Well it is that time of the year – all the excitement associated with the grand Grove Park Conference. It has been a while since I was able to attend and I have to admit, I do miss it. I continue to run Trimbelle River Studio, but have turned the old office building I own in Ellsworth into a new little storefront that offers a combination of fun, unique items in addition to my line of items representing the vintage world of stenciling from the Arts & Crafts Movement. The new storefront is called Trimbelle River Trading and I will post more on it shortly… So to all my vendor…

What started out as a simple hobby escalated into a wonderful adventure and opened all sorts of new doors for Amy Miller, founder of Trimbelle River Studio. Since 2012, she has raised and released over 2000 monarch butterflies on her 27 acres near Ellsworth, Wisconsin. From May through September, she spends time educating others about the monarch plight at numerous events held at garden centers, schools, libraries, parks and assorted businesses across the area. While interviewing with Mary Ellen Polson for an article on decorated walls for the Winter 2015 issue of Arts & Crafts Homes magazine, they started talking about the butterflies. This discussion ended as a full page write up on Amy and her…