4th of July SALE, FREE SHIPPING

Come on over to my Etsy shop, where I have free shipping from today, Thursday July 2, through Monday, July 6. All in honor of the fabulous FOURTH!

(Psst...lots of other shops have free shipping too.... including many of my fellow Etsy Dallas friends...look HERE)

Next Show! Funky Finds Spring Fling

Woo Hoo!!! It's almost spring! And with spring, comes spring shows! Hopefully, all of you local Dallas and Ft. Worth residents (and beyond) will come to the Funky Finds Spring Fling. LOTS of local artists and hand crafted gifts for Mother's Day, graduations, Father's Day, or just for yourself! I will have some new pieces... beautiful statement necklaces! Made with vintage, re-purposed earrings and brooches.

It's kid and pet-friendly too!! Come to downtown Ft. Worth, the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NEW designs, in SILVER

Ok, maybe I am a traitor to my beloved brass, but I have seen some gorgeous filigrees and components in antiqued silver, so I bought some. Lots of people (ok, most) have not come over to the "brass" side, and this jewelry is a way to please them (and maybe have them see my brass pieces and fall in love!)

These are just the first two pieces...NOT sold yet...

Yeay! I'm a Winner! Brass Bouquet's Jewelry Design contest

Yippee! I won, I won! My favorite jewelry component supplier, Brass Bouquet, has a monthly jewelry design contest. I am a runner-up for the month of March! Whoo-hoo! My terrific prize is a $25 gift certificate at her shop, which I will soon put to good use. Check out my winning design and the other great designs here. Thank you, Jill!

Dragonfly and Butterfly jewelry

I thought for my very first blog post I would talk about my favorite element to add to jewelry: dragonflies and butterflies. These little critters are everywhere these days, and I don't mean in the air! They are showing up on everything from lamps to pillows to notecards to jewelry. Even Tiffany's carries pieces featuring butterflies and dragonflies. Organic, natural elements like these little beauties bring whimsy to your jewelry collection. And you'll be trendy too! Check these out... Dragonfly charm necklace, Simple Butterfly necklace.