It's Wednesday morning. I am listening to the (joyful) sounds of the kids eating their breakfast. Today they go back to school after a week and a half long spring break. (My spring breaks were only one week long, but I guess that's the topic of another blog) We had a good time over spring break: a quick road trip to Utah, a fabric shopping spree, our annual trip to Casa Bonita (a real treat! also a topic of another blog), gardening, jumping on the trampoline, visits to the park, and play dates ...

Why Milagros?   I have often been asked Why do you work with Milagros? What is your connection to Milagros?   I feel that I have a special connection to Milagros because of my mom.  I grew up in an artist’s home.  I was exposed to the arts and culture throughout my upbringing.  My mother was an artist in her own right having a BFA and MFA.  (My father also has a BFA and MFA).  While I didn’t learn my craft through osmosis, my interest built because of the love for art that I felt in my ...

This is the story of the art studio that I share with my friend and business partner, Kerry.  This will explain a lot about who we are and what we do.   The historic little blue building in Old Town Lafayette has lived many lives.   What was once Lafayette’s kindergarten, a storage facility and even a wash house, is a building with a history and with history comes a story.    This one involves an artist, a mother and daughter, a friendship, dreams and a pair of red cowboy ...

This week Kerry and I worked a lot in the studio.  We spend a few days creating jewelry and taking photos of our work.  I spent another day listing the new items on Amazon.  It can be a time consuming process.  I haven't even finished listing our new items.  But I have this perfect pair of earrings to share... Kerry made them. I love the colors and I love how delicate they are.  They will be available soon on Amazon.

Today we worked in the studio.  We haven’t done that for a long time, it seems.  Our days have been filled with shopping, meetings, and scouting.  Not to mention the days that we have to cancel due to the kids off of school or cold weather (the studio doesn’t heat very well).  Today we had studio guests in at noon.  We had to stay in.  I guess being “forced” to stay in was good for us.  It pushed us back to what we do: make jewelry.  Sometimes finding inspiration, after not working for a ...