Summer SALE!

S A L E !!!!!

A big summer sale in my jewelry Etsy shop - good until the end of July. All of my $15 earrings now on sale for $10 - that is almost a 33% reduction! Now is the time to get one of those earrings that you may have had an eye on! Check out the SALE section for one of those one-of-a-kind items!

PS - I will be having a summer sale, too, in my Fabric Stash shop - so be on the lookout for that!

My Latest in MetalSmithing...

It has been a while since I posted any of my projects from the Beginning Metals classes that I took at the Raleigh Pullen Arts Center.

My latest is this carnelian cab set in fine sterling on a sterling backplate. The 20g sterling sheet was first annealed, run through the rolling mill until it was approximately 24g, then it was textured with a piece of old lace on both sides, cut and filed to shape. I cut the leaves from a piece of sterling milled to 24g, stamped the details and soldered it to the backplate and bezel. In my hurry to set the stone I totally forgot to solder a bail - can't do that after setting a stone - duh! Not to worry, I drilled holes and wire-wrapped carnelian beads to sterling chain, and formed the front-closing clasp. Pendant tumbled for shine.

BTW, I made 2 of these pendants, initially thinking of earrings but... Now I have 1 to sell (soon to be added to my Etsy shop) and 1 to keep for myself!

New NC Triangle Team Treasury - Cherry Blossom Pink

In preparation for snagging an Etsy Treasury which I find very hard to get (IMHO it's a big waiting game), I used the Etsy poster sketch (shown below) to collect my favorite things that remind me of cherry blossoms and the coming of Spring! Poster sketch allows you to post 12 shops and 4 alternates (in case an item gets sold while in the Treasury).

Check the Cherry Blossom Pink Treasury and visit the NC Triangle Street Team shops.

NC Triangle Street Etsy Team Spreading the Love!

When I checked my emails this morning, I was pleasantly surprised that both of my shops have been featured in blogs of fellow NC Triangle Street Team members!

First, FlowerMash (who makes handmade purses and bags) stopped by my booth at the Designers Downtown Market this past Saturday and purchased a piece of my Asian print fabric. She featured my shop on her blog and pictured here is the bag she custom made for her friend - please stop by her Etsy shop and view her items. Her shop is fairly new and would love some Love!

And, SatinStitchery (maker of embroidered purses, clothing, patches, key chains, art, clocks, & customizable gifts), features Sunday shopping on her blog.

The current shopping trip featured several members of the NC Triangle Street team:

-- Janice of BlessedBeadJewelry - creates handmade jewelry incorporating her polymer clay bead designs

-- Jill of OrangeCatArt - presents fine art photography of North Carolina - and beyond!

-- and me, Linda Searcy Jewelry Designs - handmade wire jewelry. Pictured is my Byzantine Chainmaille Bracelet of red brass and copper.

My Haiti Donation just sold...

Ya-a-a! My donated pair of red bamboo earrings just sold on the Hearts for Haiti shop! Check out the Sold section of this shop - it is great that many items are selling.

Help For Haiti From Etsy Shops

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An Etsy shop has been created for those who wish to help raise funds for the Haiti crisis.

From the Hearts for Haiti shop "This is an Etsy collective of donated items from hundreds of Etsy shops to raise money to rebuild Haiti. 100% of the proceeds from this shop (minus Etsy fees and Paypal fees) go directly to DoctorsWithoutBorders (http://doctorswithoutborders.org ) in bi-monthly increments."

Check http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartsforHaiti for details if you wish to buy or to donate items.

If you wish to donate, here are guidelines:

To Donate:

Please send the following information in an email to etsyforhaiti(at)gmail(dot)com
and put "Hearts For Haiti Donation" as the title:

Your shop name

Your location and country

Item Name/Title

Item Price (please do include this! we don’t want to undervalue your work :)

Item Description

10 tags

Materials used

Up to 5 clear photos of the item

*Please be sure to attach (or upload) all of the photos to the email. Make sure you are sending the sized-for-Etsy versions of your photos. If there is a problem with the photos being transmitted, we will let you know.

