All That Glitters and Glows

Hi, Devi here! Would you like a bit of sparkle or glow in you life? Adorn Me Jewelry can help you out in your search for that perfect piece of jewelry to add a bit of pizazz to your outfit! And remember: low cost shipping worldwide from Adorn Me Jewelry.

Adorn Me's Neon Teal Apatite Chalcedony Faceted Heart Briolettes Earrings are a real knock-out that just pop with a neon teal glow when light shines through them. The 12mm brios have been wrapped with an oxidized silver wire and hand from a twisted oxidized ball-end fish hook ear wires. They simple and can be wore with any type of attire. For more info and pics, please click here.

Another knock-out piece is our Blue Flash Labradorite, Rainbow Peacock Keishi Pearls Stacked Necklace. You get the glitter and fiery flash from faceted labradorite rondelles, and an amazing glow from the rainbow-hued fresh water peacock keishi pearls. Each is stacked and wire-wrapped onto a sterling silver chain that has been coated in fine silver for maximum tarnish resistance. More information and pics can be found here.

Today seems the perfect day to highlight these items. For a very affordable gift, we have our gold glitter-infused Red Heart Light Pull, Phone and Purse Charm. The heart is 1" long, and the overall length is 3". More info and pics can be found here. We also carry them in pink and green. These would be a perfect hostess gift!

AMJ has one last pair of our Big, Sparkly Carribean Blue Lampwork Beads and Crystal Earrings. The beautiful Carribean blue foiled beads size out at 25mm, (25.4mm = 1 inch), and are sparkly and luminescent. They are topped by a glittery 4mm Capri Blue AB coated bicone Swarovski crystal. They hang from ball-end sterling silver fish hook ear wires, and are strung on sterling silver ball-end headpins. For more pics and info, please click here.

Happy shopping!!

Thank you, thank you!

Adorn Me jewelry is pleased to announce that our necklace design, Lucid Dream, using Vintage Natural Brass has won the Vintaj Design Challenge for July! To read more about it please click here. Click the thumbnails to view the photos at their full size.

I know I already made a somewhat similar post before this, but this post gives more info on the elements used in the necklace. This necklace is basically a nostalgic statement necklace. It has a lovely Vintaj Soaring Swallow that swings free at its top by a Vintaj petite etched cable chain as its wearer moves about. Up that side is a large, darker red not-quite-round carnelian that is nestled into a Vintaj 16mm filigree bead cap. The chain used is Vintaj petite etched cable chain and Vintaj flat oval chain. Headpins used are by Vintaj, as well.

The stones used in this necklace are an amazing - huge - carnelian teardrop pendant, inverted and wrapped in a Vintaj peony filigree. From it hangs an amazonite round, a peacock freshwater pearl, a faceted Czech glass teardrop in topaz color, and it is surrounded by a drape of more Vintaj petite etched cable chain. Along one side are more amazonite rounds alternated with carnelian-colored Czech glass melon beads, and Vintaj flat oval chain. Hanging from the swallow's tail are a teardrop amazonite and a pretty little pearcock freshwater pearl.

The clasp in the back is a simply gorgeous Vintaj Large Woodland Toggle Set The beautiful etched jump rings you see are Vintaj's Etched Jump Rings, and they are used in multiple areas of the necklace - every place where I wanted a strong and beautiful connection. At one side of the toggle you can see the cluster of pretty danglies - a glass melon round, a peacock freshwater pearl and an amazonite round, with the melon and amazonite hanging from hammered, antiqued brass (non-Vintaj) headpins. Because the necklace is so substantial I decided that less is more for the matching earrings. I used the hammered headpins for the lower, smaller amazonites and Vintaj's Round Loop Ear Wire. You can find many of these Vintaj products from Sue at Blue Marble Beads and Karen at Karen's Treasures. Thanks upon thanks to those who voted our Lucid Dream necklace into the winning spot!

There will be more Vintaj Statement Necklaces (and more sedate items, too) in the near futire, and as always, you may find us our Adorn Me Jewelry store at Etsy. :)

Vicki Diane's famous (at Etsy anyway) personality treasuries.

So, the fabulous Vicki Diane, an artist friend and Etsy Treasury Team teammate, makes these great Artists of Etsy Exposed treasuries. Her aim is to give each seller a face, because often our customers never see who we are or what we look like. It personalizes things more, I think. She's this very vibrant, beautiful minx who just seems to enjoy life in ways one rarely sees. Vicki has included me in her latestArtists Exposed treasury, which you can see below. My fellow teammate, Nubahar, from BaharCollection, is in there, too, looking beautiful.

In other news, right now, we're having a sale for mailing list members only -- 25% off and free shipping any place in the U.S. In order to participate, you'll need to sign up for our mailing list. You can do so right here. As always, we invite you to visit our Adorn Me Jewelry at Etsy store.

Vastly Reduced-Price shipping at Adorn Me, and Etsy's Eclectic Artisans Team giveaway

The Eclectic Artisans Team of Etsy are having a team giveaway on our blog. Adorn Me is giving away a pair of our Baby Blue Tulip Hoop earrings to the lucky winner (U.S. and Canada only -- sorry for the North America-centrism here).

If you'd like to enter, go to this section of our team blog. Read the rules and and leave a comment.

Good luck to all who enter! :c)

Adorn Me would also like to announce that we have reduced our shipping charges and now ALL ITEMS are only $2.50 and under to ship to the lower 48 United States! This makes Adorn Me's already affordably-priced jewelry even moreso.

Bridget really *is* Beautiful.

Adorn Me's featured artist this week is the lovely and talented Bridget of Beautiful Bridget -- the fantastic Etsy store that sells luscious knitted and crocheted items. I first noticed Bridget because of the lush, soft quality of her items (especially her oversize cowls, which look like one could just dive into) and the colors she uses. Then, she joined the Etsy Treasury Team, of which Adorn Me is a member, and I got to see how kind she is, aside from being talented. Read a long and get to know Bridget a bit better. Please go visit her shop to see more of her lovely items.

Tell me, what made you decide to start your business?

My Mom taught me how to crochet when I was a child and so I have always had the desire to make things. Once I found Etsy I was thrilled that I could sell what I make and share it with the world :)

I'm interested in your vision -- why you do what you do, and what inspires you?

I'm inspired by everything I see....anyone who passes by me wearing a scarf or hat or cowl immediately catches my eye. I'm also inspired by the seasonal color changes...I'm lucky enough to get all four seasons and so I see the pretty pastels of Spring, they vibrant flowers in the Summer, the changing leaves in the Fall and the snow white of Winter. I get great inspiration from all of these.

What are your goals for the future of your business?

I would like to see my online presence grow and would also like to go into business with my daughter (missindie on Etsy) and open our own B&M shop one day selling our wares as well as taking in other artists' creations to sell.

What do you feel sets you apart from others in your field?

You know, each fiber artist is amazing in their own right....I just put my whole heart into everything I create and if I don't feel good about it then I don't feel that anyone else will either so I put that to the side and start working on a new creation. I want anyone who purchases from me to be 150% thrilled with what they receive, that is very important to me.

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Thank you for this interview, Bridget. I can't imagine anyone not being 150% thrilled with their purchases, when it comes to Bridget's beautiful items. They are rightfully becoming very popular at Etsy.