Autumn Cleaning
on Nov 20, 2008 in etsy earrings cymbaline84 "online business" "beaded jewelry" clutter I was a little on the sad side for the past few days, though I don't know exactly why, so I took a break. I didn't really make anything, I didn't write anything on my blog, I didn't post anything new to Flickr, or do anything to contin

Great Consignment Opportunities
on Nov 11, 2008 in etsy earrings consignment cymbaline84 "beaded jewelry" small business boutiques I was browsing around the Etsy forums, and I was so lucky as to stumble upon a thread talking about Brick and Mortar stores. The thread was started by iheartnorwegianwood (www.iheartnorwegianwood.etsy.com) and listed a few brick and mortar stores tha...

Sometimes Simple Is Best
on Nov 10, 2008 in etsy earrings "french wires" simple glass copper cymbaline84 pink orange faceted "beaded jewelry" dangle beads I found a poll on the Internet about everyone's favorite type of earring wires. I was very interested in knowing what types people liked, as I love to focus on making primarily earrings in my Etsy shop. My guess all along was kidney wires or leverbac

Handmade Earwires
on Nov 7, 2008 in spirals etsy earwires earrings handmade cymbaline84 "online business" "beaded jewelry" I've written before that with earrings, the earwire is apart of the design of the whole piece. These days, I've been wanting to be a bit more involved in the earring making process, and this includes handmaking my earring wires. I've been u

A Little Something Extra
on Nov 7, 2008 in etsy "mini cards" packaging paper cymbaline84 "online business" blue "coupon codes" I've been stepping back and taking a look at what I can do better in my Etsy shop these days. There is always something that can be improved. My latest idea was inspired by LavenderCollections (http://www.lavendercollections.etsy.com/). I saw her sho

Mad About Spirals!
on Nov 6, 2008 in brass earrings earwires copper cymbaline84 spiral clear solivio etsy glass turquoise wire "beaded jewelry" metals beads One of my new favorite artists on Etsy is Solivio (http://www.solvio.etsy.com/). She creates gorgeous and whimsical earwires in both brass and copper. She has recently added a line of little spiral earwires to her line. I eagerly ordered some and wen...

A Study in Color
on Nov 4, 2008 in brass fluted necklace raspberry color pallette olive complimtary colors red and green cabochon wine green filigree chain "beaded jewelry" flowers Berry Martini NecklaceOriginally uploaded by cymbaline84I have just started to work with cabochons, after quite a while of sttering clear from them. When I first started, I used to scoff at beads that didn't have any holes in them~ what on Earth coul