join the club!

You fans are awesome. You give great input about new concepts and jewelry pieces, you bring a smile to my face by "liking" everything, and you're really, really funny! So how to reward that awesomeness?

With a fan of the month program, of course! Effective immediately, you can check how you rank HERE. Each time you interact with us on Facebook  by "liking" a post, commenting on a post, or posting something new - customer pictures are always welcome! - you'll get points. The more you interact, the more points you earn. At the end of each month the person with the most points is crowned "Fan of the Month".

Why should you participate? Because the fan of the month gets a special coupon just for them for use in the shop. It will be different each month, but always something special that you're sure to enjoy. One month's winner may receive a coupon for 20% off their purchase, while another winner may get one item for 50% off or a gift certificate for $10. How fun is that?

January's winner will be announced February 1st, so it's time to get clicking!

Have fun, and thanks for being awesome. <3

Playing Catchup

First, apologies to my lovely readers for completely abandoning you all month. I've been working through some personal stuff, and although I've had many ideas for posts worked up in my head but they just haven't translated well to the virtual page.

So... here are bits of what I've been working on lately.

More wire jewelry, of course. The copper one is a new design experiment of mine, placing beads close together just along the edges, so show off the knitting a bit. The "Favorite Jeans" bracelet is for a friend of mine who's moving several states away. :(



simple copper bracelet



earthy blues bracelet



I've also picked up some actual yarn for the first time in a few months (!). This ribbon yarn is so gorgeous, love the ombre blues and silky feel. I've been wearing the blue bracelet a lot - can't believe how well it matches my wardrobe, and I love the pop of color. It's also comfy and lightweight. Don't worry, all ordered bracelets are custom made for you the customer. You won't get any pre-worn items.

blue gadget case

textured ribbon bracelet

Finally, here's a pic of my precious baby girl, who is almost a whole year old!! She's my very reluctant model, and she thinks hats are toys to be played with, not worn. The hat she's "modeling" is a new design, made for a friend of mine who's expecting a little boy. Oh, and those ears took me several HOURS to figure out. I reknit those puppies many times before finally hitting the trifecta of size, shape, and placement on the hat. I cannot wait to make more in other colors! I'll work on "traditional" colors first, like pink and tan with cream trim. Have an idea for a good color combo? Leave me a comment and if I use it I'll send you a coupon for my studio. :)



   knit baby hat blue bear



Love the devilish look on her face in the second pic. It was taken a second before she ripped it off.

If you would like one of these adorable hats for your little one,  drop me a line. I need a more cooperative model to take better pics before I can list it in my studio. The gadget case isn't listed yet, either, as it needs a button for a closure and I haven't found the perfect one yet.

However, everything else is availble in myonline studio. You don't need an account to order, which is a nice plus.

Do you have a little one who likes to wear hats and will hold still long enough to snap some nice pics? Are you a photographer who needs a cute prop for baby pics? Please contact me by commenting or emailing and I'll send you a hat in your choice of color and size. You can keep the hat in exchange for some cute pics that I can use to promote it. :)

Going Pro

I'm officially a pro.

Artfire has two levels for sellers, basic and pro. Basic is free but you don't have many tools. Pro is $9.95 a month and has many effective, easy-to-use tools. I've been a basic seller for a couple of months, but decided to make the jump to pro last week.

 And look! >>>>>>>>>>> Now you can see my pretties (and buy them, too) directly from this little blog. How cool is that?? I have a kiosk on my Facebook page, too. In celebration of this new step, use the coupon code "LIKE" for 20% your order now through June first. :)

In other news... google "Glass hand prop" and see what comes up. I guarantee you won't get the results you were anticipating. Definitely not much about hand models or props for jewelry photography.  I was talking to some other, more established, artist friends, and asked them for some input on my studio. It was recommended that I get some pictures of the bracelets being worn, so potential buyers could get a better idea of it's size, etc. Which brings me to my search. After sorting through a bunch of results about airplanes I found this one on Artfire. It's not glass, which is probably a good thing given my clutziness and two young kiddos. Can't wait to play with it!

Coming soon.... my favorites from the CCC challenge group. This was an AMAZING week, too. So much eye candy!