New ideas!

these are some okay earrings I made and I had to cut down on the earwires to have enuff for all the earrings!
leftovers. No real gold. too expensive!
I love these stones but they are Tiny! Greyish-blue. They remind me a bit of labradorite but I don't think they are.

Are the posts too huge? Should I put a huge stone on the posts? The green square is real peridot but the clear crystal is just crystal.
These are also leftovers but they are tiny, almost like a kid's earring. Pink dyed pearls with a milk crystal.
This dark blue is gorgeous but it is also tiny. I don't know what the dark blue is, but the lighter blue is real turq. rounds

These are same stones from previous pic, but with sterling bead w/ surrounding heishi beads
This is the beaded flower. Swarvoski amber, garnet rounds and green pearls.
Here is the green leaf/ stem felt on a clip. I want to combine the bead flower with the felt but it might be perm. and I would hate to waste the stuff, if it doesn't look good together.
Here is one of my favorites. This is suppoused to be a heart shaped sterling silver bird's nest with a (vintage German bead) robin's egg in it.
This is all st. silver wrapped around garnet rounds.

Tell me what you think. (I made these all.) I actually think the birds Nicolle paints would be adorable on a hair clip or somehow transferred into silver to be worn into jewelry.

New buttons (pins)

I am especially pleased with my birdies, but I am a little worried that no one can tell that they are birdies. I am not so pleased with my gold fishy ones, but that is ENTIRELY my own fault for not painting on the gold right. OOoops. Anyway, I found out that the things in the consignment store are doing pretty well, mostly because they are cheap little things. I never expected or expect to make any real money from things I make, but it is still satisfying to know that some people like the stuff I make enough to spend even a few bucks on them:) It feels like a personal compliment. At least that is how I am going to take it:)

etsy shop!

I know Nicolle knows, but this is for anyone who wants to comment on the proposed design for my etsy shop.

I don't want to only sell Jewelry

(because It is insane how many people sell jewelry on Etsy)

so it will be for anything I might want to sell,

blah, blah, blah

the ugly one is my sketch, the pretty one is my friend Vega's design.

Please, please cast your vote and opinion.

birds?

Do you remember how I was telling you about a dream I had about a little watercolor bird? Well here are some early attempts. I am probably going to have these ones made into buttons...just to see how it goes. Tell me what you think.

Note cards?

That is the main question right now...pricing. I drew the fish, then scanned it and arranged them on a powerpoint, then printed them on watercolor paper. I hand painted each one, they aren't big so it doesn't take me long. The problem I forsee with note cards is that I have some nice note cards with envelopes that would work beautifully, except that I would either have to draw on each one as well as paint, or I would have to have a stamp made that I could use on paper of any size. I have been thinking about the stamp option for a while but I haven't decided on a size and I am hesitant to spend more money when I haven't really sold anything...As for your question Karla, I would like to hear any and all suggestions you might have about pricing. I also made some bookmark sized fish, I will post pictures when I can.

gift cards?

I painted these yesterday...I can't really decide which style I like better. It was mostly just a test, so tell me what you think.

finally!