Showing posts with label veda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veda. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2013

Tool Talk ~ Zoozii's Charm Box

Let's talk tools!

I'm kind of a tool junky ~ I have a LOT of them! 

Today's tool talk will focus on Zoozii's Charm Box

First, let me say that Zooziis are my favorite tools!  They're high quality, excellent value, great customer service, easy to use, and I like the pegs for making sure you get a straight press.  This one is really opening up possibilities for me in making European charm beads and getting away from the standard donut-ish shape.

Here are some beads I made with this press

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

DONE!!

I'm completely finished with the studio organizing project!!   (Finally!)  Whew, that took a while.  I promise myself I will never have to do that again!


View from the door



Torch Bench
After ~ All set and ready for beadmaking!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Studio Update

So I've been organizing in my studio AGAIN!  I'm getting the glass done this time though, so hopefully, this is the last full on studio re-do I'll ever have to do.  I have made a big dent in the glass storage going from this:

Before

To this:
After

WHEW!  That was a bigger project than I anticipated!  In all honesty, I'm still not finished (I will NOT show you pictures of the piles that are still on the floor! lol)  But I'm getting somewhere, and I'm already finding it easier to decide what colors to use.

While I've been working on this project I've come to realize that I have a LOT of tools that are begging for some sort of organized storage too.  


If there was a "Hoarders" show for crafters, I would probably qualify!

But the upside is I've decided to start a "Tool Talk" segment on my blog.  I'll feature one tool (hopefully every week) let you know if I have any hints or tricks to using it, whether or not I would buy it again, show you some samples of what I've made with it, etc.  And the (other) upside is that this will make me really focus on each tool and possibly even part with the ones I don't really, truly love. (Read - more room for new tools!)

Okay ~ diving back in!  I've already started thinking about the first tool review ~ and it's one I've only had for 4 days and I already love!

I'll leave you with a little cleaning music ~ crank this one up and try not to dance!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Rebranding

New Year ~ New Look!

I've been giving this a lot of thought lately, and I think it's time for a change.  I've been using the same images to represent my business since practically the very beginning.  However, those images really no longer represent what I do, or can do.  My work and my business have evolved and it's time my brand reflected that. I think it's time for a fresh new look!  This probably won't happen overnight ~ I've still got a thousand business cards and a few hundred address lables with the old design, and lots and lots of updating to do on websites, but I will slowly be changing everything over.

I'll be changing from this:


To this:

Welcome to my new logo picture!  Same great affordable beads, made with the same love and sunshine, just updated!

I haven't made the flat squares in over a year, and my .co is now a .com ~ so I'm ready for a fresh new start!

Monday, January 21, 2013

New Contest

WIN FREE BEADS!


I'm running a quick and easy contest on my Veda's Beads Fan Page  

Under this box are 4 chunky squares ~ all you have to do is pop over to the fan page and guess what color they are and they could be yours!  Oh, and just a hint:  they are all the same color.  Winner announced Sunday January 27th.

GOOD LUCK!!

Monday, November 5, 2012

One Fish Two Fish

One Fish ~ Two Fish

Okay, I don't actually have any red fish or blue fish, but there is a whole school of them in my studio right now! 

So let's give one away!!

Go to my Facebook Page, like the page and guess how many fish are currently in my school.

This winner will recieve this fish:

If more than one person has the same guess we'll do a random drawing from among the right answers.

Winner will be announced Friday, November 9th.

 Happy Fishing!


Thursday, November 1, 2012

A Pirate Looks At 40

40!?!

I can't believe I'm turning 40 this month ~ 
I can't do anything to stop it, so I'm going to celebrate with a sale!

For the entire month of November
40/4/40 
that second one isn't a 40 for a reason :)

So, what is the 40/4/40 sale?

40 cents off every item all month long!
Buy 4 items (see, aren't you glad it's not 40!)  and get 40% off 
the highest priced item.

To receive your discount just put Happy 40th in the note to seller and I'll send you a refund through paypal. 

Since I have to turn 40 anyway, I may as well be positive about it!


And a special Happy Birthday shout out to my sister who turns 38 this month ~ I love you Melly!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

October

Apple harvest should only last a few more days, then it's back to full time bead making!

This morning we picked apples in the rain.



And it really made me want to be warm and cozy in my studio!

Okay, so I'll have to do a LOT of cleaning before it looks like that again. But first, more beads! 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

The best part of being a beadmaker

Do you know what the best part of being a bead maker is?

Even if it's October, and raining, and 11pm ~ I can still pick a bouquet of flowers out of my kiln!

I LOVE MY JOB!!

Watch for some of them in my Etsy shop tomorrow :)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Artist Spotlight





ARTIST SPOTLIGHT





I have this customer.... 
okay she started as a customer, but she's turned into that fun, crazy friend that you know you'll eventually wind up in jail with!

Anyway ~ she makes some absolutely beautiful and incredibly affordable jewelry and I want to make sure everybody knows about her!

First, she makes these great barefoot sandals!  I have 2 pairs and they are a fun and flirty addition to any summer outfit!
Barefoot Sandals Foot Jewelry Juicy Orange Beaded Swarovski Fire Opal Siam Drops

She also has tons of fun bracelets:

Red Leather Cord Sterling Silver Tube And Beaded Bracelet
Red Leather Sterling Silver Tube
This one I gave to a friend and she
loves it! Lightweight and goes with
everything!
Mens-Topaz November Birthstone Swarovski Leather Wrap Bracelet
I bought one like this for myself, but
my 12 year old daughter promptly 
comandeered it because it was
"girl on fire". She wears it all the time!



And of course ~ she uses some lampwork in her designs :)
Flowers For Rue Lampwork Sterling Silver Necklace
Flowers for Rue
Old Glory Lampwork Beaded Black Leather Bracelet
Old Glory
                                 
                                                     
So there you have it ~ quality, affordable, sparkly jewelry from a talented lady with a first rate shop! 

The Holidays are coming up fast, so get started now!

Also, check out FamilyManJewels for a great gift for the men in your life!