Eluna Jewelry: Life as a Crafter

Twitter Tree 2-15-12

2012-02-15T03:00:00.001-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://fireflyridge-dragonflyridge.blogspot.com/ Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the

New Designs for Valetine's!

2012-02-14T03:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day Ya'll!! I am planning on a nice quite night with my husband and son. But before tonight gets here, I would like to share some new designs. I had so many designs for valentine's day, I decided to create a Hearts Collection and all of these will be listed in my hearts collection on Etsy! So here are a couple of my new listings! Sterling silver and blue glass heart

Etsy Direct Checkout Versus Paypal: Fees

2012-02-13T09:52:00.001-05:00

Last week Etsy unveiled a new tool to shop owners: Direct Checkout. I believe most sellers have now heard about this, but it you need the basic information before we get started, you can find it here: Etsy Direct CheckOut Forum Link. I have looked at the forum and the information given by the Etsy Admin. So there were a few things I wanted to compare. Lets start with fees: We will still have

Twitter Tree 2-8-12

2012-02-07T22:32:00.000-05:00

Twitter Tree 2-1-12

2012-02-01T06:00:00.000-05:00

Twitter Tree 1-25-12

2012-01-25T06:49:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ We will be taking a break next week for the holidays.

Twitter Tree 1-18-12

2012-01-18T08:10:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ We will be taking a break next week for the holidays. NEW

Twitter Tree 1-11-12

2012-01-10T22:46:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ We will be taking a break next week for the

Twitter Tree 1-11-12

2012-01-10T22:20:00.001-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ We will be taking a break next week for the

Twitter Tree 1-4-12

2012-01-03T22:45:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ We will be taking a break next week for the

New Year, New Designs

2012-01-02T16:53:00.000-05:00

Welcome to 2012. As part of my new year, I have decided to include some holiday designs into my store. Today I will begin previewing new Valentine's day designs for you to look over. These are my Red Hot Valentine's day necklaces. Each necklace features a red glass heart that shimmers and shines. There are three listings featuring this glass heart, two with adjustable lengths, and one on a

Twitter Tree 12/13/2011

2011-12-13T23:58:00.001-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ We will be taking a break next week for the holidays.

Twitter Tree 12/7/2011

2011-12-07T06:52:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all

Twitter Tree 11/30/2011

2011-11-30T06:10:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the

Twitter Tree 11/23/2011

2011-11-23T08:10:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the

Twitter Tree 11/16/2011

2011-11-16T08:26:00.001-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the posts

Looking for some input

2011-11-10T15:57:00.000-05:00

Which of these would you like to see made into jewelry?

Twitter Tree 11/9/2011

2011-11-09T06:38:00.000-05:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the

Twitter Tree 11/2/2011

2011-11-01T22:30:00.001-04:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the posts

New Wire Wrapped Earrings Part 2

2011-10-28T09:37:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I showed you the Green Paua Shell earrings I had made. Today I am going to show you the wire wrapped Mother of Pearl earrings. So do you like them?

New Wire Wrapped Earrings

2011-10-27T08:59:00.000-04:00

I have been working extra hard to get ready for a few upcoming shows. This will be the first time we have had shows 3 weekends in a row.... Kind of scary. To that end I ordered some small cabochon sets. (I would love to cut more stones myself, but can not seem to find the time right now) I have begun the process of wire wrapping these into new sets of earrings. So today I will share one of the

2011-10-26T06:14:00.000-04:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the

Twitter Tree 10-19-11

2011-10-19T06:30:00.000-04:00

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop each business day. Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/ Tuesday: http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com/ Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/ Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/ Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/2010/ NEW (10/16) Instructions: You tweet the item(s) for me and all the

Posting to Facebook and Twitter at the same time

2011-10-17T11:34:00.001-04:00

So I have often seen "posted on twitter" showing up on my Facebook feed. Although I thought this was great, I was afraid to explore this because I did not want to spam my friends with business stuff. I kept hoping I would find a way to post onto my Facebook Fan page and bypass my personal page. Last week, I finally decided to experiment, and I figured out a way to post simultaneously to both my

Twitter Tree Wensday 10-12-11

2011-10-12T08:57:00.000-04:00

Bluebird - Twitter Tree© Here's our Team infohttp://www.etsy.com/teams/7199/bluebird-twitter-treeWe are currently working to achieve a greater participation in our Twitter Tree each business day. ChristieCottage started this idea last year It was so effective, it immediately got copied. Even though the idea has been

Twitter Tree Wednesday 10/05/2011

2011-10-05T05:50:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/28/2011

2011-09-28T06:49:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/21/2011

2011-09-20T21:32:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/14/2011

2011-09-14T08:28:00.000-04:00

Ignoring the Shoulds.

