April notes

Well...nothing like bi-polar weather in Minnesota, right?!  Those of you who are here in this state know all too well.... 65° a couple days ago and back to 33° and snow!  Eventually 🌺Spring🌺 will stick around and hopefully really soon!

I got to spend a couple days in Elbow Lake with our friends from KR-Digital Gift & Frame Shop adding more jewelry to my display cabinets in the store, doing inventory and hanging out.  Sadly due to the weather coming in I had to leave a day early... so I'm back in the office and getting caught up up with some social media stuff and this newsletter.

Here's what's coming up soon.  
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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Date: Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026   
​Event:  Roadside Tavern's Spring Market (NNB & Sauce/Crafts)
Time:  10am-2pm
​Where: Roadside Tavern, 531 Main Street
Town:  Roscoe, MN

Date: Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026  
Event:  Gathering In The Arts (NNB & Sauce/Crafts)
Time:  11 am- 4 pm
​Where:  St. Francis Xavier Parish School Gym
Town:  Sartell, MN

The first weekend of May is still in the works.... but might not be a possibility.
Keep an eye on my Facebook page for last minute updates or changes!
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THE JEWELRY:
With a customer request for another style leather for a Lapis stone necklace and only one left on display with a thicker cord, it was time to check my stash!  I found two more of the nice rough cut Lapis stones, one is being sold to said customer and the other will be available.  Then there were more Citrine stones too!  With their translucent pretty pale yellow color they are perfect for the spring/summer months and so more of those are available for you.  

A bird bracelet and Texas Star earrings were also finished from the design table.
I have a bunch of new fun keychains as well!  So come see me at the next shows!
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LASTLY:
I was at our church's ladies gathering last week on a day when the weather turned kind of messy and so I ended up being the only one there.  However the host was the person to share for our gathering and so I asked her to do so.
Her testimony and life story she shared centered around Psalm 121. The first two verses were something I too had memorized so many years ago and they often come to mind when I'm confronted with situations I need calmness about.
So, I want to share this Psalm with you from the NASB translation.  It is such a beautiful prayer too for each one of us and an assurance that God does care for us.

Psalm 121:1-8
1. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From whence shall my help come?
2.  My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth.
3. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.
4. Behold He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5.  The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6.  The sun will not smite you by day; Nor the moon by night.
7.  The Lord will protect you from all evil/He will keep your soul.
8. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.
AMEN.

See you at the shows!

Much love,
Sam