The month of May: organizing and decluttering

As usual, I haven't updated this blog for a long time (as if I have a lot of followers who would miss me! eyes roll...haha!) Anyway, it's the last day of April, and May should be an exciting month for me.

I had my e-store properly designed, and I am formally launching it tomorrow (although it still needs a lot of tweaking). This is a one-woman store you know, and I do everything from designing to taking pictures, etc...I'm glad that I found someone who can do the site for me and who allowed me to advertise on their Facebook page and have my products used during their photo shoots (I know! Isn't that great? Gives me a lot of exposure). I am hoping that my business would soon take off and that it would soon be stable enough to support me. I'd like to be able to focus on it, but I still can't do that for now. So til then, I am all the manpower that I've got. I really have to be able to organize and schedule my activities well so everything will fit within 24 hours (I have a day job too.)

Another thing that I am looking forward to is having a work station FINALLY set up for me (yes!). Apparently, my mom got tired of having to shove things off the dinner table and kitchen counter where I work (no, beads don't get mixed up with our dinner, but the table cloth has suffered a lot of snags and frays due to my tools, wires, and pins hehehe), so she told me that she's having our spare room re-done and I could incorporate my work station. Yay! I am looking at installing a lot of small shelves to hold all my beading supplies, plus a place with adjustable lighting for when I take my pictures. Kaching! Kaching! I can feel a whole starting to burn in my pocket, but it's really a good and wise investment. Aside from the fact that I'd have my own space, it should solve all these back, leg, and eye problems I have every time I make my accessories. I do a lot of sitting, standing, slouching, and squinting in my current work area that at the end of the day I feel sore all over. Gotta think about ergonomics when I design my work station, and maybe when it's done I can share  a picture of it here.

Well, cheers to the month of May!

Charm OVERLOAD! Charm necklaces

Look at these new necklaces that I've made. Aren't they sweet and pretty?

These are 21-inch antique gold bracelets overloaded with polymer clay and metal charms and glass beads.
Check out my Facebook for details on how to buy my items.

Garden necklace

Serenity necklace

Handmade Beaded Necklaces

My Comeback

I haven't posted anything recently. I simply got too busy.

Christmas and New Year came and went, and I have had a lot of new stuff. I will be posting them here. :)

updating my blog

i haven't been able to update this blog lately. anyway, i have quite a lot of products whose pictures deserve to be published on this blog. i will do that tomorrow since i do not have work.

i'll be trying out cold porcelain clay tomorrow. i've researched several recipes already. i am hoping that this will work out right. i didn't really like clay when i was a child, so i don't know if i will be successful in using this medium. anyway, there is always a first time. :)

rope bracelets

this seems to be the trend in hollywood...i know it's kinda late and i just caught up, but here goes...

Following the trend: Pins

Looks like I'm gonna have to hurry up and design pinned accessories - they're the latest trend according to Accessories Magazine.

Alrighty! One big bunch of safety pins coming right up!

Upcoming trends: Feathers

I've searched the internet and found out from Accessories Magazine that the feathers are the upcoming trend for Fall/Winter 2010/2011. Looks like I'm way ahead of the trend. Order a feather earring now!

Fun facts about earrings

Wouldn't it be nice to know who and when.the first pair of earrings were ever worn? Read on...

(Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-History-of-Earrings&id=2578494)

*Wall illustrations in the ancient city of Perspolis, Persia show soldiers wearing earrings.

*The oldest earrings discovered were made in Iraq in 2500 BC.

*Sailors especially saw earrings as a symbol of their seafaring adventures. Earrings were also worn for acupuncture purposes in helping the eyesight and hearing, as well as payment for anyone who finds their shipwrecked bodies to give them a proper burial.

Here's more from http://www.surfindia.com/matrimonials/history-of-earrings.html

Superstitious Beliefs Regarding the Origin of Earrings:

• According to legend, evil spirits were thought to be able to enter the body through any of its openings and take control. The first earrings were probably worn to bar the way to these spirits.
• According to another folklore pierced earrings help to strengthen weak eyes. If set with emeralds, they are particularly effective. Gold earrings are often worn by those wishing to cure headaches, though some say to wear one gold earring and one silver for this purpose.
• Back in the days of sailing ships and pirates a man would wear an earring if he had survived a shipwreck, typically a gold hoop, and that is where we get the classic pirate image from.
• One historian attributes the piercing to the desire to punish the ears for overhearing what they should not hear. The earrings, in turn, were the consolation for the pain and suffering. It was believed that the more decorative and expensive the earrings, the greater the consolation. --> THIS ONE'S INTERESTING!!!

Check out my pages

Please check out my Earrings, Cocktail rings, and Jewelry set pages to see samples of my work. I have more pictures that I will be posting in the coming days.

Please do send me an email at bead_fix@yahoo.com for inquiries.