Busy Busy Busy

I am always amazed at how fast the days go by as soon as Halloween hits...so much to do and so little time!  I have finally "opened" my Etsy store, and I now have an even greater appreciation for every artist/jewelry designer/seller out there!  So much work involved, from creating the jewelry to finally getting it into the shop.  I won't bore anyone with the details....just know that I am physically tired!

I leave you with a few pics......

Holiday-Themed Jewelry

I love the holidays!  I particularly love holiday-themed jewelry!  One of my most recent bead purchases was a set of lovely beads by Gaea  (http://gaeabeads.blogspot.com/).  Her ceramic beads are so awesome!  The set I purchased included her snowman bead.  I accented the set with some pretty little red spacers, a few sterling silver bead caps,  and a snowman charm....I came up with this:

This bracelet is SO comfortable to wear! The best part about this bracelet is that it can be worn through the winter.   Available in my Etsy store now!

Let the Holiday Season Begin!!

Wow!  Where did November go????  Less than 30 days until Christmas!





Be sure to stop by Lori Anderson's blog to shop the Virtual Craft Show!!!  (http://www.prettythingsblog.com/).  There are some gorgeous handmade giveaways available by some outstanding artists!

Happy shopping!

Holiday Open House - Success!

I had a wonderful time at my first ever Holiday Open House for Borromeo Housing, Inc (http://www.borromeohousing.org/), which was held at Dani Selzter's house!  The only problem I had was consuming WAY TOO MUCH FOOD, prepared by Dani's sister, Cathy Seltzer!  She is a fantastic chef and the platters were constantly kept full of goodies!  Thank you so much Cathy!

The Open House was held from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM on Thursday, and I did not get home until after 11:00 PM.  It is now Monday and I am finally rested up to start the rest of the week!  This getting old is for the birds!

I am working diligently on taking more pictures and will hopefully have an on-line Etsy store up and running soon!  Technology is killing me!  My photos are not nearly as nice as I would like, but I figure my photo taking and editing skills will improve with time...I hope so!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Holiday Open House to benefit Borromeo Housing, Inc.

I have been making TONS of jewelry to sell at the Holiday Open House on behalf of

Borromeo Housing, Inc. (BHI) tomorrow.  This will be my first attempt at selling my wares at a show of this type and I am nervous and excited!

 

I will be taking pics at the Open House and will post them later.  I have not had a single moment to take pics of any of my completed work, accept for the one below.  This necklace is made with lots of sterling silver and is highlighted by the stunning focal bead handmade by the extremely talented Libby Leuchtman (you can follow her blog here http://libbyleu.blogspot.com/).  I will be raffling off this necklace with all proceeds benefitting BHI.

 

 

 

If anyone is in Arlington, VA tomorrow, please stop by!