Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Embedded Pin It! button for Pinterest

If you see anything you'd like to Pin onto Pinterest, just hover over the photo and a Pin It! button will appear. Voila! Easy as that!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Vintage Jewelry...ahhh!!!

I Love Vintage Jewelry!


I've been reminiscing about when I was making Vintage-Look Jewelry and dug out these photos. It's only been about a year and a half since I was able to make anything but it seems like FOREVER! I moved out of my hometown last year and I do not have the room in my new location to set my studio back up.  I basically shut down my Esty store when I moved (it's still there, but there's nothing for sale...sigh!)  These are some of the best sellers and most favorited pieces I had in my shop. Maybe I'll figure out a way to reopen my shop in the spring!

This bee cuff is still one of my favorites!


I love the Steampunk Look of this with the gears and clockface

More Steampunk look on this necklace

Again with the Steampunk look - I'm seeing a pattern here

Simply Vintage - These earrings are so romantic
 
This yellow rose necklace is very Victorian inspired

Persimmon Rose Vintage Necklace
 
Persommon Rose Brass Cuff Bracelet

 

 

 

Monday, November 25, 2013

Win a $15 Michael's Craft Store gift card!

Be the FIRST member to sign up on my Blog and you'll win a $15 Gift Card to Michael's Craft Store! Yay!

 

Interview with Jewel Maven

Interview with Simply Pinteresting Blog Writer -

Q: What is your passion?

A: I love to create things! Pretty much anything. I love to shop, though I rarely purchase things because I always think I could just make it myself.  If I had the room, I'd have an honest-to-God woodwork shop and über craft studio. I would probably spend all my time there if I had those. Some day......

Q: What is your favorite creative outlet?

A: That's a tough one! I have so many things I love to do. It's really a curse because I'm constantly flitting from one thing to another. If I was really pressed to pick only one thing.... I guess I'd have to say it's singing. Wait, is that really a "creative outlet"? Hmm. Okay, so instead of singing I'd have to say photography. Love it! I'd easily do that full-time if I had more actual photography equipment.

Q: You mentioned you would like to have a woodworking shop.  Have you ever built anything?

A:  When I was 8-1/2 months pregnant, I built a changing table and clothes/shoe rack for my baby. That was my first real experience with building something useful. I had a lot of pride in those pieces. Later, I learned to use actual power tools and I built my bedside tables. We're still using them. They are exactly what I wanted! It is still cool to look at them and know I built them all by myself. I think I'll look for the photos from when I built them and post them here.

Q: Do you feel a little silly doing a Blog Interview when you know that absolutely no one will see it (except you)?

A: Yep.

Q: I mean, you have no followers at all. None.  Not a single one.

A: Yes, that's exactly why I feel silly. I could elaborate, but then that would be more silly because no one will ever see this.

Q: Okay, then. I guess, I can't really waste any more time here.

A: I can't say I blame you. I can't either.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Boring Office chair gets much needed update

I got tired of my b-o-r-i-n-g office chair, so I gave it a makeover. I couldn't be happier with the end result. One of these days I need to photo document some of my makeovers and craft projects so I can do tutorials of them. What do you think?

 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Zen Doodle

I love to doodle. Did this a few days ago. It is really therapeutic!