Lazy Sundays
I love the sound of “lazy Sundays” although mine are usually not lazy at all. I often spend them working on photographs and the website if I’ve been able to make any jewelry that week. But I still love the concept and even though I’m working, it’s as though the work isn’t really work since I’m doing it on Sunday! It may be January, but I am busy working on new Spring jewelry; meanwhile, here are some pieces that will be on the website in the next day or two if they are not already
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Lazy Sundays
January’s Specials!
January’s weather has turned from snow to rain; I can’t wait for more snow! I am working (and have been on the new Spring jewelry for this year, and there’s something about a heavy coating of snow on the ground that is inspirational when it comes to jewelry. Meanwhile, I’ve also been getting ready for Valentine’s Day and working on a special page of earrings! Above are two bracelets featuring the Red Magma colour from Swarovski; I love this colour, a muted orangey red with a deep tone
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January’s Specials!
Are You Ready for Valentine’s Day?
One of the favorite gifts for Valentine’s Day (in years past anyway) has got to be bracelets, necklaces, and earrings made of aquamarine. So here are some new aquamarine pieces that will be up on the site within the next day or two. Above, an aquamarine bracelet with sharply faceted nuggets of wonderful practically inclusion-free crystal quartz, and smaller nuggets of aquamarine.
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Are You Ready for Valentine’s Day?
Garnet: The January Birthstone
Did you know that the garnet was named after a fruit? The ancient Greeks thought that garnets looked like the seeds of the pomegranate – thus, garnet! In the Bible, garnet is mentioned fairly often, usually called carbuncle
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Garnet: The January Birthstone
More on Doing Jewelry Shows in Retirement Homes
In this week’s issue of my Jewelry Business Success News ezine, I shared one of the great experiences I’ve had with doing jewelry shows at an assisted living center for elderly people. I highly recommend giving this type of show a try
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More on Doing Jewelry Shows in Retirement Homes
The Aftermath of Thanksgiving!
I love Thanksgiving; it is my favorite holiday of the year. This year was especially good because we had children at Thanksgiving – my new grand-daughter and a three-year-old guest
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The Aftermath of Thanksgiving!
Get David Weiman’s Free Report on Profitable Jewelry Selling Home Parties
Jewelry marketing guru Dr. David Weiman is offering a free copy of his 10-page “Profitable Jewelry Selling Home Parties” report to jewelry artists who take a moment to participate in his survey. David’s survey takes about 5 minutes to complete, and it asks questions on how you market your handmade jewelry: Take David Weiman’s Survey As a thank-you
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The Ancient Appeal of Coral
Summer means coral jewelry! Although beautiful coral can be worn any time of the year, it is very common in the USA to think of coral as being a “summer stone” (although it isn’t really a stone, but the remains of a tiny marine animal). The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans utilized coral in their jewelry also, but first carved it into scarabs or intaglios or cameos. How insightful that first carver of coral must have been, for when coral is first taken from the sea, it is fairly ugly
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The Ancient Appeal of Coral
Summer Is Almost Here!
It’s a crisp, cool night here in Arlington, Virginia, but really lovely, clear and cloudless with stars which you can see despite the lights of Washington and the surrounding city. I do love it here on the top floor looking out across the cities; it’s a great place for a studio! Now, if I can get some work done, I’ll be doing really well! If you live in the free world, you probably know that I am a first time grandmother – and a very lucky one at that. It’s not just that my new grand-daughter is healthy, beautiful, clever (yes, I can already tell!), but I actually get to spend time with her and with my daughter-in-law, a rare treat since we have never lived in the same city before
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Summer Is Almost Here!
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Just in case you haven’t seen it, SNAG (the Society of North American Goldsmiths) has re-done their website . Its got all sorts of information, and a new members only section, which will soon have discussion boards (a welcome addition)
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