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An ode to my Dremel Stylus:
Posted by Ann Clough on
Oh handy and super useful Dremel Stylus, My brother bought you. For me. When you first arrived on the scene. You served me well for 10 years. Then you quit. I had a hard time finding you again. No more of you were being made, please explain! I should have bought many of you back then. Alas. I did not. Your replacement got me through these last 6 years without trouble or tears. But today. You died. What am I to do?! You are impossible to get. You weren't a normal tool. And I'm not a normal artist. We went...
Happy Friday
Posted by Ann Clough on
Good Morning! It's been a while since I've done an update. First things first: a set of St. Xenia crowns that shipped out this week. Clear crystals this time (rather than "ab" finish shown on the site. This set is well on it's way to North Carolina right now. God speed! I've been so Thankful? Grateful? Relieved? Inspired? Blessed? by your orders this Spring season. Not sure how to best express my feelings....This past year made it hard to plan for the future of this business. But I don't feel like I have that same stress now. Of course, just...
Musical Crowns!
Posted by Ann Clough on
Interestingly, the St. Herman crowns have been very popular these last few weeks. However, I have had to switch out the design on the St. Herman crowns due to material availability. The effects of COVID and its numerous shut-downs over this past year have made it increasingly difficult to get some of the specialty materials back in stock. Frankly, I feel like the need to brainstorm alternative patterns creates better products. I really like the new version of the St. Herman crowns, and the St. Anastasia crowns that have come out of this needed adaptation. Thanks for understanding that I can't always...
Not Crowns, but still round
Posted by Ann Clough on
OK, so I'm still dabbling in Prosphora seals. So much so, that I have actually been registering some associated domain names and will soon be launching a separate site/business for all of that. I will still be listing the seals here on this site (In Accessories for now. Maybe we'll make a separate menu tab for bread seals?)...and doing most of my talking about them over here... The other websites are just going to be static information-style pages, with links to my Amazon and Etsy stores for purchasing. That's most economical approach, and frankly, the most maintenance free approach, at...
Cold but Happy
Posted by Ann Clough on
Good Morning! I had to share this today: On such a cold winter day, I still get to ship out crowns that remind me of my plants and the warm summer sun. That made me really happy today. I just have one more Grapevine set left until the the vines start growing again this Spring. I'll have to plan better for next year's batch!