Win your choice of:
1. Stud Pink Flower earrings
2. Dangle amethyst earrings
3. Original "Cubical Art" piece (take your pick - will be matted and ready to hang on the fabric wall of your choice. More drawings coming today and tomorrow - lots of conference calls in my future!)
Good news - we've reached 30 unique entries, so we now have a consolation prize!
2nd name drawn gets $5 or 10% (whichever is better) off any item in my Etsy store!!!
Enter today (the 15th) AND tomorrow (the 16th) - just leave a comment here. Let me know which piece you like best from my Etsy store, and that's all you need to enter. One entry per day, per person...unless you link to this giveaway, then you get an extra!
Showing posts with label amethyst. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Blog Contest! Enter now!
Just an update for everyone...
We have 19 entries so far - just 11 more to get a consolation prize added!
After much though, I've decided to offer the winner his/her choice of earrings as well as the option of original artwork. Your prize options are:
2. Amethyst Makes it Better dangles
3. Choice of Cubical Art, matted and ready to hang on the fabric-covered wall of your office! (See one offering at the bottom of this post)
Don't forget - mention this giveaway on your blog, and get an EXTRA entry!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Shop for a Good Cause!
Based on events in my personal life (see this previous post), I have decided to use my Etsy profits to make a donation to the American Cancer Society. My goal is to raise $100 or more by the end of March. See my shop announcements and Etsy profile for more detail!
Right now, I'm donating all profits - up to $50 per item - on everything with PURPLE in my store. These beautiful new "Flowers of Hope" amethyst earrings, for example, would generate $10 towards the donation!
I started this Donation Drive on Thursday night, 2/21...and already have a purchase! My buyer is a sweet new Etsian who also makes wonderful jewelry - TrishLewis. TrishLewis was even wonderful enough to donate her shipping costs as well! Thank you very much Trish, and welcome to Etsy!
I will be posting on this subject every Friday, and will feature ALL my buyers for the week on the following Monday - so not only are you helping a good cause, you will also get FREE advertising. Please shop with me!
Right now, I'm donating all profits - up to $50 per item - on everything with PURPLE in my store. These beautiful new "Flowers of Hope" amethyst earrings, for example, would generate $10 towards the donation!
I started this Donation Drive on Thursday night, 2/21...and already have a purchase! My buyer is a sweet new Etsian who also makes wonderful jewelry - TrishLewis. TrishLewis was even wonderful enough to donate her shipping costs as well! Thank you very much Trish, and welcome to Etsy!
I will be posting on this subject every Friday, and will feature ALL my buyers for the week on the following Monday - so not only are you helping a good cause, you will also get FREE advertising. Please shop with me!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Did you watch the eclipse last night?
By some miracle, the clouds actually left our Oregon sky last night! We were able to take the kids out and watch the eclipse. Our eldest - 10 - was very impressed, and stay with me talking about what was happening and why. (Got to encourage science whenever I can!) The other three thought it was neat, but got rather cold quickly and lost interest in spurts. Then again - can you blame them? It's a rather slow process after all.
Once we were all warm, and the kids were tucked into bed, I settled into my latest project. Yesterday I made a "flower" - 7mm pearl with amethyst chips in a circle around it. My original idea was a pendant, but the result seemed a bit small for that. So last night I hung it on an earhook, and decided it would be a great earring - which meant I needed to make a second one!
This might sound like no big deal...but amethyst chips are difficult to get in uniform sizes, and can have some color variation too! I had to sort through 40 or so, to get 8 that were close enough to the original. Still, I think the result is worth it. The earrings are now done, and ready for pictures and listing.
I still want to do a pendant with this style, but I'm thinking I might need 2 rows of amethyst 'petals' to get it to the right size. Could be a challenge!
Once we were all warm, and the kids were tucked into bed, I settled into my latest project. Yesterday I made a "flower" - 7mm pearl with amethyst chips in a circle around it. My original idea was a pendant, but the result seemed a bit small for that. So last night I hung it on an earhook, and decided it would be a great earring - which meant I needed to make a second one!
This might sound like no big deal...but amethyst chips are difficult to get in uniform sizes, and can have some color variation too! I had to sort through 40 or so, to get 8 that were close enough to the original. Still, I think the result is worth it. The earrings are now done, and ready for pictures and listing.
I still want to do a pendant with this style, but I'm thinking I might need 2 rows of amethyst 'petals' to get it to the right size. Could be a challenge!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
On to my next creation...but details are fuzzy!
I have some creamy pearls, peridot pieces, and really nice amethyst chips remaining...I have a few vague thoughts about what to make, but can't really decide!
One idea is a pearl bracelet, but put amethyst chips between the pearls. Maybe even amethyst AND peridot alternating. That would keep it very modern and unstuffy...yet classic too. Finish it with sterling silver findings.
Or, to get more funky, a 2 or 3 strand necklace with randomly spaced pearls, peridot, and amethyst - maybe even a few dangles? A very nebulous idea...I'm wondering if the gray pearls in my collection would work better, since I'd be using sterling chain for the necklace. Hmm....
Either way, both will be a bit higher priced ($50 to $90) - and since I've not sold on etsy yet, I'm just a wee bit nervous about adding higher priced items!
One idea is a pearl bracelet, but put amethyst chips between the pearls. Maybe even amethyst AND peridot alternating. That would keep it very modern and unstuffy...yet classic too. Finish it with sterling silver findings.
Or, to get more funky, a 2 or 3 strand necklace with randomly spaced pearls, peridot, and amethyst - maybe even a few dangles? A very nebulous idea...I'm wondering if the gray pearls in my collection would work better, since I'd be using sterling chain for the necklace. Hmm....
Either way, both will be a bit higher priced ($50 to $90) - and since I've not sold on etsy yet, I'm just a wee bit nervous about adding higher priced items!
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