Featured!

My necklace was featured on two websites this week! One was GarageSaleGirly, a blog by a fellow Etsian, and the other was Designers of Tumblr, which has a big following and got me seen by 100s of tumblrians! Spreading the word, people!

Commissionnnsss

Today a woman my mom works with commissioned me to make a few bracelets for her daughter. Sounds awesome right? Welllll I haven't attempted bracelets in a long time, and her daughter seems to like a veeerrryyy specific sort of style. I'm hoping I'll be able to make something she likes as well as something I'm proud of! Wish me luck!

Tumblr Giveaway!

Hello again everyone! I've been busybusybusy wrapping up spring classes and registering for fall, finishing up projects and whatnot. In honor of being SO CLOSE to being done and also as a thank you to my friends and supporters, I'm hosting my first ever giveaway on tumblr! If you have a tumblr, reblog THIS POST to be entered for a chance to win a pair of custom earrings!

If you don't have a tumblr but would like the chance to be entered anyway, comment on this post with your name and contact info. If you DO have a tumblr, I will notify the winner via the ask/submit page - be sure to include your contact info in your reblog if you don't have an ask box!

All of my materials and packaging are recycled and/or recyclable; I believe in green! The winner will be able to choose the colors, shapes, and size of their earrings. This giveaway end on May 10th, so get your entries in ASAP! The winner will be chosen and notified on the following day. Good luck!

In Which I Buy Awesome Stuff for Very Little Money

Today I went hunting around one of my favorite thrift stores with my boyfriend looking for a cassette player to disassemble (don't ask). What we found, however, was so much better. I picked up two encyclopedias, two books about the 20's, 30's, and 40's, a book about cats, and a magazine from 1969. Sounds exciting, no? Well I guess not. But the cool part is what I plan on DOING with all of these amazing pictures and pages.

Some of the pictures in the 20's history book were just too glamorous. I couldn't resist picking it up. The ones in the encyclopedias are so vivid and detailed I just HAD to buy it. After the thrift store, we headed out to a local craft shop and picked up the modge-podge equivalent of DiamondGlaze for about five bucks. Now comes the fun stuff - taking all these materials I have just purchased and combining them with pieces I've accumulated over the years and voila! Awesome funky jewelry!

I haven't started yet, but oh man am I itching to. First I have to clean up my workspace a little, as you can see...

It's Friday!

Normally on Fridays I don’t have anything to do - no work, no classes, no nuthin’. It’s nice, because I can set up appointments for Friday and get projects done. Today however, I had an orientation for my department - Art Education. I thought it’d be boring and a waste of my Friday afternoon, but I ended up loving it. I know I’m inthe right department now and I CANNOT wait to start my new classes in the fall!

Unfortunately, I have to take literacy and math tests to qualify for my teaching license and to progress in the Art Ed curriculum. And I have to pay for them. Ick. But it’ll all be worth it in the end when I’m helping kids make stuff they enjoy!

In honor of it being Friday and me having such a great day today, I’m making every Friday in April and May 15% Off Fridays at my Etsy shop. Just input the coupon code FRIDAY15 at checkout to get your discount!

Coupon Codes!!

I've just discovered the wondrous Etsy Coupon Code feature!! In honor of my shop opening, I'm offering free shipping to my first 10 customers! And if you "like" me on Facebook, you'll get even more exclusive discount offers through my Facebook Page!

Today I've been working on creating some pendants - not necklaces, just the pendants. This way, buyers will be able to purchase the same type of piece for cheaper and simply wear it on a chain they already own! Keep an eye out for soon-to-come pictures!

Well, I have to cut this post short as I have an Anthropology class to get to, but thanks for reading and keep checking for more updates!

First Ever Blog Posting!

Well hello there! I'm not quite sure how you've managed to stumble across this humble little blog-o-mine, but thanks for checking it out! I'm not quite used to these blogamabob thingamadoodles, so please bear with me here. I've created this in an attempt to share my life, artwork, ideas, and jewelry designs with the world. If you like what you see, you can visit my Etsy shop by using the EtsyMini link at the bottom of the page!

I think I'll kick this blog off by showing the kids of things I make!

I love working with ink and watercolors! I often create my abstract ink drawings by simply spacing out and letting the lines fall where they may. I look to the people around me for inspiration.

The piece to the left is a 6 x 6 inch drawing that was inspired by a friend of mine who writes me letters. It's part of a larger series of 16 small drawings.

The photo to the bottom right is an example of the type of jewelry I design. I enjoy working with unconventional and recycled materials in my jewelry, and the necklace pendant to the right was created with "upcycled" paint swatches.

I never create the same piece of jewelry twice - each one of my pieces is absolutely one-of-a-kind! I adore bright colors and bold, graphic shapes, and many of my designs are inspired by hard-edge painters like Frank Stella and Ellsworth Kelly.

Well, I think that's all I have for now, but keep checking back for new posts, new designs, and new artwork! Who knows, maybe I'll even post some craft tutorials! Thanks for reading!