Venue

I’m pleased to announce that my jewelry can now be found at Venue in Seattle. I’m very excited for this opportunity to have my work seen by a larger audience. Venue is a great little shop featuring Seattle area artists, it is an honor to be included. Keeping my inventory stocked has been keeping me busy, sales where great over the holiday.

Another Front Page!

I received a call from my brother first thing Monday morning letting me know I was on the front page of Etsy. What a great way to start the week or end the month. Whichever way you want to look at it, I'll take it. Thank you to 3dots for making the fabulous treasury that brought me to the front page. Wow! Two front pages in one month after months and month of nothing.

Earrings

I have noticed that over half of what I sell in my Etsy shop is earrings and yet I'm not making a lot of earrings. In my shop I have over three times as many necklaces as earrings. Why am I not making more earrings? Is it because I don't usually wear earrings myself or is it that I only like to make one of something? I only started making earrings after a customer requested that I make a pair similar to a pendant I made.
It's time to start making more earrings. For every pendant I make I will force myself to make two pairs of earrings. I say 'force,' but it's not like I won't enjoy making them, I just don't naturally gravitate towards making them. This past week I did manage to make several pairs of earrings so that's a start.

Hey Marseilles "Rio"

Hey Marseilles is a local Seattle band, their first album To Travels & Trunks will be released next month. Give them a listen.

Front Page!!!

My Emerald City earrings made it to the front page of Etsy yesterday. I have only made it to the front page maybe three other times, so when it happens it's pretty exciting. I know there are some artists who end up on the front page on almost a daily basis, I'm not so lucky. Hopefully I'll be able to maintain some momentum after this exposure. It's amazing the amount of hits and hearts my site received during that period, probably over a months worth in the course of an hour. Thank you to humblebea for making the treasury that got me to the front page.

Tulips

I went to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival a couple weeks ago in La Connor, WA. It was a little cold and windy, but thankfully no rain. The tulips were beautiful; it is amazing to see the fields painted in color. I think I took over 200 pictures of tulips. Here are a few of my favorites.

St. Patrick's Day

Here are a few festive Etsy finds.

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vintageinretrospect

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karenfaulknerart

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