homes over the weekend.

Are you seeing a pattern here? It seemed to be a blue, green kinda day.

Now, back to to enjoying September, which includes new work : )

Back to Normal

Seems I got a little carried away with summer! My blog was totally neglected, I didn't take the time to keep up with the blogs I follow, and the only thing visiting my workbench were the crickets and spiders, but all in all, that worked out to be totally fine!

A quick recap...

• Sun-Kissed was published in the July issue of Bead Trends

available in my Etsy Shop

• There were several art shows, none a huge success...tears...but every little bit counts, right? Rainy,  100+ temps., and more bad weather kept the attendees away. But, I'm hoping for a really great show this weekend! Keeping my fingers crossed!
• Had my first trunk show at a local gallery, The Artful Bean, that sells my work.
• The best part...Spent lots of time, with the fam, at our place in PA.

With September comes a little more structure. We will all go back to work and school, saving the play for the weekend. However, this will allow me to spend more time in my shop, and I will be able to get back to some type of normal schedule.

I'm looking forward to catching up with my blogging buddies, but I still can't believe it's already September and the summer has once again slipped by. How about you?