2011-09-13T08:39:00.000-04:00

I have a show coming up at the end of the month that I really should be getting ready for. Instead, I have been spending a lot of time with my son. I have not had the motivation to work on jewelry like I should. I know that I have a big list of "need to" and "should". But I am enjoying the precious time I have with my son. In a few years he will be going to school and our fun afternoons will be

Photographing Silver / White Balance

2011-09-08T07:01:00.000-04:00

I have been struggling for months to take great photos of shiny silver on a white background. It has been a nightmare for me. My biggest problem has been the inability to get a true white on my background. There has always been some color tinting. When I have edited my photos to remove the tinting, my silver look dull and washed out. Or the silver is so dark, it looks dirty. Like I said,

Twitter Tree Wednesday 9/7/2011

2011-09-06T21:50:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 8/31/2011

2011-08-30T23:10:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 8/24/2011

2011-08-23T22:41:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 8/17/2011

2011-08-16T23:07:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 8/10/2011

2011-08-10T07:18:00.000-04:00

Pictures Pictures and Backgrounds

2011-08-04T11:37:00.000-04:00

I really want my pictures to pop. But right now I feel like they blend into the background. So I have tried two new backgrounds hoping they may look nice. Can you help me figure out which background will work better? Here is the original. The background is a shiny white fabric. Next we have a white cotton fabric (nothing shiny) And lastly a teal cotton fabric. Which do you like better?

Twitter Tree Wednesday

2011-08-03T06:16:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday

2011-07-26T22:43:00.000-04:00

NEW Jewelry!

2011-07-26T11:57:00.000-04:00

I worked to create some new earrings over the weekend and I wanted to share three of them with you today. If you have seen my work in the past, you know I love working with my cut stones. Back around my birthday, in March, my husband and I spent a romantic week in the mountains of NC. While we were there, we spent one afternoon mining. During that afternoon, I found a handful of beautiful

Twitter Tree 7/20/2011

2011-07-20T08:25:00.000-04:00

Hi guys! It is Wednesday again. Time for the Twitter Tree. Sorry I am running late, internet modem gave out at home :(Bluebird - Twitter Tree© Here's our Team infohttp://www.etsy.com/teams/7199/bluebird-twitter-treeWe are currently working to achieve a greater participation in our Twitter Tree each business day. ChristieCottage started this idea last year It was so effective, it immediately

Twitter Tree 7/13/2011

2011-07-13T06:30:00.000-04:00

Hi guys! It is Wednesday again. Time for the Twitter Tree.Bluebird - Twitter Tree© Here's our Team infohttp://www.etsy.com/teams/7199/bluebird-twitter-treeWe are currently working to achieve a greater participation in our Twitter Tree each business day. ChristieCottage started this idea last year It was so effective, it immediately got copied. Even though the idea has been copied, we

Twitter Tree Wednesday

2011-07-06T09:17:00.000-04:00

2011-07-06T09:12:00.001-04:00

Revealing a new pair of earrings

2011-07-04T21:33:00.001-04:00

So several weeks ago I began cutting a new set of stones in my spare time. I finally finished them, front and back. I thought I would share some of those new stones! Two of the stones I was working on watch a pair of Emeralds of matching size. Since I finished them Saturday, I went ahead and wire wrapped them. They have turned into the most beautiful pair of emerald and silver earrings! Etsy

Recycled Glass Earrings

2011-07-04T08:12:00.000-04:00

I have been making recycled glass earrings from stained glass scraps for a couple of years. At shows they are a big hit. They are eco-friendly and perfect for a green lifestyle. Many of my customers enjoy being able to give these earrings as gifts, because they have such a great lifestyle story behind them. I have been making them with a sturdy wire wrap, but I am currently thinking about

Twitter Tree Wednesday

2011-06-29T07:09:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree 6-22-2011

2011-06-22T00:36:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree 6/15/2011

2011-06-15T00:01:00.001-04:00

Tweeting your store to increase your Google Rankings?

