A Pleasant Friday Surprise

Ooops!! It's not Friday, you say?? Sure feels like it to me!! I'm so thankful to have a day off tomorrow. Theoretically speaking, today is Friday for me.

My day was made even brighter when I found out that Jillian of inbloomdesigns had featured my "Sweet Jane" necklace in the lovely treasury you see pictured above. You can view this treasury live for a few more days by clicking here. Thanks, Jillian!

I'm happy to report that the sun is shining, and the snow that fell earlier in the week has melted. I'm hoping that we are finally over the hump of winter.

Enjoy your weekend, and have a Happy Easter!!

I Got a Treasury (Finally)!!!

Mark this one down in the history books ~ I finally snagged a Treasury on Etsy!! I owe it to Alison Kelley, who sent me the heads up that TW was about to open, just as I happened to be online. I must say, I can see how people get addicted to curating treasuries ~ it's so much fun! And, it's nice to be on the other side of the fence for once.

Here is a screen shot of it ~ it expires on Monday but for now you can see it live here.

It was tough to narrow the selections down, but all of the featured artists are people whose work I really admire, or who have shown kindness to me in some way. So, thanks to you all!

How Did I Get So Lucky?!

I feel like I've hit the Treasury Jackpot!! I returned home this evening to find that I have been included in three more Treasuries, thanks to Alison of Alison Kelley Designs. She is another talented and generous jewelry artist on Etsy. By now I feel like I am completely indebted to both she and Janna. As soon as I figure out the whole Treasury thing, they will be the first ones that I chose to include. Aside from being awesome people, their work is stunning. Alison also has a second shop that features exquisite bridal jewelry. Be sure to check it out! Until this point, I've been pretty inept as far as the whole Treasury thing is concerned, but I'll work on that ;)

For the "Blue Beauties" Treasury, click here

For the "Pure and Simple" Treasury, click here

For the "Emerald Isle Treasury, click here

Thanks Alison!!!

One more surprise . . . I also found out that my shop was featured on Kriskrop Memories' blog!!! What a treat and nice surprise :) A bunch of other super talented Etsy shops were also featured; you're bound to discover some new favorites. Read about it here.

Thanks to all, you really made my weekend!! And what a busy weekend it was ~ I spent most of yesterday creating some new jewelry designs that will be premiering in my shop in the next few weeks. It was the perfect weekend for staying in where it was warm and dry. As I type this, it is snowing outside ~ yikes!!

More Treasury Love

My Friday started out on great note, thanks to an email from Janna that my "Au Naturale" necklace had been selected for yet another one of her lovely treasuries. I really don't consider myself to be one of the "cool kids" on Etsy, so this new found stardom is completely humbling. I am grateful. I wish I could say that yesterday ended on a positive note, but it didn't. The company I work for announced that it had to make cuts due to the current economic conditions. As a result, some of my colleagues are now unemployed. Thankfully, my position was spared (this time), but the grim news made for a very tense and sad day around the workplace. Unexpected job loss is not an unfamiliar concept to me, so my heart goes out to anyone who is facing it, especially at this time of year. There just seems to be no end in sight to this fiasco, and now it has completely hit home. Things have got to get better!

The Sweetest Thing . . .

. . . is when a fellow Etsyan thinks enough of you to include one of your items in a beautiful Treasury :) Thanks to the gracious and talented Janna of jaC Jewelry, two of my items recently appeared in this lovely showcase of beautiful Fall goodies.

Thank you, Janna!