Moving everything back over to ETSY. :)

Hey everyone! Long time, no write!

I'm just coming over here to let you all know that I'm moving everything BACK over to my Etsy shop, I'll be closing up my independent webstore soon.

I've been making all sorts of beautiful new jewelry! You can check it out in my facebook group by clicking here. It will eventually end up on my Etsy store too, although it may take a while for me to get decent pictures, edit them and post them. Honestly, the facebook group is the way to go if you want to see what I'm making right away and claim it BEFORE it hits Etsy.

Here are a few examples, (I've been on an earring kick so there are a TON of those up there right now!):

Iolite and sterling silver earrings.

Smoky quartz and sterling silver earrings.

Garnet and sterling silver earrings.

Rose quartz and sterling silver earrings.

 Anyway! So this is all that I've been working on. Check out the group, there's all sorts of great stuff in there! :)

Blu Mudd Contest/Challenge! TIME TO VOTE!

Bead Soup Blog Party #8

Ocean Blog Hop - Hosted by A Grateful Artist

My contest piece for the Blu Mudd challenge! Moriah Betterly makes these lovely ceramic components and hosts contests and challenges for jewelry designers. This time she provided us with a lovely kit containing the clasp, the amazing bird pendant and the teal ceramic beads...

I crocheted a five strand necklace using 24 gauge copper wire and used the following beads:

labradorite, amazonite, vintage ivory glass pearls, Czech Preciosa crystal in copper, and green ceramic beads-->

all of which I had in my stash and matched perfectly with the beads that Moriah sent! I was a VERY happy camper!

VOTING IS EASY!!!

All you have to do is "LIKE" the photo for which you're voting for, and you can "LIKE" as many entries as you want to. :) (Easy peasy, huh?)

Here's the direct link to MY entry... CLICK.

To view all the entries in one album, click here.

Here is the link to the Blu Mudd facebook page! :)

Happiest of New Year Wishes! :)

I had a pretty awesome creative-filled year! Here are some of my (MANY!) favorites... (PS- lots and lots and lots of pictures!)

Waterfall pendant necklaces:

Made for a Bead Swap USA auction!

I made this one for fun!

Made for my friend, Kerri. :)

Summer Elements Blog Hop- my color was ORANGE!

Made for the Bead Soup Blog Hop Challenge - Andrea Frank sent me the sea glass beads. I added everything else! This was the first one I made, EVER. :)

 Kitties out of polymer clay:

Made for Rita /// Toltec Jewels!

Made in honor of my late kitty, Crab Apple.

Hello Kitties out of polymer clay! MY version!

 Unusual color combinations:

My first attempt at combining coral & olive... Also my first attempt at wire wrapping with five strands of wire!

Dark coral red & sky blue. Bead is by Marcia Seever of Shazazz Glass. :)

Lots of purple this past year:

Lampwork and Clay Blog Hop, hosted by a Grateful Artist

My blue & purple charms made for the Art Charm Exchange- our theme was "Love"

The only pendant I made by putting a rose accent on a focal- given to my friend, Kerri (yes, again!).

A Bead Swap USA Halloween bracelet swap

More purple & pink! An Artist Bead Necklace for the Bead Hoarder's Blog Hop!

Another Bead Swap USA Halloween bracelet swap

A Custom Hello Kitty Order:

A set of stretchy Hello Kitty bracelets.

A stretchy Hello Kitty necklace! Made to slip right over a little girl's head! :)

Plus a little red:

Made for the Bead Swap USA auction... Valentine's day theme....

Made for the Bead Swap USA auction, also Valentine's Day themed....

My very first attempt at making polymer clay roses!

More hearts.... this one is for sale in my Etsy shop...

 Something special I made for my Grandma, (she loves frogs!):

Acrylic flowers, freshwater pearls, sterling silver & enamel frog.

More Halloween Goodness:

I turned a couple of these into earrings as a gift.

My first try at Jack 'o Lanterns....

A BUNCH of skullies I made for a custom order. TONS OF SKULLIES.

An extra gift to a swap partner. Silver tone bats, sterling silver earwires and howlite skulls.

Some wire wrapping:

A White Opal Tree of Life sold at one of my online Trunk Shows!

Also made during the Bead Soup Blog Party! I got these sea glass spears from Andrea Trank. :)

Cultured sea glass from ZNet Shows.

More cultured sea glass from ZNet Shows.

"Teal Goddess," a Bead Soup Cafe challenge/contest. Lampwork focal by Michelle Mahre.

UBER POLYMER CLAY YEAR:

Another contest entry for a Bead Soup Cafe challenge.

Pretty in Earth Tones. Made for Earth Day!

Made for a magazine.

Made for Andrea Trank, my swap partner in the Bead Soup Blog Hop.

Another pretty focal.

More pretties.

My first steampunk heart!

 And something I made for ME:

Pressed Czech glass two hole beads, a cherry quartz flower, cherry quartz beads, tila beads in soft ivory, and copper findings. :)

Here's a link to my two shops on the 'net:

http://zenithjade.etsy.com/

& 

http://zenithjade.artfire.com/

and other places I'm at:

http://about.me/ZenithJade

*mad love* Thank you for following my progress throughout the year!!!