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8.31.2008

Rose Coils


A handmade by me swirly coil of sterling silver wire, hammered and sanded for texture.

A single rose quartz bead wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, hangs from each sterling coil.

If you want, you could take the bead off, for more versatility. The ends are turned down, and hand filed and smoothed for comfort.

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Etsy Love - EllenWeldon

Ellen Weldon of Ellen's DIY is my favorite shirt seller on etsy.

Hands down.

My two Ellen Creations, A sweet "Sweeney Todd" Shirt, and a Dark Knight "Joker" Shirt, always get LOTS of looks and comments.

I plan to get a Custom Joker Hoodie before the snow flies, which, judging from the temps lately, could be any day now.

I'd better hold up on that bead order ;)

Ellen's work is the ULTIMATE in Fan Art, I just may have to get a second closet for all the wonderful things she has to offer that end up on my Etsy Favorite's List, and hopefully, in my purchuses.



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8.30.2008

Die, Die, My Darling - Fire


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. Fire is it's name, and it features orange and yellow speckles, with black numbers.

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8.29.2008

Die, Die, My Darling - Earth


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. Earth is it's name, and it features black, dark gray and light gray speckles, with yellow numbers.

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Die, Die, My Darling - Lotus



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. Lotus is it's name, and it features a yellow base and orange speckles, with green numbers.

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Contrast


A wonderful mix of Light & Dark.

Milky rough cut glass beads, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires. All silver is oxidized for a matte black look.

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8.28.2008

Primary


Pebbled vintage glass beads, in primary colors, wrapped up in sterling and fine silver wire and hung from sterling silver french ear wires

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8.27.2008

Re.....Tension


Warm olivine green glass beads, wrapped around a blackened steel retaining ring with shining natural copper wire, which will patina with time.

Hung from handmade by me oxidized sterling silver french wires.

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8.26.2008

Layered


A bold & funky necklace made with all copper wire findings.

Featuring 5 strands of Czech glass seed beads strung on flexible beading wire.

The necklace is finished with hand coiled copper wire cone and a hammered hand formed copper s clasp

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8.25.2008

Black Diamonds


Sturdy Sterling silver wire, shaped into a rough kite shape, and oxidized to a vintage inspire finish.

The kites are flattened, and ear wires formed from the remaining wire. These earrings are made of one piece of 18 gauge wire

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8.24.2008

Die, Die, My Darling - Yellow 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. It features yellow opaque base with black speckles, and white numbers.

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8.23.2008

Die, Die, My Darling - Sea


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. Sea is it's name, and it features teal, aqua and dark blue speckles, with white numbers.

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8.22.2008

Bridal Clusters


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

Clusters measure about .75 inch/1.91 cm.Earrings Include Rubber Ear Wire Stopper/Clutches.

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8.21.2008

Tumble


Little copper tumbleweed beads, handmade by http://yoboseiyo.etsy.com.

I oxidized some handmade by me sterling silver ear wire to crown these perfectly imperfect copper balls.

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8.20.2008

Die, Die My Darling - Silver 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, with shiny silver glitter throughout with white letters.

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8.19.2008

Gypsy Hoops


Rough cut red seed beads accent handmade by me sterling silver hoops that measure just over 1 inch/2.55 cm in diameter.

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8.18.2008

Aqua Czech Stacked Earrings


These delicate earrings feature 6mm aqua blue Czech faceted beads, accented with milky white smooth beads, on sterling silver wire, framed with tiny sterling beads.

Hung from hand formed sterling silver ear wires with a hand hammered paddle end

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Are Adorable Kittens the Answer?



So after some advice from both etsy personnel and other sellers, I changed my avatar to a product on July 31st.

Views were....meh
Hearts were....meh.

But it's summer, No Big Deal.

That's what happens in the summer, I say to myself.

The Olympics are on, and kids are going back to school.
Folks are just busy. Too busy to look at shineys.

I switched back to adorable kitten last night, at the gently pushing of a fellow etsy seller that she missed the cute kittens. I was planning to switch back to a product shot tonight.

My overall item views increased some by 10 to 20 views (even on the LAST pages)
and my shop got 7 new shop hearts, and 6 new items hearts.
OVERNIGHT!

so,
Kittens STAY!

Moral of the story?

Just because EVERYONE thinks it's "better" to do something a certain way, doesn't mean it is.

Do what has proven itself BEST for your business, even if it's not what is the "textbook" thing to do.

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8.17.2008

Thunder


Smooth Quartz teardrops, wrapped up in wire and topped with blueish purple Iolite discs. The beads are rough cut and rustic.

The dangles are hung from the handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

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8.16.2008

Die, Die, My Darling - Blue 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. It features blue opaque base, with white numbers.

