Metal Jewelry

I started taking a metal jewelry class at a small local studio called Harold Studio in March. Making metal jewelry takes a lot of patience and attention. One small mistake ruins the whole process.
I really like making rings. During the first 6 week course (Jewelry 1), we learned how to make bezel rings.

Now I am in Jewelry 2, we just learned how to make tube settings. Today, I made dainty stacking silver rings with swarovski crystal stones. So far so good!

More summer theme Jewelry

I just added these super cute whale earrings to my Etsy shop.

They are so tiny and absolutely adorable.
I love making summer/ocean theme jewelry. More items will come soon!

Summer Collection

It has been already in the middle of summer here in Phoenix but now it is officially summer.
I have been uploading my 2013 summer jewelry collection little by little.

This matte silver life ring/anchor necklace is one of my favorites. I originally designed this last year and I added a matte gold version.

These braided white cotton bracelets are also from last year. I replaced the cord end caps and they look much better now.

One more braided bracelet from PetitBlue.
These are made with "Vegan Leather" (faux leather). Very simple and easy to clean.

 

Black Friday Sale!

I have started my Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale.
Please enter the coupon code "BLUETHANKS2010"!

Holiday Craft Madness!

I want to make glass jar snow globes for my holiday marketplace because I have saved so many mason jars and they take too much space in our small kitchen (my hubby always complains).

I went to Hobby Lobby and Michael's and bought bunch of little trees and ornaments to create mini christmas trees.

Now our whole house is occupied by my holiday craft madness. I am glad I don't live in 500 sq ft NYC studio any longer...

このミニクリスマスツリーは、二週間後のホリデーギフトマーケットに出品するために制作。うちのキッチンに山のようにある、ガラスの空き瓶を使って、スノーグローブを作ろうと、家中ゴミをまき散らしつつ、制作に励んでます。

常日頃、アリゾナの田舎ぶりにうんざりしてますが、こんなことニューヨークの狭いアパートじゃできないので、今の広いスペースに感謝！

Crafeteria @ Frances

This is the second Holiday Season since I opened my Etsy shops.
Last December was only two months after I started my shops so I didn't do much.
I joined a few local shop's and church's Holiday Marketplaces and that was about it.

Today, I received an acceptance email from a shop named Frances here in Arizona.
It is the 7th annual Frances "Crafeteria". They said there were more than 200 applicants and I am one of 40 artists chosen. Really?

I heard about Crafeteria from a woman who stopped by my table at a local shop's Holiday Market last year. It was a horrible market that had more than 12 vendors and only 6 customers stopped by...
She recommended me to apply the Frances's market next year and I did.

Now I have to start not only making more jewelry but also thinking about how to decorate my table. Busy, busy, busy!

Hurricane Sandy Relief Bracelet

I spent 13 years in NYC before I moved to AZ. I was there when 9/11 and the Blackout happened.
Fortunately, I didn't have to experience this disaster but my mind is ALWAYS in NYC.
I would like to contribute something.

This is my Hurricane Sandy Relief Bracelet.
75% of the proceeds from the sale of this bracelet will be donated to the American Red Cross Hurricane  Sandy Relief (http://www.redcross.org).

Available at my Etsy shop.

13年間のニューヨーク生活で、9.11も北米大停電も経験いたしましたが、今回のハリケーンは引っ越してしまった後。運がよかったと思う反面、これを他のニューヨーカーと分かち合いたかったなと言う思いもあり、このブレスレットをチャリティーに提供することにしました。思っていた以上の反響があり、驚いています。