Jewelry Pretties

A sneak peek of what is to come...I have been getting little packages in the mail everyday of jewlery pretties!

I always love how they all look before I unstring and separate them, so I thought you might like to see them also!

I did some custom orders today and some organizing of my beads and findings..its like when you have a clean car...seems like it runs better. Well the same goes with my bead area..now if I just had more time for all the ideas in my head!

I finished 5 Very Cute Necklaces tonight!
....to be listed soon!

Take a peek inside my jewelry boutique!

I thought you might like a peek inside my jewelry boutique!

This is where all the jewelry listed on my Etsy website sleeps until someone gives it a home! haha!

"Tree of Knowledge"

The back of this pendant reads...Knowlege

Blog Feature

Katie Lyn of My Heart 2 Yours did a beautiful feature of my shop in her blog!

Check it out~

http://katiepaper.blogspot.com/2008/01/beautiful-simply-beautiful.html

"Garden Party"

This is one of those "tells a story" necklaces! This one is about the Bee and the Sunflower!

Happy Birthday to Me! (yesterday)

First of all let me say... I have loved being 40! It truly was Fabulous!

2007 was the best year yet and I know this year will be even better!

After many years..(20 to be exact) of trying..sort of trying..to not caring if I ever got pregnant..it finally happend! And I'm the exact same age as my mom was when she had me! So it is fitting to be due on Mothers Day!

Except today it is popular to be in your forties. I feel it is the perfect time for us and we have a lot to be thankful for and to look forward to!

So I'll share my little belly bump with you!

"Antique Gold Filigrees"

Simple Chic Earrings to go with all the Antique Gold Necklaces you may have!

"Garnet Garden"

In honor of all the January Girls out there..a mix of Green Garnets and Red Garnets!

"Bohemian Love"

This is one of my fav designs..I made it last year also! But its certainly not just for Valentines Day!

"Camo Chic"

Ok, I know, I know.... this is the last time I redo this necklace...I actually REALLY love the way it turned out...it was a hard one. Turns out putting a different shade of Green bead worked best to bring out the pendant! And it goes with all the Camo Rage right now!

"JellyFish Hoops"

I just thought they looked like jellyfish when I layed them down!

Very Contempory and Chic!

"Yellow and Blue...Koo Koo Ka Choo"

I don't know... it just kept running through my head when I was making it! Anyone familiar with the Beatles song "I am the Walrus"?

LOL

"New Jade Copper Cascades" Earrings

A perfect match to "Copper Cascade" Necklace

It's all good!

I really love these new necklaces..its a great feeling when everything just comes together and you just have this feeling that its going to be good.

Whether anyone will agree with you is another thing..but usually its all good!

"Birds Nest"

I did a similar one like this a while back...its so "Etsy" If you have noticed...Etsy is filled with birds!

"Fashionista"

This is a sneak preview... not yet listed!

Cloud Dome

I am having fun with the new necklace designs..but unfortunately here in Ohio aka "Cloud Dome"...I do not have pictures yet so I guess we will have to wait a little while longer!

(my husband calls this state the "Armpit of America"!)

"SilverMist"

As I was making this one..the name for it...SilverMist kept running through my head...the Turquoise beads look like they have a silver mist over them but really its a Picasso finish!

Very pretty ...I love this necklace!

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These are some of the new rings...You have the choice of 3 finishes:

'Black Rose" (buffed)

"Jade Jewel" (Bright)

"Pink Posey" (Dark)

Never underestimate the power of a blog!

Click here to buy "Pixie Pearls"

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8836505

My "Pixie Pearls" ring featured in Trendinesta

Wow what an surprise on what I thought was going to be an uneventful day on Etsy..I have been working on some new pieces ...but no time to post them (that little thing called a real job gets in the way!)

So I got an email from someone who told me about this blog my ring was in ...and also that she wanted to buy the ring featured!

They did such a beautiful layout..it looks so "high end"

Here is the link to check out the entire post!

http://trendinista.blogspot.com/2008/01/will-you-fairy-me.html

I ended up selling 2 of those rings and had a lot of sales!

Never understimate the power of a blog!

Its perfect timing for all the supplies I have been getting delivered everyday..I'm looking forward to my day off tomorrow to see what I can come up with!

New Logo!

This is my new "professional" logo!!!

I have wanted from the very beginning of this crazy jewelry thing to have a cute logo. So I had a graphic artist from Etsy draw up the idea I had in my head.

I have always done everything myself..business cards, labels, banners ,avatars etc. But now I'm slowly tweaking my look so everything is consistent.

Hopefully when you see this chic little boutique you will know its me!

"Yellow Turquoise"

I really love the soft mustard color of this stone. Sometimes when I come across a pendant like this, I think simple is better. Adding more to it might actually take away from it!

I do have one more like this one, only its a little bigger and brighter...it may have some companion stones put with IT!

"Urban Boxwood"

This is my all time favorite bracelet...a similar one was one of my first sales on Etsy.

And since then I had run out of these Turquoise Czech Beads...and FINALLY I found them in the United Kingdom!

So I made my beloved Urban Boxwood one more time!

January is all Frozen up on ETSY!!

January is slow on Etsy..my idea of free shipping didn't work, its too confusing and everyone forgets to wait for the revised invoice. So I've decided to get use this slow time to design!design! design!

Here are the choices of Carved Stones that I have for the Wire Wrapped Rings I'm going to be doing.

As soon as my larger gauge wire shipment comes I will be making and posting the rings. They are so "in" right now, wearing a larger stand out ring on your right hand is all the rage...and for it to be unique and handmade is even better!

They are suprisingly very comfortable to wear, and the profile is pretty low.

"Hearts on Fire"

A pretty Valentine bracelet to buy early and with the Turquoise is great to wear year round!

I absolutly love the Swarovski heart..the color is so rich, it has a blue cast to it in some lights.

"Vitrial Swarovski Drop"

This type of necklace is one of my favorites...looks great with jeans but the pendant is fancy!

I love the simplicity of the chain and the artsy-ness of the wire wrapping and oxidizing!

"Emerald Jasper"

This is a necklace that has been revised..I took the original design apart a while back and couldn't decide what to do with the pendant. It is a top quality stone with no flaws that I can see.

Hopefully it will have a home on someones neck soon!

Christmas break is over :(

Well the end to my Christmas break is over :( But even thought it went differently than I had planned...no trips to Easton Towne Center...no furniture shopping...no Babies r us day. But I did manage to make 23 new pieces of jewelry!

So it was a very productive week. I also did some re-takes on a few of the items already listed on Etsy. Some times a fresh picture will catch someones attention!

Here are the last of the crazy designing girl's things!

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Thanks to everyone for their support this past year!!

And here is to even more jewelry obsession next year!!

Happy New Year!

"Dainty Topaz Crystal"

For the days you want something on but not alot. Goes with everything... I am into the organic, artsy look of wire wrapping and oxidizing right now!
"Carnelian Butterflies"

These really are showy on...a must have for summer!


"Charolite Dream"

This didn't last long... I knew it wouldn't....so pretty and serene!

"Crazy Blue Butterfly"

This turned out better then I ever imagined..I think this brilliant blue is the key..it really pops off yor neck! (see the pic on the manniquin in listing on Etsy)
"Jewel Tone Hoops"

My favorite earrings at the moment! You know when colors just "work?".... these WORK!
"New Jade Flower"

I am still pretty new at wire wrapping rings...but I thought it turned out pretty good!

I will have lots more of these coming soon..in many colors and in Sterling!