Thursday, May 22, 2008

Smu-Pendous Memorial Day Sale!

We're heading into a long weekend and I feel like celebrating! I've marked down every item in my Etsy shop for a Memorial Day SALE! Check out the fantastic savings: http://smutopia.etsy.com

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Bearly's Ongoing BNR


Check out BearlyTimetoScrap's BNR treasury on Etsy, including my 'Celestial Sparkle' bracelet! Take some time to click away and visit the shops of all the fantastic Etsy artists featured.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Bling Ring Bonanza!


Bling Rings are one of my favorite items to make, so I was thrilled to get a custom order for the three rings shown here! The front ring is a re-creation of my 'Seafoam Sparkle' ring (also purchased by this customer) and the two in the back are my first rings in shades of brown. They came out so well, I've already started on a third I plan to call 'Chocolate with Peanuts' :)

Monday, May 12, 2008

Creature Feature!

Pictured here are two of my most recent creations--earrings featuring creatures! The silvertone seahorse charms were purchased from fellow Etsian blacksheepbeads (http://blacksheepbeads.etsy.com/) and the adorable bluebird shell beads were part of a trade with atrag2, one of my Flickr buddies (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atrag/).


Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Alchemy Flower-girl Tiara--Finished!

I've gotten the enthusiastic approval of the buyer and added the final wire-wrapping around the base--this alchemy order is officially finished!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Alchemy in Progress--Almost Finished :)

I have added lots of champagne-colored swavorski crystal bicones and small ivory-colored shell beads since my previous post, and the project is almost complete! I'm thrilled with the way this project has turned out, and just need to contact the buyer for final approval before adding a final wire-wrap around the base for additional durability. What do you think? Leave a comment!

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Eco-Friendly Etsy Find: Arnym


Arnym's Etsy Shop: http://arnym.etsy.com
While surfing Etsy this weekend I found this artist, who makes wondeful handbags and other items from recyled materials. Follow the link above to check out the other wondeful items in this eco-friendly artist's shop!

Friday, May 2, 2008

Alchemy--Flowergirl Tiara Inprocess


I'm almost finished this ocean-inspired flower-girl tiara alchemy order, and I love how it is turning out! It is always so rewarding to see a piece come together. I'll be filling in a bit more with some small champagne colored crystals and ivory colored shell beads.

Buried Treasury!

Fellow Etsian TimothyAdamDesigns has just started a new blog called 'Buried Treasury' featuring collections of work by a variety of Etsy artists (I'm included! Yay!) This blog is a great way to browse the work of a variety of Etsy artists at once, and includes links to each artists shop/blog if you want more information. Check it out!

Buried Treasury: http://buriedtreasury.blogspot.com/
Jewelry Lovers Section: http://buriedtreasury.blogspot.com/search/label/Jewelry%20Lovers

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Promo Items!


I've recently made up a bunch of promo items (pictured here)--These promos are just one of my orphan-bead zipper pull charms in a small plastic bag stapled to a business card. I've sent some out to fellow Etsians for use in promotional gift baskets, added some as free gifts to outgoing orders, and handed them out in person when asked for a business card. Do you have promo items? How do you distribute them? Tell me about your experiences--leave a comment!