Wine and Roses

Made a few new necklaces this weekend www.rosemarybeads.com/necklaces1 Pink will never be gone! It's such a sweet color and this necklace that I call Wine and Roses is delicate enough to go great with a sweater set or a white button up blouse. I've been working on the website quite a bit which has kept me from making as much new stuff as I wanted to...but what can ya do. It's giving me fits! I should just hire someone but I'm too stubborn! Ah well...I've figured it all out so far so hopefully it'll come together. As my boss says "The thing about getting older is you get used to being confused". SO true!!

Sunday night

I took a break from jewelry today to clean my house! You may not know this but jewelry is my obsession and everything else seems to take a back seat... Well except my family of course. But do dishes and laundry or make a pair of earrings that I dreamed up last night...hard choice. NOT! Anyway all is spic and span now and I have tomorrow off (thank you presidents!!) so guess what I've got planned! I recently acquired some great hoop earring findings and some to die for garnet briolettes! I have to find wire small enough to go through the brios before I can make anything fabulous with them though- see the jewelry business is not as easy as it looks! I feel the need to create with leather so that may be the course of my day tomorrow...stop back and see what emerges!! Have a great week!

Tuesday

Wow time flies when you're updating your website! I have been busy working with Bonnie at Birthdesigns.com on a new logo. She's come up with some great ideas so this has been a fun experience. I'm revamping my bridal jewelry so that's why you don't see it up right now. It'll be back soon - I hate taking a page down for maintenance!! I am getting a lot of hits a day from all over the world so I want everything to look great once it's published. I think once it's unveiled in a few weeks Rosemarybeads.com will be even better and easier to navigate. Oh and I have my shopping cart back up! Or I should say - shopping bag! It has been used and it works great and is secure so feel free to fill up your bag with goodies! Valentines day is over :( but Mother's day is not far away. Save your milk money for a mother's bracelet - your mom will cry I just know it!
http://rosemarybeads.com/mothers
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TGIS!

Had an awesome day off today! I actually made some jewelry rather than playing with the website. I have a couple new earrings up on www.Rosemarybeads.com/earrings1 and two new necklaces www.Rosemarybeads.com/necklaces1. These are a sneak preview for colors coming on strong later in the season...I know it's early to be thinking about fall but I can't resist...blue and brown, and burnt sienna! It seems like I always like my new pieces the best...but I really like the colors in the blue/tan and blue/copper earrings. One of my new necklaces is made with carnelian...how can you not be drawn in by that warm burnt sienna color! The crystal color is Indian Red and it matches the carnelian so well. I really love carnelian with turquoise...I think I'm feeling an inspiration coming on! Let me know what you think of the new colors!

TGIF!

Well the snow never materialized this week. I could use some extra time off!

I forgot to mention that my press release has also launched a couple days ago! I'm pretty excited about it
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/1/prweb195879.htm

Also new on the site are my medical alert jewelry and my awareness line; Both special to me because I feel like they're good causes. I'm working on my jewelry this week end and will have some fabulous new pieces up very soon. Have a great weekend!

Musings for Wednesday 02/02/05

Had a great day today! I have been invited to be in the April 1 edition of "Designers on the Rise" at StyleBakery.com! No joke! I will post a reminder closer to when I'm there so you can check it out. Here's the link for now http://www.stylebakery.com/stylerecipes/DORoct/jewelry.html.

We're supposed to get freezing rain tomorrow/Thurs which could mean a snow day. I'm sure I could find something to do! Like work on my jewelry orders or maybe my new Awareness line!

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