Another Anniversary Celebration!

Happy Etsy Anniversary! June 12 2011 I had the motivation and curiosity in me to see what it would be like to open a shop on Etsy. I had to come up with a name, and I had about five products to list ( which I think is kind of funny now),  as well as make my first banner which looked very amateur. Within the first 5 minutes of listing my products I sold a pair of turquoise earrings! I was so excited and naively thought that I would continue to be so easy.

This year I have 71 products listed, my Graphic Design husband does my banners for me now, my photos have greatly improved and I am on my way to my 400th sale! Each year I have a goal, each year I get really excited when I send out an item somewhere new ( this year it was Malta).

I hope that the end of this year and the beginning of the next takes my small business venture somewhere even larger. I want to expand my pieces and educate myself more on the world of jewelry creating, as well as learn even more about running my own online business.

Thank you to everyone who has supported my shop over the years! I will be having an Anniversary Sale for the next few days, and a lot of new items have been added.

Enjoy this 15% OFF coupon code which you apply at checkout to get the discount: Anniversary

Last Day 4 A Giveaway!

Today is the last day to enter my GIVEAWAY! You can easily enter to win my Roots Tree Necklace Here or below on my this post. The tree comes in silver color or brass and you have the choice of bead color as well. The more of the steps you follow to enter, the more times your name will be entered into the contest. I will be holding another Giveaway soon, so stay tuned.



Checkout my SALE OF THE WEEK! This great new price will last for one week only, so get your hands on these cool feather and turquoise swirl earrings.

Sunday, a Day to Relax? Nope!

Today I plan on getting out for a nice long run, and I also want to go to the gym to weight train. I just know that I feel best about myself when I am on top of my fitness routine. I hate it when I don't run for a week or two, or I miss the gym for four or five days. Thankfully the sun is shining and It looks like a perfect cool day to get my sweat on.

I also have tried both of my new running shoes that my lovely mom was sweet enough to treat me to. So I have these cool New Balance shoes  and these Purple Asics. After a month of wearing both of them I can now recommend which is the better shoe for running (my opinion). I would definitely recommend the blue New Balance shoes which I talked about in this post. They did not need time for me to work them in, they have a wide foot which I needed, there is super support in the ankle area, and there is not one bad thing I can say about them. My Purple Asics feel nice, but don't feel like they were made for me like the other pair feel. I can't wait to run in the New Balance pair just because I know my feet and legs won't hurt after. Do you run? What is your favorite shoes for running?

In my last post I mentioned that I will be posting an item in my Sale of the Week section in my Etsy shop LOVE n LAVISH. I hope my regular shoppers will enjoy this new weekly sale and I think its something fun for shopper to check in on. This week I have added my popular Arrowhead necklace as the item of the week. There are a few colors to pick from and you can also choose to wear it on a short or long chain. 

Have a great weekend!

Getting it Together

Today is my day off and I'm still working. I put in quite a few hours today updating my shop with new photos and new products. Unfortunately I didn't do what I needed to do today, which is start making rings for my new shop. I'm coming down with a cold, so today was more of a photo shoot and editing in my pajamas kind of day, with a warm cup of tea. My hubby is making me some hot soup just as we speak. Here is some of the items I revamped and re-listed, some of my hard work shown here:

 1. Long Bohemian Quartz Point Necklace
 2. Sodalite Wire Wrapped Necklace

3. Unisex Black Obsidian Arrowhead Necklace

4. Soaring Eagle Necklace
5. Turquoise Drop Earrings
6. Pyrite Necklace, Pick your stone

7. Agate Necklace
8.Titanium Quartz Point
9.Dog Tooth Amethyst Necklace

10. Angel Wing Necklace- Pick your stone

Saturday Morning Artist Feature

 

I am a huge fan of wildlife and watercolor paintings, so when I found these prints on Etsy I knew that I had to share my great find. The bunny above is my favorite, and I love the contrast of the yellow wild flowers. You can read about the artist Gillian McMurray.

Her wonderful shop has a mix of hand made paper beads and wildlife prints, so please check it out.