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 will be among the select few to receive information on this exclusive deal.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
New Pendant
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 awesome pendants look SOOOO much better once they are cut than they do in my imagination :)
When I cut the Oolite, I literally had no idea what to call this thing. I posted to several rock hound forums trying to get an answer as to what this stone was. After having several people tell me it looked like it was resin, I finally set it on fire. Yes I actually tried to set this stone on fire. I needed to prove to myself that is was really a stone and not a look a like.
Well other than a little smoke smut, there was no change. IE it was a real rock and not a resin.. (jumps up and down in happy cheers.) The very next day I found out what the stone was called: Oolite.
Oolite, also known as Egg Stone, is actually a sedimentary rock containing layers of spherical grains called ooids. Ooids are typically made up of calcium carbonate, although other ooids have been found. And interestingly enough, most oolites found seem to have been created around the Jurassic period.
I have been told not to tell you guys this, but beginning Monday I will have an Exclusive deal on my jewelry. If you would like to learn more about this AWESOME deal, use the form on the right to sign up!
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 awesome pendants look SOOOO much better once they are cut than they do in my imagination :)
Well other than a little smoke smut, there was no change. IE it was a real rock and not a resin.. (jumps up and down in happy cheers.) The very next day I found out what the stone was called: Oolite.
Oolite, also known as Egg Stone, is actually a sedimentary rock containing layers of spherical grains called ooids. Ooids are typically made up of calcium carbonate, although other ooids have been found. And interestingly enough, most oolites found seem to have been created around the Jurassic period.
I have been told not to tell you guys this, but beginning Monday I will have an Exclusive deal on my jewelry. If you would like to learn more about this AWESOME deal, use the form on the right to sign up!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Twitter Tree Wednesday 5-04-11
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.
The Twitter Tree will be hosted by a different shop each business day.
Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/
Tuesday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/
Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/
Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/
Tuesday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/
Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/
Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/
Here are the 3 items that I would like tweeted today:
twitter account: @elunajewelry
Copper, Brass, and Silver Textured Pendant
http://tinyurl.com/42dxqmn #bluebird #etsy
@elunajewelry
Silver and Labradorite Earrings
http://tinyurl.com/3sqbgoe #etsy #bluebird @elunajewelry
http://tinyurl.com/3sqbgoe #etsy #bluebird @elunajewelry
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Silver Wrapped Labradorite Pendant with Designer Stone
http://tinyurl.com/3tn2q7x #etsy #blue #bluebird
@elunajewelry
http://tinyurl.com/3tn2q7x #etsy #blue #bluebird
@elunajewelry
If you follow me on twitter - please let me know. I don't follow everyone back if I don't know who they are :)
The Twitter Tree Instructions:
You post the item(s) you tweeted for me along with your twitter account so I can follow you, and list 1-3 items (clickable links, Twitter Ready please) from any of your online shops that you would like for me to tweet for you. ( No "mature" items, please). Be sure the item is twitter ready. (Please include a description, not just the link and any #hashtags you would like to use.)
You may list from multiple stores. However please respect other twitters and post no more than a total of three items.
Some tweeters use applications like Tweetdeck. This application automatically shortens URLs, and has a difficult time distinguishing between hashtags and URLs when they are not properly spaced. Please place spaces between your URLs and hastags. Failure to do so may result in lower views as your tweets may get corrupted in the system.
Check back throughout the day to tweet the other items listed in the comments. To make life simpler for all those tweeting, please add the hashtag #bluebird to your links. This way it will be easier to re-tweet later in the day. Also if you add the #bluebird hashtag to your items, it will give you a random chance to be featured in the #bluebird daily twitter paper.
By reaching out through our blog and twitter network, we hope to increase promotion for all our stores and hope to gain a new audience and possibly some sales.
Hope you have a wonderful day and see you in tweetland.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Twitter Tree Wednesday 4-20-11
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.
The Twitter Tree will be hosted by a different shop each business day.
Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/
Tuesday: http://audreyscountrycrafts.blogspot.com/
Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/
Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/
Tuesday: http://audreyscountrycrafts.blogspot.com/
Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/
Thursday: http://aneedleinthehaystack-debbie.blogspot.com/
Friday: http://sweetybird09.blogspot.com/
Here are the 3 items that I would like tweeted today:
twitter account: @elunajewelry
Storm Blue Recycled Stained Glass Earrings
http://tinyurl.com/4eya5j7 #bluebird #etsy
@elunajewelry
Purple Upcycled Stained Glass Earrings
http://tinyurl.com/4hudcgx #etsy #bluebird @elunajewelry
http://tinyurl.com/4hudcgx #etsy #bluebird @elunajewelry
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Cobalt Blue Upcycled Earrings
http://tinyurl.com/6ddo8x4 #etsy #blue #bluebird
#recycle @elunajewelry
http://tinyurl.com/6ddo8x4 #etsy #blue #bluebird
#recycle @elunajewelry
If you follow me on twitter - please let me know. I don't follow everyone back if I don't know who they are :)
The Twitter Tree Instructions:
You post the item(s) you tweeted for me along with your twitter account so I can follow you, and list 1-3 items (clickable links, Twitter Ready please) from any of your online shops that you would like for me to tweet for you. ( No "mature" items, please). Be sure the item is twitter ready. (Please include a description, not just the link and any #hashtags you would like to use.)
You may list from multiple stores. However please respect other twitters and post no more than a total of three items.
Some tweeters use applications like Tweetdeck. This application automatically shortens URLs, and has a difficult time distinguishing between hashtags and URLs when they are not properly spaced. Please place spaces between your URLs and hastags. Failure to do so may result in lower views as your tweets may get corrupted in the system.
Check back throughout the day to tweet the other items listed in the comments. To make life simpler for all those tweeting, please add the hashtag #bluebird to your links. This way it will be easier to re-tweet later in the day. Also if you add the #bluebird hashtag to your items, it will give you a random chance to be featured in the #bluebird daily twitter paper.
By reaching out through our blog and twitter network, we hope to increase promotion for all our stores and hope to gain a new audience and possibly some sales.
Hope you have a wonderful day and see you in tweetland.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Finding God
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" God again.
I prayed, I sought advise, and then I promptly got caught up in the daily drama again. So why am I writing this tonight on Palm Sunday? I found God. It was not where I was expecting, but none the less I see God.
Yesterday we had a line of VERY severe storms pass through our area. The line produced multiple tornadoes, some of which stayed on the ground for 150-200 miles. That is unheard of in our area. It simply does not happen around here.
One tornado pass near our house, about 10 miles to the north west of us. That same tornado did this to a local Lowe's Home Improvement store a little south of our county.
So why then with all this destruction do I say I finally see God?
From looking at the photos, and knowing this happened around 3pm on a Saturday, you would expect the worst case scenario here. Instead no one was badly hurt when the tornado hit that warehouse.
The manager was outside glancing across the road at exactly the right time to see the storm coming. He managed to get everyone into a tiny room in the back of the store just as the storm hit the store. There were no lallygags, no daredevils trying to see what was going on. Everyone cooperated and made it safely through the tornado in the back of that store.
In any scenario involving multiple people, I recognize that the chance of something going wrong increases dramatically. So it makes it much easier for me to see God's hand at work in this event, in the fact that everyone made it out of that store safely. This is where I found God, in the fact that everything went right so that those people were safe.
The storm system did take a total (as of the writing) of 22 lives. My heart and thoughts go out to those people suffering as a result of this system. In the next few weeks and months, the clean up process will continue around the Raleigh, NC area. I am just hoping I can continue to see the tiny miracles that God has delivered to the people of NC in this storm.
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" God again.
I prayed, I sought advise, and then I promptly got caught up in the daily drama again. So why am I writing this tonight on Palm Sunday? I found God. It was not where I was expecting, but none the less I see God.
Yesterday we had a line of VERY severe storms pass through our area. The line produced multiple tornadoes, some of which stayed on the ground for 150-200 miles. That is unheard of in our area. It simply does not happen around here.
One tornado pass near our house, about 10 miles to the north west of us. That same tornado did this to a local Lowe's Home Improvement store a little south of our county.
So why then with all this destruction do I say I finally see God?
From looking at the photos, and knowing this happened around 3pm on a Saturday, you would expect the worst case scenario here. Instead no one was badly hurt when the tornado hit that warehouse.
The manager was outside glancing across the road at exactly the right time to see the storm coming. He managed to get everyone into a tiny room in the back of the store just as the storm hit the store. There were no lallygags, no daredevils trying to see what was going on. Everyone cooperated and made it safely through the tornado in the back of that store.
In any scenario involving multiple people, I recognize that the chance of something going wrong increases dramatically. So it makes it much easier for me to see God's hand at work in this event, in the fact that everyone made it out of that store safely. This is where I found God, in the fact that everything went right so that those people were safe.
The storm system did take a total (as of the writing) of 22 lives. My heart and thoughts go out to those people suffering as a result of this system. In the next few weeks and months, the clean up process will continue around the Raleigh, NC area. I am just hoping I can continue to see the tiny miracles that God has delivered to the people of NC in this storm.
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