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Holiday season is upon us and we elves are busy fretting...............churning, turning, twisting, mixing and matching.
 Not stopping to think, "Why"! Why the bleep am I doing what I'm doing!
The hours suck........the pay not so great..........no health benefits....dental? No Way!
 But the rewards?.........Plenty!!! This is the key reason d'etre! The reason why we all do what we craft people do. It's the complete and utter satisfaction of people telling you later how happy they were to receive something that you had made as a  present. Especially when someone you hardly know makes their way across a crowded street, just to tell you how thrilled they were to receive one of your wares! How the piece you made goes perfectly with their new coveted top and that they had already received many compliments. How each time they wear your piece they feel great!
Well,......... I would like to say that that didn't really matter..............that I do what I do because I can't help it..........because I know nothing else is as fulfilling............ (other than rearing my kids of course.)
But when I have made something that has altered someone else's life even if it only lasts a day, I feel success! Now, I gotta say that feels pretty good!
I keep thinking it seems so trival to spend my days finding the right beads, the right colour, size and shape. So much time and thought making sure each bend and turn enhances each item I choose to be apart of the collage I create. But I still love it after all these years.....17 of  them. Holy!
In this Holiday Craze of making..........I am grateful.........I am thrilled and feel proud to be able to offer something in this crazy world of consumerism that is made by my arthritic hands, my sore shoulders, my neck aches, my failing eyes and my full heart and soul.

Cheers to all this fine season!

Michelle Miller


Heluva Good Time Sale
Fri. Nov. 27th 6-10pm
Sat. Nov. 28th 11am-5pm
137&139 Arthur St. N, Guelph, On

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Vast, bright, beautiful, quiet...........luxury!
There was resistance @ first but I must say it's pretty darn nice going to work these days!
How fortunate I am!
My focus is connection; to myself, to my work, to my materials, to each bend and swirl, each bead size and shape chosen, each colour and hue. Breath.... be...... make.


Works inspired by the thaw........



"Fire In The Head"
Mar.14th-Apr.14th
Barber Glass Gallery
167 Suffolk St. W,
Guelph, On
519 824-0821
Opening Sat.14th 2-4pm
live music and dance

See and download the full gallery on posterous

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Expand your space, expand your mind.

That's what I'm banking on! I've been working in a hovel for years now squished into the dining room unpacking and packing up @ day. Happy to have my own cabinet with some shelves. Just enough space to cram all my thousands of beads, wire, tools, all the old broken and unwanted jewellery that has been passed on to me from customers and friends eager for me to be able to breathe some life into their discarded memories. Just enough to get by to do the tasks I need to do, to fully utilize the few hours I have to work. Why move? Why expand? Why spread out? Do we really need a lot of space to create? It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. I'm comfortable in my uncomfortable little set up. I'm used to the disfuntion!  It's been slow.......but I'm finally getting excited. The desk has been purchased, curtains have been made and hung, old things have been made new, floors have been sanded the date has been set. Dec.5th and 6th

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Liz Noble will also be showing and hopefully selling paintings.

 

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Cheers, Michelle
www.mimijewellery.com

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