Your Favorite Piece of Jewelry

Hi!

I thought of a great idea so we could all share a picture or a short description of our favorite piece of jewelry as a child.   For example, remember those Avon pins which opened and had cologne on the inside?  They came in all sorts of colors and shapes.  I LOVED those!!  I think partially because my Mom never ordered from Avon so like anything else, you always want what you don't have. 

So... please share your favorite piece of jewelry!  Let's have fun!!!!

                        

Spring??

Hello!

It actually rained today in Ohio.  Can you believe it?  While I do not like rain because of my dogs tracking in the mud it creates, the plus side is it reminds me that spring is just around the corner:)  I love spring!  Spring means dog shows, walks, and the beginning of art show season. I truly believe that the sun makes people happier!!

Anyhow the website is going well!  I am trying to become proficient in adding pieces correctly.  I have the pictures down and the descriptions, just working on the shipping and inventory section.  I will get there soon!

On the dog front I finally feel more confortable grooming my Piper.  She is a new breed to me and requires hand stripping which I have never done before and quite frankly, feel bad doing to the poor dog.  I need to get over that as she still loves me when she jumps down from the table!

Oh - I did want to mention the latest jewelry craze, cold connections or rivets.  I have several pieces available where I have incorporated this technique.  I like the look as it gives the jewelry a more finished look.  I did create a really cute pair of earrings but I sold them and cannot locate the picture.  They truly showed what riveting looked like as they were mixed metal.  I am going to post two pieces where I used rivets so you can see what it looks like!  The necklace is called SHAPES and the ring is called 10 o clock. 

Until next time...

New Adventures

Hello everyone!

Well it is ALMOST perfect. The site, that is.  What a pain staking process, reading, reviewing, re-reading over and over and I still seem to find things that are not perfect:(  Overall, I am happy with the site and cannot wait until I learn how to update it myself so that I can add all of my new pieces!

Valentine's day is this weekend - doing anything fun?  I truly have no idea what is planned for me as I did not plan anything for my hubby.  We go out on New Year's eve so I guess we can stay in on Valentine's day, the other "big night out."

Oh - I am so excited as I am going to the Bead and Button show in June.  It is in Milwaukee, WI.  I am STOKED.  I will be like a kid in a candy store and I am taking a class on how to do Keum Boo - WOW it is sooo pretty.  Here is an example and some more info on what it is and how it came to be:

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/keumboo.htm

In addition to learning about jewelry, I get to meet Piper's breeder, Courtney!  I am also very excited about that.  Makes the 7 hour trip very worth it.

I have some projects on my bench that I have been neglecting, so have a good one.  Until next time...