progress

Time to put away the paint brushes and tools until Fall. We had a long to-do list of shop display improvements and painting lined up for the Winter months, and now that Spring is peeking through the clouds and wind it's time to take stock of our renovations. I feel like we made tremendous progress in terms of utilizing our existing space while maintaining an open feeling as you wander through the shop. It was fun to tear things up and build new pieces with the wood, freshen old pieces up with lots of paint. Creative recycling !

Have a great weekend, get outside and have fun looking for Spring, little bits of green popping through.

Chris

River Homage

Our town sits on the edge of a river. A beautiful tidal river that provides so much to the people who live here and who visit throughout the year. During the summer months there are many boats in the harbor, moored here for pleasure, but there is also a large contingent of working vessels, throughout most of the year. Our family has enjoyed boating on the river for many years, and consider ourselves among the lucky group who have a mooring, and are able to enjoy a ride or row on the river without the chore of launching in and out each time. Our schedule is tight, especially during the summer season, so our time is usually limited to sunset jaunts after work. So pretty and relaxing at the end of a busy day to take a ride and take in the beauty all around us.

We have made some pieces of jewelry that contain stones from the river, but have never found anything that made us feel connected. Until now. Our new collection we have been working on pays homage to the river by recreating in glass, one of the simple treasures of the river. Our Damariscotta river stones are handmade with Italian glass, annealed in the kiln and then spend two cycles of ebb & flowing tides in the river. The "stones" are then retrieved, sleeved in sterling silver and put together on a sterling chain. Simple. Quiet jewelry. I love them and am so happy that each one is truly unique. Just like the river and the stones that lie beneath the waves.

Chris

NOT going to mention

The weather. If it was not for the oodles of garden supplies bursting from the local hardware shelves, I might begin to wonder about the season we are supposedly in.

The new scarves that arrived yesterday are a fun , not so serious collection. Lot's of color and pattern, most 100% cotton . Great for summer, terrific prices, too. Look for them on the site soon. I have photographed the silk beauties shown here. Supremely soft and delicate in design and to the touch, reminiscent of soft floral pastels.

That's all for today. I am alone in the shop today with a list a mile long. Who made that list, anyway ?? I think I may re-think dropping my afternoon cup o'joe...I love tea, I love tea, I love tea...

Have a good day,

Chris