Nature in Sepia Etsy Treasury

Please view this awesome treasury that my Carmel Cafe Viking Goddess Wire Wrapped Ring is featured in today! The rings are available, and made to custom size if necessary, in my Etsy shop;

Carol's Jewelry Orchard at;

http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com

The treasury can be seen here;

www.etsy.com/treasury/4d56b4d240fd8eef9c3dbf46/nature-in-sepia?index=0

Please visit today!

~Carol~

Fabulous Friday Finds.....Horses, A New Love, Treasury.

This horse themed necklace is made from polymer clay and leather cording, accented with copper beads and a copper clasp! This line has proved to be a popular one for me! The last picture is the only one I still have available in my shop. But, look for more to come. I'll be making more necklaces this weekend and bracelets right after that! The link to my shop is;

http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com

If you are local, I just delivered some horse themed pieces to Cabin Chic in Osseo, Wisconsin.

Stop by and check them out!

It has been a busy week! I missed posting my Wordless Wednesday due to a short "field trip" my husband and I took! More about that in a later post. We bought windows.....hmmmmm. You'll never guess what for! Needless to say, we both got a thrill out of it! And the rest of that day was glorious! I was even able to do some fall plantings in our yard. I put in over 50 bulbs and 8 mums in two small roadside gardens. Man, I just love digging in the dirt!

So, please check out the horse treasury! If you click on the picture, once you are on etsy, it will take you to that person's shop.....many beautiful items in a variety of shops! Please visit!

http://www.etsy.com/people/CarolsJewelryOrchard/treasury

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend!

Carol

Making Jewelry.....Back in the Groove!

Now that school is out and we are in the summertime groove, I have found more time to actually sit down and make some jewelry! Over the last week, I've made several new pieces that I really love.

Last weekend, I made several of my new wire wrapped rings. I found a tutorial on how to do these and I have to say; it takes a little practice, but I do like the results! I was able to make a delivery to a store that buys my jewelry locally. They liked the rings, too! So.....I am hoping for my first wholesale order from them. I will offer these rings in seasonal colors, so stay tuned if the colors I've picked aren't what you like. Check out the pictures!

I also made some really summery pieces; a turquoise shell necklace, a lava rock and shell necklace, and dichroic glass bracelet. See these pictures to the right! Clicking on any of them will take you to my shop!

So, with the glass being half full...I am back in the creative groove. This seems to come in cycles for me, as it does probably for most artists. If I am incredibly busy, as May seemed to be with volunteer obligations for me, the creative juices just don't seem to flow.

The empty side of the glass was that I posted many sales this past week (up to 35% off everything in my shop) and free shipping, yesterday, and had no sales! And I did promote; on craft cult for a week and on the etsy forums. Yesterday, I won an auction for a project wonderful ad spot on another artist's blog. I will need to be creative in finding some new advertisement. If there's any suggestions, please let me know!

Thanks, and have a great week!