Christmas Reds...

I am such a sucker for Red anything at Christmas. A bright, holly berry red looks great with denim or black, or you can tone it down by pairing it with browns. Sometimes just a single red accessory (like these earrings or this necklace) can make an all-black ensemble POP!

Christmas comes so fast...

I cannot believe it's only a month away! I've been trying to get myself organized...have already had my first trunk show at a friend's house, and have another coming up on Monday at a school I teach at. I have some special orders that I need to finish from the last show, plus some gifts of my own to give...it's a good thing I've been feeling more inspired than ever!

This year money is tight, so there won't be a huge number of gifts exchanged with girlfriends. I wish that wasn't the case, though! I have so many things I'd love to make and buy and give.

In the meantime, enjoy some recent creations :)

Happy Spring!

She said, the day it rained and snowed and the weather was generally disagreeable.

I wanted to post some of my favourite spring designs today, to counteract the weather-related melancholy that's permeating the house.

Blogging vs. Twitter

So I'm finding, so far, that it's waaay easier to attract new people to my Twitter feed than it is to this darned blog. I'm not sure why that is...perhaps there are just too many blogs out there at this stage, and not nearly as many people on Twitter? Perhaps it's the interface? Twitter is definitely more interactive, though the new people who have begun to follow me aren't interacting with me so far...I'm still learning about this new way of doing things. If anyone out there has some advice on how to proceed with either, I'd love to hear!

Another idea I have is to begin featuring other sellers on my blog, to share the love and creativity. After all, there's plenty of room out there for all of us to make a living, right?

Just thinking some thoughts. Some new jewellery attached, as well.

A Giveaway?

I don't believe I have any followers at this time, but I'm wondering about starting a monthly giveaway all the same. I would perhaps ask some kind of trivia question, and whoever got it right would win a pair of earrings, or a gift certificate to put toward something in my Etsy shop. If there was more than one person with the right answer, I'd do a draw, or maybe have my husband draw a name.

Is anyone out there? What do you think?

So it's been a while....

I've gotten incredibly busy trying to improve my Etsy shop lately, and have seen some international sales because of it! That alone is a really fantastic motivator, but along with that, I am part of a team of incredible jewellery artists who support one another and offer advice when things get rough. They have really been key in helping me keep at it, despite less than 15 sales on the site since I opened my shop in September (all of those in the past 3 months!). What has also gone hand in hand with those improvements is offline sales, from local customers. So the site is not just serving as e-commerce, but as a portfolio for those interested in seeing what I have currently made. It's certainly easier than doing a whole show!

Anyway, here are some recent pieces I've posted.