*Quantity: if you have a quantity greater than one of this item to donate, please note it here and remind us to RE-LIST it when it sells

IMPORTANT NOTES:

♥ Shipping: All sellers must ship items at their own cost. We would like to encourage everyone who can to offer worldwide shipping but understand that some items need to stay domestic due to customs restrictions. If you would like to restrict your shipping parameters please be sure to note that explicitly in your listing!

♥ We will be featuring items with a heart theme in the shop. We hope lots of sellers will consider donating a heart item for the cause! (Though any Etsy-approved item is fine)

♥ When your item sells one of the shop administrators will contact you with shipping information. Please ship items within 3 days of purchase. If you ship on a different timeline please indicate that in the listing and ship accordingly.

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Thank you so very much for considering a donation. It is wonderful that so many are willing to help the people of Haiti recover from this tragedy - - thanks again!

If you have any questions, please let us know!

Victoria van der Laan (exlibrishandmade.etsy.com)
HeartsForHaiti.etsy.com

Sale Continued to the end of the Year ...Further Reductions

A big Thank You to those who took advantage of my BIG SALE this past week!

More price reductions have been posted on a few more items - see them in the R E D U C E D section of my shop - they are also noted as REDUCED in each item title.

I will be on holiday from Dec 20-28 but will be available for any convo if you have any questions. But I will not be able to make any shipments until I return.

I wish all of you a happy and safe holiday!

Temple Beth Or, Holiday Fair, Thursday & Friday, Nov 12-13

What: Temple Beth Or Pre-school Holiday Fair

Where: Temple Beth Or is located at 5315 Creedmoor Road just south of the intersection with Millbrook Road. (Directions/Map)

When: Thursday, Nov 12 (8:30am-12:30pm and 6:00--9:00pm) and Friday, Nov 13 (8:30am-12:30pm)

Many vendors will be at the TBO Preschool, each selling unusual, one-of-a-kind products that make great holiday gifts: children’s clothes, toys, soaps, lotions, handbags, jewelry, pottery, girls’ tutus, chocolate truffles, and lots of Chanukah items, etc.

Several Etsy NC Triangle Street Team members will be there, including myself and Vicky of Shore Debris.

Post-Sip and Shop

Just a few pictures of several vendors who participated in the Cary, NC, Sip and Shop event.

Shore Debris, Seashore Jewelry (NC Triangle Street)

DaniMarie Accessories, Purses

Phroggy-Dee Designs, Quality sewn creations

Mama Turtle, Soy Candles

Linda Searcy Jewelry Designs, Handmade Wire Jewelry (NC Triangle Street)

MegR NC, handcrafted fabric accessories (NC Triangle Street)

Craft Attack 2009, Charlotte, Saturday, Oct 10

This Saturday, October 10, the Charlotte area Etsy team is hosting the return of Craft Attack! Several NC Triangle team members (Orange Cat Art, Liv'nGood Jewelry, Linda Searcy Jewelry) will be joining many other local artists. If you are in the are, please stop by and say Hi!

This craft fair will feature 50+ regional artists, offering a wide variety of hand-made goods - pottery, jewelry, wearables, dolls and collectibles, bags, soaps, candles, hand-spun yarn, stuffed animals, plus more.

Featured in Another Etsy Treasury!

Check out the Treasury - "I go by RED" (created by JemmeDeeCreations a member of the NC Triangle Street Team) for other fantastic Reds!

One of my RED earrings is featured in this Treasury .

First Jewelry Art Show!

Just wanted to post a few pictures of the show sponsored by our group - Raleigh Jewelry Meetup. It was held in Raleigh August 15 at the Tir Na Nog restaurant. There were 12 of us and for most of us, this was our first experience in showing and selling to the public in person. We all had fun looking over each others displays (getting new ideas for the next show), and "Oohing and Ahhing" over the gorgeous jewelry. And the staff at Tir Na Nog were very attentive - they served us beverages and lunch!


Alicia on the left,
Glenda ( BejeweledByG.com) on the right









Andy ( Bead Delite )









Becky









Christie ( ChristieTriplett.etsy.com )









Cindy (ACPY Inc.)









Diana ( Altered Artifacts )










Jill ( LivnGoodJewelry.etsy.com)









Joy ( SimplyTwistedDesigns.etsy.com )










Katie ( KatSualBead.etsy.com )









Linda ( LindaSearcyJewelry.etsy.com )










Theresa