That about covers it.

Unethical Campaign Practices

I do, however, think it would be affective.

and affordable.
everyone has socks.
and nickles.

Duet

Lovely little rings of .999 fine silver, hand formed and fused together by me and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

Hammered and sanded for a rustic glow.

Die, Die, My Darling Earrings - Purple

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then these earrings are for you!

I took some mini dice from a dice set, drilled them,and strung them on wire.

Is that what those songs are called?

now i call my hate by it's proper name.

Diva Hoops

Handmade by me fused fine silver circles, gently hammered and sanded. Hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for shine and stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

These earrings are big! Measuring roughly 1.75 inches round,4.45 cm. They are hand formed so the circles are not "perfect" adding to the handmade charm.

Die, Die, My Darling - Orange

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. It features orange opaque base, and black numbers.

Eclipse

Handmade by me fine silver circles, oxidized to a matte black finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

Morticia

Handmade by me pebbled sterling silver circles, oxidized to a matte black finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

From the pebbled hoops hand a single deep red glass pearl, wrapped in handmade by me oxidized fine silver headpins.

Slate

Darkened sterling silver tops speckle gray glass beads.

A wonderful mix of shiny beads and matte black metal.

The beads are wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, and hung form handmade by me sterling silver rings and ear wires. All silver is oxidized.

Die, Die, My Darling - Orange Vortex

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. This is a "premier" d20, called "Orange Vortex"; Swirls of deep and pale orange with black numbers.

Mint Chocolate

Minty Green Freshwater Pearls, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, hanging from sterling silver chain that swing and spring when you wear them.

The earrings were then oxidized so the darkened silver draws focus to the fresh pearls.

Fleur

Lovely little rings of sterling silver, hand formed and soldered together by me and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

A milky opal flower bead hangs from each ring trio.

The earrings are then oxidized to create a bold contrast of black matte and shining beads.

FAIL!

For some reason, people read the etsy shop name "pawandclawdesigns"

as "Paws & Claws Designs"

Perhaps i have duel personalities.

However, it makes this all the more funny.

for the record, i do not fail.

I am always full of both WIN & AWESOME!

Die, Die, My Darling - Red Borealis

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. This is a "premier" d20, Transparent Bright Red with rainbow glitter throughout, with white numbers.

Pearly Copper Coils

A swirly coil of natural copper wire, hammered and sanded for texture.

A single pearl wrapped in copper wire, with a swirly flourish, hangs from each copper coil.

If you want, you could take the pearl off. Versatility. The ends are bent for security, and are hand filed and smoothed for comfort.

Dots

Handmade Sterling Silver circles, oxidized and sanded to a rustic finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

These earrings sparkle and shine on the raised sanded bits, and have a subtle matte black on unsanded portion.

Die, Die My Darling - Acid Frost

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided die from the dice set. This Die is Frosted Acid Green with white numbers. Absolutely stunning!

The One Dollar Photo Studio

Pictures are the bane of many sellers listing process. Finding the right background color, the right amount of light, and keeping it all organized can be quite a chore.

Frustrated with other light box tutorials that left me with washed out pictures and a big box to store, I wandered around the dollar store one afternoon and found the perfect solution to my needs.

The dollar price included the following;

• 1 20 inch X 30 inch Piece of White Foam Board ( Office Supplies)
• 1 Adjustable Utility Blade ( Hardware)
• 1 Roll Packaging Tape ( Office Supplies)
• 1 Yard Stick (Office Supplies)
• I Package Assorted Color Construction Paper (Toys or Office Supplies)

Honestly, I spent a buck. I had everything but the foam board already at my house. If you need to buy EVERYTHING, you'll need 5 bucks.

MAKE THE BOX

1. Measure and cut the foam board along the 30 inch side. I cut mine 7 inches into the board, so i had a 7 by 30 inch rectangle of foam board. I used the adjustable utility blade and the yard stick.
2. Cut a 7 by 7 inch square off the end of the rectangle you just cut ( or the amount equal to the width of your cut rectangle) This will be the bottom of your studio. Cut the remaining rectangle to 14 inches long 7 inches wide.
   
3. This next part is tricky. you need to adjust your blade to just a bit LESS than the thickness of your foam board. Mine is 1/4 inch, so I made the blade depth just less than 1/4 inch. Next measure in 7 inches on the foam board ( so it's split in half) and cut the board, being careful not to cut ONE side of paper on the board. You now have a "V" of 2 attached 7 inch foam board squares.
4. You MIGHT need an extra set of hands for this part. I was able to do it myself, but my tape looks icky. Thank goodness it's on the part of the box you don't see. Cut and attach two 7 inch pieces of packaging tape to the bottom square. Try to make them centered as best you can, so half of the edge is left out. Now, carefully bend the 2 attached squares to a 90 degree angle and set them on the bottom. carefully fold the tape up to secure the "sides" to the bottom.
   

DONE!

BACKGROUNDS

Using the utility blade and yard stick, cut one of each color of construction paper into 7 by 7 inch squares. i like to do 3 of each color so I can "line" the box with color if I need to take a picture of a larger item.

You're done! To store it, set the paper squares inside the box and set it come place out of the way.

