Forgive me Blogger for I have sinned

It has been 3 weeks since my last post. So much has gone on! The run down:

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I went to Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair. It was awesome. Met some great sellers and got reacquainted with some great sellers I'd met last year. Here is a little montage to those sellers I had a chance to speak with. They are all wonderful!


1. Abitabite - I had to give my friend from church heads up before we went into her stall. lol. Fun pin cushions!
2. HomeSweet - Fab home goods! I bought some fabric & loved these chairs they had recovered. Sweet couple!
3. BlockPartyPress - Cool lady! Had some awesome One of A Kind pieces for sale. Want to scoop one up later.
4. Figs & Ginger - Such a sweet gal withlovely pieces! She gave me some helpful advice on metalsmithing too!
5. TheHandofFatima - Fab lady. Fab pieces! I feel like I'm at home in when I speak with her. New York stand up!

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I've been on a serious decorating kick and bought the coolest lamp....


...and recovered a couple of chairs with awesome fabric.

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I went on my first preschool field trip. Farm. Pumpkins. And the potty training is going really well. Success!

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Last but not least, I finally got back to making some new things and these are what I came up with and I'm actually selling them instead of hoarding them for myself! That's progress my friends.

The Duchess Ring

Fallen Leaves Ring

Now if I could only get the hang of this blogging thing...

Christmas in July?

Hi peeps! What's new with you? What's new with me you ask?

On the home front, Young Master has been training me as to when to put him on the potty. lol. But in very encouraging news when he goes to children's church on Sunday, we advise him to tell the teachers when he has to go and he tells them!!! That is very exciting because mostly I need him to do that in the fall when he goes to preschool. :D

My parents are in town so we are going to see them today. Yay! I love my parents and think they are genuinely fun people who I enjoy spending time with. I wish everyone could have that sort of feeling about their parental units and I hope that Young Master will feel that way about me and his father. This morning we made play dough pizza together so at least he thinks I'm fun right now. Here is a picture he took yesterday of some blocks. My budding photog!!! :D



On the store front, I've been a busy busy bee! I'd happily reached 100 items in the shop but then realized somehow I have duplicates so it's not quite right. lol. But I've been working and continue to work on new ideas so soon that 100 will be authentic! :D

In other news I've decided to take part in the site wide Etsy Christmas in July sale. I have a special section here with items that are not only discounted but will be shipped first class for free WORLDWIDE! That last part is not my usual thing but I said, what they hey. Check out the section here!

Last week on the day that I listed it, I was very happy to get my first initial pendant sale! The customer requested the letter M. Here is a picture of the M that I made:


Hope all is well with you!

Wordless Wednesday

Do you know what today is?

It's my Etsyversary. :D

I can't believe I've been at this a year. It has been a fun ride.
I've learned a lot about myself and have been honored to share my work with you all.

200+ sales and 2,000+ hearts. Next year I'll work on more sales, less hearts. ;D
At it's best, Etsy is a vibrant community of artists with passion. And for that I am thankful.
Before I get all teary eyed or something, let's get to the good stuff.

To celebrate, I am having a 25% off sale kidlets.
Hop to!

Very Excited today for several reasons.

Here is why:

1. I thought I lost an earring while I was out yesterday and then this morning I saw it sitting on the couch. Woot!

2. The debates start on Friday. I am not much of a political junkie but I do like to see how the candidates play off one another.

3. Tomorrow is the premiere of UB! For those who don’t know, that would be Ugly Betty. If you think less of me for loving that show, I don’t care. It is flipping fantastic in all its campiness. Will she end up with Henry? Will it be Gio? I don't think it will be either. I have my own theory as to where she goes. Not revealing until after the show airs.

4. I have finished my new item for the week and it’s only Wednesday!!! It is also my first pair of post earrings! In honor of my never-ending love of Betty La Fea, I am naming this pair Ugly Betty! Check them out here

I'm in NY but my shop doesn't stop!

So I am in New York and following that whole I leave I sell phenomenon, the shop is open. And I am having a Labor Day Sale no less! Running from August 30th to Sept 1st, when you spend $25 or more in the shop, you get a FREE pair of crater studs! Woot!

Visit the shop here

Surgeon at Work

What you didn't know? I've been operating on metal quite frequently the last couple of weeks. Here is a sampling of the newness... For more check the shop!

Two of Hearts

So way back when I said I had contacted a person about doing some wholesale work and then I said I'd update you. And then I didn't. Until now! I made these heart trees up above. Aren't they darling?!?!?! They are part of a line of adoption jewelry at the site Many Hearts, One Beat.

Earlier this week the owner let me know that she only has one more in stock! Wee!

Wintry Moon Tree

Oh man. Sorry. This bad boy has been in the shop for at least a few days. Say hello to the Wintry Moon Tree! Of course even though I don't update my blog, my Etsy mini to the right always gets updated with my newest items. So you may have seen it already and this is old news to you. If that's you, sorry!

I am under the weather as is the little one so I've not been doing as much as I'd like. In other news, I have a piece in a store other than my own (woot!) and I'm so excited! As soon as I can I will give particulars on that.

What else? I just received my 100th feedback today and it was soooo sweet! It was a custom order piece. Like to see it? Here it is! She gave me a lot of room to work (basically it had to be certain dimensions but I could choose the colors so long as they would work with fair skin). I must say I have really enjoyed the custom work I've done so far!

Big Blue!

So it just occurred to me that I did not post my Big Blue bird here. I'm so excited about this guy!!!

He is the newest addition to my "For The Birds" line. He is big, he is turquoise blue. He is Big Blue. He is awesome!!! You can find him here:

My 100th post! I'm all in a tizzy!

Since this is my 100th post and I'm all in a tizzy, I feel it's only fair to introduce my Whirling Dervish Earrings! I love these beads! Don't they look like they're dancing?!!??! Available in the shop here:

More Flowers in the shop!

So some people have been asking when was I going to add more flower vases with different colors into the shop. Well, I was having trouble locating colors I *really* like (like that yellow. Love it!) so I searched and searched and searched some more until I was pleased! I am sure I'll be getting in some more colors soon as well. Click on the color name to be taken to this item in my shop.
Yellow

Ruby red

Opally turquoise blue (that's a technical term of course)

Orange

I had fun with this Polyvore set

My latest Polyvore creation:

You can call it an Easter basket I guess

Multicolor eggs! Woot! Available for purchase here

Tumbling Fool

So guys, I got a tumbler. I like to call it my starter tumbler. You use tumblers to harden metal and polish it to a mirror shine. Well, my goodness - it is ridiculous how shiny it gets! I personally don't need all that bling but I'm sure some will appreciate it. Here are a couple of kind of before and after shots:

The piece on the left is just normal. The piece on the right has been tumbled.
Before:

After: I mean, wow right??!?!?!
In other news my little shop got somewhat busy the last week. Yay! I don't know how those high volume folks do it! More power to 'em. This means, I've not had much time to play in new designs. boo. :(

I'm a Warrior - Day 17

So I've been eyeing these gorgeous onyx beads at the bead store for some time now. They were a little pricey but I have yet to see this fantastic design anywhere else so finally I just had to have them. They look like shields to me so they are definitely made for a warrior. To find out more information on them please visit my Etsy shop. If you follow the title of each one below, you'll be taken directly to them in my shop. Readers of my blog who would like this set can receive 10% off the full set. Just contact me and I'll refund you the discount. Sorry-discount will not apply to purchases of one or the other.


Warrior Lariat Necklace


Warrior earrings