Poll: Theme for Sept Online Art Exhibit

August 12, 2009

I will hosting an online art exhibit for Worldwide Women Artists Online (WWAO) next month, and I have a few ideas for the theme. I would love some input, so please vote here!

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Something Just For Fun – Wordle

August 11, 2009

Image created by wordle using my bio If you haven’t seen Wordle yet, you might enjoy checking it out. You simply enter text or a URL, and Wordle creates an image with the words pulled from the text. You can change the font, colors, and orientation of the words in the diagram. The image above […]

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Gemstone Series: Chrome Diopside

August 10, 2009

If you haven’t seen chrome diopside before, you’re in for a treat. Chrome diopside is a green variety of the mineral diopside. The chrome diopside I’ve used is a vivid, vibrant green, and it is less blue-ish in color than the emeralds I’ve used. It has such wonderful clarity too. Diopside is a pyroxene mineral […]

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August 31 Jewelry Giveaway!

August 9, 2009

All Lava Jewelry Facebook fans will be entered for a chance to win $30 to spend at Lava Jewelry. A fan will be chosen at random at midnight the night of August 31st. All you need to do to enter is to become a Lava Jewelry fan on Facebook. It couldn’t be easier! Last month’s […]

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BOGO Sale Tonight at Lava Jewelry!

August 8, 2009

I’ve decided to offer another Saturday Night Special (SNS) in my Etsy shop tonight… What: BOGO Sale! Buy one jewelry item, get a second item (equal or lesser value) at half price. (Applies to everything but the supplies section of my shop.) When: Sat. Aug 8th 2:00pm to Sun. Aug. 9th 3:00am Pacific time (5pm […]

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Working From Home

August 8, 2009

When I tell people I work from home, the response is invariably, “Must be nice.” Well, yes and no… The biggest advantage to working from home is the lack of a commute. My last job involved a 45-minute commute, which meant that 1 1/2 hours of my day were taken up just sitting in my […]

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August’s Birthstone – Peridot

July 31, 2009

Lava Jewelry has many styles featuring pretty green peridot, August’s birthstone. So don’t forget those August birthdays! Peridot is a lime- to olive-green transparent gemstone that is a silicate mineral called olivine. Olivine is found as crystals in basaltic lava (like the lava in Hawaii and New Mexico). From mineralminers.com: “Peridot is said to bring […]

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Lessons Learned from Chronic Pain

July 28, 2009

As many of you may know from reading my post a couple years ago, “A Migraine is not Just a Headache,” I’ve been dealing with pain issues for some time now. I thought I’d share what it has taught me. I’d like to encourage anyone else with chronic pain to share what they’ve learned as […]

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Saturday Night Special at Lava Jewelry!

July 25, 2009

This is pretty much the only weekend I don’t have plans to sell at an event in the Bay Area, so I’ve decided to celebrate my weekend off by offering a Saturday Night Special (SNS). I’ve recently added quite a few cute clearance items to my Etsy shop, so be sure to check that out […]

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Win $20 to Spend in My Shop!

July 20, 2009

I am having a drawing for all of my Facebook fans on August 1. The winner gets $20 to spend in my shop! Simply become my fan at http://facebook.com/LavaJ and you will automatically be entered into the drawing. Details can be found on the Fan Page. 🙂

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