Giveaway!!

So, it's Giveaway time again!

Why?

Well, if I need a reason, the rain has finally stopped, the sun has been shining and the spring flowers are flowering :)

The prize is this pair of handmade earrings in spring colours, made with Czech glass beads and sterling silver hooks:

Here you can see the lovely hooks better - they were handmade by Rebecca Anderson of The Curious Bead Shop.

To enter, you can do any of the following:

- like my facebook page if you are a newcomer :)
- share my giveaway on facebook
- favourite my Etsy shop
- follow my blog
- or anything else you can think of!

You may enter up to 3 times - PLEASE leave a comment here for each entry and a way for me to contact you if you win.

You have till 8pm GMT on Wednesday 19 March to enter. The draw will take place shortly after that. If I have not heard back from the winner by Friday 21 March, I will do a second draw.

Thank you for entering and good luck!!

Lesley

Latest additions to my Etsy shop

Well, in addition to the new teardrop earrings I showed you here, I have been steadily adding some new designs to my shop. 

It had been a while since I made any bracelets or necklaces, so I spent a couple of days focusing on these: 

Orange flower necklace

                                             

                     flower charm by Menagerie Studio

Black & Green Knot Necklace

Millefiori bracelet

Orange knotted leather bracelet

Then of course there were more earrings too:

Green agate earrings

Royal blue enamel earrings

including two pairs with gorgeous handmade ceramic beads by Bo Hulley :

Turquoise honey earrings

Blue polka dot earrings

And finally, a bit of fun: I'm not Irish, so I don't celebrate St. Patrick's day, but I just couldn't resist these beads!

Shamrock earrings

x

New earrings in my Etsy shop

I spent the afternoon making and photographing these earrings, and couldn't resist taking a picture of them all together. Not quite a rainbow, but lots of pretty pink and blue and some new colours too. 

Somehow I managed to take over 200 photos for the 10 pairs I made.... (the wonders of digital cameras, not like the old days!)

It's going to take a while to edit all the photos and do the listings, but eventually they are all destined for my Etsy shop.

These are the ones I've listed this evening (click on the links to go to my shop).

Berry pink earrings

                                    Baby pink earrings

Olive green earrings

It feels like a marathon session and it's only 3 pairs! The rest will have to wait till tomorrow ...

Valentine's Day Offer: 25% Jewellery Discount in my Etsy shop

Happy Valentine's day!

How many of us pretend we aren't that bothered, but actually get quite emotional when we find we have a card? No? It's just me then ;)

Anyway, onto the reason for today's post - a special offer in my Etsy jewellery shop. 

If there's something you've had your eye on, well, today it's got a discount of 25% off. 

Click the picture to go to my Etsy shop

All you have to do is apply the code KISS25 when you get to the checkout page and the discount will be applied automatically. Easy.

Minimum spend $25 or about £15.


And, if there are any non-romantics out there, Feb 14th is special in another way. It marks the halfway point of this month. The snowdrops are out, the daffodils are pushing up, and spring can't be far away :)

The clue is in the date... :)

Can you spot the theme of today's post among these lovely things from fellow Craftyfolk team members on Etsy?

Yes, it's Valentine's Day, so the perfect excuse to indulge in a spot of pink and flowery girly-ness!

(To go to the item on Etsy, click on the name of the shop beneath each image :)

            Moody cow designs                                                                                Miss Bohemia

                                                                Mystic Spirit Shop

                                    jcu designs                                           Gimme that thing

Shoogly beads

                     Ritzy Swish                                                                                      Sew Gifted

          

          Avrilpam

         

     Michele Webber Art

My shop

I hope you enjoy browsing some of these shops.

Happy Valentine's Day

Lesley

New and coming soon!

I've been working on some new ideas recently, inspired by some beautiful handmade lampwork beads I've had for a while, and some new art tiles I found on Etsy.


This was the bracelet I made using an adorable burnt wood tile from J-Lynn Jewels:


Rose Garden Bracelet

I enjoyed matching beads, gemstones and metals with the pretty colours in the heart. It's funny how you start off with an idea in your head, but, as you start putting it together the design sort of takes off by itself. You end up with something a little bit unexpected, but even more pleasing, as it's a bit of a surprise!




I've also just completed some earrings using fabulous handmade lampwork beads by UK artist Shirley Giles from Fyrebirds. They are greenish in shade with an amazing depth and intensity. I think the lovely handmade sterling silver earring wires from Etsy artist Tracy Smith at Cinnamon Jewellery complement them perfectly:

I love the quality and uniqueness of these handmade beads and findings. 


I am also working on some earrings using handmade copper wires from Cinnamon Jewellery, and a project involving these J-Lynn tiles, once I can decide whether to use them separately or all together!

All I need is more hours in the day...!

Lovely lilac

Lilac, mauve, purple - gorgeous colours, and some of my favourites on Etsy lately:
Click the links to see more details on these lovely items :)


Polymer clay mosaic tiles  by Penelope Stern

Pink Blooms gift tag bookmarks by Craftie Nellie

Wildflowers blank card by C Shell Cards

Glass bunting by Redbrickglass

Lavender: Purple stems original painting by Art in Wax

and finally

this necklace from my shop :)

Hope you enjoyed looking at these lovely lilacs!

New earrings

These earrings I made a little while ago, but have only just got round to listing them on Etsy. I like the vintagey feel, with layers of little orange and peach flower beads and little bead caps.
The flower beads are Czech glass, which come in such a pretty range of colours and styles, I'm a bit addicted to them at the moment!

To view the earrings on Etsy, click here

Silent Sunday: Tangerine Tango

Some of the lovely things I've found this week over on Etsy. 

Click the links to be taken to the shops :)

Carnelian necklace from Elephant Beads

Red dichroic glass pendant from bluedaisyglass

Felted scarf with tassels from FrouFrouFelt

Silver ring with red roses by Miss Viola Designs

Small fallen copper oak leaf necklace from Enchanted Leaves

Red dandelion card with dragonfly by Lilly's Night Garden

Beautiful Etsy finds

As part of the On Fire for Handmade team on Etsy, we were given the challenge this week to create a treasury based on the on-trend colours for this spring.
You can see the colours here:  Pantone Colours Spring 2012

The colours are all lovely, and I chose to concentrate on a limited palette of soft browns and aqua blues. Here is my finished collection:
Driftwood, Starfish and Cockatoo Treasury


I do enjoy putting these collections together, even if it's quite time-consuming: you get to discover lots of lovely new things along the way.