2011-06-13T00:01:00.002-04:00

Is is possible that tweeting your store will help you be found on Google? The answer is yes. With the latest update of Google (the Panda update) social networking is factored into your site ranking even more than before. Social networking allows you to create back links that will drive up the "worth" of your page. Especially when more than one person sends out the link as something of interest

Twitter Tree 06-01-2011

2011-06-01T06:11:00.000-04:00

This wonderful idea was started by ChristieCottage and has already brought in sales and promotional opportunities to those involved. Remember “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon. ” I saw that quote posted on Twitter and it seems to fit the idea, so let us create

Getting Rid of The Taste Test on Your Etsy Front Page

2011-05-26T11:31:00.001-04:00

So Etsy has determined that they want to Personalize each person's front page. While this is good in theory, it only holds up if the items shown match that users taste. For me the Taste Test has been, to using gaming terms, an EPIC FAIL. Many of the items do not match me, or my taste. A big part of that is probably because when searching through the choices, I could rarely find that item I

Twitter Tree 5-25-2011

2011-05-24T21:18:00.000-04:00

Help me Choose

2011-05-20T19:02:00.000-04:00

So I have decided to offer you the chance to choose the next stone I wrap. Each of the stones below are finished and ready to wrap into a new pendant. Help me choose which one, by leaving your comment below. Amethyst Amethyst Quartz Matrix Blue and Gold Tiger Eye Hematite Banded Red Jasper Charcoal Gray Moonstone Green Lined Labradorite

So you want to know how to package?

2011-05-19T12:21:00.000-04:00

Etsy is known as a place for personal touches. That little extra done in thanks of your customer. And part of that starts with the packaging. Every so often I see a new thread talking about how one "should" package their items, and of course there are differing views on what the best way is. But as long as it gets to your customer, with nothing damaged, and makes your customer happy, then it is

Twitter Tree 5-18-2011

2011-05-18T02:13:00.000-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 5-11-11

2011-05-11T02:30:00.000-04:00

Wanna see?

2011-05-06T02:30:00.000-04:00

Last weekend I provided a demo at my craft show. The hostess of the craft show videoed me as I was cutting some stones. I thought I would share that video with you! Beginning Monday I will begin offering an Exclusive Deal to a select group of customers. If you would like to be invited to view this exclusive deal, all you have to do is sign up to the right! No other action is needed, and you

New Pendant

2011-05-05T17:55:00.000-04:00

I have not introduced much of my new work lately. So today I thought I might introduce you guys to my latest listing: My Oolite Pendant. I found a slab of this stone at a local gem and mineral show last year. Both my husband and I thought it looked really cool, so I bought it. A couple of months ago, I finally cut it. It looked so much cooler than I had imagined. I should mention that most of my

Twitter Tree Wednesday 5-04-11

2011-05-04T02:41:00.001-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 4-20-11

2011-04-19T23:25:00.000-04:00

Finding God

2011-04-17T22:39:00.000-04:00

Several weeks ago I had a few hours to myself, so I decided to relax and watch the Julia Roberts movie "Eat, Pray, Love". This movie really spoke to me and I came away wanting to see more of God in my life. I have been so caught up in Etsy, in selling my work, in my day job, in my personal life, and in my own melancholy; that I had literally lost sight of God in my life. I wanted to "experience

Twitter Tree Wednesday 4-13-2011

2011-04-13T04:30:00.001-04:00

Twitter Tree 4-6-2011

2011-04-06T01:30:00.001-04:00

Birthday Vacation Photos part 1

2011-04-04T02:59:00.000-04:00

Many of you know I was on vacation the week of my birthday. I thought I would share some photos from my vacation.

