Thursday, March 31, 2011

Midnight, a Seed Bead Bracelet

Midnight Bracelet
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Dark iris blue seed beads spiral with blue-black fire polished Czech crystals in an AB finish. Beads all woven by hand.

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This bracelet is adjustable, from 7 to 10 inches long, with a simple hook clasp.


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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Black Jack

Black Jack
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Elegantly carved black cinnabar hearts hang from a delicate necklace of red garnet spades and black onyx.

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With sterling silver findings and heart-shaped toggle clasp, the necklace is 17.5 inches long.


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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Blueberry Bracelet

Blueberry Bracelet
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Cobalt blue seed beads spiral together with sky blue catseye beads.

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This bracelet is adjustable, from 7 to 10 inches in length, with a hook clasp.

Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Iris Necklace

Iris Necklace
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Dark violet seed beads spiral together with fire polished Czech crystals in blue, violet, and AB finishes.

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This necklace is 17 inches long, with a simple hook clasp of sterling silver. All bead weaving made by hand.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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... And a metric ton of green and Celtic pieces live here in my Etsy store ;-)


In fact, we are still having a giveaway contest for a pair of aventurine, onyx, and dice earrings! Enter now, contest closes tomorrow March 18th at midnight! Click here for rules and details.


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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Privacy Somewhat Broken on Etsy

I sell primarily through Etsy, so I wanted to give my customers the heads up on Etsy's latest not-so-great idea. Go check on your privacy settings!

Etsy users irked after buyers, purchases exposed to the world.

Also, I haven't looked around at their forums in a couple of years. And now you're only allowed to discuss Etsy's own website and its features. Srsly? No more forums for promotions or technique trading. I don't know how much work it took for the company to maintain that part of the website, but so many buyers and sellers used it that it seems like another not-so-great idea.

On the other hand, I remember when an Etsy listing cost ten cents for six months, so I guess these sorts of things are inevitable :-/

Ocean's Depth

Ocean's Depth Bracelet
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Dark blue iris seed beads spiral together with freshwater pearls and small beads of blue goldstone.

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This bracelet is adjustable, from 7 to 9 inches, with a simple hook clasp. All bead weaving made by hand.

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FYI, We're still having a giveaway contest for another pair of wire worked earrings until March 18th :-) Check out contest and details here! Remember, you have to comment to enter!

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Pennies

Pennies
[For sale here on Etsy.]


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Pennies from Great Britain, wrapped by hand in copper wire with Swarovski crystal. Elegant, yet frugal ;-)

Each earring is 2.5 inches long, with sterling silver ear wires.


FYI, We're still having a giveaway contest for another pair of wire worked earrings until March 18th :-) Check out contest and details here! Remember, you have to comment to enter!


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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

First Jewelry Giveaway! Lucky Earrings!

Having seen these all over the internet, and how fun they can be, I'm going to give it a try :-)


Up for grabs, my new Enchantment Earrings!

Each cluster of semiprecious stones, glass beads, and wire is designed to help focus on a particular desire or goal. And look great doing it!

In theme with a giveaway contest, this is a pair of Luck Enchantment earrings :-D

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Aventurine attracts luck, abundance, and financial health as well as correspondence with the heart chackra for love luck. Onyx attracts good vibes while filtering out the negative, and also enhances intuition and instinct (To know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em ;-}). Plus glass dice beads in black and silver. On sterling ear wires, with silver plated copper wire wrapped by hand.

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This giveaway will be open until Friday March 18th, called on Saturday, and mailed early the next week. The winner will be selected via Random.org. Please include your email address on all entries, so I can ask you privately about your mailing address if you win.


The Rules!
Basic entry: Become a follower of this blog (if you haven't already). Leave a comment on this post, with your email address and a link to your favorite piece in my Etsy shop ;-)

Bonus entries:
+1 entry = "Like" us on the QOTCP Facebook page! And leave a separate blog comment saying you are a new/old Facebook follower.

+1 entry = Follow us on Twitter via QOTCPcf! Leave a separate blog comment saying you are a new/old follower and include your Twitter name.

+1 entry = Spread the word on this giveaway via Twitter! Leave a separate blog comment saying you have done so, with your Twitter name, but I can only count it if your account is open/visible to me. You can do this up to 3 times for extra entries.

+3 entries = Spread the word on this giveaway via your blog! Livejournal, Tumblr, Blogger, etc. all blogs welcome :-) And leave a separate comment here with a link to your blog entry so I can confirm.

+5 entries = Add Queen of the Cat People to your blogroll, and leave another comment saying as such with a link to your blog.


ADDITIONAL- Readers from outside the USA are definitely eligible to play :-) Also, if I didn't mention already I will cover shipping!


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Brimstone

Brimstone Necklace
[For sale here on Etsy]


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Black seed beads spiral together with bright red beads, dark gray matte catseye beads, and dark gold fire polished Czech crystals.

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This necklace is 18 inches long, with a simple hook clasp. All seed bead weaving is made by hand.

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Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Gump Gump!

Gump Gump
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Adorable ! Little black stone frogs with Czech crystal, clear quartz, and snowflake obsidian beads.

Earrings are two inches long, with sterling silver ear wires and findings.


Frogs as totems and spirit animals teach lessons in rejuvenation and replenishment, healing and learning through osmosis, fertility, balance, creativity, and metamorphosis. Snowflake obsidian is also a stone that encourages balance, and black stones often have a grounding influence.

These earrings could be used as a "go with the flow" talisman, to help ground oneself for a period of transformation. Good for changing habits and learning new life patterns.

Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Lavender and Pearls

Lavender and Pearls Necklace
[For sale here on Etsy!]


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Purple seed beads spiral together with large freshwater pearls and pink fire polished Czech crystals.

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This necklace is 18 inches long, with a simple hook clasp. All seed bead weaving is done by hand.

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Queen of the Cat People, Class with a cult following.