Look what I got on Etsy

OK. So isn't that gorgeous?!!??! Back off. It's mine. And it arrived today and it is lovely. And it made my awful cold that less awful. I got this off of Etsy from my friend and fellow artisan, StonesandStarling. It is absolutely gorgeous and of the highest quality craftsmanship. Go check her out and get your own goodies!

Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday dear Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, happy birthday to me!

Um...in case you missed the memo, it's my birthday. I'd like to take a moment and thank my mom for going through labor with an almost 10 lb. baby. God bless you.

I'd also like to thank my dad for being well, my dad. :)

Birthdays have always been big in my family. Not necessarily that we've always had huge parties. But that they were always acknowledged with at least a cake, a song, and a dance. Well, maybe not the dance. :)

The three days between Christmas and my birthday were like torture growing up!!! Now, not so much. Ironically, I kind of miss the torturous feeling that came with being a child now that I'm "grown."

I found a couple of people on Etsy who share my birthday and wrote them a little happy birthday message. It was fun to do :) Don't think I stalked them. Etsy has this cute feature that lets you look up people by birthday on their birthday.

Other notable (at least to me) Dec. 28th birthdays - Denzel Washington and James Blake (he actually has the same birth date).

*off to get the munchkin out of bed and ask what he got me for my birthday*
hopefully, it will be a 3 hour long nap this afternoon ;)

here's to hoping!

Hope you are enjoying the season!

Hi all! Hope you are enjoying a happy holiday season. I am but unfortunately I have a cold. Therefore, I've not done much of anything but lie around and drink tea and cough copiously the last couple of days.

I was hoping to be more productive than this but I just don't have the energy. It's going to take all the energy I have to turn 28 tomorrow. ;)

I did however read about this awesome site called IllustrationFriday.com where anyone can submit drawings weekly. I think I will submit one soon. Maybe I'll post it up here. Give you a little taste of my non-jewelry skills (or lack thereof - you be the judge).

ACK! ON. FRONT. PAGE. RIGHT. NOW.

ACK!!! If you go check Etsy's homepage RIGHT NOW (3 PM EST), I'm on the front! And I actually saw it! I just walked in the door after being out with the munchkin. Put him down for a nap and said, let me go write one of my customers. So I go to log on and BAM! There it is.

Woohoo! I actually SAW myself on the front!!! I'm so giddy right now!!!

Santa's on his way...

And he's carrying baskets! ;) What, isn't that how the song goes?

I just realized that I never posted up individual pictures of the other two basket designs from the original three. These are the Apple Picking Basket Necklace and the All My Eggs Basket Necklace. I didn't get around to posting them before they sold! Don't worry. They are back in the shop. I've made more. :)

The holiday season has been good to me. :)
I've also put up some different color flower baskets in the shop. Go check 'em out!

Woot! Woot! Front Page

Hello out there! Well, I can't believe my good fortune. I made it to the front page on Etsy again! I think this is like once a week for the past two weeks! Even more exciting, the piece (apple picking basket necklace-third picture from top in the middle row) sold as a result!

And no, I did not see it (once again) while it was on the front page.

I really like the look of this treasury because while it was red and green in the holiday spirit, it was not the traditional forest green. The curator for this group is the lovely SewCrewel . She makes pretty sweet crewel art as well as other goodies. She has been one of my faves for a while now which makes it that much nicer to know that she respects what I do as well. Go check her out!

Oh, and if you want your own Apple Picking Basket Necklace, look no further than here!

Spiral Rings Galore Times Four

One ring too many right? Yeah...one ring too many. ;)


These were part of a custom order. You too can have your own spiral goodness!
How, you ask? Why, just let me know, and I'll make one for you!