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8.15.2008

Big Briolette Hoops


Large 1.5 inch/3,81 cm handmade sterling silver hoops suspend a single gemstone teardrop bead, accented by sterling silver beads.

Big and bold, these are sure to grab everyone's attention!

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8.14.2008

Royalty


Regal aged brass drops, capped with buttery yellow faceted glass beads, hung from handmade by me red brass ear wires.

The earrings are aged with a natural method using no harsh chemicals, and gently hand polished to bring out some of the rich golden brass while leaving some deep cocoa brown for an heirloom quality.

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Teardrop Pendant


A bold hoop of natural copper wire tops a seafoam glass teardrop. It is accented with another seafoam bead on top.

The entire pendant is hand formed by me from natural uncoated copper wire, and measures 2.5 inches/6.35 cm.

Pendant comes hung from a copper chain ended with copper lobster clasp and tab.

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8.13.2008

Peachy Keen


White & peachy orange agate beads, topped with peachy orange discs of simulated glass gemstone.

Wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

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8.12.2008

Walking On Eggshells


Rough and Random sterling silver discs, which I hand formed from my sterling scraps with a torch, hammer, rolling mill and doming set.

The random shape of the silver, which is about 24 gauge, reminds me of eggshells, freshly cracked for my morning meal.

The silver discs are sanded for a brushed look, and hung from handmade by me sterling silver circle wires. They measure about 5/8 inch/ 1.60 cm, but since they are random and each handmade, size and shape may vary from pair to pair.

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Contrast


A wonderful mix of Light & Dark.

Milky rough cut glass beads, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires. All silver is oxidized for a matte black look.

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8.11.2008

Moon Glow


Frosty Vintage Lucite Beads, topped with vintage black matte beads with a pebble-like texture, that are accented with tiny bali daisy spacers.

The frosted beads remind me of the glowing moon on a cold winter night, while the black beads make me think of the rocks that come back from the moon; possibly on the same cold winter night.

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8.10.2008

Almost Rosy


Pale Rose Quartz Teardrop beads, wrapped in fine silver wire and topped with 3 freshwater pearls.

A lovely pair for a spring bride or as a graduation gift.

Hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wire.

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8.09.2008

Zest



Pale & Pretty Czech Fire Polished glass beads in pale pink and sunny yellow, hand wrapped in .999 fine silver wire, and hung for handmade by me .925 sterling silver earwires.

The beads measure 2.25 inches/5.72 cm long, a glamorous shoulder duster length.

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Sea Priestess


Little garnet beads, hand wrapped in sterling silver wire. Freshwater pearls are wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins and hung from the garnet group.

The dangles are hung from the handmade by me sterling silver ear wires

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8.08.2008

Pot O' Gold


Okay, there may not be a pot of gold at the end of these rainbows, but they sure are cute ;)

Itty bitty lampwork glass beads in the classic rainbow spectrum; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

Yes, I had to think of Roy G. Biv as I picked the beads out to get the order right.

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8.07.2008

Olden


These striking earrings feature darkened sterling silver and salvaged bronzy gold beads.

Beads I found at an antique vendor, wrapped up in handmade by me fine silver headpins. The beads hang from handmade by me sterling silver rings for a bold graphic statement.

Handmade by me sterling ear wires top the earrings, hand filed for smoothness and comfort.

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Lemon Ice


Vintage pebbles beads with lemony yellow accents are wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins and set to swing below a trio of frosted glass beads.

Frosted beads are wrapped in sterling silver and hung form handmade by me sterling silver French wires which are rolled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

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Primary




Pebbled vintage glass beads, in primary colors, wrapped up in sterling and fine silver wire and hung from sterling silver french ear wires.

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8.06.2008

Ocean Front Necklace


Vintage milky glass beads, hand wrapped in natural copper wire, accent 12mm cubes of blue quartz glass; a glass that is man made to simulate the visual properties and weight of natural occurring quartz.

The natural copper wire is uncoated, and will develop a earthy patina with age

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8.05.2008

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.

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8.04.2008

Die, Die, My Darling - Gray



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 gray opaque base, and black numbers.

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Die, Die, My Darling Earrings - Green Glitter


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!

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8.03.2008

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

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Pink Punch


Pale Pink Lucite beads, wrapped in fine silver wire and topped with a frost pink glass bead.

A lovely pair for a spring bride or as a graduation gift.

Hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wire.

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Die, Die My Darling Earrings - Silver Glitter


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!

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8.02.2008

Die, Die, My Darling Earrings - Clear


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!

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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.

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Die, Die, My Darling Earrings - Transparent 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!

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8.01.2008

Luna


Mother-of-Pearl moons, crowned with steely gray hematite stars and sterling silver round beads, on sterling silver headpins. It all hangs from Sterling silver ear wires.

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Die, Die My Darling - Aqua


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 Aqua, with white numbers.

Absolutely stunning!

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