I’m thrilled to announce that I will be doing two trunk shows – Thursday December 6 and Saturday December 15 – at the Sports Club/LA attached to the Ritz Carlton in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. I’ve been busy creating new pieces to showcase at the trunk show, including delicate necklaces made from Argentium sterling silver wire … Continue reading
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Black Friday Sale!
Now through Monday everything in my shop is 20% off…. most of my pieces are one of a kind, so get them while you can…. ! Continue reading
Mass Produced Jewelry on Etsy
Back in May I wrote about Etsy’s decision to allow factories to set up shops on Etsy to sell mass produced goods. At the time, Etsy policy executive Lauren Englehardt wrote: Etsy is a diverse marketplace made up of many types and sizes of shops…Etsy does not restrict the formalities of the relationships between people … Continue reading
Sweet Citrine
Citrine is the birthstone for November, and I have some great sterling silver and gold pieces featuring citrine in my shop… What is citrine? Citrine is a form of quartz that has a color ranging from pale yellow to deep honey gold. The color derives from trace amount of iron in the quartz. Citrine is … Continue reading
October OPAL – PALOOZA
Opal is the birthstone for October, so I’ve reached into my horde of opal beads to create a group of simple, affordable, very pretty natural opal necklaces. My favorites are the white “moss” opals – they have a liquid or jelly-like appearance with delicate charcoal, smoke, blue, and black coloration. In fact, unlike crystalline gemstones, … Continue reading
Blue Sapphire Sale!
Sapphire is the birthstone for September, and I’ve been saving a special strand of blue sapphire beads for just this occasion. This week, all blue sapphire jewelry in my shop is 15% off. The price has already been reduced so no fussing with coupon codes or anything like that. The sapphire beads are a … Continue reading
Code as Craft… or Crap? Part 1.
Etsy’s latest site change hides most of its listings from potential customers… in what may be its dumbest experiment yet. Continue reading
Let’s (Pro)Active: Google and Copyright Infringement
Just learned from the Guardian that Google will be taking steps to ‘punish,’ so to speak, websites that are copyright infringement repeat offenders. I wonder how it will play out for Etsy. Some Etsy sellers get a significant amount of traffic from Google. Etsy corporation buys Google adwords, but otherwise does no advertising. It primarily … Continue reading
New! Gemstone Keepsake Necklaces
I recently designed a series of birthstone necklaces that are unique, elegant, and simple. I fill custom made hand blown glass globes with rough nuggets of colorful gemstones. The globes are capped with sterling silver, and they dangle from a long, sturdy sterling silver chain. Finding the right stones for these necklaces has proven to … Continue reading
I Love Argentium Silver
Argentium sterling silver contains more pure silver than regular sterling, and uses Germanium instead of Copper as a strengthening agent. This patented alloy is far more tarnish resistant than regular sterling. Argentium never contains nickel, and its raw silver content is 100% recycled. Continue reading
Natural Gorgeous 