so I know some of you are antsy

(ahem...Andrea...cough*) to see this new piece I've alluded to. I hope I haven't hyped it up too much. Would hate to disappoint!

The reason I haven't shown it yet is because this piece calls for an antiquing of the silver, if you will. It just doesn't look right to me with a bright finish. So yesterday, I tried my hand at oxidizing with hardboiled eggs but it just didn't do the trick the way I wanted it to. So I need to get my hands on some liver of sulphur.

Well, I JUST found out about a place I can get it locally (yippee! don't need to wait on shipping!) so as soon as the munchkin wakes up from his nap, we're off! Hopefully I'll be able to put up some pics tomorrow after I try it out.

I am so excited to try this stuff out! So, thanks for your patience. :)

Look what I got on Etsy

OK. Isn't that like the cutest pouch ever!?!?!? I got one for myself and it arrived today. I love it already. Do I have a clue what I'm going to use it for? Not at all. :) But I HAD to have it. I feel a little guilty for spending on myself on something that is not a necessity but you know what? I'm almost over it. I got this pouch custom made (the one you see here is not mine-it's almost identical but mine has a pink zipper.) by Baby Duckles and it is so well made.

I mean all the intersecting points meet cleanly and everything. It's lined and the lining doesn't look wonky in the least. This is top notch, professional work in my opinion (I am the granddaughter of a tailor-my mom taught me some things she learned from her dad). I'm so impressed and pleased that I had to share my purchase and this wonderful Etsy artisan!

Poll time!

So I just figured out how to add a poll to my blog. This may be too much fun. NOTE: Please only vote once. I've been curious about my Caged Bird pendants. I have three frame shapes for the birdies: the OVAL, the SQUARE and the CAGE. See the pic above for reference. My question is...

more at twiigs.com...

Oh and hubby fixed the computer. Buh bye virus. Woot!

Prolific Wednesday and Thursday!

So, I would have some pictures to put up but unfortunately my computer got some mega-virus and I'm only now checking my internet at the library.

The upside to the down computer is that I was *really* busy last night and this morning making items! No way to waste time on the internet. ;) I filled a couple of custom orders and tried out a couple of new ideas. I made myself some earrings but I don't know if I'll sell them in my shop. They are really basic and not at all like the rest of my work. Well, except they use sterling silver wire.

Gotta go! The munchkin is getting ready to scream at the top of his lungs in the library...

Cage Caged Bird Pendant

I made this set for my mom. It just arrived at her home today and she loves it! This is only the second time I've made a cage frame that is more cage like in shape.

shopbatty.com for Beads In The Belfry!

Hey you! Go to shopbatty.com. What did you find? My Etsy shop of course!

I hadn't dedicated a post to this before, just alluded to it. I recently acquired a domain name! So to find my work easily, you can now go to shopbatty.com! I think that is a lot easier to remember and type than beadsinthebelfry.etsy.com don't you?

For the time being, both link to my Etsy shop. In the future, that may not be the case-maybe I'll actually build a website! For my blog you still have to do beadsinthebelfry.blogspot.com. Sorry :P But, if you subscribe to my blog, you don't have to worry about any of that! ;)

I like this domain name because it fits with the name Beads In The Belfry, but also leaves me room to grow and expand. Jewelry is not the only thing I make and maybe one day I'd like to offer different things along with my jewelry designs, you know?

In other news, I just finished the prototype for my newest design! Super excited!!! I don't believe in false modesty so I'll just go on ahead and say it's awesome and you're going to want it. ;) Oh, now I bet you want a picture don't you? You'll just have to stay tuned...

Business Card!

So since I got some help with my domain name, shopbatty.com, I can now hand out my business cards. Wee! Now, at first I loved these cards. When I was designing it I was all like, ooh yeah, collage! Now I realize, there is too much of a good thing.

One image would've been better. So that is what I will do for the next set. I'll be sending these out with orders that have been placed in the future. After all, these people won't be too thrown off by a collage as they've ordered from me previously and have seen my work. ;)