To use it, take it to a sunny window, a well lit part of your house, or even outside. lay out the pieces of paper that compliment your item, stage the shot, and photograph.

Voila!

A perfect place to take the perfect picture.

Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything Earrings

It takes Deep Thought 7½ million years to compute and check The Answer, which turns out to be 42. Unfortunately, The Ultimate Question itself had long been forgotten.

The Answer is stamped onto 5/8 inch discs of copper, which are gently domed. The Answer is oxidized, and the sterling silver ear wires are oxidized to match. The discs are then sanded for a brushed texture.

Site Sponsorship Space

Look up there.

Up top.

See that neat little bar?.

The ad bar is by a site called Project Wonderful, a site that enables you to "bid" on ad space.

How much for those ads up there ?

2 cents a day.

So, why are they there?

One, I will only be approving ads from handmade artists and related sites. Many of those spots are currently filled by fellow etsy sellers I have spoken with personally many times, and even bought from, so i know they are "good eggs"

The second reason it because I also have PW ads out there. Though affordable, they DO cost money. That ad bar allows me to generate the funds I need to place my ads around other blogs, sites and forums on the web. Having the bar on MY blog means I don't have to take the money I earn selling my work and invest it in advertising. That means I can keep my prices as low as possible.

Regular blog readers ( yes, all 7 of you) will notice the ads change. Thats because you can be "outbid" on the ad space. I highly doubt my rate will ever climb as high as some other handmade sites, such as IndiePublic or WeLoveEtsy. My daily posts are just not that entertaining.

So, If you have a Project Wonderful account, bid on some cheap sponsor space. I plan to do my best to make the blog more interesting by adding helpful tutorials and tips I've learned through etsy, and features of favorite sellers, buyers and blogs.

Pink Lemonade

These delicate earrings are made with Milky Pink Czech Fire Polished Beads strung on handmade fine silver headpins.

Accented with 2 matching Czech fire polished beads, wrapped in sterling silver wire.

Hung from hand formed sterling silver ear wires.

Siren

Aqua Glass teardrops, crowned with freshwater pearls and hung from sterling silver chain and ear wires.

All Silver is oxidized to a matte black finish.

Die, Die, My Darling - Red Glitter

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. This is a "premier" d20, called "Red Glitter". Shiny red glitter throughout a clear die, with white letters.

Full Moon

Handmade by me silver circles, soldered, rolled flat and roughened to a brushed finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are rolled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

These earrings sparkle and shine from the brushed rustic finish like the full moon on a clear night.

Bridal Clusters

Dainty freshwater pearls, wrapped and clustered into a little ball, and hung from sterling silver ear wires.

Gift Boxes & Gift Certificates!

We had a frost warning this week.

Yup, Frost. As in , Below 32 degrees.

*Shiver*

All that cold made me think of the holidays. Since they are fast upon us, I added gift certificate & gift box options, with my NEW recycled craft paper boxes, adorned with salvaged papers and ribbons i found at the local thrift.

I'll ship the certificates or gift boxed jewelry right to your recipient, so you have a stress free holiday.

Wedding Pearls

These delicate earrings feature peachy pink freshwater pearl beads on handmade-by-me fine silver headpins. These earrings would be lovely for a bride or bridesmaid.

Hung from hand formed sterling silver ear wires

Die, Die, My Darling - Yellow Green D10

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 10 sided dice from the dice set with Yellow base and Green Speckles, with white numbers.

Empress Hoops

Glossy Black Glass beads circle a handmade copper hoop. From the center dangles a stack of black beads, all hung from a handmade by me copper ear wire. Dangles measures 1.75 inch/4.45 cm.

Spikes

Lengths of sterling silver wire are flattened, cut, filed and stacked on a sterling silver jump ring.

Hung from handmade sterling silver ear wires

Dangle measures 1.5 inches/3.81 cm at longest point.

Die, Die, My Darling - Pearlized White

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from a dice set. This is a "premier" d20, Pearlized White with Black Numbers.

Note to self.....

65 Lb Rolling Mill + Bare Feet = BAD!

The television in the office/studio has left us. Poor thing. It's so old it has a nob. You know, a little turny dial to change the channel and adjust the volume.
Pre-Remote Control.

In fact, it's the TV I watched as a young child at my Grandmother's House.

So 25 years is a pretty good life span for a TV, me thinks.

Rather than move the TV stand, I took the initiative to move my metal smithing equipment off of my floor and onto something a *little* more usable.

It's not an ideal solution, of course, but far better than what it was before.

Plus it frees up about 3 feet of floor space, which means less stubbed toes at 4AM when I come into print shipping labels for overnight orders before heading off to work by 5AM.

Awesome!

Skully

Little Discs of frosted plastic with a sweet little skull and crossbones printed on them in black ink.

Morbid, but adorable.

Silver Stacks

A short stack of bright silver glass beads, strung on oxidized handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

Poison

Little Circles of frosted plastic with a Skull and the word "Poison" printed on them in black ink.

Morbid, but adorable.

Cheery Cherries

*As Seen In The Beading Daily Blog*
http://beadingdaily.com

My version of the now classic cherries on stem earrings!

Juicy Red Glass Beads dangle and shine on 2 tiered dangles, accented by Fresh Green Glass Leaf Beads.