Summer Blues!!!

This summer has been pretty quiet for me sales wise so I decided to use the time to create some new designs and am also currently working on updating ALL of my photos on both Ebay and Etsy for all my designs. This is a huge challenge as anyone who has ever done it knows!!! It has been soooo hot here in FL that I am ready for some cooler weather but we have such a long summer left to go!

My Mood

My mom, sis, and her boyfriend just left yesterday after being here 5 days. Since they have been here I have not been creating many designs as I have been super busy. We went to the aquarium, enjoyed my daughter's 4th birthday party, and also visited with family. I am always really bummed after having to leave them since they live so far away and we don't see them often so I have a tendency to feel like I am in a creative "rut" and have a hard time creating new designs. To be proactive this time, I forced myself to sit down and work after they left yesterday and it was actually a great decision because I ended up creating 4 pairs of earrings (which I will be posting this week on Etsy=)).

My goal is to throw myself into creating over the next few days and hopefully avoid my slump completely!!! Visit HandspunJewelry.etsy.com over the next week and hopefully I will have overcome my grumpy mood=)))

Copper

I have oftentimes seen jewelry created with copper findings and thought it to look quite beautiful and interesting but I had never gotten up the never to try it myself. I finally bought some copper plated accessories to create some necklaces and I just love it. Copper has such a timeless look and really compliments many other stones. Now all I need is a million dollars to buy all the stones, copper, and silver I want!!!

Check out some new stuff at my Etsy shop...

Visitors!!!

My mom, sis, and sis's boyfriend are coming down for a visit in June for my daughter's birthday. I am sooooo excited. They are only down for 5 days so we are going to have a pack a lot in. I also have been working like crazy jewelry making!!! I get so sucked in to creating=)

I was also able to finally create my first Treasury for Etsy yesterday. It was a lot of fun looking thru great Etsy finds.

Check out the Treasury I created at http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=53846

New great designs for Spring!

I have been posting some great new designs for Spring. Come check them out!!!
I have been very busy as I was out of town visiting family. Spring cleaning is underway at my house which is of course driving my family crazy!!! What can you do...It is the never ending life of a mom!!!

Inspiration for my hard work

I have posted before about being a stay at home mom but just realized that I didn't have a picture of her on the blog. She is truly my inspiration for all my hard work. I hope one day she finds something she truly enjoys and goes for it!!!

Spring is coming....

I just love Spring. It is a time of year of growth and beauty all around. I live in Florida so the Spring change is more subtle... more birds, slight breeze, Gulf water above 70 degrees (ha, ha). Every Spring I find myself creating designs that are light in color and full of fun. Take a look!!!

http://HandspunJewelry.etsy.com

http://stores.ebay.com/Handspun-Jewelry-Designs