New Earrings...

Click on the picture to see the description at violetcottage.com :)

LWICD Wednesday - Wire wrap pendants

Something a little different... I love this technique because it showcases each stone and it's easier to do a linear color gradient line-up.

Spinel, tourmaline, sapphire and quartz...

London blue topaz, sapphire, tanzanite and iolite...

Rectangle faceted citrine surrounded by green tourmaline...

Peridot, tourmaline & citrine...

These will be online in a week or so. They still need the necklace part... just a small detail ;)

Back to Making Jewelry!

I feel like I have postpartum Christmas depression... the whirlwind of packing, shipping, rushing, inventory checking, the festive sounds of packing tape unrolling... all sort of came to a screeching halt!

Can't I just go into suspended animation until September? ;)

Kidding.

I really like the color and whimsy of Valentine's, St. Patty's and Springtime pastels... but there's just something about the Fall into the Holidays that I really love. Can't I just give everything a Christmas or Halloween flavor? Trees with hearts, snowmen at the end of rainbows, pumpkins with bunny ears... eggnog hunts. Yep. Someone call Hallmark.

Changing gears a wee bit... Here are a few jewelry pieces I've been working on... some are a work in progress :) I really like the simpler earrings with only a few stones.

Hoping to muster up some inspiration to paint tomorrow... come on Valentine's day bug... bite me! ;)

Speaking of inspiration, we've been playing Little Big Planet 2. It has oodles of inspiration. Shooting cupcakes, riding fluffy robo-bunnies, dodging flaming marshmallows... it's pretty amazing.

Charming Charms...

10 years ago, I made a bunch of charms using the lost wax casting technique :)

To see more, please visit my main blog :) You can purchase sterling silver charms in my ebay store, too! :)

Thrifty Thursday - Halloween 50% off :)

I'm SO late with this post!

All of what is left with Halloween goodies is 50% off on our website!

There are also random sales going on over at our ebay store. Halloween, Christmas, jewelry etc etc.

I'm also adding lots of beads and charms for your jewelry making adventures to our ebay store... at great prices, too! After cleaning out all of my supplies... yikes... I have a lot to get rid of :)

Hope everyone is getting ready for this weekend!! The weather is great over here... can't wait! :) Happy Halloween!

Look What I Can Do Wednesday - Jewelry mess!!

18 years of jewelry... in a zillion boxes. My goal? To get them all organized tonight (eek!). Oh, and I made a few pieces, too ;) Read the whole story here :)