Swirl Heart Earrings

Love is forged from the soul and strengthened by the heart.  

This week's earrings are made from silver and  topped with a crystal bead and can make a romantic addition to your outfits.  The earrings are on french hooks and are 1 7/8 inches long.  At the widest part, the hearts are 5/8" wide.

I wanted to make something to wear for Valentine's Day to add my collection of fun dangle earrings.  You can find these in my Etsy store

Thanks for reading and I'll be back next week with the finished earrings from the first Fan Fabulous project.

Denise 

Friday Finds

Instead of writing a Team Tuesday I decided to do a Friday Finds this week.  It's still a NJ Team Member that I'm featuring with a different angle, I choose one item in the store.  My Friday Finds pick is Autumn Witch ORIGINAL by The Vintage Sister.  This piece caught my eye because it is so original.

I love the way several different types of media are used to create the picture, and the Halloween uses of this are great, but it is such a fun picture you could use it all year round.  The piece is signed by the artist, Tracy. One good thing is the piece measures 8 x 24 inches, so it's a nice size and can fit in lots of places. Look at the details of the picture, even the spider, which is made of vintage buttons, is so unique. 

Here is a link to this item in The Vintage Sister's store:
Autumn Witch ORIGINAL

Check out the other items in The Vintage Sister's store, she has some really cute things, her store link is The Vintage Sister

I hope you enjoyed Friday Finds and will leave a comment. 
Have a great weekend!

Team Tuesdays

Today I start my TEAM TUESDAY blog feature where I feature one member of our Etsy NJ Team. My first feature is Tracey Rediker of Traceyknits. I love her store, she has such unique items. Here is a mini of her shop, now go check out her whole store. You should also go to her website at http://www.traceyknits.com

Winter is Here

For all of my followers that are not in NJ, winter has arrived. We had our first snowfall on Saturday, the 5th. It was rainy and then turned to big wet snowflakes. Having moved here not too long ago from Florida, my blood is still thin and I can't tolerate the cold as well as people that have been here all of their lives and driving in the snow is not very fun for me.

I would have loved to be home, curled up with a book that day, but I was at a craft fair at Bridgewater Middleschool.

The weather kept a lot of the customers away from the craft fair and there were a lot of great crafters there that put in a lot of hard work to prepare for the show. The upside was that the craft fair was run very well, the band parents ran it and I was impressed with how organized they were. Anyone who has done a craft fair will appreciate this. When I pulled up to the front of the school, they told me what my table number was, helped me unload my car and held my boxes on the side while I parked my car. They had a lunch menu in the packet that they gave us and came around to pick up our lunch orders around 11am, then delivered our lunchs to us so we didn't have to leave our tables. Any problems, they had people walking around to help and they had students walking around selling water, so we didn't have to leave our tables. It was a very pleasant experience. And, even with a less than robust amount of buyers and an over abundance of jewelry sellers, I still made a profit. Hopefully they will have a craft fair again next year, if they do, I'm in.

My next craft fair is this Saturday, the 12th, at Hope Hose Humane Company #1 in Bordentown and I am looking forward to it. There will be several Etsy NJ sellers there, who I am looking forward to meeting, and promises to be a good show. I hope to see you there, and remember to tell me you are a reader of my blog so I can give you a 10% discount on your purchases.

If you can't get out to the craft shows you can shop at my Etsy store at http://www.demdesigns.etsy.com/. Remember that I can custom make jewelry to fit your needs. If you don't see it on Etsy please let me know and I will make it for you.

The 12th will be my last craft show for the season, then I'll be able to start my baking and wrapping and all the other holiday preparations. I am really looking forward to Christmas.

I hope you are enjoying the season, keeping the stress low and getting to spend time with your families.

Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope you had a safe, healthy and relaxing Thanksgiving.

Our Etsy NJ sale has been in full swing since Wednesday and will continue on until tomorrow, November 30th. I have decided to extend my sale until December 1st. Most items in my shop are 10% off, one item is 20% off, so hurry before anyone else gets it. Also, any item that costs $45 or more has free shipping. You can visit my shop at www.demdesigns.etsy.com and the Etsy NJ Team link is www.EtsyNJ.com

I have 2 craft fairs coming up, the first is on December 5th at the Middle School in Bridgewater. The address is in the bottom right corner of my blog.

The second is December 12th at the Hope Hose Humane Fire Company in Bordentown. Again, the address is in the botom right corner of my blog.

I hope you will come out to either or both. Tell me you saw the announcement for the craft fairs on my blog and I will give you 10% off your entire purchase. I have some great pieces; earrings and bracelets made with Swarovski crystals, chain maille bracelets, and other great items. I know you will find something for yourself or as a gift.

Enjoy what is left if the weekend and come back to read my blog often. You are welcome to leave comments too.