A Good Ending

Today was a good ending to the work week. (note – work is my 8 – 5 job, not my jewelry making endeavors) It’s been a heck of a work week. There have been multiple party time events, multiple event type events, plenty of stress/heartache/a few tears, and the potential for change. Yes, a busy […]

The Unveiling

I read somewhere in the Etsy Storque that a good way to start the new year out in your shop is with a new line. I’ve been thinking about that ever since. Many questions have come from that. How can I incorporate my style into something new? Am I still new enough on Etsy that […]

Lights… Camera…

One of my goals for Etsy and the new year was to streamline the photographs in my shop. Well, it’s not quite the new year, but I’m hoping I got an early start. I listed a couple of new items with a new photo style in my shop today. I think I like it better […]

And then this goes to…

This handmade pendant – not yet in my Etsy shop – goes to Recycled Ideas. I found her blog, Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist, through the PIF I took part in last week. I love her shop and hope she likes what I’ve designed just for her. I like this so much that they […]

And these go to…

These earrings, just made tonight, go to Dancing Mooney. I found the Pay if Forward idea on her blog and therefore she gets a handmade goody from Idyll Hands. I added the spiral on the end of the wire to these and I think I’ll do that one some other earrings. I like it. I […]

Things that sparkle

Today I ventured into the world of sterling silver jewelry. I purchased some sterling wire quite a while ago and have yet to knit it into a bracelet. Today I ended my fear of just using that wire. I tend to buy pricey things to craft with and then fear doing something with it in […]