May 16, 2009
Beth! Congratulations to you 
Send me your mailing info and I will mail your new earrings.
Thanks to all of you who played along and helped me celebrate my blogiversary…Swati, I may have to make a 2nd pair to send you since you were tweeting and posting everywhere for me!
Ok, all you who posted, you'd better come back and see me regularly. You never know…I could surprise you with another give away at any time.
May 15, 2009
Had to take a little break from my Etsy Blogger posts last month, but am getting caught up with some stuff and am back at it!
May's featured Etsy Blogger is "Create a Thought". Cute, cute, journals and upcycled accessories abound.
My fav is this colorful button-covered journal…makes me want to start sketching jewelry designs
May 14, 2009
Hmm, I was really hoping to have more comments/entries for these cute mixed-metal earrings! I thought I had more readers…I mean, they are free I will be randomly selecting the winner on Saturday evening @6pm EST, so get to work!
May 7, 2009
A view from my back yard deck looking down…
May 7, 2009
April was my 1 year blogging anniversary and I wanted to do a giveaway to celebrate my sticking to it and reward my readers who faithfully check in here, even when there is nothing to see! Sometimes, though, life gets in the way…see previous post
Here goes…I have working on some new mixed metal designs and will be putting some in my shops as soon as I get my existing custom orders taken care of.
To win this pair of mixed-metal earrings, featuring stamped and domed copper washers, pale green prehnite rondells, and hand-wrought sterling earwires, leave me a comment on this post. For those of you who have blogs or access to Twitter or Facebook, you can increase your chances of winning! Add me as a blog link, post a blog about me or the giveway, or Tweet about me. Then, come back here and add a comment with a link to your post.
I will number the entries and do a random integer drawing on Saturday, May 16th.
Good luck!
May 7, 2009
April 30, 2009
and I'm sure you missed me! or I hope you did
No real reason why I haven't been posting much…gardening/yardwork/housework to be done, books to be read, back-episodes of ridiculous tv shows to catch up on, 7-year olds to be hugged and helped with homework…you know, nothing much!
I have loads of photos in my camera that need to be downloaded, so hope to be back soon to do that!
In the meantime, I wanted to announce an upcoming give-away, so check back in the next couple of days for that news. Also, decided to have a last-minute Mother's Day sale! On my website, enter the coupon code "mother" and get 25% off! For Etsy, artfire, or 1000markets, just send me a note after ordering and I will revise your invoice.
April 14, 2009
I was interviewed a few weeks ago about my rosary business and the article came out on Sunday. I was very happy to have been approached but nervous at the aspect of talking with someone about my work and having a photographer in my home, but it was pretty laid back.
The article turned out okay…the writer really didn't know anything about jewelry-making or rosaries and I didn't get a chance to proof or confirm facts. I do actually realize my rosary pliers are round-nose pliers, not needle nose ones Other misconceptions/errors…I am actually the youngest of 5 (I have 3 sisters and 1 brother); my rosary business on etsy is melismaticrosaries.etsy.com (my jewelry site was listed in error); and while I am not a full-time professional musician, the statement about "having no future in music" was a bit dissapointing. I have sung with the Washington Opera (now National Opera), Wolf Trap Opera, Washington Concert Opera, and my gigs at St. John the Beloved and St. Catherine of Siena are/were paid jobs – I just meant I realized I didn't have what it takes to be a full time opera singer!
I have gotten a few inquiries from it already, so I am hopeful it will bring some new customers.
If you'd like to read the article, here is a link…
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_horizon.htm?storyID=88790
I couldn't get the photos to show up in the online article, so have scanned a few from the newspaper to include…quality is not the greatest.
April 12, 2009
This is the 1st Saturday night before Easter Sunday in at least 10 years, that I haven't had an Easter Vigil gig…it was nice being home and not having to worry about last minute Easter Bunny prep!
Ben and I had a great time with the eggs…here is a photo of "almost finished"…we actually did about 6 more, hoping to use the shrink wrap stuff that came with the kit, but alas, even with microwaved hot water, the darn stuff wouldn't melt.
Hope you all have had a wonderful Holy Week and Happy Easter!
April 8, 2009
Lora Hart creates absolutely gorgeous PMC silver and bronze jewelry, and bunches of other cool stuff as well…here is a link to her blog, Such and Such, go see for yourself! Follow her instructions, leave a comment, and maybe blog about her beautiful work and you might be able to win this gorgeous pendant.
PMC is high on my list to add to my jewelry-making techniques!
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