Selecting for Furniture Market turns into design groove
Melody | Sunday, 23 March, 2008 at 5:46 PM 
Have you been planning to spend any time in High Point during "Furniture Market" this year? If you're not local, I'm talking about the High Point International Home Furnishings Market. If you're not avoiding the town entirely, you should stop in and see my work at this year's market!
It's hard to believe a whole year has passed since Gifts Like Nothing Else first sold my jewelry at the spring market '07, but it has! (Here's my excited announcement from last year.) Now all I have to do is whittle down the inventory I'm taking to them at the end of the week, 
and I'll be golden. Because although I sold quite a few of "my babies" - these one-of-a-kind artisan necklaces - we all agree that this time around it's better if I just choose what I want to take them. Last year the choices were just too overwhelming. So this time it's me alone who gets to be overwhelmed the choice is all mine!
Since I sat down to write this post a few hours ago, the design bug bit me and I decided to see what would happen if I got out some clay pendants and some semi-precious stones. These 
pictures show the resulting answer to that question. Now to see if I'm going to keep going or stop here...and get back to my original task, which was choosing which pieces to take. I'm no closer to knowing. (Except for these two new ones, of course!)
You can bet I'll know by the end of the week, though. Furniture Market waits for noone!
Reader Comments (7)
Those are some slammin' necklaces, girlfriend. What I wouldn't give to have your creative talent. I know you'll have a great year at market. Take some of those earrings that I told you I can't stop wearing. They go with everything.
Aw shucks! Slammin, she said! Love it. And yes, they're getting some of those earrings for sure. Thanks for the reminder; I've made some and have to finish filing down the pointy ends...best to make time for that, no? Thank you!!!
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Wow! How beautiful. Since my daughter owns three of your pieces already you know we are big fans of your work. My cousin and his family live close to High Point,in fact both he and his wife attended the college there. My aunt and uncle are also building a home there to be closer to the grandbabies. I would love to attend Furniture Market. with relatives and friends in the area I may have to put that on the calendar for next year.
Thanks!
DO come down for Furniture Market next year! That'd be a hoot! (I'm sure your family would agree, too.)
Melody, I just happened to notice the time you responded to my blog. how do you create a coherant thought so early in the morning?
I would love to come to your part of the world. My husband wants to try and get down there this summer to go fishing with my cousin. Cross you fingers, then I can dig through all your designs. I can do some early Christmas shopping.
;) re early morning coherent thoughts. It's a mystery to me. I am NOT a morning person but sometimes I find there's just no choice, I guess.
How cool if you do get down here this year! Keep me posted...