My Dirty Little Secret...

"fOuNd nO. oNe"

 Hoarders is one of my favorite TV shows.  Jordy & I love watching it together.  We have to watch it when Glenn's not home.  He can't even stand to be within hearing range while we're watching it!  It is disgusting at times but somehow we got hooked on watching it.  

I think I must have a little "hoarder" in me, too.  I love collecting things and am always thinking about how I can reuse them.

"fOuNd nO. tHrEe"

I have challenged myself with this latest collection of jewelry.  I call it "fOuNd".  I am trying to use up all the little things I've collected or had leftover from other projects.

"fOuNd nO. tWo"

 I have trouble deciding which is my favorite.  Usually I pick this one.  I love this old clock face and I love the  style of this key.

I was going to save this one for Halloween but thought someone might want it now so I listed it, too.

There are a couple of other things that I enjoy about watching Hoarders.  1) Spending time with my daughter and 2) it makes us both want to clean house!

A New Bracelet

We did ALL our back-to-school shopping in one day today.  I'm ready for bed now.  But I did want to share one photo of a bracelet that I listed in  my Etsy shop.  I have more to list but it will probably take me a while to get to them all.  Maybe I can do one a day?

Key Rings & Charms... And a Coupon!

 These were my new item in the shop this month.  I've bought several large lots of keys to make my skeleton key necklaces.  The lots always seem to have some of these flat keys in them so I was playing around with a way to use them.

These charms can be clipped onto your purse, key chain, zipper, necklace, etc.

 Everything is old & vintage except the clip iteself.

These with the TINY cameos were my very favorite!  Thanks to Bumbershoot Supplies for these!

This tiny floral cabochon also came from Bumbershoot.  Sorry for the blurry photos.  I forgot to take pictures of these before I took them to the Room so I had to use my iphone & the lighting wasn't so great inside.

And, just for Jordy, I'm trying to add more color!

I have these and alot more to add to my Etsy shop but I'd like to clean out some of what I still have there.  I finally figured out how to create a coupon code so now I can offer 30% off to all my blogger friends when you use this coupon code at checkout:  BLOGGER30.  You can see what's left in the shop here.

Thimble Necklaces

 I'm on my own this week.  Glenn took Jordann back to Texas for spring break.  She hadn't got to meet baby Sarah yet and we wanted to make sure she met her while she was still a baby.  lol...  I'm working and planned lots of other things to keep me busy this week.  I walked up the big hill at Newhall Park again with some friends today.  They may start joining me every Tuesday.  But when I get home it sure is quiet!

I cleaned my patio.  It looks nice.  Had to stake my tomato plants!  Then I started on my craft room but whenever I start cleaning it I get distracted, start making things, and end up with a bigger mess than when I started!

I made some new items for the next sale at RWAP - no photos yet.  So I'll show you some new necklaces that I just listed in my Etsy shop instead.

I thought these would make great Mother's Day gifts for moms who love to sew & quilt.  They were popular at RWAP last month.  The one above is the only fancy one I have left.

Jewelry & Christmas Lights

I've had a few people asking about making jewelry for them for Christmas gifts  so I thought I'd share some photos of what I have made lately.  These will be for sale at Room With A Past on December 16-19.  If you're local & want me to meet me somewhere I can deliver it to you before then.  Or if you see something you like but want it made a little different I still have some time to do custom orders.  But I won't be listing anything else in my Etsy shop & probably will be closing it completely when the current listings expire.  The earrings above are $9 each.  This dog tag bracelet is already over at the shop.   

 These measuring tape bracelets have been very popular & I'll have several varieties at RWAP.  Most are $9.00.

Example of a key necklace.  I think I still have this one... for $10.00.

 The "Faith" necklace - 3 small circles joined to one larger one with symbols representing Christ.

 An example of a skeleton key necklace.

Before my dad left we went to visit Mr. Christmas.  I walk by him on my loop but hadn't been at night.  Beautiful!

 We even got a photo of the celebrity!

Some New Bracelets & 30 Days of Thanksgiving Starts Tomorrow!!!

 I picked up the jewelry that didn't sell in the shop yesterday and started putting a few things in my Etsy shop.  I've made these measuring tape bracelets with several tapes so far.    I only have two examples left right now.  The tape above was sent to me in a vintage swap.  When I received it I was making some velvet ribbon bookmarks that I saw in Somerset Life.  I realized that the tape would fit my ribbon crimps then I added these rhinestone trims that I bought at an estate sale.  I would love to find more of both the measuring tape & the rhinestones.

