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Warning: BSpoken Bead Necklace Class Could Be Good For Your Health

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Warning: BSpoken Bead Necklace Class Could Be Good For Your Health

Did you know that our Bead Necklace Make & Take Class can be good for your health? That may sound odd to you at first, but according to lots of research, taking time for yourself to explore your creativity can reduce stress and help ward off dementia related illnesses. Just viewing art in a museum can lower your stress hormones, so actually participating in making art is even more significant to your body. When engaged in art making, whether you consider yourself artistic or not, research has shown that creating or working with our hands enhances our mental health and makes...

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Magic Beads

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Magic Beads

We've all heard the story of Jack and the Beanstalk with those famous magic "beans", right?  Well, we now make magic "beads"! Quite a few of our designs have come about by being the off spring of something else, so why shouldn't "magic" beads result from our 3 Year Beads? I guess I need to explain this one. I work as a special needs paraeducator at an elementary school as my "day" job. This job sometimes requires more creativity than making our jewelry. I have been working with a student on and off for two years that loves our jewelry....

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Kentucky Crafted, Bead Necklace Class #2, and North Carolina!

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Kentucky Crafted, Bead Necklace Class #2, and North Carolina!

Our first show of the year, Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2016 is now a wrap. I will say this was truly the best of the three years we've participated. We hope that this becomes the trend for the year. Things just felt right this time. The booth after many tweaks and 20 or so shows in the past 3 years was at its best. Almost every show we've done, the booth has in some way been different. Many times it has to be because we never know how we may have to adjust due to the location we've been given or the...

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Big Weekend Ahead!

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Big Weekend Ahead!

It's almost here! Yes, we're talking about Kentucky Crafted:The Market! It's the first show of our 8 month art fair/show season. There's really nothing you can compare it to in the state of Kentucky.  We are very thankful for the Kentucky Arts Council's initiative to showcase the best in arts, crafts, music and food. We are very humbled to be a part of this amazing group of creatives. We hope you will be able to attend this year. Thank goodness we don't have a ton of snow on the ground like we did last year. The hours are are 9am-7pm...

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New Show Season

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New Show Season

We're trying to get the hang of blogging, but we let other things get in the way. It's the beginning of our show season so we are both consumed with creating new pieces, updating wholesale line sheets, prepping for wholesale orders, and refreshing our show booth and displays. Our display tables, crates and jewelry displays taking a beating over any show season. Last year was a particularly busy and harsh weather season. We did about 12 shows in lots of rain, wind and extreme heat. Our first show last year, Kentucky Crafted went on despite mounds of snow. We can...

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