Wedding #2 Complete!

I've just completed the jewelry for the second wedding of the season.

This bride chose a triple strand pearl and crystal illusion necklace and matching earrings for herself. For the bridesmaids, a double strand illusion necklace with aquamarine crystals and glass pearls with matching earrings was chosen. The flowergirls will be wearing a pearl and crystal illusion necklace to compliment the bride.

It should be a stunning wedding!

Seed Cards!

The seeds are in the paper! Plant them ~ They grow! How cool is that? I will be receiving a lovely assortment of 'Seed Cards' by Leanin' Tree very soon. They are only $4.95 each and require no extra postage.



"There is a generous sprinkling of carefully selected annual and perennial wildflower seeds embedded in the handmade paper of these cards. Plant the seed paper indoors ina pot or outdoors in the early spring and watch your flowers sprout and grow." ~Leanin' Tree

Some of the designs I will carry are:

• Birthday
• Friendship
• Anniversary
• New Baby
• Wedding
• Encouragement
• and Blank Inside

Be sure to check in often... they will be here soon!

Featured items on my website

Thanks to an Etsy Twitter, I've been attempting to make a 'Mini Etsy' on my blog. It's not working so well, so be sure to go to http://www.charmedgifts.etsy.com/ to check out all of my handmade gifts.

Below is supposed to be my 'Mini Etsy', but I don't think it is working the way it's supposed to...

Wedding #1 Jewelry is Finished!

Yeah! I finished one of three weddings I've been working on. (Providing the Bride doesn't need to make any adjustments to what I've done.) This bride has wine colored dresses and chose a double strand illusion necklace for her bridesmaids. The beads I used are beautiful... Bordeaux colored Swarovski pearls and clear ab Swarovski crystals.

She also has two flower girls wearing a single strand version of the bridesmaids necklace and a Jr. bridesmaid wearing a necklace similar to the flower girls' but with ivory pearls.

I love doing wedding jewelry. It feels so good to make jewelry that is exactly what the bride had in mind for her big day.

Twitter

I've just entered into the world of Twitter. So far it seems fun. I'm kind of mixing business with pleasure in my Twitter account (even more-so than in my blog). There you will find little 'Twits' about my kids, my day, my other job, and so on and so forth blah blah blah. I think I'll try to post my new Etsy listings on Twitter, we'll se how it goes. It all seems like so much effort to try to make a sale. But, right now, I just need the sales, no matter how much work it takes to get them. Time is money, but it doesn't cost me anything.

Anyway, my Twitter address is: www.twitter.com/charmedgifts

and my Etsy address is: www.charmedgifts.etsy.com

Check them out!

Contest Piece has begun!

I'm finally getting a start to my 2009 Fire Mountain Gems Beading Contest piece. I hope I can finish it in time. It needs to be submitted by April 15th!

I'll keep you posted with my progress!