Featured Etsy Artist: Karen Faulkner

September 29, 2008

Yes, it’s been a super long time since I featured an artist on my blog, but I felt inspired to start again. I love to share some of the amazing work that is for sale on Etsy. The first featured artist in my new series is Karen Faulkner, who creates watercolor paintings. She offers only […]

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Etsy Mentors

September 6, 2008

Wow, I think this is the longest I’ve ever gone without writing in my blog… I definitely shouldn’t make a habit of it. I am part of a new team on Etsy called Etsy Mentors. We have volunteered our time to help mentor other Etsy sellers. We have set up a blog, where I have […]

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Your Favorite Gemstones?

July 2, 2008

Please take a moment to fill in this poll. I’m interested in what your favorite gemstones are. What gemstones have always been your favorite? What gemstones are your latest favorites? Please feel free to leave comments below, especially if you answer “None of the Above.” Poll Answers

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July’s Birthstones at Lava Jewelry!

June 30, 2008

Lava Jewelry is fully stocked on July’s gorgeous birthstones: ruby and carnelian. I have tons of styles available in both stones, and remember that I love to do custom work, so please contact me if you’d like something different in ruby or carnelian for a July birthday. Ruby is one of the five precious gemstones […]

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Tiny Tools of the Trade

June 27, 2008

As a jewelry-maker, I have the unique privilege of working with some really tiny tools. I wanted to share a picture of one of my tools with my blog readers. It is a drill bit that I use in jewelry-making (see photo below). Yes, indeed, I have to do some very tiny, detailed work at […]

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Yosemite

June 24, 2008

I went to Yosemite over the weekend with a couple of friends. I have spent a lot of time at Yosemite in the past, doing geology. Two of my professors at San Jose State had a grant studying the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite in the park. (Feel free to ask me about the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite. […]

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1000 Sales!

June 11, 2008

I hit 1000 sales in my Etsy shop this week! Woo hoo! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my wonderful customers. Seriously, I must have the best customers in all of Etsyland. You’ve been an absolute delight, collaborating to make custom jewelry for you, and providing me with extremely generous […]

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June’s Birthstones at Lava Jewelry!

June 10, 2008

June’s birthstones include moonstone and pearls. Lava Jewelry has beautiful pearl and moonstone jewelry for those June birthdays. Because pearls are not a stone, and volumes and volumes could be written on pearls, I’m going to focus on moonstone today. Moonstone is a form of a mineral called adularia, which is an orthoclase feldspar. (Was […]

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Copper (and Brass) Etching!

May 5, 2008

I had been wanting to learn to etch copper for quite some time, then recently I ran across a tutorial written by Etsy seller Copperheart that made it seem so easy. Check out her tutorial here! So now, I’m happily etching every piece of copper, brass, and nickel silver I can get my hands on. […]

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Spring Beading Challenge Comes to a Close

May 2, 2008

The Spring Beading Challenge has now officially ended. Come see all of the amazing entries on our Flickr page! Get the Flickr Slideshow widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Linda Chandler will be judging the entries, and announcing the winners later this month. I plan to create a treasury of entries on […]

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