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SilverSpiral Creations selected for the 2019 Best of Torrington Award for Jewelry Designer!
SilverSpiral Creations Receives 2019 Best of Torrington Award
Torrington Award Program Honors the Achievement
TORRINGTON August 21, 2019 — SilverSpiral Creations has been selected for the 2019 Best of Torrington Award in the Jewelry Designer category by the Torrington Award Program.
Each year, the Torrington Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community.
Having a New Studio
What is it like to actually have a studio outside of your home and in an artisan community? It is different. It is a responsibility. You have to keep it clean and organized. You have to have a retail area, which means keeping it pretty and keeping it filled. It means paying rent. It means having to get into your car to get there. It means you have to remember to bring things back and forth to your home at times.
SilverSpiral Creations has Moved!
Boy am I a lucky person! I was invited to take a studio at Whiting Mills in Winsted CT, and I am now part of a fantastic community of artists in a beautiful historic building. It is like being a part of a great big, artist “think tank” and it inspires my creativity in a very big way! My studio is so spacious, I am able to set up a retail area and have my jewelry out all of the time.
Stone of the Month-Ammonite Fossil with Pyrite
So what is an Ammonite Fossil, and what is Pyrite? Ammonites are fossils of ancient sea creatures resembling snails–they are in fact, ancient mollusks. They have a beautiful, nautilus spiral shape, making for a wonderful organic shape. These creatures were as large as 6.5 feet in diameter (found in Russia), and as small as the palm of a child’s hand (found throughout the world).
Over millions of years, as these creatures died and were covered under the sea,
Millions of Good Things
What frightening times we are living in. As a resident of the USA, I am shaking my head at what appears to be chaos at every turn in our country. As we are continually bombarded with the minute by minute bickering at our highest levels of government, I am left to wonder where our sense of civility has gone. Where is the respect for one another?
Guess what! I found it! Where? All around us. It is in the small town that raises money to help our federal workers who have been unable to work through our Government shutdown.
Cyber Week! Is Something Wrong With Me?
Well today was Cyber Monday, and I am overwhelmed. All of this marketing has filled up my email boxes, has distracted me from my day to day work, and I am feeling as if I have missed out on more deals than I actually got. There is a mentality that if you DON’T shop on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, then you are a chump, a fool, an idiot who would rather pay full price. The marketers are very wise,
Connecting with Nature
When there is a change of season, you have the opportunity to experience a close connection with nature. Nature’s beautiful colors and rich dimensions can bring you happiness, joy, and a feeling of being a part of something special in this world.
With all of the negativity we are bombarded with each and every day, take a moment and go where no one is talking. Experience the quiet, the beauty and the peace. Then go back to your crazy,