Looking at this photo, would you believe this is my Happy place? I know it looks quiet but I don’t care. What these people are looking at is AWESOME. This was my 4th year attending the AZ State Button Convention held at the Hilton Garden Inn located on Avondale Rd south of the I10 freeway. Photos taken with permission. .
I couldn’t resist taking a class on medieval buttons and how they were discovered. It was totally fascinating. It was presented by Janelle Giles . She has been collecting Buttons for over 40 years and she has a popular Facebook page called Button Central. Some time back Janelle was in Paris for work. She went outside on a break and .
Guess what…we had two big Ruby Mae Jewelry milestones this week. 1st Milestone…Ruby Mae is now officially trademarked thru the US Department of Patents & Licenses. This was a 9 month process for me & I’m so glad I listened to my advisors & went for it. Someday when Macy’s or Nordstroms wants to buy my brand, I’ll be .
When my dad Jake was an Air Force flight instructor in the 1960’s, I’m sure he never thought that someday he’d be creating custom jewelry items & attending button conventions with his eldest daughter Leah. But he does & he has & his latest idea is stellar. While spending the afternoon together recently, we watched a Willie Nelson concert on .
I’ve had two BIG surprises this week! The 1st came when I saw my photo spread in the August edition of Rock Thiz Magazine. They posted a teaser of it on their facebook homepage and I just happened to see it while scrolling on Facebook. Rock Thiz Magazine editor Lisa Snyder contacted me about being in her magazine back .
Hello, Just wanted to share new pics I received from Go Daddy today. We recently spent a Sunday together in late April shooting videos & still photography for their upcoming small business campaign. They still haven’t said where or when I will be used but I have approved quotes they gathered from me to be used on flyers, etc.Here .
I recently taught my first Buttons 101 Class & it was hosted @JAM, a boutique in old town Scottsdale. These lovely ladies came together & we made lots of cool buttons projects and they gave some away as gifts. I loved seeing what they wrote on the gift cards. I find it interesting to see the button combinations they picked. Also, I think .
Hello everyone, Well I’m proud as punch to announce that Go Daddy, the well known website hosting company, has selected me & 3 other small business for their upcoming video campaigns. They are not quite sure how they will use our videos yet but most likely we will be on their website & maybe in print media. A video .
Last week I traveled to Tucson w/ my Dad to attend the biggest Arizona jewelry convention of the year. There are shows in over 40 venues and you’ll see booths set up in most hotels & parking lots, convention centers & malls. It’s absolutely huge. It’s not just jewelry & beads. It’s objects from all over the world. On the advice of .