Birds and Babies! It is Spring

2011-04-02T09:52:00.000-04:00

Several years ago I put a bluebird box up on the fence in my back yard. For the first couple of years we had bluebird tenants. Then the pine trees beside the box overgrew the area, and the bluebirds stop making nests in the box. Over the winter, I cut down several limbs from the pine trees on either side of the box, in the hopes of opening the area back up for the bluebirds. Last week I took

2011-04-01T13:15:00.001-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 3-30-2011

2011-03-30T02:41:00.002-04:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 3/23/2011

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Twitter Tree Wednesday 3/16/2011

2011-03-16T02:30:00.001-04:00

I am currently in the North Carolina Mountains enjoying a nice romantic get-a-way with my husband. As such, my store is currently in vacation mode. So I decided to promote my fellow bluebird's for today's twitter tree. I took everyone's tweets from last Wednesday, and chose three at random. Those who's tweets were chosen were contacted, and the items they chose are below. Please tweet

Twitter Tree Wednesday 3/9/2011

2011-03-09T02:30:00.001-05:00

Getting Ready For Designers Downtown Market on 3-12-11

2011-03-08T09:58:00.002-05:00

I am in the final stages of prepping for my show this weekend. This show is one that I do every year, so I am expecting to see a few familiar faces. Since I am so into my final prep work, I thought I would give you a peek into what it looks like. These are photos I took of the work I finished Sunday and Yesterday. Enjoy! I am going to use these cloths pins to hang up my jewelry cards.

Twitter Tree Wednesday 3/2/2011

2011-03-02T02:30:00.003-05:00

Treasuries! 3/1/2011

2011-03-01T02:30:00.001-05:00

My Turitella Agate pendant has been featured in two new Etsy treasuries. I just wanted to share them with you! The first Treasury: Death by Chocolate! The second Treasury: Poetry in Motion If you get a chance, stop in at Audrey's for today's twitter tree. http://audreyscountrycrafts.blogspot.com/

Picture Upgrades.. Again...

2011-02-28T02:30:00.001-05:00

A while back I was looking through an Etsy treasury that featured one of my products. I noticed that my photos were looking gray and dull compared to many other photos in the treasury. It dawned on me that this is probably why I have not been featured in many treasuries each week. After sitting down and working on my photos, I found a way to remove the dullness and perk up the photos. It

Twitter Tree Wednesday 2-23-2011

2011-02-23T02:30:00.002-05:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 2-16-2011

2011-02-16T06:19:00.000-05:00

Playing with my doming block...

2011-02-11T10:14:00.000-05:00

So for Christmas a friend of mine gave me a new toy to play with. A doming block.. My 2 year old thinks this is the coolest thing in the world because he can use his Pat (a blue hammer from Handy Manny) to hit the blocks like mommy does. lol I have been able to make a couple of sets of earrings using my new toy though. And I thought you guys may like to see them. I think the silver inlay are

Twitter Tree Wednesday 2-9-2011

2011-02-09T03:30:00.001-05:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 2-2-2011

2011-02-02T03:30:00.001-05:00

Let me start off by saying... "Happy Groundhogs Day". This wonderful idea was started by ChristieCottage and has already brought in sales and promotional opportunities to those involved. Remember “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon. ” I saw that quote posted on Twitter and it seems to fit the idea, so let us create more opportunities to be seen.

Ok What is going on?

2011-01-28T09:22:00.000-05:00

Normally I do not post like this, but I have to ask what is going on over at Esty? It seems like all the viable methods of being found by new users are being removed from the system; forums, alchemy, showcases (being pruned), most new listings showing up on the front page, ect. I wonder if that means that Etsy is not planning on providing any promotional support for its sellers? I have noticed

Twitter Tree Wednesday 1-26-2011

2011-01-26T06:48:00.000-05:00

Twitter Tree Wednesday 1-19-2011

2011-01-19T00:05:00.003-05:00

More Birds

2011-01-18T10:45:00.000-05:00

I was going to write about the events of my weekend today, however I realized that I had no photos to help you see what I had done. So instead I am going to share some more photos of the birds that have been visiting my back porch. If you guys are interested in birds or bird feeding, check out this great program by Cornell University: Project Feederwatch. I have participated in this

Twitter Tree Wednesday 1-12-2011

2011-01-12T09:20:00.000-05:00