Going on a mailing run today...

Every other week I go to New York to ship , so that my clients don't have to wait a month for their jewelry. Today is the day. Also going to pick up a magazine called "Stringing" based upon my friend, Sue's (www.wisperings.etsy.com) recommendation. I don't often look at such magazines, but why not?

Thought I'd post one of the items from our Adorn Me Jewelry at Etsy store. It's a huge vintage ceramic peony cabochon from occupied Japan (1940s-50s), has been mounted on an antiqued brass filigree, which was wired and mounted onto an antiqued brass filigree ring shank. It is a limited edition, so get it while you can.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Weekend Sale at Adorn Me jewelry!

Beginning Friday, April 10th through Sunday, April 12th From Friday through Monday we will be offering 20% off all items in our Flowers From Our Garden section. Also, we will offer a free pair of Amanda earrings when a person purchases 3 items from any mix of sections in our Adorn Me Jewelry at Etsy shop!

This will be the first of two sales -- the second being our Tax Relief Sale, which will bring further discounts. This sale will only be announced to our mailing list. To join the list, go to: www.adornmejewelry.net/contact.php and choose the "Add me to your mailing list" option.

Rustique, our new line of Cowgirl Chic jewelry

Contrasts really appeal to me, whether it's color contrasts, texture contrasts (either physical tactile or optical eye-feel textures), size -- so many things. I think it's part of why I have such eclectic tastes. Or do I have eclectic tastes because I love contrast? No matter. A new line of jewelry is born: Rustique.

"Rustique" airs a mix of old and new, rustic and refined, smooth and rough. It's all about contrasts: like cowboy boots and pearls, rough tweed and soft satin, chocolate and hot chili powder. Take our Rustique - Cowgirl Chic, Vintage Etched Glass and Hand-wrought Copper Necklace, for instance.

This Refined Cowgirl necklace pairs 10mm Vintage 1950s creamy white West German etched glass beads with hand-hammered pure copper eggplant-colored rings. These rings have been oxidized to give them a mix of eggplant purple-to black, and reddish rosey copper colorings and a sort of visual texture. The rings are 20mm (approximately .8") in diameter.

The beads have a twisted, ridgey texture, and do show their age in a few little spots that you can see in the photos. I haven't tried removing the spots, but you might. I figured it wasn't up to me to try to erase their history. :)

The rings are held together, by vintage copper chain links that have a rough-hewn look. The clasp is hand made from pure copper wire, the jump rings are antiqued copper, and the headpins are ball-end eggplant copper. This necklace also has matching earrings. More photos and info here.

Rustique - Cowgirl Chic, Smooth Vintage Bisque and Hand-wrought Copper Earrings

From our new Rustique collection, which pairs a mix of old and new, rustic and refined, smooth and rough. It's all about contrasts. Color, too, in this case -- like, say, orange and blue.

Now, these earrings don't have a pure orange color in them. But the copper rings that hold these Vintage 1950s West German Deco style bisque drops aloft do have some lovely rosey-orange copper tones. That really sets off the blues of those drops.

The drops are 20mm (approximately .8") in diameter. They have a smooth, ridgey texture, and do show their age in a few little spots that you can see in the photos. I haven't tried removing the spots, but you might. I figured it wasn't up to me to try to erase their history. :)

Take a look at these gorgeous hand-forged rosey copper rings. You can see from the photos that they have beautifully rich and varied colorations (depending upon the light cast upon them) and some great eye-feel texture. The rings are about 23mm wide. The lever back ear wires are antiqued copper, as are the jump rings. For more photos and info, click here.

More pieces will be added very soon, just check Adorn Me Jewelry at Etsy.

We have a winner!!

Well, our first giveaway contest is over and was what I would consider a great success. Thanks so much to those of you who entered. I'm pleased to announce that our winner is the lovely and wonderful tanyeshka! Ms. tanyeshka has won our Aqua Sakura ring, which will be mailed to her in just a couple of days.

Thanks to my darling husband, who was a great help with the contest, and who also pulled our winner's name out of his bowler hat. :)

Our next contest prize will be for a Gift Certificate for Adorn Me jewelry. I'm not sure when that will be -- perhaps in May or June. I will announce it to our mailing list (to join the list, go to: www.adornmejewelry.net/contact.php and choose the "Add me to your mailing list" option), Twitter and a few other places.

To see what new items we have in the store right now, please visit Adorn Me Jewelry at Etsy.

A bit more about the Aqua Sakura give-away ring...

Two things: First, I want to thank all of you who are participating in our ring giveaway! I'm getting more and more excited as we get closer to the moment my darling husband pulls the winner's name out of a hat!

Second: the ring Adorn Me is giving away (or, more accurately, one exactly like it) was on the front page of Etsy yesterday! It was chosen for a treasury by Terri, the wonderful truLuxe, which was then chosen by an admin for the Front Page (FP in Etsy lingo). It not only sold within less than half an hour, but I got an order for two more just like them. I need more supplies. :)

Thank you, Terri! And congrats to our future winner! :)