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))

A September Treasury

Anthony from ArtHarmony sent me a sweet convo earlier today telling me that my coral rose ring is included in this stunning treasury.

"September Finds"

Isn't it striking?! I'm honored to be in it so I just had to share it. By the way, ArtHarmony is filled with gorgeous polymer clay jewelry. You will want to check it out for sure!

If you want to learn more about each item in the treasury, just click on the title and/or the treasury photo..

"Thank You Anthony"

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. :)