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January 2025
It has been SO cold here in Minnesota. Like, -18 degrees cold. BEFORE windchill. I know it will be warm again in a few months, but for now... BRRRRRRRR!I'd like to take a moment at the very beginning of this first email of 2025, to say THANK YOU for visiting my...
December 2024
It's December and we're in the homestretch of 2024; Unbelievable! Thank you to everyone who has come out to a market to say hi, and/or who took advantage of my FOMO sale on Cyber Monday! Seriously, you guys are so supportive - thank you thank you thank you! UPCOMING...
November 2024
Well, Halloween is over, and I think the retail world has decided to skip over Thanksgiving and move straight on to Christmas. Local Holiday Markets have started popping up across the city, and everywhere I go these days I see holiday décor and hear seasonal music. On...
October 2024
October 2024 Welcome Autumn! For those of you who are tied to an academic calendar (you have kids in school, you ARE the kid in school, or you work in an academic setting) have you settled into a routine? It can be a little bumpy to start, but everything usually evens...
July 2024
Hello! What a crazy summer this has been so far in terms of weather - SO MUCH RAIN! You never know what you’re going to get when you step outside of your door, but I guess that's pretty typical for any Minnesota season. IN-PERSON EVENT NEWS Thank you to those who came...
June 2024
JUNE 2024 How can it possibly be JUNE? The year is flying by. Sigh. Here's what's going on from my end of the world: OUT AND ABOUT Thank you to those who stopped by ModernWell Office Hours, Serge + Jane, and both Nail Ninja popups last month! The event at Serge + Jane...
May 2024
Welcome to May - the month that promises warmer weather, more sunshine, and my birthday! All good things in my book. Here’s what’s on the docket for this month’s newsletter: New springtime items for the shop, Mother’s Day/Graduation gifting ideas, and where you can...
February 2024
Hello February - a highly anticipated month for jewelry makers because of the celebratory sparklies stereotypically gifted on Valentine’s Day. Honestly, I don’t think you have to buy someone gifts to express that you see and appreciate them. In fact, it’s probably...
January 2024
Welcome New Year! With the turning of the clock, it’s now time to make plans, dream big, and start from a clean slate. For Melissa C Mark Jewelry, it’s also time to expand the I AMulet gemstone pendant collection by adding a new stone and affirmation! Introducing… TIGER EYE – I AM POWERFUL!
Reintroducing I AMulet®
Hello Recently, I shared plans to shift my creative efforts from many different gemstone designs onto the I AMulet® intention necklace, alone. It's not that I don't enjoy creating necklaces and earrings - I do. But, sharing I AMulet® necklaces with you gives me the...
January 2023
now. Have you ever chosen a word for the new year? It’s meant to be an intention setting activity that serves a similar purpose as New Year’s resolutions, only more open ended and adaptable across situations. Resolutions are firm statements such as: I will go...
Good Bye 2021 | Hello 2022
Good bye 2021. You wanted to fix everything that went wrong in 2020. I know you did. But 20’s legacy was too heavy a load to carry and even the most amazing and fruitful year would have had a tough time. Truthfully, I think you did raise our spirits a little bit, and...
I AM UNSTOPPABLE
Happy New Year! If you’re visiting my website and reading this, it means you made it through the hellscape called 2020. Congratulations! I know I’m grateful to be a 2020 survivor; unfortunately, too many others in this world can’t ever claim the same title...
The Garnet Project
What do creative folk do in quarantine? Well, I can’t speak for ALL creative folk, but THIS creative person went into a funk. For the first I-don’t-know-how-many days, I didn’t want to make or write or design or sketch or do anything. I only wanted to sit. And...
What’s Your Word for 2020?
Happy New Year! I'm not much of a resolution maker, but the turning of a new year is the perfect time to stop and think about where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’d like to go. Last New Year’s Eve, I tried something new by choosing a word for 2019. I’m not...
Finding My Voice
I belong to a cooperative working space in Minneapolis called ModernWell; a creatively magical place where I can write, dream, and network, while still checking items off of my To Do list. In addition to working next to brilliant women, ModernWell membership...
New Year 2019
Hard to believe that 2018 is almost in the rear-view mirror, isn’t it? When they tell you that life goes by faster with age, believe them (and if you figure out who “them” refers to, let me know. The curiosity is overwhelming). It’s really sobering, actually… this...