September Notes

September is here and with it the Fall/Winter show season has begun!  We still have just a few outdoor events (this coming weekend and two more in September) and after that it'll be all indoor again for the rest of the Fall and Winter craft/art shows!

I'm excited about some of my newest creations for the jewelry with pearls/stone and leather combos in bracelets and some new simple lightweight necklaces and anklets.
Also an upcoming Ladies event where I'll get to play my new guitar - which also means I need to sit down and legit practice!!!  That's kinda still falling to the wayside 😳

So, without further due, here is the upcoming show schedule:

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Date: Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 7 & 8, 2024  
Event:  Old Creamery Art & Craft Show  (NNB & Sauce/Crafts)
Time:  Sat: 8 am - 5 pm  &  Sun: 9 am - 4 pm
​Where: Old Creamery Restaurant, 405 Main Street East
Town:  Rice, MN

Date: Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024  
Event:  St. Cloud East End Festi-Fall  (NNB & Sauce/Crafts)
Time:  Noon - 5 pm
​Where: Handyman's Hardware (our location) & East End of St. Germain St.
Town:  St. Cloud, MN

Date: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024  
Event:  NotesNBling Annual Open House  (Jewelry Only)
Time:  10 am - 4 pm
​Where: NotesNBling Studios Backyard (Inclement weather-inside)
RSVP email: [email protected] for address
Town:  Sauk Rapids, MN
Note: If you've been to the studio before, you know where to be 😊.  If you don't, I prefer if you would please email your RSVP to get the address/directions.  (Since it's not a business complex location I prefer not to list our address publicly online).  If you've been a customer you can also text me if you have my number ❤️.

NOTESNBLING JEWELRY:
Sadly I have to say that I had to pull out my jewelry from Sweet Bay Boutique as Ashley needed the space for more inventory she has coming in for her beautiful boutique.
We may do occasional pop-ups with my jewelry there in the future.
In Braham, MN however there is a flower/boutique shop interested in my jewelry and already spoke with the owner.  Now it's just finding the right timing for us to talk about the particulars and possibly bringing jewelry there.  So that's in the works.

New creations drop:

First in this series of photos we have one example of a few new glasses keepers (all different color combinations or solids) I created as my stock got super low.  So there'll be some new fun ones for keeping your glasses handy.  
Next is a freshwater pearl and barrel knot leather drop necklace (this was last year's NNB Open House main giveaway), so for the first this season, this simple but elegant necklace is now available for purchase.  Matching earrings on a leather loop and some freshwater/stone/leather knot link bracelets have also been created.  These were SO fun and I hope you guys will love them, as I'd be eager to make more.  Freshwater pearls are getting expensive so I'd like to order a few if I can catch them on sale!

Come see these and SO MUCH MORE this weekend (Sat & Sun, Sept. 7 & 8 in Rice at the Creamery Craft Show.
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LASTLY:
This week there have been some things I've been contemplating on.  One is that I need to get something going online sales wise, starting with updating the website and including a shopping cart for weekly drops of random jewelry pieces you guys can purchase during a certain time window.
Doing some lives...  Maybe show you the pieces in person, so you know what's dropping in the weekly drop.
​Also thinking about some jewelry making classes.  Let me know if you'd be interested in something like that.   This can be combined with a live to show you how to make something and I could make that project available as a kit for you to purchase.
Lots of things on my mind that at the moment I have no idea how to implement and sadly I cannot afford to pay someone to help me with all the technical aspects, thus it's up to me to have a new learning curve and figure out all the particulars.  All I need is TIME and chunks of uninterrupted hours....

Also with so much going on in our world today, the Lord gave me a scripture to focus on this week:  
Psalm 37:18-19.  The Lord knows the days of the blameless and their inheritance will be forever.  They will not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they will have abundance.

As I've been helping a friend with rides to doctor appointments I'm reminded how important kindness is to one another, even if it means that our schedule gets cramped and some of the creations will have to wait for a later release.  
It's been a good thing to be there for one another and I'm blessed to know she has other friends who care for and love her too.  

In another matter - let's remember to be kind to people, even if their actions/reactions aren't what we expect, but often a word spoken in kindness will diffuse the otherwise intense situations. ❤️

​Trust in the Lord with all your heart and don't lean to your own understanding.  😊
​See you at the shows!

Live blessed and thankful,
Sam