Just looked at the date of my last post and realized it has been a full month since I last posted. A lot has been going on the past month. We had our darling 17 month old grandson for a week the end of September and while he was here I caught the stomach virus. Not fun, especially when a toddler can't understand why you're lying around on the couch all day instead of being on the floor playing with him. Then a week later I came down with severe back spasms that lasted for nearly two weeks--an annual thing that just happens, but this one was by far the worst.
In spite of all this I still managed to get in some jewelry making and posted a bunch of new items in Etsy. A lot of Halloween things are included. Now I'm posting Christmas things and still have a lot more to make.
Today I created a treasury for Halloween. Take a look and click on some items from other shops.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTE1MDg0OTB8OTI2NzM4NDIy/down-in-the-pumpkin-patch?ref=pr_treasury
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
End of Summer Musings
Here it is past the middle of September, and the Autumnal Equinox will occur this coming Friday at 5:04 am EDT. It is easy for me to remember this event because my older son and daughter-in-law got married on this date five years ago, and the recessional song at the end of the ceremony was Earth, Wind, and Fire's "September."
September is also bringing about some cooler weather for Texas and a few scattered showers here and there, although Stephenville has been the recipient of only about .25 inches last week. A slight chance for more later this week. Keep praying.
September is also bringing about some new jewelry in Nancy's Crystal Fantasies jewelry studio. A few Halloween pieces, which could also be just harvest celebration pieces, have made their way into my collection, and now I am working on some fall pieces with fall colors. I'm adding a lot of copper, which seems to really enhance the fall colors. Football and team spirit jewelry is also increasing, and several custom orders have been and are being filled. I have been a busy lady lately.
Here are pictures of some of the latest pieces.
September is also bringing about some cooler weather for Texas and a few scattered showers here and there, although Stephenville has been the recipient of only about .25 inches last week. A slight chance for more later this week. Keep praying.
September is also bringing about some new jewelry in Nancy's Crystal Fantasies jewelry studio. A few Halloween pieces, which could also be just harvest celebration pieces, have made their way into my collection, and now I am working on some fall pieces with fall colors. I'm adding a lot of copper, which seems to really enhance the fall colors. Football and team spirit jewelry is also increasing, and several custom orders have been and are being filled. I have been a busy lady lately.
Here are pictures of some of the latest pieces.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Online Purchasing Without a Paypal Account
If you have had much experience with online shopping, you know that many sites prefer Paypal as the way to pay. In fact, on some you can ONLY pay with Paypal. But not everyone has a Paypal account and not everyone WANTS a Paypal account. So what do you do?
Friday, September 9, 2011
200 Facebook Fan Giveaway Winner
We have a winner! Ta Dah! The winner is . . . . . . .
KLMNBogue
Her jewelry selection was selection 2-- the pearl, Swarovski crystal, and gold chain dangle earrings. Congratulations!
There will be another giveaway when we reach 300 fans. There are already 222 fans, so tell your friends who love beautiful jewelry to head over to my Facebook page and become a fan. And please continue to follow my blog. I try to post at least once a week, and sometimes there is interesting information about gemstones, how to care for jewelry, and some other topics. I may even include some tutorials for some simple jewelry techniques. So come back often.
Here is the winning piece for today's prize.
KLMNBogue
Her jewelry selection was selection 2-- the pearl, Swarovski crystal, and gold chain dangle earrings. Congratulations!
There will be another giveaway when we reach 300 fans. There are already 222 fans, so tell your friends who love beautiful jewelry to head over to my Facebook page and become a fan. And please continue to follow my blog. I try to post at least once a week, and sometimes there is interesting information about gemstones, how to care for jewelry, and some other topics. I may even include some tutorials for some simple jewelry techniques. So come back often.
Here is the winning piece for today's prize.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
I'm Honored--The Liebster Award
I am so excited that Jules of Studio Jules wrote about my blog and one of my pieces. It is such an honor and thrill to be noticed by others and have your creations written about. Jules is a creator, too. She designs quilts and has shops on ArtFire and Etsy that you need to visit. After all, we WILL have cooler weather--hard to believe, I know--and you will be wanting a nice quilt to snuggle under. Make a visit to her blog too. She has some really interesting insights posted there, both personal and creativity related. She has also just recently been awarded a Liebster Blog award by one of her blog readers, which means Favorite Blog, and she has passed it on to me.
The idea is to create a post with a link back and choose 5 other blogs with under 200 followers to do the same. I'm hoping to capture a few followers and help others in the process...so here goes.
If you visit each blog and follow each one you like the numbers will increase dramatically and you will have made numerous new friends and contacts!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Great 200 Facebook Fan Giveaway
Well, Facebook fans, we have reached the 200 fans mark, and to celebrate I am hosting a giveaway right here on my blog, since Facebook has some really strict, confusing rules about conducting giveaways on their site. I have selected four pieces of my jewelry, shown in the four posts below, one of which will be given away to a Facebook fan. Here are the rules for the giveaway.
1. You must be a fan (like) of my Facebook page. Names of entrants will be verified with the list of my fans.
2. You must become a follower of this blog Treasure Chest of Handmade Jewels either through Google Friend Connect or Networked Blogs. The follow buttons are both on the right hand side of this page.
3. Post a comment about which one of the four selected pieces shown here you would like to win, telling why you want that piece and what attributes of it you like.
4. One name will be chosen at random using random.org
5. The winner’s name will be posted on this blog on September 9. The winner must contact me by email (ncfjewelry@nctv.com), giving me her email and mailing address so that I can mail the prize to her.
6. The contest will end on September 8. No one who responds after the deadline will be considered for the giveaway.
Please do not make comments on Facebook. Those comments cannot and will not be considered.
My email address is ncfjewelry@nctv.com. If you have any questions, please send them in an email to me.
Selection 1--Long Crystal Earrings
These earrings dangle 3 inches from the top of the hypoallergenic French wire earhooks. Clear hexagonal crystals that are wire wrapped are suspended from the the bottom of the earrings. Above these crystals are square Celestial aurora borealis crystals that are enhanced with silver bead caps and a Czech cathedral crystal bead. A round filigree silver bead is at the top.
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