![]() ![]() Neither one of them will disappoint you in any way, so take your special someone and spend the evening skating under the stars!Ĥ. There are two ice skating rinks in Central Park – the Wollman Rink – one of the city’s most romantic and iconic winter attractions, or the Lasker Rink in the middle of the park. With the NYC skyline at the background, it’s easily one of the unbeatable experiences you can have for some fun during winters. With chilling temperatures come thrilling activities! You can take full advantage of the chilling and freezing conditions of New York to enjoy ice skating at the Central Park. Apart from all this, wear comfortable walking shoes – closed toe AND water-resistant.Don’t forget gloves, scarves, or overcoats – anything that keeps you a little extra warm.Mind your waterproof dresses so that the rains don’t dampen your party mood.The full payment is due by the March 14 meeting. Comfortable occupancy at the Lodge is 20 people. Dress in layers – it often helps keep the chill away. Hang out with your fellow guild members, get some sewing done, and unwind Here are the bullet points: Date is April 6-10.Well, with the weather conditions mentioned, you can easily have the idea that you can’t move around without some really (REALLY) good warm clothing. During the nights, the temperature can fall very low, with the average being around 37☏ (3☌).Average daytime temperatures soar around 44☏ (7☌).On the other half of the month, you can face rain (which is mostly the case with NYC during this time).There are very few sunny days, with almost half the month being covered with partly sunny sky.To unwrap all of New York’s festivities, we have brought to you a curated list of the top things you must do and experience in the Big Apple during the year-end, as well as what all you can expect or do during that time of the year. Make sure to dress up warmly, though, as you will face freezing weather conditions in the NYC with the average snowfall being around 11 inches for the month of December. Bustling with countless activities, there is no place like the Big Apple during the festive season to get into the right spirit. > December 8th come see me at Stephenson Elementary’s Winter Gift Bazaar here in the ‘hood.New York City in December is as amazing as it gets with its fabulous lights, sumptuous Christmas trees, and a variety of special events ranging from Christmas markets and ice skating or simply devouring the fireworks. > I will be hosting a few trunk shows (want to host one?) as well as an open studio event in November and December. As always, I’ll have a lot of beads for you crafty types to create your own treasures with. My silvery disc pendants and earrings will be available as well as a bunch of new fun pyrex glass straws in pretty colors. I hope that you will come visit me at my table and see the yummy new designs I’ve been working on. My first show of the season is the Portland Bead Society Bead Bazaar Plus on October 12th & 13th at the Doubletree Hilton by Lloyd Center (1000 NE Multnomah St.) PBS has been working really hard to update this show - make it more accessible, add multiple media vendors…and much more. Cooler mornings, shorter days, leaves falling…and SHOWS! We’ve enjoyed a warm, dry summer here in Portland this year and now there’s that subtle shift in the air. Have a look, but visit my newest work on This website has a lot of pictures….A LOT…and not great pictures either - taking great product pics is also a skill I have refined greatly. I’ve found great success in utilizing Facebook selling groups for online glass bead sales and am in the process of shifting my jewelry and glass beadable items over to that platform as well. It has also forced me to overhaul my in-person sales platform and shift to online sales. For me, it’s been an eye opener for my creative process and increased the time I’ve spent at my torch making glass creations. Rainy Daze Octoby Rachel McCarthy Happy Monday and October, friends Can you believe it’s already the tenth month of the year Serious question: where did September go And speaking of September, it was a rainy end of the month for us in Northern Virginia. ![]() The Covid pandemic has taught us all many lessons this past 14 months. Now I just need to make the time to overhaul it! I spend my time here in SW Portland creating glass beads in my Big Betty Camper Studio, gardening like mad, caring for our 2 dogs, 3 cats and 4 humans, playing tennis whenever I can, and I don’t know what happens to the rest of the time! If you have arrived here from the Gathering link, welcome! My website is under a massive re-branding thanks to a great marketing class I recently participated in with Dr. This is a show that I have vended at and attended for many years…so many talented artists coming together in one place for a weekend. Hello and thanks for stopping by! This weekend is the first virtual Gathering of the Guilds in Portland. ![]()
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