Summer Jewelry Set Giveaway

Can you believe August is here!? It's been a fun month for me so far, and it's only the 5th! lol My birthday was on the 2nd and my Mother's is today, the 5th. "Happy Birthday Mom! We had a special family/birthday celebration yesterday...bbq, cake, lots of laughter...an all around good time!

Now, moving on to also something very good....my giveaway. I teamed up with my sweet friend, Crystal @ BeadHappilyEverAfter and created a fun jewelry set with her lovely vintage beads. You can check it out by reading my "A Gift" post. To extend Crystal's generosity, I decided to pay it forward and give away this beautiful jewelry set I made.

The earrings are fun and perfect for Summer! The colors are vibrant!...white, aqua-turquoise and fuchsia raspberry-pink. And...they tickle your shoulders too! :) Very light-weight and lots of dangle!

The matching anklet includes some of the same beads, along with a few Swarovski pink crystals too. 

((I really enjoyed making these pieces! Many thanks to Crystal for the inspiration! ))

To enter for your chance to win, just follow the widget below. Ends next Monday - August 12th at midnight (PMT.) I will announce the lucky winner on my blog the following day, Tuesday - August 13th.

"GOOD LUCK!"

((Giveaway is For US and Canada and Must be 18+ To Enter))

New Valentines Day Jewelry

Valentine's Day is coming and I've been making these fun necklaces. The pendants are collage images sealed with glass domes. I started working with glass tiles/domes last year. It's really fun....and very addicting! ;)

psst...I decided to keep the necklace on the end (far right side.) It spoke to me..well actually, it sang to me (lol) because I love music! :D

You can use collage images, a picture from a magazine or even a photo. I used scrapbooking paper for the necklace I decided to keep.

I'll be listing these necklaces to my etsy shop this week, along with some new bracelets too.

I forgot I bought these heart chandeliers sometime last year. I don't know why it took me so long to make earrings with them! They adorn beautiful blue opal swarovski crystals. If you want to see more pictures of them, just click on the photo.

 

Thanks for taking a peek at my blog.

Have a wonderful day!



I'm having a sale

I'm so happy today is "officially" the 1st day of Fall! I just love this time of the year and everything it brings. Time for cooler weather, leaves changing colors, hot chocolate, apple cider, Halloween and Thanksgiving and some good ole pumpkin pie. ;) 

To celebrate this magical season, I'm having a 3 day sale. Starting today, receive 20% off your entire order with the coupon code, "FALL2012." The sale includes all jewelry pieces in my shop, including my newest pieces and any new jewelry added during the sale.

 

Sale ends Mon.- Sept. 24th @ 11:59pm (PDT)

"Brenda's Jewellry Box"

"Happy Fall"



Earrings for my Mom

Last Sunday, Aug. 5th, was my Mom's birthday. She looks young for her age, which by the way is 82. She has always looked younger, and thankfully, it runs in the family. **wink-wink** I made peridot gemstone earrings for her last year, since her birthstone is peridot. It's my birthstone too, as I was born 3 days before her birthday. I put peridot chips inside sterling silver round bezels and sealed them with epoxy resin. They turned out so beautiful and sparkly! I forgot to take pictures though. Oh well...

This is my Mom when she was 18.

I was going to make my Mom a bracelet or a necklace this year, but I decided on another pair of earrings when I found my vermeil teardrops. I got them from a friend a few years back and completely forgot about them. I made a necklace using one of the drops as part of the focal and it ended up getting published in the Jan. 2009 issue of Bead Trends. That was my 1st publication. I was on cloud nine for a long time! lol Anyway...I had 2 of the vermeil drops left, but I put them away and never used them. Now that I think about it...I think I was waiting for the right time to create with them. And this time I took pictures. ;)

And here they are! I paired the vermeil drops with antique bronze filigree cones that I bought from my friend, Cairn @ OverstockOutlet. The filigree cones are stunning! They look like they were made for the drops. I made the earwires with 14K gold wire (20ga) and hammered them only a little around the curves.

I'm super happy with the earrings, and my Mom is too. She even went as far as to send me a "thank you" card. That made my day! She was absolutely thrilled with them, and I'm so happy about that. I'm even more happier knowing I put a smile on her beautiful face on her special day. :)

This made my Sunday!

Bernioli, a fellow team mate of the Top Treasury Team on etsy, included my Emerald Rivoli Crystal Earrings in her stunning treasury. She made my day!

Bernioli's etsy shop

Knitted and crochet shrugs, capelets and lace shawls.

Absolutely gorgeous items! Hard to pick, but this beauty is my favorite.

Love! Love! Love!

FREE U.S. Shipping Day

This Friday, December 16th, every order from Brenda's Jewellry Box with a United States destination will get FREE Shipping with a guaranteed arrival date no later than Dec. 24th. Every jewelry listing will reflect free shipping for the U.S., so that means no fussy coupon code to remember. Tracking service is included too!

If you're looking for a last minute Christmas gift, an upcoming birthday present (Jan. birthstone is ruby red) or something sweet just for you, pop into Brenda's Jewellry Box and save on shipping. 

                                                      

Complimentary gift wrapping and shipping to gift recipents is available upon request. This Free U.S. Shipping Special begins this Friday, December 16th at 12AM and runs for 24 hours only. 

Hope to see you there!

A New Jewelry Set!

"Everlasting Hearts"

This is my newest creation

using beautiful Mother of Pearl hearts

and glass seedbeads with brass

chain, beads, and locking ear-wires.

You can find this beautiful set along with

some other new pieces at my Etsy Shop

http://brenda45.etsy.com

Valentines Day will be here soon!

Check out my Etsy Shop for

some gorgeous gifts for your Valentine!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

It's Friday Again! Whooohooo!!!

My newest holiday earrings! "Christmas Jingles"

You can buy them at my Etsy Shop...http://brenda45.etsy.com

Getting ready for Christmas

Well, Christmas isn't that far away, and I have started creating some holiday jewelry. Here are my first creations. Three pairs of pretty and bright holiday earrings. I love the glass seedbeads because they are so colorful and the colors really stand out! The crystals are Swarovski crystals in colors of ruby and crystal....very sparkally! If you like these or know someone that might, you can purchase them separately at my Etsy shop.

Hello and Happy Sunday!

GLISTENING BUTTERFLIES SPARKLING CRYSTALS

Hi everyone! Here are my sale items so far for the etsyBEAD Theme of The Week Sale, "Starlight!"