Saturday, May 15, 2010

Bead My Way To Fiji

After several orders from brides for custom bridesmaids’ jewelry I have been inspired to make more jewelry with the discerning bride in mind. I have been feverishly working away on making new pieces for my “simple pearls” collections. I don’t know how many times I have been asked if I have a simple pearl stud earring, to which I have always replied “um… no”. Well now I will! I have learned how to make them; turns out they are not too difficult and if I do say so myself, they look quite nice!

So, while my husband is busy playing final fantasy, instead of simply pondering why they play the same song over and over again (it isn’t any good either), I have been making all sorts of neat things! I also have a fire lit under my butt to keep up with my Etsy shop and bead bead bead because we have finally decided on where we are going to take our honeymoon … FIJI!!! I am super excited but I need to increase my sales as they are what are going to get us there. Anyways, I can’t wait for Fiji and I can’t wait to finish listing all my new items. In the meantime here is a preview of what is to come…

Friday, May 7, 2010

It's Wedding Time

Nope... not my wedding but it's getting close to wedding season, which I love because I get to do a lot of custom orders. There is nothing more rewarding than making a custom order for a bride; it is nice to play a part in someone's special day. After a month of work I am ready to ship off a custom order full of lots of pearls! Check out the pictures below to see what I have been so busy working on. The inspiration came from a former listing in my shop. The original charm that was used is not longer made so we had to come up with something a little different but I must say I love the result! A matching simple pearl bracelet and coin pearl dangle earrings will finish off the bridesmaids look! I can't wait for the bride to get the order!