The Fall Indie Handmade Market

Their look has changed but the important stuff is still the same!

Been participating in the Handmade Market for perhaps a year and a half steady now. It's a great venue run by the lovely Jessica, a dynamo of a woman. You can find all manner of handmade goodies there, as well as special deals. Adorn Me is offering 20% off (if you use the code found through my shop in the Market), as well as free shipping on orders of $50 or more (pre-discount!). So, come see our shop there and save! And if you are an artisan and you decide to have a 'booth' there, tell Jessica that Tina at Adorn Me sent you. :c)

Thank you, Heather!

Heather of Nifty Knits did a wonderful write-up on me on her blog. Please check it out and even comment. :c)

Thank you, Heather, and thank you to those of you who go over there to read and comment!

And the winner is...

Congratulations to Stacey -- your baby has brought you luck!

The winning number, chosen by random.org, between one and 2008, is 221 and Miss Stacie chose 225. As outlined in the rules, it doesn't matter if the person has gone over, it's about who is closest and Stacie couldn't have gotten much closer without hitting it on the head!

So Stacie, please message me with your address and the next time we go do mailing your English Garden earrings will be wending their way across the pond.

Thanks so much to all of you who have participated; it's tough because I wanted you all to win. :c)

Another chance to win...

Our resident big-brain, Gin, kicked butt right out of the gate, but I had planned all along to give away two pair of earrings, so we're going to do a draw using Random.org, the random number generator.

You have from now until Saturday, September 18, 2010 to choose, and post here, a number between 1 and 2,008 (the year we opened our shop at Etsy). Whomever guesses the number exactly -- or barring that, comes closest to it, either above or below, wins. Make sure I know who you are from your post so I can contact you to get your address so I can send your earrings off to you!

Only one entry per person, please.

Aaaaand, we're off! :c)

Win a pair of our English Garden earrings!

Go to our facebook page and see how many people Like that page. Then look through our store and then post here with the the number of people who like our facebook page and also links to the pieces of jewelry that correspond to the hints below. The first one to post all of the correct answer links wins these earrings. :c)

1) She went to the Elysian Fields after her death...

2) She wishes you "unpleasant dreams."

3) She is said to be the daughter of Arthur's mother, the Lady Igraine.

4) A type of fine cashmere wool.

5) An island in the Caribbean.

9/11 Tribute

Thank you to epictera for including Adorn Me's Helen of Troy necklace in this moving treasury. I particularly like the "Still They Flew" painting by rainamast.

I wanted to write something that would capture how I feel on this day and what my thoughts are, but I'm afraid the words will sound trite. This day still has the ability to make me quiet and pensive. My heart goes out to the loved ones of the victims of the terrorists who planned and carried out the death and destruction wrought on that day. To go to straight to the treasury, click here.

'A Tribute' by epicetera

Never forgotten

MarieDolphin $25	RuthSoller $25	chicalookate $8	havilandesign $30
rjcaputophotog... $30	BarcodeArt $25.00	artnuvi $150	johalila $15.00
boxerlovinglad... $250	EyeShutterToTh... $18	ChellasCollect... $18	rainamast $2600.00
ME2Designs $10	LacedupDecals $14.95	MusedBooks $13	AdornMeJewelry $29.00

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

"What are those little brown squares in my order?"

I've been asked that question before, and the answer is two-fold:

1) Don't throw them away!

2) They help to prevent tarnishing of your silver and copper.

Adorn Me includes these tabs in with your order as a service, to help keep your jewelry shiny. The technology used to make these are the same that is used by NASA, the Guggenheim Museum, and smart jewelry manufacturers around the world.

These tabs provide protection from tranish for up to 12 months (keeping your jewelry in the sealed little bags they came in helps to keep the tabs fresh longer), and they do not leave any deposits on the items they protect. You can even use it for pearl and opal-based pieces, but be sure to allow your pearls and opals to breathe, as they need air, so do not seal those bags for long, if at all.

They do not out-gas like charcoal-based poly tabs or charcoal papers, and they are non-toxix, non-abrasive, and will not scratch or harm your jewelry. Each tab protects up to 30 cubic inches of container space.

So, as you can see, the tabs are in your jewelry bag for a reason, so don't throw them out. Just one more service that we like to provide -- along with rubber ear wire stoppers, protective and lovely packaging and gift enclosure notes -- to make your experience better and your purchases long-lasting. :c)

I should add that these tabs do not clean the jewelry, they only keep it from tarnishing. To clean you need something like the very reasonably-priced polishing cloth we offer in our shop. The tab only keeps clean jewelry shiny, but won't actually clean it itself. Your tarnish-prone jewelry (all jewelry, really) should be wiped clean and then polished before and after wearing and stored. Use the outside cloth to wipe clean, then the inside cloth to polish, and then a different part of the outside cloth to final polish.

Come see our stores at Etsy and at Zibbet.