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The Highland County Maple Festival 2022!!!
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WE ARE BACK!!! Finally after being gone for THREE YEARS (can you even believe that because I can't?) the Highland County Maple Festival is BACK ON!! I AM SO EXCITED!! For more information on the festival visit their WEBSITE. I am in my usual spot in the High School Gym. I have missed seeing so many of you over the last few years! I do hope that you can make it out and enjoy the festival. I have been creating lots of new pieces and acquiring lots of new gorgeous gemstones to work with. I am happily settled into...
Happy Valentine's Day! The Farmers' Market at IX Art Park!
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Happy Valentine's Day! Saturday February 12th, IX Art Park 9a-1p Happy to be back at IX this weekend for the Valentine's Day Market! The weather is looking lovely and I am excited to come out of my winter hibernation for a bit. Come out and say HI!! I do really enjoy this time of year where I can take a little break and let off the gas for a while and slow down. Winter is the perfect time for this! I am still creating but not quite as much as other times of the year. My goal is to practice...
Online Shop Now Open for Business!!
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We are now open for business!! I am so excited to share with you my brand new website and online shop.This re-creation of my website was made possible by a grant from the Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC). I am so grateful for this opportunity and the developer I was paired with (who walked me through the entire process). Ray and his team have taken care of all the technical setup for the site so I could focus on the content and product creation. I could have never done this on my own! I am so grateful and so EXCITED!...
Fall SHOWS are ON!!!
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My favorite time of year (for the Vermonter in me)! After more than 20 months no Art Shows, we are finally back! I cannot tell you how grateful I am for the Farmers' Market at IX Art Park that has truly kept my business going over the last year. So incredibly grateful for all the new (and old) customers in Charlottesville! I know some of you have been missing me with shows being cancelled so here's my upcoming schedule for October. I haven't sent an email in so long I am sure some of you thought I disappeared so I'm...
Charlottesville Tomorrow 6/22! Wintergreen July 4,5 and 6th!
Posted by Melanie Schaefer on
I will be back at the Charlottesville City Market tomorrow from 8a-12p. I am Row H Spot #10. Next to Radical Roots in the row next to South St. If you've followed me for any length of time then you've heard me gripe about photographing my jewelry. It's just not a job I love and I am happy to get by on shots from my iPhone. Sadly, this just doesn't cut it when it comes to jury photography and getting into art shows. I was turned down to two new shows that I applied to this year. Jewelry is a...