Here are more bracelets:

Tomorrow is the big day... Day ONE of "30 Days of Thanksgiving".  I'll be "redecorating" my blog later today.  And here's the button if you want to grab it for your blog:

What Sold & What Would You Buy?

I really meant to share photos of some of my jewelry with you last week BEFORE the sale, but I didn't get around to it.  So, here are some of the things that sold.  I'm going to list things that didn't sell in my Etsy shop starting tonight so I'll share those with you later.

Sold this one to a "Roomie".  That's what we call the other consignors at A Room With A Past.

Sold this one to my "Roomie" next door.

I'm keeping this one myself... it didn't even make it to the sale.

I've had several requests for black beads.  If you were going to buy jewelry (for yourself or someone else) what would you look for?  I need some ideas for new things to put in the shop next month.

Pink Christmas in July!

Merry PINK Christmas in July!  This is officially the last day of the CIJ sale with the Cottage Style Street Team but I'm going to Mt. Shasta with Glenn so I won't be able to change my shipping charges until at least Sunday night... maybe Monday.  If you like pink, click here to see what the team has.  And click here to see these ornaments & the others in my Etsy shop.

Merry Christmas in July!

Merry Christmas in July!  From the Cottage Style Street Team.  These are a few of the Christmas tags in my Etsy shop.  Click here to see lots more Christmas tags from the team.  Many of the team members are  having sales.  My sale is $1.00 shipping on all jewelry, tags, & many other small items.

The Christmas in July Sale Has Started!

Yes, I know it's getting hot outside but our Etsy street teams are celebrating Christmas in July with lots of sales on decorations and gifts.   My sale is $1.00 s/h on all jewelry, tags, and other small items, including this vintage skeleton key necklace in the photo above.  Room With A Past is open this weekend so most of my jewelry is there right now.  Any that doesn't sell will go on Etsy next week and still be part of the sale.  BTW, if you live in the Concord/Clayton/Walnut Creek area I'll meet you somewhere & deliver your item personally with $0 s/h!

Also, I think I mentioned before that one of my projects was going to be in the Green Craft magazine.  Well, it's going on sale August 1.  And look... my journal even made their website.  Look at the last photo at the bottom of the page.  If you look close you can even see my name!  :-)

This Week

I haven't been able to get to my computer much this week.  I worked Tuesday and again next Tuesday to fill in for people at work.  After work Tuesday I met with the owner of Room With a Past.  She liked my jewelry & I'll be a consignor in next month's sale!  It's only open one weekend a month.  The next sale is June 24-27.  I'll remind everyone again to come visit me there.

And Glenn decided since the kids are here for a few months & Jo hasn't found a summer job yet that they should all be put to work.  They're doing a lot of scraping & preparing to paint.  My house looked like we were moving out when I got home this afternoon -- Everything stacked & draped.  Hopefully it'll all be done before Glenn goes to Orlando next week.

The necklace above is in my Etsy shop.  If it doesn't sell by June 24 I'll take it & all my other jewelry to the shop.  Come visit me!!!

Market Monday

Haven't done much on Etsy lately but did get some tags listed today... finally!  Here's a new version of the butterfly tag I posted last week:

And I already got a request to do 75 of these for a destination wedding!

I thought of Jo when I bought this stamp --  Cute owl tags:

For the dessert lover -- these are calorie-free!

To share with your friends:

These are all available in my Etsy shop.  Let me know if you want a custom order or if you live nearby & want to order.  I can meet you somewhere & you won't have to pay postage.

To see the other shops participating in Market Monday click on the graphic below:

Somerset Gallery Summer 2010...

Look what came in the mail today!  This one was a surprise.  I even forgot that I sent these tags in.  :-)  The photo I used is one of my grandparents.

Tina sent me some tags recently and I'm using them to display &/or ship my earrings.  I just LOVE these old seed packets that she stamped.  She sells these and other great things in her Etsy shop.

And my desk has been filled with jewelry lately.  Haven't listed any of it in my Etsy shop yet.  I'm meeting with a local shop owner about having a space to sell in her shop.  I like Etsy, but my least favorite part has been packing & shipping so I'd like to try selling locally.  I'll let you know how that goes.

A few more necklaces...

...and earrings...