Hello! I wanted to let you know there are some new pieces in the shop today. I spent many hours during many days creating these pieces. It's always so much work, but so much fun at the same time.
I pour the love into my jewelry designs, and I always hope each piece brings joy and a blessing to the one who wears it.
Thank you, as always for your support and encouragement! xoxox
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In the midst of the wonderful hustle and festive bustle of the season, I decided to make one last collection of jewelry in time for Christmas delivery. There are new Ear Drops and necklaces and lots of winter sparkle.
As long as orders are placed by Sunday, Dec 16th, I will ship in plenty of time for Christmas gift giving!
I hope you're loving this wonderful season and enjoying the company of family and friends as we prepare for December 25......only 14 more days!
I have been a busy girl making this collection of fancy new Ear Drops just in time for the holidays. I'm so happy with the way these pieces turned out, with that little extra sparkle, wire wraps and soft pastel palette. I happened to have extra quantities of a few of the components and was able to make 2 sets of some of these designs.
If you want to have a look, click here to visit The Shopette.
Thank you to all of you gals who have placed custom orders. It's been such fun creating special pieces for you!
For a few years I have been asking myself if I should consider taking custom orders for jewelry designs. Truth be told, there was always that little bit of fear that it would become a "job". I worried that I'd lose the passion I have for designing and creating as my form of artistic expression.
Well, I have quietly been accepting custom jewelry requests from customers for the last few months, and to my great surprise.....what a JOY to be able to design a piece that is exactly what these customers are seeking. I am loving it.
Now that 2 of my children are in school, at least part time, and Sofia still takes a nice long nap, I am so enjoying sitting down at my jewelry table and feeling inspired and excited about what I am doing.
So, it's a big step for me, but one I am really excited about taking!
If there is a piece you have seen in my Shopette that you liked and would like something similar, I can do that. If you want a necklace with specific colors, charms, medals....I can do that also. As long as it's something that is true to my design style, I would love to create a piece for you!
The Made-to-Order Menu includes: Necklaces, Bracelets, Ear Drops, Bookmark Baubles, and Rosaries as well.
Simply contact me through the "Say Hello" link on my home page. My business has been quite an evolution, and I am so grateful that it has led me here. Thank you friends, for your support and encouragement all these years!
Just a little post to let you know I made a couple of new pieces that are now in the Shopette. You can find them here.
It's amazing what can get done when I wake up at 1:30 in the morning and can't get back to sleep!
xo Andrea
Hello Friends! Just wanted to let you know I have some new necklaces, bracelets and ear drops in the Shopette now. Click here to take a peek! Thanks, as always, for your support and sweet words about my designs.
xo Andrea
Well hello! It's been awhile. I hope you enjoyed Summer and all it's carefree days and beauty. We had a great time at the beach and hit just about every festival, parade and fair within a 5o mile radius. But, alas, all good things must end eventually. And so it's back to school for the kiddies and a little more "free" time for Mama.
I've been making time to create jewelry these past few weeks, and plan to have these pieces in the shop in the next week or two.
See you soon! Enjoy this day! :-)
Hello! Thank you so much for all of your well wishes, kind comments and emails about our upcoming move. It's always fun to share happy news with you gals. We have not found a house in Ohio as of yet, so we'll be temporarily renting until we find the right place.
I'll keep you posted!
I have one last Shopette update before I pack up my jewelry supplies for a few months. There are new Ear Drops and also a few necklaces.
I was reading a novel set in the Civil War era, and the author wrote, "inside her jewel box were Ruby ear drops." I loved that name for earrings, and jotted it down in my inspiration journal. So, here they are, my first collection of Ear Drops, made with Rubies, Citrine, Iolite, Peruvian Opals, vintage French rhinestone rondelles, old pearls, crystals and love.
And the new necklaces.....
Thanks for taking a peek! Wishing you all a great summer weekend!
The Country Living article has brought a lot of questions, and I am happy to answer them! I thought it may be easier to answer them here on my blog, since most of the questions are similar.
I also wanted to mention that the resources listed in the article are not the resources I gave to the editors. Since this was the "bargain issue", they wanted to show how the bookmarks can be made very inexpensively, and they chose to list different sources than the ones I provided them. It seems to have caused a bit of confusion, so below you will find my personal list of resources.
*I use primarily vintage jewelry pieces for the baubles on the bookmarks, along with gemstones, Czech glass beads, old pearls and new & old cabochons. Many of the pieces are found at flea markets and antique shops. Local bead shops and Etsy are great resources for gemstones and other beads. Search Etsty for tons of cabochons.
*The velvets I use are from my own stash, gathered over time. You can buy a narrow 3/8" velvet in many colors through Raffit Ribbons. Some craft stores also sell velvet ribbon, and of course there is always Etsy. Also, try your local scrapbook store for a variety of velvet widths and colors.
*I purchase the silver and gold ribbon clamps from Jewelry Supply. They come in three widths, which should be matched up exactly to the width of your ribbon. They are 3/8", 1/2" and 5/8". Jump rings in various finishes can be found at any craft store or bead shop.
I hope this helps, and if you still a question or two, please do send me an email!
If you'd rather buy one from my Shopette, I have made a few more that I will have listed this coming week. {pictured above}
Thanks so much for your interest and emails!
