My eldest piece of jewelry.

I started making jewelry a bit more than 3 years ago in 2005. Here in Belgium on December 6 we have a holiday that is mostly for children that is called Sinterklaas. Actually Sinterklaas (Saint Nicolas) is a historic figure but I have to admit (shame shame) I can't remember the exact story. I'm not sure if it was religious. On December 5 children put one of their shoes near the stove and at night Sinterklaas comes and visits all children that have been good. He comes through the hole in the roof from where smoke goes away (chimney?). He rides the roofs on a white horse and he also brings Zwarte Piet. Zwarte Piet is one of his helpers. In their shoes, the children put sugar and carrots for the horse and sometimes even a bottle of beer for Zwarte Piet. Because my mom didn't drink beer I usually put some ice tea for him. Then Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet would leave gifts for the children, usually toys and chocolate (hmm belgian chocolate ;) )

Usually children believe that Sinterklaas is real until they are told by their parents or find out themselves around 8-9 years old. However I still get some small gifts (yes I'm 19, not 9). So in 2005 I got some beads and a how to book and that is how it started (euhm long story I know).

Sooooo fast forward, well a few months. I was experimenting all the time and after a while of giving away I started selling too. I still have some necklaces from back then, I believe the eldest one is from march or april 2006. I still have that and it's still for sale. There is nothing wrong with it, it just hasn't found the right buyer yet. It is made with velvet cord in black and beads in transparant with a pink core. I'm not sure what material they are but I think they are acrylic.

Here you can find a picture of this necklace:

I think it has been with me for long enough and now I would really like to sell it. It is also very cheap, only 16 dollars with shipping included!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_10&listing_id=16078165

30!

No I haven't turned 30 yet (I'm 19) but this is message number 30 on this blog! I'd never thought it keep doing this for soooo long but well I did, yah for me.

First I have to announce the winner of this month's give-away, it's Liz D! Congratulations!

Don't forget there is free shipping on my entire shop before december 15 if you tell me you found me here!

A few days ago I ordered some eye shadow samples from MoiMinerals on Etsy and they arrived yesterday, it was rather fast shipping too! Well today I had make-up class and I tried some of them; I absolutely adoooooore Angle Eyes, if you are looking for a colour to use every day and every where this is the one. You can put it on your entire eye all the way to your eyebrow or do as me and use it as a highlighter on your cheecks! I also like rockstar red very much, it is a really vibrant colour but I couldn't use it in my design today. You can find moi minerals here : http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6018362

Goodie Bags - Flute Teacher

I am making etsy goodie bags to send out in Belgium and the Netherlands on jewelry makers forums I visit a lot. Today I received my first samples! They are cute lip balm cozies form Flute Teacher! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5739143

I also love her tissue covers:

These are the samples she send in, you can't really see it but i love here business cards where she advertises for Etsy too.

Thank you Lisa!

Almost a month... + Give-Away

It's almost a month ago that I've written here. Big oops again. Well some things happened. I stayed away from Etsy for a bit because I got a bit demotivated. I put a lot of effort in with very few results. So I decided to stop a while till after my open house. That was saturday and I looooove open houses. I sold 13 necklaces, 7 pairs of earrings, 5 bracelets and 2 birthstone charms. So it was good and I'm ready to rock again!








I would also love to stop with glass and metal jewelry, I'm almost not making it anymore but of course I got a huge inventory. Because of that a lot of glass jewelry is now 30% off. You can find it here http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5613182&section_id=5778442 24 necklaces and bracelets to choose from and more on the way!





And since it's december again there is a give-away!


You can win a birthstone charm for the month of december this time.

This is just an exemple. It is made with sterling silver, freshwater pearls and swarovski crystal in the colour turquoise. Such a cool colour! The pearls are a product of nature so they will be different. The head pins and bead cap can be slightly different depending on what I have in stock. So it's always a small surprise!

Of course you don't have to celebrate your birthday in December to be able to win this, maybe it's your favourite colour of your nieces.

How can you win?

- Check out my etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5613182

- Come back and leave a comment telling me what your favourite piece is and why you haven't bought it yet

- Do make sure I can reach you if you win! If I can't reach you, you can't win!

This give-away starts right now and will end on December 10.

All participants also get free shipping until December 15, just tell me you where in my give-away.

Good luck!