First Friday At The Banana Factory May 2, 2014

I'm expecting a great crowd tonight for First Friday at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA

where I am an artist in residence! From 6pm to 9pm all of the resident artist's studios 

will be open to the public and there is lots to see and do. My studio is on the first floor,

 studio 102, so if you get a chance to come out, be sure to stop in and say hello! 

It's going to be a beautiful night! 

Part of my studio inside the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA. I am in studio 102, first floor.

One of my studio walls, all filled with new jewelry available for purchase.

On display tonight in my studio at the Banana Factory

I was featured artist of the month last month for April! Here I am hanging my exhibit. April 

is now over, but you can still see my exhibit, which I moved from the hall into my studio. 

Featured artist exhibit night and book signing

Inside my studio

I will also have some copies of my new jewelry instruction book, BoHo Chic Jewelry available

for purchase in my studio. If you can't make it to the studio, you can purchase a copy here.

The Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA  (directions)

What do you think?

Hope to see you there!

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

New For First Friday At The Banana Factory

I have a handful of new pieces of broken china jewelry that will be on display

and for sale at my studio at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA tonight 

for First Friday! That's studio 102 if you haven't been there yet. Stop in 

and say Hi, I will be there from 6-9pm!

Antique Flow Blue china with shamrock or clover motif

What do you think?

Check out my new jewelry instruction book!

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

October First Friday In My Studio

Big thanks to everyone who stopped out to my studio at the Banana Factory

last night for First Friday! The weather was beautiful and we had a busy crowd! 

If you haven't stopped out yet to say hi, I'm in studio 102

of the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA.

Soon I will be offering some workshops so be sure to stay

tuned as I will be announcing them on my blog once I

have them all planned out. 

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

Henna Tattoos At The Banana Factory For First Friday

Last night was First Friday at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA (for those

of you who don't know, I am a resident artist at the Banana Factory and I have a

studio there!) On First Friday at the Banana Factory, all of the resident artists are

in the house and we all open up the doors to our studios and welcome the public

to come in and see what we are up to! 

Last night's crowd was great! Class Registrar Linda stopped in my studio to say

hello and I got to check out her awesome henna tattoos that were being offered 

that night in the Banana Factory. I would have loved to get one but I had to mind 

 my studio! Maybe another time! In any case, I snapped a couple of photos of 

Linda's henna tattoos to share with you. The henna artist will be offering a class at

the Banana Factory in the near future so if you ever wanted to learn the art here is

your chance! Check them out! 

What do you think?

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

A Peek Inside My New Art Studio At The Banana Factory!

This past Friday May 3rd was "First Friday" in Bethlehem PA, a community 
celebration that is held on the first Friday night of the month, every month -  when 
shops and restaurants open their doors and loads of people fill the streets to take part
 in all types of festivities. The hub of First Friday is in the Banana Factory, which is 
where my new art studio is located (as well as the studios of over 25 of the other 
resident artists of the Banana Factory.) On First Friday inside the Banana Factory all 
of the resident artists are "in the house" and open the doors to their studios and 
welcome the public to come on in and see all the exciting things that are going on, 
view their artwork and current works in progress, as well as purchase art. There are
 also glass blowing demonstrations and all other types of festivities. 

I worked like crazy to get my new studio furnished and in order in time to greet the crowds! Here is a little sneak peek at what I've been up to!

These photos show only one side of my studio - I will show more next time!

I still have lots to do - I plan on installing a pegboard on the wall above the work 
table in the corner to hold many of my tools and goodies. Some things can't be 
rushed though, and I really like to do a good job at whatever I am working on, so it 
will take me a little time until it is just right!

One thing that was a challenge to me was to figure out how to display my jewelry
on my walls. I think I came up with a pretty creative solution to that challenge and I'll
share it with you in my next post! 

Check out the Banana Factory on Facebook!




Click here for the tutorial for how to make the letter word wall
plates that I made for my wall!

What do you think?

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!