May’s Birthstone at Lava Jewelry!

May 1, 2008

Emerald is May’s beautiful and precious green birthstone. Yes, indeed, Lava Jewelry has emerald in stock for those May birthdays! Emerald is the green variety of the mineral beryl. Emerald is one of the five precious gemstones, along with diamond, sapphire, ruby, and tanzanite. (As I write this, I ponder why alexandrite isn’t included as […]

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Spring Beading Challenge Update

April 16, 2008

This gorgeous necklace is going to be awarded to one of the winners of the Spring Beading Challenge! This work of art was created by Linda Chandler, our contest judge. “The charm is PMC, I have chat lingo on the other side…AYTMTB…(and you telling this because). I love to say that… The chain is argentium […]

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Chuck Norris Reads My Blog

April 8, 2008

When Chuck Norris handcrafts an item, he *really* handcrafts it. He grows, harvests, processes, weaves, and dyes his own cotton. He mines and refines his own ore to make metal ingots. And he crafts all of the tools to do it. Chuck Norris has more than 10 categories in his Etsy shop. Chuck Norris has […]

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Spring Beading Challenge

March 6, 2008

It’s time for the Spring Beading Challenge! The Spring Beading Challenge web site can be found at lava-jewelry.com/spring08. The Rules Each contestant will have the same set of beads to work with. The bead set may be purchased for $10 from Lava Jewelry’s Etsy shop. Each contestant is welcome to make absolutely anything with these […]

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March’s Birthstone at Lava Jewelry!

March 3, 2008

Above: Aquamarine earrings. Click on the photo to go to the listing for these earrings. Lava Jewelry is prepared for those March birthdays, with pretty light blue aquamarine jewelry in stock. Aquamarine is the light blue variety of the mineral beryl. It is closely related to emerald, which is the green variety of beryl. The […]

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Metal Series: Gold-filled

February 28, 2008

Gold-filled seems to be one of the metals that most people know little about. It is gaining in popularity with the ever-increasing price of metal, so I would like to shed a little light on this useful and attractive metal. Gold-filled is different from gold-plated, both in the way it is produced, and in its […]

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Winners of the Winter Beading Challenge!

February 26, 2008

I’m thrilled to be able to announce the winners of the Winter Beading Challenge… Anything Goes – Dew on a Petal Only the Beads – Tango K Design Honorable Mention – GalleriaLinda Special thanks to our judge Christine Dhein of the Revere Academy for Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, and to everyone who participated! The […]

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Featured Etsy Shop: Photos by Foosa

February 24, 2008

Today’s featured Etsy seller is PhotosbyFoosa, one of Etsy’s many talented photographers. How would you describe your photography? As unique and interesting What are your favorite subjects to photograph? Animals are definitely my favorite thing to photograph as you can see from my shop. How did you get started in photography? I had been taking […]

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Featured Etsy Shop: Katrin Lerman Jewelry

February 18, 2008

Today’s featured Etsy shop is Katrin Lerman Jewelry, a shop featuring handmade jewelry. Each piece is created entirely by using sterling silver wire and high quality genuine gemstones. First, I create the desired shape/shell for a piece out of thick sterling silver wire. Then I string on the gemstones and wrap the entire piece with […]

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Seattle Etsy Seller’s Husband is MISSING

February 17, 2008

The husband of an Etsy seller (Christine Francisco of bellastyleboutique and rinnovibodyspa) went missing earlier this week. He disappeared on Wednesday night (2/13) on his way home from work in the Seattle area. Please pass the word along to people in the Seattle area. We would like to see this family reunited. Updates on the […]

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