Join me this Saturday morning for a sale of decorative items and store furnishings at our former North Raleigh store location. We've g...

On April 30th we'll close the doors on Panopolie, our second store in Raleigh. We'll move our stock, staff and inspiration downtown ...

This is a video from our Staff Craft Night last night at Ornamentea. It was so much fun; we ate delish food (Sarah bakes AWESOME cakes!), ha...

Today I had to send out a hard newsletter to all my customers telling them we would be closing one of our stores. You can read it here . We ...

Sorry for the bad camera-phone quality. Er, wait, actually I should say 'Don't you love the great hand-held feel of this professiona...

Don't you? I love the sheen that an old bit of metal gets after sixty or so years. Sometimes, however, I just can't wait sixty years...

Folks lose stuff in our stores all the time. Car keys, toys, water bottles, jackets and even prescription glasses. We have Lost & Found...

Oops, this post was supposed to go up on Wednesday. Sorry. Okay, this is a photo frame idea that uses old paperback books...you could do thi...

We do a monthly Staff Challenge here at the stores. We have secret ingredients or sometimes a theme and the staff members all compete to see...

Try It Tuesday is a great weekly event at Panopolie where we feature a quick-and-fun project that folks can try for a tiny price. I have ha...

This new ring class is exciting to me. I like big rings. They are dramatic and easy. I never feel overdressed with a big, weird ring on. The...

Do you have a desire to put holes in glass, shell, horn, wood or other materials for jewelry or crafts but worry about drilling them just ri...

This sweet project was designed by Andrea Sousa and you can get free directions right here. Andrea teaches felting classes in Raleigh at Pan...

There is a Charm Exchange Slumber Party coming up at Panopolie. I have been thinking of revisiting my ICE Resin and paper charms or maybe ...

We've rearranged and added a lot of stones to the stores...I think maybe a bit too much as the wall is jam-packed at Ornamentea and Pano...

A photo of our tiny Glenwood Avenue store, circa 1998?. Lots of old friends in this one, and there, in the middle is Miss Heidi back when sh...

Other than the junk drawer in my kitchen, there are some great places to find tiny bits and pieces to include in your jewelry. Jennifer of J...

We're having another crafty slumber party at Panopolie. Come make this delicious cuff bracelet and enjoy an evening of crafty chatter an...

We are adding a second classroom at Panopolie. We are doing this with a half-wall made of shelving and some curtains and a bit of this-and-t...

The fabulous Fifi the hen was overwhelmed at the contest entries at the first (ever!) Chicken Jewelry Contest at Panopolie. She couldn't...